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January 7, 2009

Last week Mark Brooke and I went to Atlanta to shoot a wedding with our good friend Jessica Claire. The bride was Ami, of the wedding superblog, Elizabeth Anne Designs. They had the rehearsal dinner at Turner field and being a lifelong Braves fan I couldn't have been happier. We took a couple of hours before the dinner and shot some portraits of the couple around the stadium. It was a blast.

One of the things that made it even more fun for me was shooting film all week. I didn't take out my digital camera once. These images are straight from the camera, nothing was done in photoshop other than resizing them for the web. In reality I would probably do some dodging and burning but there is something about film that makes all of the things I would do to it if it were digital not matter. The lab I got them processed at did some auto corrections on the scans which I'm not super happy with but for the most part I love the way they look and I'll definitely be shooting more film at my own weddings. For those that care, the color film I shot that day was Fuji Pro400H and the black and white was Kodak TMAX3200.

My partners in crime for the week.

It was pretty cool getting to see the World Series trophy. I remember that game like it was yesterday.

This is the bride's dad. I can't tell you how excited he was being there.

This was his view...

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[January 7, 2009] Brian Khang said:

Yay for film!! Something for sure I want to add to my weddings. You did a kick butt job as always!!

[January 7, 2009] Ami @ Elizabeth Anne Designs said:

Michael these are AMAZING! That picture of my dad is just the best. And wow skin looks great on film. :)

[January 7, 2009] Mikael said:

LOVE the B/W images. Of course they are all great, but those b/w make me miss the days. Glad you are pulling it out again.

[January 7, 2009] jenberry said:

so excited to see a post from you. I am so impressed with the use of film. i love it. i wish i could do it. the grain is extraordinary. as usual, i love all your shots.

[January 7, 2009] Mike Hall said:

Michael it was a pleasure meeting you, along with Jessica, Mark, Katie and Matt, while you were here in Atlanta. Liana and I enjoyed hanging out over dinner. We're just glad we weren't around when you were convincing people to get their noses pierced! Awesome work here and in your other posts. Take care...

[January 7, 2009] [ b ] said:

film sucks! ;-) great shots, but i think they'd look better if they were captured digitally. i know it's almost the cool thing to shoot film again... so old school... so vinyl. but i love the look of digital and i sure don't miss having dust spots on my images like you do in a few of them! and wait, what year did the braves actually win the world series? i know they made the playoffs like 13 years in a row, but i don't recall them actually winning the WS?

[January 8, 2009] janine kaye said:

these are sensational..you have captured their connection and the amazing space of the stadium so well. I am sure they will love these. My absolute fav is the one of the dad..he was glowing! Love it!!

[January 8, 2009] Jenna said:

I'm always blown away when I see what can be done with film, especially this time when I'm able to see the digital images that were shot side by side. I love the graininess of the black and white, and the 4th one down of the two of them laughing. I'm excited to see what else you captured from the event.

[January 8, 2009] feisty tourist said:

gorgeous!!! i'm so happy to "finally" get to see what you were doing that day. ;)

[January 8, 2009] Edmund Prieto said:

Wow Michael I had know idea how amazing film could look, good job.

[January 8, 2009] anna brewer said:

omg! pretty sure that's the coolest thing ever! taking pictures on the field of the braves! (not particularly a braves fan...but SO cool!!) the pictures are awesome!!

[January 8, 2009] anna said:

these pictures are awesome!! i don't think it gets much cooler than taking pics on a real baseball field. LOVE it!!

[January 8, 2009] Cynthia Q said:

Love the connection you captured between this couple-very sweet, serene, and romantic. You can see how comfortable they are with each other and that they are very close. Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing some technical info. Love that you took these in film!

[January 8, 2009] Amelia Thornton said:

Michael - WOW...you get an A+ for pulling out the film - that is awesome. Your shots are so beautiful. I already checked out JC and MB's pics. Honestly, I don't know how this couple is going to choose which photos to put in their album. Great job!!

[January 9, 2009] Caroline said:

Wow, I haven't shot a single thing on film since my trip to Costa Rica. I'm just now realizing that was in 2004. It's sometimes worth the hassle!

[January 10, 2009] Hanssie said:

Film! Wow...it looks and sounds like fun! What a fun shoot!

[April 14, 2009] Onsite Minnesota Photography said:

I love the grainy black and white of the field. Great Picture!