My journal highlights my personal and professional adventures as a full-time wedding photojournalist! I absolutely love being a wedding photographer! My "job" is to hang out with awesome couples on the biggest day of their lives! Throughout my career I've photographed city weddings with 300 guests and small intimate Riu Ochos Rios Jamaica destination weddings with about 30 guests! My wedding photography studio is based out of Lewes Delaware, although I've traveled all over the world including Kingston Jamaica and Montego Bay Jamaica to photograph two events with Prince Charles!!!
So if you want to hang out on your wedding day, please drop me a line...even if you don't have a date set, wedding reception site picked or even if there is no fat rock on your finger! ;)
I know I know. I haven’t updated the website for a while. On 2/22 Kaya (our dog) and I hit the road for an eight day cross country trip. We stopped by several cities and hosted Photog Shootout Events in New Orleans, Dallas and Phoenix! Rested for a few days in San Diego with the family then headed to Vegas for WPPI! Each year WPPI calls tens of thousands of portrait and wedding photographers to Las Vegas! It is so amazing to meet and hang out with old and new friends. Here is a sneak peak of a little Karaoke that took place!
So one night looking into the freezer, I found myself vegging out as my eyes scanned the frozen landscape . What to make…what to make I pondered. Freezer burnt hamburger patties. Nope, I don’t event know what circa they are from. A 3 foot frozen package of 25 chicken beasts from Costco? No, defrost will take two days and I forgot to pick up a 5 gallon bucket of BBQ sauce from Costco. My eyes met a lonely bag of mixed veggies and the brainstorming began. What can I make with a bag of vegetable medley? FRIED RICE!
With some leftover white rice and other basic ingredients I set forth to try to make some curry shrimped fried rice from scratch! Yum yum. Being a part-time stay at home Dad and a full-time wedding photographer it is always great to be able to quickly whip up a healthy dinner for the fam. I must say this dish has become my go to dish when it is “one of those days.” Hope you enjoy!
***Please note that this photo was taken with my iPhone..so I’m not sure what the weird green colored stuff is in the upper right hand corner.***
Prep time is about 15 mins.
Cook 3 cups of rice. After completed place in fridge to cool the rice to be used later.
Add 3/4 cup of vegetable oil and turn the stove on medium- high (about 6 or 7)
Add 1/3 cup of dry minced onions. Cook until onions are golden brown.
Add 25 chopped uncooked raw shrimp or 2 cubed uncooked chicken breasts.Cook until shrimp is red or until chicken is white.
Add 1 tablespoon of ground black pepper.
Add 1 tablespoon of curry powder. (I use yellow, but any will do)
Add 1 cup of frozen vegetables. (A medley with corn, carrots and pees work best)
Add the 3 cups of cooked cold rice. Mix thoroughly.
Most of the wedding day I use my ‘Ninja Skills” and document the wedding from a distance in a more photojournalist approach. I absolutely love using the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens to snag shots with out being seen by my subjects! Who said wedding photojournalists only use wide angle lenses? Here are a few shots from past weddings were I caught “Real Life” moments.
I believe that no matter what trends the wedding photography industry experiences, wedding photojournalism will never expire. Trends will come and go. Think about how over the years how much clothing has changed. In the last 40 years we’ve seen tied die shirts, neon, stone washed jeans and Doc Martins. The clothes that people wear simply serve as a temporary style. Remove the clothes and what are you left with? Real people…real life.
I’m sure you have seen some old school wedding photography and noticed the “awesome” heart shaped framing…or my personal favorite where the bride is pretending to sniff her spot colored bouquet at eye level while standing in front of the window! Barf. ;) Wedding photojournalists capture REAL LIFE with its raw and candid moments. We act as an observer of the wedding day and document it as it unfolds. Minimal interaction allows the wedding day’s emotions and interactions to flow naturally. It’s this flow that help me photograph real life.
Here are a few pictures from Julie and Brian’s Salero wedding in Rehoboth Beach Delaware!
This photo below was heavily photoshoped to add the cheesiness!!! Funniest part was I showed my wife this photo and she said, “Eeew that is so 90s!” lol
***Disclosure: The cheesiness of this photo does not reflect the style of Julie the Bride or my wedding photography. This was used for example purposes only. ;)***
