Photographing Fireworks - Brambleton, VA

So last Saturday my neighborhood had their annual Red, White and Bram (Brambleton) Festival which included a day of concerts, food and fireworks. I decided to experiment and shoot fireworks at different shutter speeds and aperture settings to see what I would get. I didn't have a tripod on me so most of these shots were handheld while leaning the camera against a rail.  These were shot with my Nikon D90.  Can you tell which ones where shot with a slower shutter speed?

Wedding: Elizabeth + David: Chesapeake Beach, MD

Here are some photos from a wedding in Chesapeake Beach, MD, that I shot as the second shooter for Akins Lawal Photography. Akins is a great photographer and he's taught me a lot about his craft. The photos below are a mix of digital and film.  For the black and whites I used some expired Kodak T-max. 

Kim + Randy: Engagement Shoot - Atlantic City, NJ

Wow! All I have to say is what an honor it was for me to shoot Kim and Randy's engagement photos. Randy is one of my closest friends, and when he asked me to photograph them I wanted to put out my best. Kim and Randy gave me theirs as well, and I hope these photos prove it.  BTW, these are all film photos.

Congrats again to Kim and Randy!  Had a great time with you guys!  Special thanks also to Arlene for being my assistant for the day. 

Sal and Julia's Despedida :(

I know it's been a while...

Here are some photos from our great friend's despedida...aka going away. Julia and Sal are a great down-to-earth couple who know how to get down. I'm going to miss these guys! I guess that's why I love photography - it's an opportunity to make memories and make images of people as you want to remember them.

I took these photos with my film camera using Kodak Portra 400.