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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Random Edits: Wedding Dress | The Bridal House

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As a photographer, one thing that I love to do is from time to time is to go back through some of my RAW unedited files to see if there is anything different that maybe I overlooked during my initial selections. Honestly, being a creative person, your taste changes over time and things that may have been passed over before may be more appealing when you look at them again.

The image below was from a photo shoot earlier this year for The Bridal House in Charlotte North Carolina.

My goal is to always get my composition as close as possible to what I am looking for in camera. However adding my personal taste and creating a Clark Bailey Signature image is often times done in post production. In this particular image, I made some adjustments to her skin tone to warm things up just a little. Also her left arm was blocked in the shadows so I wanted to bring it out more. Again it could have passed but it was just one of those things that annoyed me a tad bit. There were also some contrast adjustments made and I brought the detail in the table out just slightly.

Location: Duke Mansion
Wedding Dress: The Bridal House, Charlotte North Carolina
Makeup: Kelley Woods

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Monday, July 12, 2010

XXL Motorcycle Club 2010 Shirt

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For the last 5 years, I have been the primary design guy for our motorcycle club t-shirts. This year I sat down with Ted (Club Secretary/ former Prez), we came up with the concept and I went to work in Photoshop. Today I met with the printer to pick up the order and I have to say that I am really happy with the quality of not only the shirt but the printing! Below are a quick couple of images of the shirt design. I have also included the original artwork I used and manipulated to get the back artwork for the shirt.

Special thanks to Silent Seed Apparel (James Mason) for taking care of us yet another year!

I really like how the motorcycle has the sketch art look and feel!

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Monday, July 5, 2010

Antigua Wedding Photography: Derrick and Shanté

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Photographing a wedding in Antigua is an absolutely amazing experience. I am thankful that Derrick and Shanté selected me to photograph their amazing day. Here are some images from their day.

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Monday, May 31, 2010

Summit Point Race Weekend | Memorial Day Weekend

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Every Memorial Day weekend, you can bet your money that there is some racing going on at Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia. I really wanted to get out there and ride with Eric and Mike today but I had to settle for just being helpful in the pits. ALSO, today was my first day taking photos of a race/riders on track. Here are a few images from today. Enjoy!

Eric back on the saddle after almost a 2 year layoff with a broken leg.

Turn 5! One of the craziest turns I have encountered yet!

2 wide going into Turn 5

Mike’s bike all ready to go.

During a practice session, another rider came into Turn 1 to fast, hit Eric’s bike and sheered off part of his tail section.

Track side BBQ!!!!! This is how we roll at the track.

Enjoying a hot day at the track!

Bikes lined up on the grid in 2 waves.

Heading into Turn 1

Mike in Turn 1. The yellow shirt meant this was his first race weekend.

On the next lap, Mike gets aggressive and tries to make a move on the outside.

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Lansdowne Resort Wedding | DC Wedding Photographer

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This past weekend, I had an amazing opportunity to assist in shooting a wedding for Michael Clark Photographics. I always have so much fun at weddings when I am shooting with photographers that are just outright cool and good people. This one was no different as I had the pleasure of working with Natarsha Wright who has an amazing eye! As the day went on, we kept checking in with each other, doing a few comparisons which I think inspired both of us to keep pushing for more incredible images with this beautiful couple.

This wedding could not have played out any better for me. The venue was incredible. Dave and Talisa exchanged their vows at the beautiful Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg Virginia. Now because I did not have the opportunity to meet Dave and Talisa before hand, my introductions had to take place on the big day. As I walk to the grooms suite and proceeded to knock on the door, he opens the door and for a moment we have a brief stare down. He then says, “Yes you know me”. OMG this Dave! We went to the same high school (Riverdale Baptist) and were basketball teammates. Instantly we clicked and I knew the photographs would be that much better because of our connection. When I went back to the brides suite and mentioned it to Talisa, she just laughed, “Dave knows everyone!” Needless to say there were a few other people at the wedding that I attended school with as well. And finally to make the day that much better, the weather. The rain was forecasted to begin at 1pm which was the start time for the wedding. As it turns out, the clouds held back just long enough for us to finish all of our outdoor shooting. Here are a few images from Dave and Talisa’s wedding:

Talisa looking stunning even toward the end of the evening!

A little put-put before the reception.

Dave is a big guy…I found the perfect couch for him.

Daddy and daughter. They smiled and talked the entire dance.

I take thee…

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