Our Favorite Five of 2008

Ashley and I have selected our favorite 5 photos from 2008.  These aren't our best and brightest and they might not even be in our top 100 for the year, but they are the photos that matter because they each have great stories. Here they are in no particular order...

 

1.  Amber and Pat - This image is so much fun because it has an intense depth to it.  The detail in the trees and the skies above give this photo a feeling that is hard to reproduce.  The road that is traveled can be winding, long, and stormy, but with someone you can trust at your side you can weather any storm.

 

2. Kristen and Ben - We like to do a lot of wedding party jump photos.  These always get the wedding party as well as the bride and groom to loosen up a bit and relax.  This one was easily the best of 2008.  Everyone was into it and got a lot of vertical leap.  The leg reactions were perfect.

 

 

3. Tina and Jason - Along the way we meet a lot of fun and interesting people.  Many times we will get a lot of questions about what cameras we use, what we recommend and other various photography related questions.  Everyone love photography and aspires to take great pictures themselves.  Here we met someone who was probably snapping more photos at the wedding then we were with her own camera, if I remember right it was a point and shoot digital.  So we thought we would give her the opportunity to photograph her dad on his big day using one of our cameras.  I hope that we have inspired a future photographer that someday we may work with on a project.

 

 4. Erica and Stephan - These two were married at a Boy Scout camp near Boone, IA.  The location was perfect and the day turned out to have great weather.  We were all a little wore out from the heat that day, but we took the rest we needed and made sure no one required any medical attention because of the heat.  When these two were together in photos you could tell they were meant to be together.  They had a presence together that created some of our favorite photos ever.  Passion, love, and a story to be told time and time again.

 

 

5. Angie and Brad - When you get married you are always married into the family.  The family of mom, dad, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandma, grandpa, and the weird one in the back that no one claims.  (We all have one of those.)  You also marry into friends.  Brad was part of a fraternity and as such he was subject to some traditions on his wedding day.  The tradition may have one meaning, but what it says to someone looking at it is that you always have friends.  The journey is tough and trying but friends will be there to get you through.  Every one has a need for a support system and as you can see Brad's is full.