Spring Love!

I love spring weddings!

This image always reminds me

of the nervousness 

that surrounds every wedding day.

Especially those last few minutes

 just before everyone starts down the aisle.

This was a spectacular day.

Bright late afternoon,

low humidity

(which is important here in the south)

The Gentlemen were 

stunningly stylish.

The late afternoon sun

was dipping low in the sky....

long shadows....very dramatic.

B/W images

help set the tone for the drama.

excitement,

nerves,

breathless,

hope.

Weddings

can 

bring a family together,

heal sore feelings,

mend old wounds,

or create new resentments,

break a family in two.

Yet,

if everyone 

spends their energies 

toward the goal of 

celebration of the 

beginning of a 

new family,

well.....

then 

it can be a 

very special moment in time.

smiles.

Ah....it's almost spring!

I just love weddings that take place outside.

The natural light is good for everyone...

But most especially anyone who is wearing white.

A bit of tan doesn't hurt either.

This wedding took place

years ago on the beach front at Hilton Head.

Simple music,

small crowd,

happy people,

lovely people,

and 

no rain...

Couldn't ask for more.

smiles.

Well....Yippee!

I am awkward with this new computer.

I love everything,

but buttons are in new places....

(or old, if I remember the 1st computer I ever had)

I am working with the Aperture 3 program...

searching for all my photo files.

It is a bit tedious...

as the transfer did not leave files in any discernible order.

Soooo.....

I am going through the process of 

bringing up files,

naming them, and then finding the best place for them.

This photo is an excellent example.

It is the photo that I used in 

my ad in the 

"Carolina Bride magazine" 

in the 1990's.....

I had wonderful feedback 

and received a lot of attention from

it, as most of the wedding photographers,

in my town, at the time, were shooting in 

a very conservative, controlled way.

I on the other hand was shooting

in a photojournalistic manner.

Spontaneous, natural,

and non-intrusive....

I loved it and found that many 

women planning their weddings wanted

just that.

They didn't want to be constantly interrupted on their special day.

Now,

this approach is the "norm".

But then,

it was radical,

and I received criticism from

men who had been shooting weddings for decades.

In fact,

the man who shot my first wedding,

a control freak supreme, 

couldn't understand how in the world 

I would be able to cover a wedding without 

"set-up shots".

Well, I did.

And I did it almost every weekend

for years.

I value that experience,

but I also value my 

down time, now.

So...

enough reminiscing  

Thank you for indulging me.

smiles.

Today is the day!

Today

I go to the Apple store

and pick up my new baby.

I will have a short

"get aquainted"

session with a

"trainer"

who will be younger than

my son.....

And I will try

oh so hard to sound like

I know a thing or two.

In reality,

I know much more

 than your average

52 yr old woman,

 with a degree in

History.

But I am still

a little slow

on verbalizing my

questions...

Maybe a couple

cups of coffee

since this

lesson is at 6pm.

Insecurity

plagues me,

when faced with

a totally out of my comfort zone

experience.

I wonder if we ever really

grow out of this?

What has been your experience?

Smiles.

Ooops...

almost forgot.

The photo was taken in

Florence, Italy (2003)

It has a tendency to appear

in my frontal lobe whenever

I am facing something

that I am not sure of.....