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Elegant Golden Hour Bridals and Wedding Design

May 26, 2017 by Josh Baker

Collaborations are one of our favorite things, which is why we love styled shoots with Bliss Bridal Magazine. This elegant golden hour wedding styled shoot had so many wonderful element.

Georgio’s Bridal provided the extravagant Gown, while Be.you.tiful Salon did hair and makeup. Karla with Karla McNeill Events helped bring this elegant dream style wedding to life. Confetti Rentals provided all of the various elements to bring it all together. Studio W Designs supplied the stationary. Creative Innovations Wedding and Floral assembled all of the beautiful white rose bouquet as well as the white rose center piece and water fall details.

We love crazy ideas so we decided to create a flower pedal rain bridal photo. We love the way it and the entire styled shoot turned out. Do you?

Elegant Golden Hour Wedding

Confetti Rental’s decorations were simple and elegant and matched the gold theme perfectly. Everything flows so beautifully, and yet it’s very simple. Simply Elegant.

Classic Events was in charge of crafting the yummy and unique cocktails.

Cathedral Oaks Bridal Portraits

Cathedral Oaks got its name for a reason. The property has a canopy of beautiful old oak trees. Their trunks are like the pillars of a cathedral. It makes the perfect location for a bridal session.

An Award Winning Wedding Cake

Lillys Cake Bakery made this naked wedding cake that is as stunning as the Bride. The gold metallic foil give the perfect “WOW” Factor! And we love this Gilded Grooms Cake, with the white ruffled icing.

The repeated guilt and naked wedding cakes tied every thing together. The wedding cake balls and individual wedding tiramisu cups are a great easy serving option. Lilly’s Cake Bakery was recently featured on The Food Network competing on the show Cake Wars. We can see (and smell and taste – you are missing out) why she won.

Kristina and Britt: Wedding at Vintage Villas in Lakeway

June 9, 2016 by Andrew Fritz

You might remember Kristina & Britt from their engagement session session where Josh got soaked stepping too deep in a lake. And with Austin’s weather this spring threatening rain everyday we lucked out for the wedding ceremony with a calm day and a wonderful sunset (our favorite). Everyone in attendance enjoyed the wonderful views of Lake Travis at Vintage Villas and we all managed to stay dry for the wedding. The weather gods appeased, we were treated to a night of heart rending toasts, ecstatic dancing and a blending of families and cultures. The last part is the aspect of weddings that we feel are the most compelling. Families coming together to witness and share in the love of an union such as Britt & Kristina.

Year in Review: Personal Photographs

January 5, 2016 by Josh Baker

TL:DR – When not photographing Weddings this is what I photograph

Andrew posted a great writeup of his favorite shot from each shoot. I will let him keep that idea and focus on the photographs that I shot for myself in one way or another. Most are personal photographs or photographs where I am stretching my boundaries in some way. Going through my 2015 archive I felt melancholic. I was both amazed at how many places and the cool things we covered this year and I was simultaneously sad/frustrated that I didn’t focus enough on my personals stories that roam through my head. I endeavor in 2016 to bring more focus to my personal work and let those techniques flow into my client work. Read the captions to the photos, I wrote my feelings about each image. Love to hear any feeback you might have.

Colton sinks Proud of my oldest son for getting his head underwater after great spring swim lessons. He is a ham and I am proud of him. — Colton sinks
Proud of my oldest son for getting his head underwater after great spring swim lessons. He is a ham and I am proud of him.

No fear Dash. My youngest after spring swim lessons. He is a water baby through and through. Shown here practicing a "handoff". — No fear Dash.
My youngest after spring swim lessons. He is a water baby through and through. Shown here practicing a “handoff”.

First use of the silver extreme PLM. the balance of the natural light on the background and the deep black of the ambient light combined with Trevor's power — First use of the silver extreme PLM. the balance of the natural light on the background and the deep black of the ambient light combined with Trevor’s power

Testing out small LED's for a startup. Elizabeth against downtown with lights in close. — Testing out small LED’s for a startup. Elizabeth against downtown with lights in close.

LED testing with Katie this time. At night against the Austin Skyline. I need to know what she was thinking right here

Love this for creating what wasn't there. Long drag shutter and powerful lights transformed a strip mall gym. — Love this for creating what wasn’t there. Long drag shutter and powerful lights transformed a strip mall gym.

Stars in California. Astrophotography and Landscape aren't my thing as normally photographed. Been grappling for years on how to make my landscapes more "mine", so I added a bunch of big flashes to the foreground to balance with the stars in the background. Getting close to my ideal of "landscape lighting". — Stars in California.
Astrophotography and Landscape aren’t my thing as normally photographed. Been grappling for years on how to make my landscapes more “mine”, so I added a bunch of big flashes to the foreground to balance with the stars in the background. Getting close to my ideal of “landscape lighting”.

