July 18, 2012

Recent Award-Winning Wedding Photos | Wedding Photographic Society

July 18, 2012/ Cindy Brown

One of the organizations I belong to these days is the Wedding Photographic Society. The WPS is a "network of professional wedding & portrait photographers who come together to collaborate on photographic ideas, thoughts, and information in an attempts to elevate the artistic, technical, and business standards of the wedding photographic community." I've entered the first two WPS contests of the year and have won awards both times. Here are the latest award winners. This first photo (taken at a wedding in south Mississippi) took an award in the Artistic category.

Wedding Photographic Society Q2 2012 winner

The second photo, from the same south Mississippi wedding, took an award in the Motion category.

July 08, 2012

Maggie and Tim's June Botanical Gardens Wedding

July 08, 2012/ Cindy Brown

I've had a very busy Spring and early Summer, but thankfully have finally gotten around to posting a few photos from one my favorite weddings of the year -- Maggie and Tim's lovely June wedding at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Nicole Fantz of Peachtree Weddings flawlessly coordinated the event from start to finish. Maggie's Decatur family and Emory friends and Tim's family from England and Cambridge friends came together for a wonderful celebration. The day was delightful, the gardens stunning, the dancing lovely, the cake delicious and the toasts hilarious.

Before she hired us Maggie told us she chose us for two reasons: "the incredible ability to anticipate a moment and capture true emotion, and the gorgeous composition of so many shots." And here's what she had to say in an e-mail after she saw the photos from her wedding. "We shared the pictures with our families and the wedding party, and you're getting rave reviews! I can't believe how stunning the pictures are. Thank you so so much to you and Sharon. I'll be spreading the word about how thrilled we are."

Here are a few of our favorite photos from the day.

Bride and Groom at Botanical Gardens Wedding

Reception at Botanical Gardens in Atlanta

Atlanta Wedding Photojournalism by C Brown Photo

June 16, 2012

Cinco De Mayo Reception | Michelle and Allen

June 16, 2012/ Cindy Brown

We had the privilege of photographing a lovely beach wedding in Long Beach Mississippi on Cinco de Mayo (that's the 5th of May for you gringos out there.) After an awesome wedding ceremony on the beach, the wedding party and guests headed to Oak Crest Mansion in Pass Christian for a delightfully fun reception. The theme was a mix of Cajun and Mexican. Food included gumbo and bread pudding. (The groom's cake was bread pudding ... what a great idea.) Here are a few favorites from the reception. One of these photos won an award in the Motion category in the Wedding Photographic Society's Quarter 2 contest. See if you can pick the winner.

Flying Bride -- Award-Winning Wedding Photography

Mississippi Wedding Photographer

June 14, 2012

Storm's a Brewin' at Mississippi Beach Wedding

June 14, 2012/ Cindy Brown

Early in May we were lucky enough to be invited to photograph the wedding of Michelle and Allen. One of Michelle's best friends from high school, Becka, was one of my students when I taught photojournalism at the University of southern Mississippi. Becka told Michelle she should hire us to photograph her wedding. Thanks Becka! What a fun wedding ... well, I should say two weddings. The first ceremony--a Persian Aghd--took place on Friday night.

The next day everyone headed for the sand in Long Beach, Mississippi where a storm was trying to blow in. It was actually rather nice to have the cloud cover for the wedding -- both for the cooling effect and for the quality of light created. Before the wedding began, the bride hid behind a cover of parasols. (You can see it from both angles above and below.) The grooms wore khaki pants and casual white shirts with sand dollar boutonniere.

Here are a few of our favorite photos from the day.

And I'm honored to report that this photograph of the kiss at the end of the ceremony won a Wedding Photojournalist Association award.

June 12, 2012

Michelle and Allen's Persian Aghd Ceremony in Mississippi

June 12, 2012/ Cindy Brown

It's taken us a while, but we've finally gotten around to sharing ceremony and reception photos from the Persian Aghd we posted about earlier. What a fun ceremony. The bride gets to pretend like she doesn't hear the officiant who is asking her if she is ready for marriage. Guests are encouraged to say the bride is out picking flowers or enjoying the sunny weather or some such. The ceremony is one of the most playful I've ever experienced. The reception was filled with delightful moments as well. Family members throwing money and dancing with hankies and friends and family taking part in the "knife dance." Here are a few favorites from the ceremony and reception:

Aunt gives nephew advice at Persian Aghd

Bride and Groom in mirror at Persian Aghd

Aunts surround the bride and groom before Persian Aghd

Father and Daughter share an emotional moment

Mississippi Wedding Photographers

June 01, 2012

Roux's 1st Birthday Party

June 01, 2012/ Cindy Brown

Our mixed breed pup Roux celebrated his first birthday on Monday evening with a party in our backyard. We invited several of his puppy friends and their parents to join us. Much excitement ensued as Roux and friends chased each other and played with Roux's new toys. Roux shared dog treat gifts he received with all his puppy friends, although his friend Polo could only have half a treat because he is diabetic. Roux is glad he is not diabetic. Here are a few photos of Roux and friends and treats:

We'd love to photograph your birthday or your pet's birthday (if you throw birthday parties for your pets.) We'd also love to photograph your pets at play. Give us a call at 404 298 6263 for more information about our lifestyle pet portraits.

Atlanta Pet Photography by C Brown Photo

May 30, 2012

Roswell Mill Club Engagement Session

May 30, 2012/ Cindy Brown

Olivia and Steven attended the Perfect Wedding Guide Bridal show in January and won our engagement session giveaway. Because they are planning a rustic-themed wedding, we decided to head to Roswell Mill and the old covered bridge for our shoot. Olivia sported a blue jean jacket and Steven, blue jeans, a plaid shirt and a cowboy hat. Here are a few favorites from the session:

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May 27, 2012

Erica and Jason's Album Design Party

May 27, 2012/ Cindy Brown

Saturday afternoon I had the pleasure of celebrating an album design review with Erica and Jason. I decided to bring ice cream for the party. I chose Ben and Jerry's "Everything But The" flavor and a pint of plain vanilla. Aeo the tortoise-shell cat joined the party, but did not imbibe in the ice cream. After we three bipeds enjoyed a bit of both flavors, we retired to the living room to review the album on Erica and Jason's large screen TV. Here are a few of our favorite spreads: