Ashleigh & James were some of my FAVORITE wedding couples from a few years ago! Last year I had the honor of meeting the newest member of their family for the first time. So I was truly excited when they asked me to photograph updates this year! It was amazing to see how much Larkin had grown!!! I had an awesome time photographing this Boone Hall Beauty…and her Mom & Dad too.
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I love the crispness and dimensionality that a good Rim Light gives an otherwise soft image. But in the heat of trying to elicit an engaging giggle from a 2-year old, I didn’t notice that Mom had shifted her weight just enough to reveal my carefully placed SB-800. No worries, an easy fix. I just hate fixing mistakes I should have caught in the first place. :-/

Shot with Nikon D3, 70-200 f2.8 VRII, Bogen 3221 Tripod, Pocket Wizard Plus II cable release. Main Light is 3 SB-800 strobes on home-made Triple Tree bracket inside a Westcott Apollo 28 soft box on Bogen light stand. Fill Light is ambient. Rim Light is 1 SB-800 on Bogen Justin Clamp. All lights were controlled manually via CLS from an on-camera SB-900, and triggered using the amazing RadioPopper Px system to defeat line-of-sight limitations of CLS.
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I couldn’t have picked a better wedding to end the Fall Wedding Season than with Melissa & Kevin’s! I had so much fun getting to know them during their unique Engagement Session at Irvin-House Vineyards. So I knew we were going to have a …BLAST at their wedding.

It was a beautiful ceremony at the gorgeous Middleton Place Plantation. We couldn’t have asked for better weather and more amazing light. Eveything was absolutely perfect and the entire day flowed like clockwork. Melissa was absolutely STUNNING in her gown. And Kevin had an extra little spring in his step.

To see more of their photos, head over to www.chrisandcami.zenfolio.com.

CONGRATULATIONS Melissa & Kevin! May God Bless your bond and bring warmth to the new home you begin this day…

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I love it when clients become life-long friends. It’s been such an honor for me to keep up with Anne-Magill & Brad since we photographed their wedding in October, 2006!

It was so neat to be there for them when Merritt came into their lives a couple years ago. I thoroughly enjoyed photographing her “Welcome to the World” package…a series of sessions documenting the first year of a child’s life.

And now Brad & Anne-Magill have added beautiful Riley to their growing family! So I went out to their amazing home in Huger to photograph family portraits for Christmas, and the first of her “Welcome to the World” sessions…including cameo appearances by her big sis of course!
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This was my 4th year photographing the Charleston Classic for ESPN. Each year is always unique, fun, and very exciting! You can head over to http://www.charlestonclassic.com for details. But here’s this year’s recap from AP:

Northwestern showed experience, depth and poise to earn itself a tournament title at the Charleston Classic. Does that mean the Wildcats are ready to reach a much more important tournament come March?

“It’s November 20th. Come on,” Wildcats coach Bill Carmody said when asked if these Wildcats (4-0) looked like the group that could end the school’s 0-for-the-NCAA-tournament run.

Northwestern is the lone school from a BCS conference that hasn’t played in the NCAAs. But if the Wildcats continue to play as they did this weekend at TD Arena, that’s a distinction likely to end.

Drew Crawford had 27 points and John Shurna 19, the two upperclassmen making plenty of plays down the stretch after the Wildcats lost a 12-point lead in the second half. Crawford scored 72 points in Northwestern’s three tournament games and was named the Charleston Classic MVP.

Crawford, a junior, is not worried about individual honors or ultimate goals, not when the season’s just starting and the Wildcats are still a work in progress.

“We’ve got a few young guys, but we’ve got a few experienced guys,” Crawford said. “Coach has confidence in us. We have confidence in our teammates.”

All of that was well-placed against Seton Hall (3-1) and star Herb Pope, who had a career-high 32 points in the title game.

Northwestern had a 10-point lead at the half, but was in trouble right away as the Pirates turned up the pressure. Aaron Cosby, Pope and FuquanEdwin had three straight 3s to start a 15-0 run by the Hall. When Edwin made a basket with8:29 to go, the Pirates were up 57-54 and the large following that traveled from New Jersey filled TD Arena with shouts of celebration.

