Karen Evans Pictures Blog

The last post had a very old image and this one has a very new image.  This image was from Caitlin and Jay’s wedding at The Grand Valleydale Ballroom, a historic dance venue in NE Columbus.  The bride’s holding room was less than ideal, with very low ceilings and really crappy lighting.  Thanks to great camera equipment and my penchant for eking out even the tiniest of light sources for great effect, I was able to make this picture of the moments leading to the ceremony when bride and bridesmaids were applying the finishing touches before walking down the aisle.  I shot a number of frames during this time, waiting for the bridesmaid on the right to be in just the right storytelling position.  She was quite active for a bit, standing straight up, looking off to the side, etc., but when she bent to fuss with the veil, I knew that was my moment.

Now, this is an oldie but a goodie.  (You know, I used to think I should show only my most current work on my website, but this year I changed my mind since I had so many pictures I liked from the past as well, that I think should still be shared.)

This picture is from Charley and John’s wedding “back in the day” at The Westin.  Charley was a beautiful bride and this was a portrait I made of her prior to the ceremony in The Westin’s lovely marble-clad ballroom.  You’ll notice there aren’t many – if any – portraits on my website.  In fact, this may be the only one that is an actual staged portrait.  My strengths lie in capturing interactions between people, so that’s what I choose to show in the hopes of attracting clients who share my vision, but I always loved this portrait.  I do make them, you know, just not a lot of them!