Larry's Random Ramblings

Adena and Matt at Coles Garden

Larry J. — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:47:38 +0000

It thoroughly enjoyed working with Adena and Matt. A wonderful, fun couple.

Outdoor weddings are always somewhat of a gamble in this area. On the day of their wedding, the thunder would roll and the rains could be seen threatening in the distance, but they stayed away and the wedding went off without a drop leaving us with some very dramatic clouds and a once in a lifetime sunset.

Every year I shoot for the “signature image” – an image that is so impressive that you just say “wow”. An image that will be used in advertising materials and hang on the wall. Adena’s wedding provided me with two signature images.

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Adena Achs and Matt Miller

Courtney and Brett

Larry J. — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:15:08 +0000

Courtney and Brett were such a fun couple to photograph. Their wedding was Crossings, which of course is wonderful place to have a wedding. It was a perfect day for a perfect wedding. The hardest part was deciding which ones to post here!

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Courtney Shadburn and Brett Bilbrey

Amanda and Justin

Larry J. — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:10:15 +0000

One of my favorite images comes from Amanda’s bridal portrait. Justin was away at marine boot camp, and had written her a multiple page letter every day they were apart. She wanted to incorporate those in her bridal portrait. We sat her down on the floor, and then scattered the letters all around her.

The second image was taken after the reception at the Bricktown Canal. The reflection in the water is from red neon light on the building behind them.

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The Final Product

Larry J. — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:37:26 +0000

Here’s some better photographs of the completed studio.

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Lissette and Sandor

Larry J. — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:48:46 +0000

Normally I would not use a bridesmaid photo as my hallmark image from a wedding. However, the story behind this is important. I photographed Sofia’s wedding Edith’s wedding (either side of the bride). The only wedding I did not photograph of the four of these ladies was Elizabeth. I jokingly asked her about that. She took it in good humor, however, it was not a joke. Turns out she had contacted me about photographing her wedding, but her parents decided to select someone less expensive. A decision she would later regret. “ It’s still a sore point. My parents apologized to me about it.” Lesson: Choose carefully who photographs your wedding. You wedding photographs will outlast just about everything (notable exception is the rings) you spend money on at this grand event. You will not get a second chance at it.

The sunset image was actually taken in the parking lot of the church. I looked around for a good opening to the western sky, and there was none within easy walk. I laid down on the ground and tried to isolate them as much as possible.

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Little L

Larry J. — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:19:26 +0000

This cute little girl was brought in by her grandmother. Like all kids, you have to work with them a little. What was funny is that I actually got down on the floor next to her to show her how to pose. Whatever it takes to get the shot…

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Debbie’s kids

Larry J. — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:12:20 +0000

I had the privilege of photographing Debbie’s wedding several years ago. She has kids now and brought them in for a Christmas session. Children are always a challenge, but when you put two together, it compounds the challenge. You just have to work with them and let them have some fun. It is very much, “go with the flow.” My concept when I talked to her on the phone was to do something with them reading a book. After we jumped them up and down several times, they settled down enough to look at Christmas book together.

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Eugene and guns

Larry J. — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:55:55 +0000

Eugene called me on the phone one day interested in getting some portraits made. He told me about his interest in antique guns, particularly black powder. That gave me some ideas. At the session we did some “normal” pictures with the guns. Then I told him about my idea. I wanted to create something that had an “old west” feel to it. Think OK Coral. We fired up the fog machine and got a great shot.

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And it is Finished!

Larry J. — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:16:29 +0000

Yes, the construction is done! The new studio and presentation room is complete and ready for sessions. It is wonderfully spacious and very comforatable. The studio is large and I can photograph against any wall in any direction. I hand painted all the backgrounds on all the walls and it trully is a dream come true.

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Kristen Williams and Amit Patel

Larry J. — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:01:00 +0000

Kristen’s wedding was at 5:00 and her reception wouldn’t be until 7:00. This allowed us to some time between the ceremony and the reception to get some great pictures of the couple. It rarely happens that there is extended time for me to work with the couple. Too often the reception follows the ceremony and it is all rush-rush-rush. I really think that is something of a travesty. The wedding is about two people, and yet the majority of pictures is more than just the couple.

We had about 40 minutes and the Myriad Gardens was centraly located between the two locations. First stop was an attitude pose against the skyline. Next we moved into the field and got some wonderful, romantic images of them together. We continued on to an area were we could see the sunset and captured a ‘Gone with the Wind’ photo that just gives you goose bumps. It was a blast the photos were fantastic.

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