Patti & Dave are real troupers! In spite of it being really cold on the day of their beach shoot, they decided to go for it. And I’m so glad they did…the lighting was truly magical! We had a lot of fun. And since our Henry has four legs and fur, Honey & Houdini (their dogs) took me in right away.
Now I KNOW you’re wondering how in the world I got Honey & Houdini to look out towards the ocean! Well, I’m not telling…it’s a secret…shhhhh. 😉
It may have been raining on the outside, but Sonja and Mark’s wedding last weekend was PURE SUNSHINE in my heart! They were such a fun couple to work with. Their wedding was held at St. Mary’s, which was the very first Catholic Church in South Carolina! The beautiful sanctuary is always a pleasure to work in. Following the ceremony, their reception was held at The Mills House where the Signers Ballroom was decorated to the hilt. Everyone had a BLAST until it was time for the happy couple to leave in their classic getaway car. CONGRATULATIONS Sonja amp; Mark!!!br /diviframe title=”Showit Web Slideshow” style=”BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000″ src=”https://chrisandcami.com/slideshows/SonjaAndMark/iframe.html” frameborder=”0″ width=”510″ scrolling=”no” height=”690″/iframe/divdiv/divdivstrongUpdate:/strong emWOW! Thanks for all the kind comments!!! I’ve had a number of emails asking who the musical artist is. As you all know, I grew up in Zaire, now known as Congo or span class=”blsp-spelling-error” id=”SPELLING_ERROR_0″DRC/span. This song is Zing span class=”blsp-spelling-error” id=”SPELLING_ERROR_1″Zong/span by a href=”http://www.kandabongoman.net/bio.htm”span class=”blsp-spelling-error” id=”SPELLING_ERROR_2″Kanda/span span class=”blsp-spelling-error” id=”SPELLING_ERROR_3″Bango/span Man/a…one of my favorite Congolese artists growing up. strong”span class=”blsp-spelling-error” id=”SPELLING_ERROR_4″Kanda/span Bongo Man is the span class=”blsp-spelling-error” id=”SPELLING_ERROR_5″Soukous/span superstar in the continent of Africa. His music has always been driven by optimism and happiness; it contains melodies that curl through the patterns like vines on a trellis. It’s lilting, rippling, dance groove that seems to smile from every register, with inseparable melody and rhythm. He is without a doubt one of the most famous exponents of music from Congo and, has been at the heart of the span class=”blsp-spelling-error” id=”SPELLING_ERROR_6″Soukous/span scene since the 80’s.”/strong I picked this song in honor of Sonja’s beautiful mother…her name is Africa! /em/div
It may have been raining on the outside, but Sonja and Mark’s wedding last weekend was PURE SUNSHINE in my heart! They were such a fun couple to work with. Their wedding was held at St. Mary’s, which was the very first Catholic Church in South Carolina! The beautiful sanctuary is always a pleasure to work in. Following the ceremony, their reception was held at The Mills House where the Signers Ballroom was decorated to the hilt. Everyone had a BLAST until it was time for the happy couple to leave in their classic getaway car. CONGRATULATIONS Sonja & Mark!!!
Thought you’d get a kick out of this! After that last shot of Tracie & Eric’s family, their 3-year old snapped this one of me. 🙂 He’s going to be a real gadget-guru…I can tell! I’m standing on the same rock they were on a second ago. But he’s on the other side of the rock with the sun at his back. I’m literally being lit by the same SB-800 that gave them that rim-light. And “YES”, I really do get THAT dirty playing in the sand during portrait sessions…HEHE!!!
I had an AWESOME shoot the other night on Folly Beach with Tracie, Eric, and their adorable kids. We actually live in the same neighborhood, so we all caravaned out to the beach together. They’ve been in Charleston for a year now and have never done a family portrait. So I’m sure the grandparents are going to LOVE their Christmas gifts this year! 😉 
I was shooting some head-shots for Anchor Commercial (one of my FAVORITE corporate clients) earlier this week. Some of the team members had a meeting that ran late, which gave me a few minutes of free time. So I pulled out my trusty old 50mm f1.4 Nikkor lens and shot some candids a-la the style of journalism you see in photos around the White House. Here’s my friend and fellow Ohio transplant, Jessica. She really WAS talking to a client and was quite annoyed that I was taking her picture! Doesn’t she have a great smile? ;0)
Check out this short video clip testing the quality difference between film (Nikon F5) and digital (Nikon D700). If for no other reason, you should watch it just to hear the cool British accents! 🙂
Our good friends and colleagues, Bill & Kelli Nixon, just posted a really neat wedding on their Blog. In it they have a REALLY COOL shot of the bride & groom dancing on a checkerboard floor with some dramatic lighting in the corners. I LOVED the image as soon as I saw it. Then when I read their post, I was TOTALLY FLATTERED! This image was created at Kelly & Aaron’s wedding at Lowndes Grove Plantation last year. It made the cover of their Storybook Album, and I believe was also in Charleston Magazine. Bill & Kelli, I’m truly blessed to know you. I’m always getting ideas from you two as well…you guys ROCK!
Paige amp; Joe joined their lives in front of a PACKED sanctuary at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Mt. Pleasant last week. Pastor Steve Woods led a spirit-filled service. The celebrations continued at the Carolina Yacht Club long into the night. As Paige amp; Joe made their grand escape by boat, they were treated with a surprise trail of glowing hot-air balloons in the sky. What an AWESOME day for such a COOL couple!!! :-)br /diviframe title=”Showit Web Slideshow” style=”BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000″ src=”https://chrisandcami.com/slideshows/PaigeAndJoe/iframe.html” frameborder=”0″ width=”510″ scrolling=”no” height=”690″/iframe/div
Paige & Joe joined their lives in front of a PACKED sanctuary at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Mt. Pleasant last week. Pastor Steve Woods led a spirit-filled service. The celebrations continued at the Carolina Yacht Club long into the night. As Paige & Joe made their grand escape by boat, they were treated with a surprise trail of glowing hot-air balloons in the sky. What an AWESOME day for such a COOL couple!!! 🙂
Earlier this year, ESPN announced the creation of the Charleston Classic, an eight-team men’s college basketball tournament that is being played this weekend. The tournament will feature 12 games, for three days, and will be the first event held at the 5,000-seat Carolina First Center on the campus of the College of Charleston. I have the privilege of being the official photographer of the event. So on Thursday I got to photograph the Welcoming Ceremony held on the historic Yorktown. General Hugh Grant gave an inspirational message to the young athletes!
Corey 