Workshop Model. Leah framed against a Terradorna sunset with a cactus in the foreground. Energetic and a wee bit mysterious

Jenny Lynn in different era's. Steam punk clothes wiht 1960s sunglasses. From a personal project out in the desert. — Jenny Lynn in different era’s. Steam punk clothes wiht 1960s sunglasses. From a personal project out in the desert.

Team Mad Max Energy, crazed maniac, #teamblue all around. We even convinced Adrian to model which never happens. Great adventure — Team Mad Max
Energy, crazed maniac, #teamblue all around. We even convinced Adrian to model which never happens. Great adventure

Liftoff, from a photowalk in Marion, Texas. Need to do more photowalks

French Water We usually go big every year with mermaid portraits and this was from one of those shoots but it was a quieter moment with the B-Camera to find an enduring portrait — French Water
We usually go big every year with mermaid portraits and this was from one of those shoots but it was a quieter moment with the B-Camera to find an enduring portrait

Color Shift Finally used some of Frank Doorhoof's techniques to shift color in strange ways in camera to produce more cinematic effects. Need to explore this and Nick Fancher's work more. — Color Shift
Finally used some of Frank Doorhoof’s techniques to shift color in strange ways in camera to produce more cinematic effects. Need to explore this and Nick Fancher’s work more.

Gold. Love working with Livia from All Dolled Up and Najatt, our model for this Bond themed shoot. Mesmerized by how the gold shimmers in and out of focus. You should see this on a metallic paper print. Would look great on someone's wall! — Gold.
Love working with Livia from All Dolled Up and Najatt, our model for this Bond themed shoot. Mesmerized by how the gold shimmers in and out of focus. You should see this on a metallic paper print. Would look great on someone’s wall!

Natasha and the Storm. Unfinished meta project with Leah Chyma from the graffiti park. — Natasha and the Storm.
Unfinished meta project with Leah Chyma from the graffiti park.

The Phoenix This photo represents teamwork to me. What you don't see are the 6 people around the Phoenix working to make this photo happen. Maybe the best distillation of my ideals into one photo from 2015. — The Phoenix
This photo represents teamwork to me. What you don’t see are the 6 people around the Phoenix working to make this photo happen. Maybe the best distillation of my ideals into one photo from 2015.

Another from a photowalk, this one in downtown Austin. Notice the way the white negative space frames the tree, but just barely

Reflections of a Mermaid. Second coldest shoot of the year in the San Marcos spring fed River. Danni shows amazing aptitude for her first time as a mythical mermaid. We pushed hard this year to make our underwater work a new notch higher than yeas previous. I am proud of how Andrew and I problem solved this shoot. — Reflections of a Mermaid.
Second coldest shoot of the year in the San Marcos spring fed River. Danni shows amazing aptitude for her first time as a mythical mermaid. We pushed hard this year to make our underwater work a new notch higher than yeas previous. I am proud of how Andrew and I problem solved this shoot.

Langtry Love From a style shoot in the desert working with more ambient light than my normal workflow. This photo appeals to me because it encapsulates the environment into the story more. I like the subtle leading lines and the contrast of warm and cool. — Langtry Love
From a style shoot in the desert working with more ambient light than my normal workflow. This photo appeals to me because it encapsulates the environment into the story more. I like the subtle leading lines and the contrast of warm and cool.

Enchanted A spur of the moment adventure engagement. Photos like this are where are work is heading as more and more couples take us on adventures that we document. Lit by the moon mostly with a little bit of flashlight at the top. — Enchanted
A spur of the moment adventure engagement. Photos like this are where are work is heading as more and more couples take us on adventures that we document. Lit by the moon mostly with a little bit of flashlight at the top.

Father and Son A shadow selfie with myself and Colton as he accompanied me to photograph a trail race in Burnet. I love being able to share with him what I do. — Father and Son
A shadow selfie with myself and Colton as he accompanied me to photograph a trail race in Burnet. I love being able to share with him what I do.

Interesting Face I don't know this guy's name, and I only took 3 frames of him. I was setup to do something else but felt compelled to speak up and make a picture with him. I love that jaunty hat. — Interesting Face
I don’t know this guy’s name, and I only took 3 frames of him. I was setup to do something else but felt compelled to speak up and make a picture with him. I love that jaunty hat.

Yoga Salutation. 1 speedlight and a talented Yogi combined with different editing lead to one of my favorite fitness sessions of the year. Michael at Venice Beach. — Yoga Salutation.
1 speedlight and a talented Yogi combined with different editing lead to one of my favorite fitness sessions of the year. Michael at Venice Beach.

