Twisted Oaks

“I wanted to really step my game up and push things as artisticly as possible”

We have a nice little wedding for you guys from Jay Cassario, shot with three different set ups. Let's listen what Jay has to say about it

Lindsey and Matt's wedding was one I had been looking forward to since I shot at the Salem Cross Inn last year. Knowing how beautiful the property is, I wanted to really step my game up and push things as artisticly as possible. We had a bright sunny day, and clear skies, leaving the door wide open for me to push the creative envelope.

Since my wide selection of gear has become pretty well known, I often get asked how I choose what to bring. For this trip, being one I knew I wanted to step things up a notch, I thought it would be cool to share my gear selection and a handful of the shots taken with 3 completely different setups. I also shot the hell out of my Pentax 645N which I am absolutely loving ever since I picked it up a couple months ago.

So, here are a handful of shots I picked out and processed. The majority of these were shot with my new Leica M240, the tiltshift shots taken with the 5D Mark3 and 45mm TS-E, and the first and last image taken with the Nikon D810 and Sigma 24 Art.

Three completely different setups, used for completely different reasons, all depending on the image want to create. I shot a lot of Fuji400H on the Pentax645N which I'm really looking forward to getting back from TheFINDLab in a couple weeks. 

Rocky Roses

“I absolutely love the texture of clouds and the way they filter light onto faces”

Haley Nord from www.haleynordphotography.com was able to capture her dream bridal shot on a perfectly moody and gritty day near Salt Lake City. Let's see what she has to say about it

"This spring in Utah, we had about two weeks solid of the most beautiful stormy weather. While it sometimes made doing shoots complicated, I absolutely love the texture of clouds and the way they filter light onto faces.

I knew I wanted to create my dream bridal shoot, something that had been in my head for quite awhile. I luckily have a team of incredibly talented friends, and we all collaborated to bring this moody bridal to life.

After hair & makeup, we all piled in my car and drove west, chasing the clouds and the beautiful light I had been dreaming of. About 60 miles west of Salt Lake, we went to a location that I had already scouted out a few days prior.

We climbed up the side of the mountain to get to the beautiful, gritty dark rock that you see in the photos, and the rest came to life through the talent of the models.

I shot The session with my D800, Nikon 85 1.8 lens, and Nikon 50 1.4. .I slightly underexposed most of the shots, I wanted to be able to bring out the texture of the clouds and rocks, while maintaining highlights on the face."

Dress | Haunted Head Fashion - instagram.com/hauntedheadfashion

Hair & Makeup | Megan Gorley - instagram.com/megaforce 

Florals | Jamie Heusser -  instagram.com/bunnisweet1

Model | Annika Quist - instagram.com/ajquist

Model | Joey Hugentobler - instagram.com/watchjoego

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Light and Dark II

It is time for part two of the amazing Iceland series by Benjamin le Du. If you missed part one, be sure to check it out here -> Light and Dark: Part I

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