So, on Saturday we were supposed to have a Trash the Dress session at a forest preserve north of Chicago. Three other photographers and I were up early, doing some scouting, getting our gear ready, and then headed to the restaurant where we were supposed to meet our model. Then we waited for her.
And waited.
And waited… for about an hour and a half.
Turns out that while driving down from Wisconsin, she got into an accident with an SUV, spent the day in the ER, and lost her phone in the process. Yes, she’s fine, thank God.
However, we didn’t know about any of this until she was finally able to get a hold of me that evening.
So, what do 4 photographers do with no model? Improvise! We headed back to the forest preserve, got out our gear, and just took turns modeling for each other. All things considered, I think we got some fun shots. Here are a few of mine:
A few weeks ago we grabbed some Josh and Cindy, some good friends of ours, and took them down to Lincoln Park for a couple hours of portraits. When Josh got a new job and they had to leave our church, we offered them this chance to get pictures of them looking cute and in love. Thankfully for me, they are so in love that it’s pretty easy to get pictures like that for them. Anyway, enjoy!
And, just a heads-up, I’m shooting my first-ever Trash the Dress shoot this weekend… keep watching for them to show up!
Hi everyone! It’s been a little while since I’ve updated. Life gets busy.
First of all, in case you haven’t noticed, the website has been resdesigned! I finally think I have found a format that I’m happy about, and that I’m proud to have it show off my work. If you haven’t seen it yet, go ahead and check it out at www.fiercelyalive.com.
In other news, I’ve been doing a lot of headshots lately. So, here’s a taste of what I’ve been working on. Thanks to Eric, Mike, and Megan. Enjoy!
The long-awaited slideshow is here! The pictures for this wedding are finally finished, and I feel like they definitely suit the laid-back mood of their wedding pretty well.
Last weekend, I had the chance to shoot the wedding of two awesome people I knew from college. These are some very low-key, community-oriented, and fun-loving people. With a very meaningful liturgical ceremony and a reception that was all about hanging out and dancing with their friends, their wedding was everything it should be. Plus, it was great to see so many people from Wheaton (my school) again. I should also mention that it was POURING rain all day… there was some pretty serious flooding in Chicago. Thankfully the wedding was inside, but it sure made for some fun portraits.
Take a look!
Ah, portraits in a parking garage, and the rain…
The ceremony… a fairly sanctuary, but absolutely beautiful.
Yesterday I was a 2nd shooter for another photographer. Most of the images I shot were on his cameras, and I won’t be able to show them because they were taken for him. I was, however, able to use my camera during the cocktail hour and a little bit of the dancing, so I was able to walk away with a few photos for myself. Lucky you!
Once the other photographer’s photos are online, I’ll be able to show more and share other details.
Back in May, just Wheaton College (my alma mater) was gearing up for finals week and summer, my wife and I had a almost-graduated friend in for dinner and some portraits. Unfortunately, this summer has been so busy with church work and some weddings that it wasn’t until these past couple of weeks that I had a chance to process her images. These photos was just for fun, and they were! Thanks to my extremely patient model, too.
So, in addition to the new blog, the website has also gone through some major ravamping. The services and wedding information has been updated, with a whole new set of wedding packages! There were also some various bugs on the site that got fixed, and we now have a slideshow on the front page that shows some of the portfolio images! While the beach scene was pretty cool, it’s nice to be able to display some images related to the work I actually do.
Welcome to Anderson Photography’s new photo blog! Here’s where you can keep track of recent happenings and preview images from my latest gigs. There’ll be the occasional business and life news, too. It will be updated as things occur.
A few weeks ago, my wife and I were out in California for my sister-in-law’s wedding, as well as a little R&R for ourselves. I’m still working on the vacation images, but here are the highlights from the wedding. I wasn’t the main photographer, but the bride still let me bring my camera. I’m rather grateful - I get bored at weddings if I’m not doing anything, and I’m pretty happy with some of the images I got.