Zuma Sun The warm California sun, from our August on the west coast. I actually brought a tripod with me and used it. I am terrible at landscapes but I shot more this year than I have in a long time — Zuma Sun
The warm California sun, from our August on the west coast. I actually brought a tripod with me and used it. I am terrible at landscapes but I shot more this year than I have in a long time

Noir Stacy in Burnet. Look at the mystery and messiness to this photo. We strive so hard for perfection and the messy ones usually end up speaking to us. — Noir
Stacy in Burnet. Look at the mystery and messiness to this photo. We strive so hard for perfection and the messy ones usually end up speaking to us.

Jessica Superhero. Jessica and I went to high school together and am amazed at the transformations she has made. Thinking Black Widow here. My groove with green and cinematic lighting this year. — Jessica Superhero.
Jessica and I went to high school together and am amazed at the transformations she has made. Thinking Black Widow here. My groove with green and cinematic lighting this year.

Bend in the River Maybe the most photographed spot in Austin, happened to be there with a fisheye lens and a great sunset. I could hang this one in my house to remind me of good Austin days. — Bend in the River
Maybe the most photographed spot in Austin, happened to be there with a fisheye lens and a great sunset. I could hang this one in my house to remind me of good Austin days.

Old Timey Collaboration with Amie to bring an old time feel to her childrens portraits. Limited myself to fairly low shutter speeds and black and white emulations. I need to limit myself more to get creative with solutions. More good work comes from that than bringing the entire kitchen. — Old Timey
Collaboration with Amie to bring an old time feel to her childrens portraits. Limited myself to fairly low shutter speeds and black and white emulations. I need to limit myself more to get creative with solutions. More good work comes from that than bringing the entire kitchen.

Liftoff, from a personal fitness shoot I commissioned with Rogue AC gals Anne and Kristen. Love strong women

Summertime The cobblers kids need shoes too. A reminder to photograph those nearest and dearest to me. — Summertime
The cobblers kids need shoes too. A reminder to photograph those nearest and dearest to me.

Tahoe Panorama Pretty sure the only panoramic I photographed this year. From a hike with the family to get a view of Lake Tahoe. Testing out the photomerge feature of Lightroom. — Tahoe Panorama
Pretty sure the only panoramic I photographed this year. From a hike with the family to get a view of Lake Tahoe. Testing out the photomerge feature of Lightroom.

Golden Bridge Sacramento Met up with family in Sacramento and then took about a 30 minute walk by myself and my camera when the light got good. Testing out the photomerge HDR in Lightroom to create DNG of merged raw files. Just a cool supsension/elevation bridge on the American River. — Golden Bridge Sacramento
Met up with family in Sacramento and then took about a 30 minute walk by myself and my camera when the light got good. Testing out the photomerge HDR in Lightroom to create DNG of merged raw files. Just a cool supsension/elevation bridge on the American River.

Determination Colton stands against the relentless Pacific Ocean mud dripping from his clenched fists. My boy will go far with this attitude — Determination
Colton stands against the relentless Pacific Ocean mud dripping from his clenched fists. My boy will go far with this attitude

Ophelia. This photo will always remind me of the intense rains we had in the spring of 2015. With rain we could count on I convinced Carrie to venture out into bull creek and play the role of Ophelia. I like the feel of isolation and greenness to this image. My images tend warm/organge as habit, working to shift where my colors flow. — Ophelia.
This photo will always remind me of the intense rains we had in the spring of 2015. With rain we could count on I convinced Carrie to venture out into bull creek and play the role of Ophelia. I like the feel of isolation and greenness to this image. My images tend warm/organge as habit, working to shift where my colors flow.

Reflections of 2015. Photographed after my almost last session of the year. 2016 has big shoes to fill even though I wasn't 100% satisfied with 2015. — Reflections of 2015.
Photographed after my almost last session of the year. 2016 has big shoes to fill even though I wasn’t 100% satisfied with 2015.

Andrea and Keith – It’s All About the Moment

December 11, 2015 by Andrew Fritz

Some weddings have elaborate decorations, food, and proceedings. Andrea and Keith’s had all those things, but they had something you can’t hire. It was the sort of wedding where my face was sore because I couldn’t help but smile the entire time. You could feel the happiness radiating from them as a physical warmth. When the DJ played Kermit the Frog’s “The Rainbow Connection” for Keith and his mother and then they called Andrea and their son over, it got hard to take pictures. (No really, I wasn’t crying. I just had something in my eye… both of them…)

Venue: Kindred Oaks
Catering: Southerns Fine Dining
Flowers: Zuzu’s Petals
DJ: Top Choice DJ
Cake: Sweet Treets Bakery
Coordinator: 11:11 Events
Hair & Makeup: Revelry Beauty

Joseph and Sara – Texas Hill Country Engagement

October 24, 2015 by Andrew Fritz

It’s always a special privilege to work for another professional photographer. When our friend Joseph asked us to be his wedding photographer, we were honored. There is a validation that goes with that, but also special responsibility and pressure. Phase one is the engagement shoot, and it is probably my favorite part of wedding photography. The ideal engagement session isn’t fast. It is relaxed and it is fun. I think relaxed and fun sums up Joseph and Sara’s hill country engagement.

