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Infrared wedding photos from the Oakland Mormon Temple

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Aug 132010

Infrared wedding photo from the Oakland LDS temple

Infrared wedding photos from the Oakland Mormon Temple

When people get married at the Mormon Temple (or LDS Temple. Feel free to tell me in comments which is better) the temple itself is an important feature in the photographs. I love shooting there. As a photographer, I appreciate the scale, the lines, and the tones.

I’ve shot there many times, (here is another LDS wedding that made it to my blog) but this past week was my first time there with my infrared converted digital camera. It was a nice sunny day, which enhanced the effect.

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Spiderweb in the morning fog.

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Jul 302010

Spiderweb in the morning fog. Joaquin Miller Park Oakland, CA

While shooting a bridal portrait session today, I saw this spiderweb in the morning fog.

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

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Event Photography. Girls Inc "strong Smart and Bold" luncheon

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Jun 082010

olympic Gold Medal athlete Jessica Mendoza laughing at podium speaking accepting award Girls Inc Alameda County strong smart bold fundraiser scott's seafood oakland, ca

Girls Inc asked me to shoot photos of their 2010 fund raising luncheon this year. I was happy to do so. I have a daughter, and I’m very supportive of the work that Girls Inc does.

The Luncheon was a smashing success. It was in the pavilion at Scott’s Restaurant in Jack London Square. (You can see the background looks like tent material, that’s the pavilion for you.)

: olympic Gold Medal athlete Jessica Mendoza accepting award

: olympic Gold Medal athlete Jessica Mendoza laughing

: State Assemblymember Mary Hayashi

: Judge Gail Brewster Bereola and Girls Inc of Alameda County CEO Linda Boessenecker

: Gold Medal athlete Jessica Mendoza and her son

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Wedding at the Oakland LDS Temple, Reception at Oakhurst Country Club in Clayton

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May 182010

Cake fight cake cutting bride and groom wedding Reception Oakhurst Country Club in Clayton California

Julianne and Bret got married at the Mormon Temple in Oakland on a rainy day in February.

Weddings at the LDS temple are private. The guests and the photographer (me) wait for the bride and groom to come out. Mormon temples are gorgeous, so we always get a lot of photos in front of and around the temple.

After shooting at the temple, we went to the Oakhurst Country Club in Clayton, where we looked for spots that were covered from the rain but still had nice backgrounds for photos, before moving on to the photojournalistic shots of the reception.

: Waiting for bride to exit Temple

: Bride and groom at Temple doorway

: Family formal

: Family formal 2

: Bride and Bridesmaids Temple and Umbrellas

: Bride and Groom at Oakland Temple

: Formal Shot of Bride

: Bride and Niece

: Bride and Groom on bench

: cake fight

: First Dance in Black and White

: Groom dances with niece

: Child sleeps black and white

: Bride being interviewd

Photos © Alex Schoenfeldtt 2007. All rights Reserved
San Francisco Photographer

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Art Photography: Oakland's Chapel of the Chimes.

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Mar 142010

Today, I was on a photo safari, and went to Oakland’s Chapel of the Chimes.

I’ve been in the doorway before, but this is the first time I explored the place as a photographer. I could have spent all month there. All in ages shot in RAW. Adjustments were made in contrast, color, saturation. These photos are meant to represent how I saw and experienced the chapel more than how you would see it if you went yourself.