A Softer Image

As if it wasn’t hard enough to plan a wedding while getting input and pressure from members of your family, even more opinions get voiced about the photography. Your mother wants one style, your partner wants another, there are rumblings of different opinions on what your budget should be… the list will go on and […]

Barbara and Solomon had a wedding in a nontraditional venue - the Baltimore Museum of Industry. I snagged them for a few minutes to take pictures in the theater in the below image; it was a really cool place for photographs and Jen and I had a great time. Click below to view their teaser!

Julie and Terry had a beautiful, autumnal wedding in Maryland. Although the weather was a little brisk, they were great sports about taking formal pictures outside. Jen and I were so happy to have so many windows in the ceremony space (complete with skylights) because the morning light really made a difference.
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Since Sarah and Michael had a rustic wedding in a CASTLE in Maryland, it was naturally the perfect time for me to bring out my film camera. I used it to shoot some activities but mostly I wanted to capture the small details in black and white with tons of grain. The below are just […]

Last week we talked about using colors that are opposite from each other (complimentary colors). This week, we’ll focus on analogous colors - colors that are next to each other on the wheel. These are also known as “harmonious” colors, and let me show you why:

In this image, there are lots of bright blues and […]

Laura (a previous guest blogger here at A Softer Image!) has posted an amazing post on her blog, Soiree Special Events, about where to hold your bouquet during your wedding. Definitely check it out!!

There are often a lot of choices to make when deciding on a wedding photography package. Do you want an album or prints? How should you spend your time on your wedding day taking pictures? The following questions will help you pinpoint what is the most meaningful to you as well as what the most […]

In a quest to step up our email communications (read: get fancy) we’re working on some more custom email templates, including when we alert clients to their proofs being ready. Here’s the one we did for Jessi and James:

What do you think? We’re trying to come up with more purposes for fancier emails - typical […]

Jessi and James survived a potentially disastrous weather report for their day - originally planned to be outdoors at Brookside Gardens, the teeming rain moved the ceremony indoors into the Gardens’ Conservatory space. Jessi and James handled it beautifully and professionally, they rolled with the punches and what resulted was a really cool wedding. It […]

Sarah and Mike had a gorgeous fall wedding at the Cloisters in Maryland. It was the perfect setting for the day, and they really lucked out on the weather, too! There were lots of beautiful places to take photographs and Carmen and I went to town (we even used some film, which I’ll get back […]