Sneak Peek: Jarrett and Anna's Wedding

they finally tied the knot! i have known jarrett and anna for almost 4 years now, and i am so happy that they finally got married yesterday! anna looked beautiful on her big day, and jarrett cleaned up pretty nicely himself. of course, the ceremony was beautiful and the weather was perfect for fun outdoor photos like the one above. here are a few other favorites of mine from yesterday... enjoy!

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Sorcery!

no, this is not a post about harry potter... but it got you to look i bet!

just a little photoshop wizardry i whipped up for one of my photos from the shoot with The Dance Institute of Washington. yes, i really did edit out the door frame. enjoy! :-)

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Dance Is An Art...

... paint your dream and follow it. —Steven Thompson

i am very blessed to have shot with some of the most prominent, professional theatres in the dc area. theatre photography is my niche (naturally) and i thoroughly enjoy running with it and creating art through another artists' form of expression. it is almost like appropriation: they create the art and i take what they have made and call it my own. gee, thinking about it that way makes my job sound easy!

it is no wonder I have branched out into other types of performance to photograph. dance in this case...

The Dance Institute of Washington will be celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, and i was selected to create some images for their marketing efforts. yesterday's shoot was with a couple of young dancers who are enrolled in the pre-professional program at DIW. we were fortunate to get some great raw photos of them (see above!). i am really looking forward to editing these and sharing them with you all (clearly the doors in the background need to go)!

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Tim and Kristin: Engagement Session

kristin has been a great friend of mine for a little over 8 years now (wow can you believe 9th grade was that long ago?) and tim has become a really great friend of mine through their journey together as well. i am more than pleased to have been selected to do their engagement photos! the wedding will be next summer and i am positive it will be a beautiful and fun-filled day and i cannot wait until then!

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Jarrett and Anna: Engagement Session

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The Cherry Orchard

Jason Silverman as Yepikhodov (L) and Annalie Gernert as Charlotta

Trevor Buteau as Yasha (L), Jason Silverman as Yepikhodov (C) and Kelsey Torstveit as Dunyasha (R)

Chris Dieman as Gayev (L), Julia Sherman as Lyubov (C) and Alyssa Block as Lopakhin (R)

William Vaughn as Pischick (L) and Jon Fusco as Trofimov (R)

Julia Sherman as Lyubov

Jason Silverman as Yepikhodov (L) and Diana Egizi as Varya (R)

Julia Sherman as Lyubov (L) and Lauren LaRocca as Anya (R)

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Casting Dancers

those of you who have kept up with my blogs know that i have a strong background in performance, and that I have had some success with doing a bit of theatre photography in the dcarea (thanks studio theatre and arena stage!). i am devising a collection of dance photographs to begin tackling the dance scene in the dc area also. i think dance is one of the most beautiful and expressive art forms and that dancers are the perfect blend of athleticism and art. i have dabbled in dance photography before, and it has always been secondary when shooting live theatre performances, particularly in musicals. i think this could be a really great thing for me to do! i am hoping to cast some dancers for a few shoots over the next few months to really get a start on this portfolio and i hope that i will be able to post some of the photos here soon! also, if any of you know of any nice studio spaces with lots of natural light that i could rent, or some really strong, trained dancers with good technique, please let me know. here's an oldie!

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