Shurna, a senior, quickly quieted things witha tying 3-pointer and began a stretch where the lead changed hands on six straight possessions. Seton Hall point guard Jordan Theodore had the last one withhis 3 for a 67-65 lead with 4:18 to go. Shurnatied things withtwo foul shots and Crawford put the Wildcats up front for good, 69-67, on a jumper with 2:28 remaining. Crawford and Shurna each had four more points down the stretch to seal the win.

Carmody acknowledged that he counted on his team’s experience to right the ship after losing its large lead. He said during one time out, “I really had nothing to say,” because he knew his players understood the situation and would correct their mistakes.

Don’t let Carmodyfool you, though. “Coach always has a little something to say,” Crawford said with a smile.

Crawford and Shurna were the Wildcats’ steadying hands throughout a very tough tournament. Shurnawent for a career-high 37 points and Crawford 17 in an 88-82 win over LSU of the Southeastern Conference on Thursday. The next day, it was Crawford withthe hot hand with 28 points and Shurna had 15 points and made several key plays near the end in a 69-65 victory over Tulsa of Conference USA on Friday.

Then came Seton Hall of the Big East, all the types of teams the Wildcats might see in March — if Carmody wasn’t so dead set against considering it.

“That’s what we’re all trying to do, just like everyone,” Carmody said. “But we’re working on ourselves as much as anyone.”

That’s what coach Kevin Willard wants his players to do, too. He was proud of their comeback, yet knew he had several young players who need more experience in end-of-game situations to pull out ones like this.

“They made some great plays,” he said. “Shurna and Crawford are excellent players and those two guys made great plays down the stretch.”

Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
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Once again, I have the privilege of covering the Charleston Classic college basketball tournament for ESPN. I really enjoy photographing this assignment each year and can’t wait for the action to begin! Last night was the Welcome Reception, help on the historic USS Yorktown as in years past. That is such a challenging location to photograph in because they use those horrible, dim, greenish-yellow sodium vapor lights. Plus who’d of thought it…but AC outlets are pretty rare on an aircraft carrier of this era!

So this turns out to be another perfect project for wireless off-camera flash. As each team arrived, I photographed them in front of one of the aircraft on the hanger deck. I used my home-made Triple Tree brackets to mount three SB-800 strobes on each Bogen light stand, shooting through Westcott umbrellas. (See before/after photos included.) Once all the team photos were done, I separated all the SB-800s onto individual stands and strategically placed them around the huge hanger for nice, clean, directional lighting. All the remote flashes were fired in manual CLS mode, via SB-900 strobes mounted to each of my D3s, using my trusty RadioPopper Px system to trigger them.

I hope you enjoy and “Like” this post. More to come soon…
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Last weekend Cami & I took off for another adventure with our good friends, Byron & Kathleen, their daughter, and their King Charles spaniel. Our base was a quaint little cabin in Tugaloo State Park, GA. From there we hiked and canoed and visited some beautiful sites in the area. It’s always great to get away and go exploring!
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Amy & Charles are the most AMAZING couple. They met in South Korea, have traveled all over the world, and now live in Australia. But since Amy is originally from Charleston, she told Charles “If I’m going to live with you in your country, you need to mary me in mine!” Read more of their wonderful story at http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/AmyBasha&CharlesSaadeh.  

The two were married at the beautiful I’On Creek Club where a brilliant melange of cultures, friends, and family came together for the joyful celebration. To see more of their photos visit www.chrisandcami.zenfolio.com.

CONGRATULATIONS Amy & Charles! May God Bless you as you journey together the rest of your lives…

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We got to know the Bessingers at Ashley River Baptist and have stayed in touch ever since. Not only do I LOVE their family’s BBQ…but they are just the neatest, kindest, most generous folks you’ll ever meet. So when Michael & Faith’s youngest turned one, I was so honored to photograph some updated family portraits for them at his Dad’s beautiful home on the marsh where he and his brother grew up. 
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