Monday, January 2, 2012

state of the union address | kansas city photographer

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Happy new year everyone! Hopefully you’ve eaten your black eyed peas:)

Since I’ve titled this post “State of the Union Address” feel free to picture me delivering this address from a desk, with some flags behind me, in a stately-looking office, wearing a cute power-suit with some even cuter shoes, because I’m totally not right now lol. (It’s called using your imagination people!) Anyhoo…

Can you believe that another year has passed? I, for one, am pretty excited for what’s to come this year. 2011 was a really great year for me. I met some fabulous people, shot some even more fabulous weddings, lost 20 lbs., got published on a wedding blog, and discovered my love for: music photography, the city of Los Angeles, California, vegetable pakoras, mango lassi, and Twitter.

Now as for this new year, I’m starting off with a fresh new blog and website design (head on over to my website to check it out)!

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And there is another change: I’m transitioning my way into shooting weddings only (in case you’re wondering why my website only has engagement and wedding photos posted). If there is any other kind of event or session you would like covered, just contact me and we can work something out.

I’m also embarking on the world of music photography! If you’re on my friends’ list on Facebook, you might have seen a little taste of that. If you would like to check out my growing music photography portfolio, head on over to courtneycherron.com.

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So that’s about it for now. In light of the new year, I thought I’d leave you all with this cartoon I stumbled across:

I hope that you all have a happy and prosperous 2012!
:D

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

tomme’ + brittany engagement | kansas city photographer

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Saturday was such an awesome day: it was sunny, temperatures in the 50′s (a week before Christmas!), and I got to spend it with Tomme’ and Brittany, who are two of the funniest people I have ever met.:)

Tomme’ and Brittany have been engaged since May, but Tomme’ had known for a very long while that Brittany was the woman he was going to marry. He said that he was more nervous about what he was going to say when he proposed more than whether or not Brittany was going to say yes. Apparently whatever he said worked because they’re getting married in September 2012! I for one, am EXCITED.

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I enjoyed this session so much:)I love how much fun Tomme’ and Brittany have together!
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Bling, bling. On the dominoes shot.
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I asked Brittany and Tomme’ to get a scratch sheet of paper and a pen and write down the first word that comes to mind when they think of one another and this is what they thought:
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During this part, I told Tomme’ to sneak up behind Brittany and surprise her when I gave the signal. Needless to say, Brittany was very surprised.:D
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I had so much fun with you two! I can’t wait to shoot your wedding in September!

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

adventures in film | kansas city photographer

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Yesterday, it felt like Christmas had come 2 months early. As I was heading out of the door to go to the gym (20 pounds, more or less, to go!) I saw a package on my doorstep. I literally started jumping up and down because I knew my camera had finally arrived!

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This is my first step in exploring the world of film photography. I have been a completely digital shooter the entire time I’ve been shooting but have always loved the look and the quality of film. Some of the photographers I most admire and look up to have been film shooters–photographers like Alfred Eisenstadt, Margaret Bourke-White, Gordon Parks, and more contemporarily, Jose Villa and Jonathan Canlas.

These past couple of weeks I’ve been scouring the interwebs doing some research on film and I now have in my possession copies of Fine Art Wedding Photography and Film Is Not Dead, two of the best purchases I made this year, especially with me being someone who has ZERO experience with film, lol.

If anyone has any tips for film shooting, please post in the comments below–I’d greatly appreciate any pointers:)

So stay tuned as my exploration begins!

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Monday, October 17, 2011

lewis + angela wedding | kansas city wedding photographer

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Even though this is the last wedding that I currently have scheduled for 2011, I couldn’t think of a better way to end the wedding season than to take part in Lewis and Angela’s day! I was super excited when I arrived at Hillcrest Country Club in Kansas City, Missouri–it’s such a great venue.

It was really wonderful to see Lewis and Angela around their friends and family throughout the day; you can tell they were all ready to get this show on the road!

Many, many, many thanks to Casey Wright for second shooting with me on Friday!

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Angela was such a beautiful bride! And Lewis and Angela’s daughter Anaya is so cute too. It was so funny watching her practice her flower girl duties before the ceremony. “Walk and throw, walk and throw…” lol
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While I was with Angela and her bridesmaids while they got ready for the wedding, Casey took the men outside to get some shots of them.
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Paying tribute to a temporarily absent groomsman, lol.
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Yeah, he was really ready to get down the aisle.:)
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Seeing his bride for the first time…
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…and she’s not able to hold it in for much longer!
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Shot by Casey:)
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After the prayer, ring exchange, unity candle lighting, and first kiss, Lewis and Angela take their first walk as husband and wife, along with their daughter.
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Angela made her own bouquet. I loved it. Isn’t it gorgeous?
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Delicious cake from Rebekah Cake Artist. Not only was the cake beautiful, it was really, really, REALLY good.
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Maid of honor and best man toasts.
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Congratulations Lewis and Angela! I had so much fun shooting your wedding! You two were a blast to work with and can’t wait to see y’all again!

:)

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

a year full of firsts… | kansas city photographer

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Since concluding my three year stint as an admissions representative for my beloved alma mater (yeah I know what you’re thinking, “Courtney–an ADMISSIONS REP?!?!”), I’ve really begun to branch out and explore/experience new things both personally and professionally. This year has definitely been a year of growth and change!

As I was sitting at my computer today prepping for Lewis and Angela’s wedding (that’s happening on Friday and I’m SUPER excited for it, by the way), I just took a moment to reflect over 2011. Wow, what a year! There were a lot of new things that happened to me this year and I decided to just sum them all up in one post.:D

•This year, I had my first full wedding season. Last year, I was honored to be able to shoot my first three weddings ever. This year, things got into full swing and I’m incredibly blessed to continue this ball rolling into 2012!

•I got to check a goal off of my list of things to do in 2011: being published in a wedding blog! I had Kenneth and Kameron’s engagement session featured on the Middle of the Map Weddings wedding blog.:)

•Anyone who knows me knows how much I adore Rooney. So when I heard that Rooney was coming to Kansas City on their tour, I knew that I HAD TO BE THERE. I own pretty much any song they’ve released and I listen to them endlessly. So imagine my delight when I actually got to meet the lead singer after the concert and he complimented my camera! SCORE! This was my first time ever meeting the lead singer of any remotely famous band, let alone my favorite!
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•I went to my first soccer game last night! I’ve really enjoy the sport and so it was a blast to be able to go and experience it firsthand.

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•I have never really had a significant change in my hair length until this year. I decided to get it cut. And last week it got cut even lower. AHHH! I still can’t believe I did it. It took me weeks to get the nerve to even cut it the first time. I almost cried. As a matter of fact, I think I did. I can get pretty weepy at times–like when I get my hair cut, when someone does something nice for me, when I watch P.S. I Love You and Rudy…you know, things like that :/

•Last week, I also tried something that I am now convinced that I love: Indian food. I can sum it up in one word: AMAZING.
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•In other “firsts” news, I also had my first car accident, which definitely wasn’t fun. I’m praying that it was also my last too! Thankfully no got hurt.:)

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So here’s to new experiences! Have any of you had any “first time” experiences this year?

:D

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