Another one from Amy and Spencer’s wedding, this one from our pre-wedding portrait session at Jeni’s in the Short North. Spencer is obviously about to take too large a bite of Amy’s ice cream and Amy is obviously stunned by his audacity (and appetite). Again, it comes down to expression – it says it all.
A salon with beautiful and unusual art makes for interesting photo opportunities. Brandy was positioned just so, where if I stood in the right spot I could get both her and the large painting on the wall behind her. Enter the hand of the make-up artist and you have what, to me, makes the picture: that hand. You don’t even need to see anything else – no make-up, no nothing. Just the fact of the hand is what makes this picture compelling. Brandy was a beautiful bride and was married at The Westin.
This picture hangs in my living room, at 20×30. I love this picture. These kids were a riot at this wedding, acting like they didn’t want their picture taken but then mugging for the camera as soon as I acted like I was going to take one. Megan and Kevin were married in Megan’s parents’ backyard the night before this was taken, and then held their reception for friends at the New Albany Golf Club the next evening. They had a fantastic candy bar, with giant apothecary jars filled with a delicious variety of candies for their guests to take home. Seeing the kids coming toward the candy table, I crouched behind the jars, waiting for the decisive moment. The look on this kid’s face is hilarious, and the slightly exaggerated camera angle with his hands so prominent, all combine to make this a compelling picture and one worthy of being large on a wall.
