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Photo of the Week: May 5-11 {Bananas Foster Flames}

Friday, May 11th, 2012

I was the second photographer for a wedding here in Columbia, Mo. last weekend and the bride and groom decided to have bananas foster as the desert at their wedding reception. The staff of the Tiger Hotel put on a great display as they were preparing the dish for everyone in the reception venue to see.

The flames were really impressive so I wanted to try to capture them without over exposing the whole scene. This picture was pretty simple, I had a remote flash high and behind the person who was preparing the desert. The flash provided some rim lighting for the subject and the flames provided the light for his face. Be sure to check back for some more photos from this lovely spring wedding in Columbia Mo.

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Lindsey and Josh Wedding Photographs {St. Charles, Mo.}

Friday, April 6th, 2012

Here are a few pictures from Lindsey and Josh’s perfect spring wedding in St. Charles Mo. We started with portraits of Lindsey and Josh around downtown St. Charles before the rest of their wedding party arrived. Once everyone was there we took some creative portraits with the entire wedding party at a couple of locations around the downtown area.

The wedding ceremony took place at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Many of Lindsey’s relatives have been married at Immanuel Lutheran Church, and she marked the fifth generation to do so.

After the ceremony we headed to the reception held at the Foundry Art Centre. The building was originally a train car factory and has been converted into an art center that houses artists studios, and the Grand Hall which provided the perfect space for the reception. Lindsey and her mom did a wonderful job with all of the decorations at the reception. I have to say it is one of the nicest reception venues I have had the opportunity to photograph in.

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Sarah and Jeremy’s Wedding Photography {St. Louis, Mo}

Saturday, January 7th, 2012

I had the opportunity to travel to St. Louis over the summer to be the second photographer for a wedding that Ryan Gladstone Photography was shooting. We started and got the detail photographs of Sarah’s dress, shoes and jewelry shot of before photographing the girls getting ready for the ceremony. We then headed to St. Agatha Catholic Church for the wedding ceremony. The church is a beautiful old Polish Roman Catholic Parish and made for a great ceremony.

Sarah and Jeremy live in the Soulard area of St. Louis so we headed there for some portraits with the rest of the wedding party. Soulard is a great old neighborhood and offers a variety of locations for pictures. Next we headed to Tower Grove Park where I made one of my favorite wedding photographs. A family reunion was taking place in the park and they had a large bounce house. All of the bridesmaids and Sarah decided it would be fun to jump around in it wearing all of their wedding attire. I can say that was a first for me and it made for some really fun photos. It is always great to take advantage of different situations when photographing a wedding.

The reception was at Windows on Washington which is a great venue to photograph in. It is nice and open and gives you great views of downtown St. Louis and the City Museum. Sarah and Jeremy’s friends were all a lot of fun and the wedding reception turned into a great party.

Here are some of my favorite photographs from Sarah and Jeremy’s wonderful St. Louis summer wedding.

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Alix & A.J.’s Wedding Photos {Kansas City, Mo.}

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

I traveled to Kansas City this fall to photograph Alix and A.J.’s wedding. We started the day at Second Presbyterian Church, which has a great little courtyard. This made for the perfect setting for Alix and A.J.’s first look photographs. It is always a cool experience to document a bride and groom seeing each other for the first time in such an intimate setting. After Alix and A.J. saw each other for the first time, it was off to the grounds of the Nelson-Atkins Museum for some portraits with the entire wedding party. There were still some nice fall colors on the trees which made for a great backdrop for the photographs.

After the beautiful ceremony at Second Presbyterian Church, Alix and A.J. made their grand exit through all their family and friends on their way to the Sawyer Room in downtown Kansas City for the reception. The Sawyer Room was a great wedding reception venue with lots of architectural details and plenty of space to party. The bride and groom are both University of Kansas graduates and surprised their guests with the appearance of Baby Jay, the KU mascot. Baby Jay made for some pretty fun photographs as kids, young and old, danced around the reception hall with her.

