Wedding Photos from the Rios-Lovell Winery in Livermore California
Melissa and Kris got married in 2006 at the Rios-Lovell Winery in Livermore California. It was a pretty day with a beautiful sunset. The wine country of Livermore, with it’s hills and orchards, is a wonderful place for a wedding.
All Photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2006
San Francisco Bay Area Photographer
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.
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
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.
All photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2006. All rights reserved.
Wedding and Event Photography
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:
Mural of the dance.
The effect was altogether captivating. You can see for yourself.
All Photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2005. All rights reserved.
San Francisco Photographer