We had a blast and made a ton of fun photos around the hill country. Picking the set for this blog was no easy task. The day began at the Stargazer cabin outside Fredericksburg with clear blue skies, tall brown grass and post oaks. We strolled up and down Main St in Fredericksburg for a bit, seeing the sites and making images. We hung out and chatted over a relaxed lunch at Rothskeller while we all flipped through the photos and talked about growing up in small town Texas.

Our plans hit a slight snag at Enchanted rock… The park was closed due to a managed hunt going on, so we diverted to Inks Lake. Luckily, we had time for the change in plans and spent sunset having some fun (including a cliff diving photobomb) around Devil’s Watering Hole.

Hopefully you like the images as much as we do.

Emily and Joseph: Austin Style Wedding at Mercury Hall

August 18, 2015 by Andrew Fritz

We can get used to the idea of Brunch Weddings. Emily & Joey tied the knot and took the plunge at Mercury Hall and then Barton Springs, literally took the plunge! (scroll down to the bottom if you don’t believe us). The wedding was full of Austin flavor. Pink flamingos surrounded and attacked the couple throughout the day. Hops & Grain and Austin Beerworks beer was there to keep everyone nice and cool along with many mimosas. Tiny Pies with their big bursts of flavor in tiny packaging. The secluded and chic Mercury Hall provided the backdrop to the days festivities. And pancakes! More weddings definitely need to have pancakes for brunch.

And yes, after the wedding we had a bit more Austin fun. We all headed over to Barton Springs where we had a bouquet toss with complete strangers and then Emily & Joey leaped hand in hand in into the icy waters of Barton Springs in front of clapping and cheering friends, family and well-wishing strangers.

Congratulations to Emily & Joey and all their Austin vibes!

Michelle & Antonio: Engagement Session in Dallas

August 13, 2015 by Josh Baker

Been a bit of a whirlwind this summer with assignments and shoots around the big state of Texas. And truth be told this engagement session in Dallas had me a bit nervous. See, Antonio is a photographer himself and has high expectations. Michelle’s older brother turns out to be a running friend of mine. So we had a bit of pressure on either side to turn in something fairly epic. The shoot itself took place mostly in the Arts district in downtown Dallas and finished in a secret parking garage to get twilight skyline views. The pressure went out the door the moment we pressed the first shutter. Tonio and Michelle are just a riot to work with; funny, smart, charming and a very beautiful couple. We had a bunch of fun playing with water, light and lines in ways to tell their love story. My favorite is the last photo in yellow… comfortable in front of the camera much?

Look for this couple’s wedding at Lone Oak Barn planned by Life Styled Events in September, we have been plans for that day too!
–JB

Kaitlyn: Liberty Hill Senior Portraits

March 17, 2015 by Andrew Fritz

Excited excited to be sharing the first set of Kaitlyn’s Senior Portraits from Antebellum Oaks. We have big plans for parts 2 and maybe 3 if the Texas weather ever cooperates. Kaitlyn wanted something different from the norm and knew that we could deliver on her ideas that started with classic portraits and ended with an antebellum picnic reading classic books.

Kaitlyn is exactly the type of client we love, she has stalked our website for years now, knew all the crazy things we have done in the past and we are planning to top a few of those concepts for parts 2 and 3. She rides a horse named Dancing in the Rain if that gives you an idea of where we are headed.

Special Thanks to Adrian with Revelry Beauty for the three looks and a huge thanks to Antebellum Oaks for being gracious hosts!

Search Results for: Oak

Elegant Golden Hour Bridals and Wedding Design

Elegant Golden Hour Wedding

Cathedral Oaks Bridal Portraits

An Award Winning Wedding Cake

Kristina and Britt: Wedding at Vintage Villas in Lakeway

Year in Review: Personal Photographs

Andrea and Keith – It’s All About the Moment

Joseph and Sara – Texas Hill Country Engagement

Emily and Joseph: Austin Style Wedding at Mercury Hall

Michelle & Antonio: Engagement Session in Dallas

Kaitlyn: Liberty Hill Senior Portraits

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