Sparks Photography http://www.photosparks.com/blog The photo blog of Catherine Sparks Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Ilan + Yael http://www.photosparks.com/blog/2010/01/ilan-yael/ http://www.photosparks.com/blog/2010/01/ilan-yael/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:09:26 +0000 Catherine Sparks http://www.photosparks.com/blog/?p=990 When I first met Ilan and Yael, I immediately noticed how warm-hearted and kind they are. I was very excited when they informed me that they had decided on me as their photographer. (This was my first wedding in Switzerland and my first Jewish wedding!)

It was such a pleasure to work with them. They were very laid back and gave me free rein with my ideas for photos. When I had my alone time with them to do photos in the city, they rocked it! Even in the moments that I wasn’t suggesting positions, they came up with their own and did some great acting/modeling too.

Thank you two very much for an amazing time and for your incredible hospitality.

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]]> http://www.photosparks.com/blog/2010/01/sara-g/feed/ 0 Anna, a White Dress, and a Field of Yellow Blooms. http://www.photosparks.com/blog/2009/11/anna-a-white-dress-and-a-field-of-yellow-blooms/ http://www.photosparks.com/blog/2009/11/anna-a-white-dress-and-a-field-of-yellow-blooms/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:58:43 +0000 Catherine Sparks http://www.photosparks.com/blog/?p=934 I took these photos of my friend Anna back in May. I’ve just recently finished all the edits and have a few of my favorites here to share.

This could be considered a TTD (trash the dress) session but we just got a little dirt on it. These types of photos can be made after the wedding at any time. Anna waited a few years to put her dress back on and take these. It think it was well worth digging it out of the closet!

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This was the first Marine wedding that I’d attended as well as my first in Hawaii. Those guys in uniform look so sharp! I think we have photos here they can use for the next print Marine ad!

I always say I have the greatest clients and it’s true. This family was no exception. They were so warm and kind and made me feel right at home with them. And again, I love sisters! These sisters were soooooo sweet! You could tell just how much they love each other and how close they all are.

Thank you two so much for a wonderful experience and for having me there. Hope to get back to the islands again someday and maybe we can do some baby photos then! ;)

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]]> http://www.photosparks.com/blog/2009/08/annie-eric/feed/ 1 Zielke and Birkeneder Families http://www.photosparks.com/blog/2009/08/zielke-and-birkeneder-families/ http://www.photosparks.com/blog/2009/08/zielke-and-birkeneder-families/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:21:32 +0000 Catherine Sparks http://www.photosparks.com/blog/?p=887 These families have to be some of the sweetest people I know! We know the Zielkes from BRCC as well and Jenni’s parents and sisters (and soon to be brother-in-law) also came so they could do some extended family photos.

I love sisters. I love how they look alike and interact together. The Birkeneder girls are just so darn cute too! Thanks for bearing the heat with me everyone! Hope we’ll be seeing you again soon!

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They were real troopers for these photos too. It was I think about 103 degrees on the Riverwalk that day. Wonder what the heat index was! In the short amount of time we were shooting, we got some great ones!

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Ray and Tammy also have their own website that describes themselves a bit and speaks about their mission: http://FlyForHim.org/ (My very talented brother-in-law Michael designed their site!)

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We did these photos at Fort Chaffee, AR. It’s an old military post where Elvis Presley got his first military haircut. There have also been three movies filmed at Fort Chaffee: A Soldier’s Story, Biloxi Blues, and The Tuskegee Airmen.

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