I hope you enjoy a few pictures from Alix and A.J.’s wedding this fall

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Photos of the Year {My favorites from 2011}

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

It is hard to believe that another year has come and gone. The past year has been a great year, I had the opportunity to photograph quite a few beautiful weddings, cute kids, sporting events and ad campaigns in 2011. I also successful completed personal project over the summer, taking a photo a day using a film Holga camera. I spent a lot of time scanning negatives but it was a great experience and got the creativity flowing.

I am excited to see what 2012 has in store for me. I am currently working on developing a new website for my wedding and portrait photography, so stay tuned for updates. Now here are a few of my favorite photographs, in no particular order, from the last year.

Bride photographed gettings out of bounce house in wedding dress at Tower Grove Park in St. Louis

Bride Sarah exits a bounce house after playing in it with her bridesmaids while taking wedding portraits at Tower Grove Park in St. Louis.

Bride and groom enter their back yard wedding reception in Mobile Alabama, Columbia Mo Wedding Photographer

Shane and Annaleigh enter their backyard wedding reception via yacht in Mobile, Alabama.

Engagement session photograph on the University of Missouri Campus in Columbia Missouri

Kerri and Brian engagement photo session in Columbia, Mo.

Competitors in Missouri State Criterium Championships round a in Jefferson City. Columbia Mo Sports photographer

Missouri State Championship Criterium cycling in Jefferson City, Mo.

Mizzou Football photograph of Kendial Lawrence, Columbia Mo Sports Photographer Justin Kelley

Missouri tailback Kendial Lawrence fumbles at the goal line during an NCAA college football game in Columbia, Mo.

Missouri senior wide receiver Jerrell Jackson is carried off the field by teammates T.J. Moe, left, and Marcus Lucas, with his rock following their victory over Texas Tech Saturday, November 19, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri defeated Texas Tech 31-27. Members of the senior class are carried off the field by their teammates following their final home game at Faurot Field.

Missouri senior wide receiver Jerrell Jackson is carried off the field following his final home game at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo.

Missouri basketball star Kim English photographed at Mizzou by Columbia Mo. photographer Justin Kelley

Missouri basketball player Kim English and University of Missouri Children's Hospital patient Brycen photographed for Toughness campaign.

Brenden Columbia Mo Children photography

Brenden photographed at his home in Collinsville, Ill.

Summer of the holga, analog photography, Columbia Mo toy camera photographer

Summer of the Holga photograph, Mike jumps in at Lake of the Ozarks.

Sailboat on Lake Hennessey in Nappa California

Sailboat on Lake Hennessey, Napa Valley, Cal.

State Champion Burr Oak Tree in McBaine Mo photographed by Missouri Photographer Justin Kelley

Missouri state champion burr oak tree at dusk in McBaine, Mo.

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Beth & Sean’s Wedding Photos :: Jefferson City, MO :: Mockingbird Hill

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

I had an opportunity to help my friend and talented wedding photojournalist Kyle Coburn photograph Beth and Seans’s wedding in Jefferson City, MO earlier this fall. The ceremony was at the ornate St. Peter Catholic Church across from the state capital and the reception was held at Mockingbird Hill.

Beth and Sean had a perfect fall day for their wedding. I was fortunate to be able to photograph the reception at Mockingbird Hill, they only host a hand full of events in their barn during the year. It is a really cool reception venue and the grounds are beautiful which makes it an easy location to photograph at.

Painting with light photograph illuminates red barn at Mocking Bird Hill Wedding reception.

Kyle and I broke out a techinque called painting with light to illuminate the grounds at Mockingbird Hill during the wedding reception. It is always great to be able to use a skill taught by Rita Reed in the Missouri Photojournalism program.

A bride and groom are photographed daning during their Jefferson City Mo wedding reception.

Groom and Bride pictured enjoing one of the last dances at their wedding reception, Columbai Mo wedding photographer

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