Nashan Blog: August 2008

"Wedding Photography Unveiled: Inspiration and Insight from 20 Top Photographers"

Several years ago PDN they had chosen me as one of America's top wedding photographers. It was the highlight of my career. PDN is the leading trade publication and I have always admired the content in the publication. Many wonderful things have happened to me as a wedding photographer, including being published in Martha Stewart Weddings, Brides, Modern Bride, etc, but to be chosen as one of the best photographers in the country is a HUGE compliment.

Jacqueline Tobin, the deputy editor of PDN, approached me over a year ago to be a part of a book that she is writing about wedding photography. Needless to say I was ecstatic and thrilled again. I can't wait to see the book not only because I am in it but because it features some other wonderful photographers who's work I admire. Jackie just sent me this link to amazon.com, they are doing a pre-release of the book.

If you have a minute take a peak. I don't know who shot the image on the front cover but it is gorgeous!

http://www.amazon.com/Wedding-Photography-Unveiled-Inspiration-Photographers
/dp/0817459103/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219773508&sr=8-1

Rachel & Eric's e-session

Rachel and Eric flew over this morning from Wyoming with her dad and sister. It was so much fun to meet them at the Livingston airport and do the photos. They are getting married this weekend in Wyoming.

I just started doing more e-session photo shoots and I just LOVE dong them and getting to know each other.

One of Barbel's friends......

Barbel just sent me these photos from a portrait session she just did.

Carrie and Randy's Livingston Wedding

On July 5 Carrie Patterson, a friend who is also a photographer, got married in our lovely little town in Livingston, Montana at Deep Creek Grange. It was a bit nerve wracking shooting another photographer's wedding. But I have know Carrie for several years now and I have to say she was her wonderful self on her wedding day.

Their wedding was just featured on one of my favorite blogs by Janie Medley, a talented floral designer based on the East coast, and a wonderful person. Here is a link to her blog. She features some incredible weddings on her page!

http://thebridescafe.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/08/post-18.html?cid=126366758#comment-126366758

Anyway, back to Carrie and Randy's wedding. Carrie did a lot of the planning herself and designed the 'collateral' since she is also a great graphic designer. She and Randy love wine and decided to carry that theme throughout the wedding.

I love the bottles of wine with the corks holding the page numbers. The flowers in the wine boxes were simple and lovely.

Oh my god! We walked outside into the alley in town and there was a great airstream that a woman let us shoot in and on. (I actually asked permission this time!) Who could ask for a more beautiful bride?

A few weeks ago as I was talking to another bride she mentioned that she loved the spread Annie Leibovitz did of Sarah Jessica Parker for Vogue. http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/051308 I had just looked at the photos and they were amazing. I am a BIG (pardon the pun for those of you who saw the photos) proponent of 'stealing' images and making them your own. Here is one of the photos by Annie Liebovitz, truly one of the greatest environmental portraitists alive.

And then my photo inspired by hers.

(These are definitely not the steps of the MET but I love the photo.)

While on a trip with Carrie to a photographers conference in Vegas. We found out that she was going to wear dyeable shoes. Since she is a friend and we are very candid Chieko and I strongly suggested to Carrie that we go show shopping. We went to zappos.com the following week and she bought some sweet shoes that are oh so photographable. (I love to make up words.)

And the perfect dress for Carrie.

If you would like to see more photos of their wedding...
http://nashan.com/clients/clientresults.asp?name=615

Jack, Hailey, & Maddy's portraits

Last night I took portraits of my friend's kids. I took their family photos a couple of years ago and now Kelley and Matt wanted individual shots of each of the kids instead. I love these photos of Jack. His love for baseball comes through in the photos.