Downtown Indianapolis Photography

My wedding is coming up in 9 days! Because of this, my fiance was having a trial run done of her hair and makeup. The makeup artist came to our house so naturally I could not be there to spoil the surprise. So, what to do what to do? I packed up my gear and headed downtown.

Shortly after I arrived, I was walking by The Conrad Hotel and the Chicago Bulls players were making their way to the bus and stopping to sign some autographs. I used to be a Bulls fan as were most other boys my age because of Jordan but my allegiances have changed to hometown Pacers. Nevertheless it was cool to see them up close and personal.  On top of the behemoths that are NBA players, downtown provided some cool backdrops.

 

This was taken at St. Peters church. I love the architecture and art in old churches.

 

This was sitting outside of Reds Barber shop, which is awesome by the way. I was shooting the rear of the car and a Reds employee came out and informed me the owner was ok with me taking pictures but did not want any with his license plate posted anywhere. Understandable in today's age.

 

Chicago Bulls player Joakim Noah as he is signing autographs on his way to the bus.

Erin & Jason - Indianapolis Engagement Session

I was pretty excited when I found out that Jason and Erin chose me as their wedding photographer. I have known Jason for a number of years and I have really enjoyed getting to know Erin. Like so many other stories, the number of opportunities for them to have met in the past are countless. Whether it was at a party at Jason's fraternity or them having lived a block away from each other. Fate took over and introduced them and right away it was clear that they had something special.

We had hecklers during our shoot. There were some angry Chicago Bulls fans that drove by because our Pacers beat them earlier in the day! On the other hand there was a bus full of people yelling "Congratulations" as they drove by.  Below are some of my favorites followed by a slideshow. Enjoy!

 

An addition to the Indianapolis Wedding Photo Scene?

I was off to Chicago for the weekend for a bachelor party which had been scheduled a few months ago. Unfortunately, there was also a birthday party planned during that Saturday for my fiance's two year old niece. I would have liked to be able to make it since after showing her my iPhone, she gets excited when she sees me. Nevertheless, I wasn't going to make it. So, my fiance asked if she could use one of my cameras to take some pictures. I said sure and started to prep one of my older, but nicer, point and shoots. She then proceeded to say "Hey, I thought I would try using one of your good ones to see what I can do". After thinking about it for a minute I started to prepare a few things for her to shoot with. Her artistic eye without a doubt showed itself and below are some of my favorites that she took. The question is, do we have a future husband/wife photography team in the making?

Henry Woods is getting bigger

It has been a few months since I have seen Henry Woods and my my how much of a difference there is. He really has grown. The weather was atypical for this time of year which brought out a lot people. The park we went to is pretty cool and I can imagine as a kid once the water park gets going can be a wonderland of fun in the summer. They also serve ice cream and there was a little kid who's grandpa thought it would be a good idea to get him an ice cream cone. It was hilarious how much of it was on the front of his clothes by the time he was done. The Woods are always fun to be around and as my fiance said "It would be awesome to have you as parents" and I couldn't agree more. Henry is one cool cat and I am glad to be able to document his first year. Below are some of my favorites from the shoot.

Keaton Still @ 6 Months - Indianapolis Family Portraits

One word, awesome! When Keaton smiles it is genuinely awesome. He didn't feel like showing us his smile much during the shoot. Understandably so, he was focused on the ground and playing and feeling his way around everything within reach. When he did give us a smile it made for some great shots. Even when he was looking off or at his parents he is a great subject! It was also great to catch up with Cami and Allen and I feel fortunate to be able to document the first year of the "little" guy. Here are some of my favorites from the day followed by a slideshow.