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Infrared black and white photography from the Big Sur River

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Jun 242010

Mothers and children by river. Infrared photography of the Big Sur River on the summer solstice.

I recently bought a digital canon, a D60, that has been converted to shoot infrared. Now, you can’t quote me on this, but here is to the best of my knowledge how this thing works. All digital cameras have a filter in them that blocks infrared and allows visible light to pass. In my new IR camera, someone has taken out that filter and placed instead a filter that does the opposite, blocks visible light and allows IR to pass.

If I’ve got that wrong, let me know in comments.

I first took the camera out to the Berkeley hills, and I loved it right away. I could tell immediately that I had to learn to see in a new way to get the most out of this camera, which as a photographer was an exciting prospect.

Then, I took the camera to the Big Sur River with some friends, and here are the results:

All Photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2010. All rights reserved.
Alex Schoenfeldt Photography.

Arianna Huffington at the ERA luncheon

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Jun 202010

Arianna Huffington at the ERA luncheon Equal Rights Advocates

ERA, or Equal Rights Advocates, had their 35th annual fund-raising luncheon last week. It was a huge affair. Hundreds of people.

The keynote speaker was blogger and pundit Arianna Huffington.

Arianna Huffington at the ERA luncheon

Photo © Alex Schoenfeldt 2010. All rights reserved.
San Francisco Bay Area photographer

Wedding Photography from the Summit House in Fullerton CA

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Jun 142010

Bride and her girls rock out, wedding reception Summit House fullerton CA

Carrie and Ryland got married in December of 2006 at the Summit House in Fullerton California.

There was wonderful soft Southern California evening light for the bridal shots, and Christmas lights everywhere in the evening. It’s really a great time of year for a wedding.

: Groom and Mom in Gazebo

: Bride on Lawn

: Portrait of bride

: Bride looking over shoulder

: Bride and father of bride, processional

: Bride looks at groom during ceremony

: Newlyweds in love

: Christmass lights

: Cuttinng the cake

: Kiss after cutting the cake

: Bride and her girls rock out

All photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2006. All rights reserved.
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Wedding photos: St. Gregory’s of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco

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Jun 132010

painting from the wall of St. Gregory's church in San Francisco showing a dance.

Here is another wedding from deeper in the stack. Amber and Colin got married at St. Gregory’s Church in San Francisco.

I’ve seen a lot of weddings in my time; Over 600. The ceremony at St. Gregory was pretty unique. It started off relatively similar to most weddings, people in a church, bride and a groom in front. Maybe a bit more colorful. Three officiants instead of one. People sing, which in my experience is somewhat rare these days, but not in the least unheard of. Touches that are slightly different, but not notable.

But then, it got more interesting. Everybody gets in a tight group, and everybody puts their hands on the shoulder of the person next to them, so the entire group is connected by touch.

Then, everybody in the entire church processes to an alter (called “the open table of Jesus”) near the back of the church. Then, and here is the best part, everybody, still touching, does this dance.

Here is a photo panted on the wall of the church of saints and luminaries from human history doing the dance that everybody at the wedding (guests included) do at the end of the ceremony:

paintinng from the wall of St. Gregory's church in San Francisco showing a dance.

Mural of the dance.

The effect was altogether captivating. You can see for yourself.

: Mural of the dance.

: Bride and groom goof off on the toys

: Congregation singing

: Congregation sings to bride and groom

: The touching begins

: everybody is connected by touch

: Wedding processes to the open table of Jesus

: The dance begins

: The dance. Notice how it looks like the mural.

Napa Wedding. Churchill Manor and Marsha’s Vineyard

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Jun 102010

Bride before the wedding, sepia Churchill Manor Napa, CA

From 2005, this is one of the oldest weddings I’ve posted on this blog. (I have a very rigorous process for deciding what to post. I reach blindly into the drawer where I keep all of the old contracts, and pull one out at random.) I was using older equipment, and I had hundreds fewer weddings under my belt (at this point I’ve shot over 600 professional gigs, including weddings, portraits, corporate events, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs etc…) but I am still happy with my work, looking back.

Angela and Steven got ready at Churchill Manor in Napa, had a ceremony at Marsha’s Vineyard in Napa, and a reception at the Pelusi Building also in Napa.

Bride before the wedding, sepia

Bride and Bridesmaids through window

Wedding Ceremony

Please take a look at the image above, and the image below. These are the same image, and the second one has been converted to Black and White. Back in the bad old days, you had to pick which you wanted to shoot, but now,I shoot everything in color and convert the ones I want to see in black and white. I think it words very well.

Wedding Ceremony, Black and White

Bride with flower girls

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