Apr 022012
 
Night time outdoor wedding in Yosemite

Kate got married outside at night in the middle of winter (barefoot too, and sh was really hoping for snow!) at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.

I had two cameras. One of them on me with a flash to capture the wedding as it happened with good lighting. But I knew that this alone would not convey the full impact of being outside at night, so I had a second camera on a tripod. I used 15 second exposures to capture both the light and the feeling of the wedding. In some of the images, you can see me and the flash my camera produced more than once in the same frame.

I’ve included not only 15 second exposure images, but also a few of the “regular” shots from the wedding, for context, and because I like them.

CRW 3508 15 second exposures of a night wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

CRW 3509 proof 15 second exposures of a night wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

CRW 3510 proof 15 second exposures of a night wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

CRW 3511 proof 15 second exposures of a night wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

IMG 3832 proof 15 second exposures of a night wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

IMG 3902 proof crop 15 second exposures of a night wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

IMG 4223 proof crop 15 second exposures of a night wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

All photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2006. All rights reserved.
Yosemite National Park Wedding Photography

Feb 102012
 
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Kristy and Ronan got married with a few family members present at San Francisco City Hall. City Hall is a great place to elope. It is prettier by far than most wedding venues in the area. After the wedding, I took the bride and groom around on a tour of some of the most photogenic spots in San Francisco.

The Japanese Tea Gardens are a great place to take a bride and groom. The spaces are intimate, the backgrounds are exquisite, and it is easy to get shots with nobody else in the frame. Next, Alamo square, which has a great city view for that cool street shot. The warming hut is the best place to get shots with the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Palace of Fine arts is so pretty as to almost be cliche, but it is still that pretty.

Jul 012011
 
Bouquet toss, wedding reception, San Jose Country club

I’m putting all of the photos from the wedding I shot last week at the San Jose Country Club online today.

This is the same wedding as my previous post with the flower girl dancing on the grooms feet.

I saw this shot of the bouquet toss. Bouquet flying through the air, girls and women reaching for the prize, and I thought “nailed it.”

Katie Brian 1260 proof One more from the San Jose Country Club wedding reception.

© Alex Schoenfeldt 2011
All rights reserved.
San Francisco Bay Area Wedding Photographer

Jun 262011
 
Flower Girl Dancing on Groom's feet

In this case, the girl dancing on a man’s feet is the flower girl dancing on the groom’s feet. The reason I love this shot is that it could be any girl on any man. Father/daughter, brother/sister, uncle/niece (in this case it is new uncle in law and niece. The flower girl was the bride’s niece.)

Victoria on Brian feet proof 1024x682 Girl dancing on mans feet. San Jose Country Club, San Jose CA

Flower Girl Dancing on Groom's feet

The photo was taken at the San Jose Country Club, San Jose CA.
Photo © Alex Schoenfeldt 2011
All rights reserved.
Alex Schoenfeldt Photography

Mar 162011
 
Sunset wedding photo taken on Treasure Island with views of San Francisco and the Bay Bridge

The photo below is from a 2007 wedding on Treasure Island in the middle os the San Francisco Bay. After years of driving over the Bay Bridge and passing over Treasure Island, it was great to have an excuse to stop, get down there, and shoot some photos. If you like views of San Francisco, and views of the Bay Bridge, Treasure Island is a great place for a wedding.

IMG 1297 pt 1024x682 Wedding Photography on Treasure Island. Amazing City Views

Photo © Alex Schoenfeldt 2007. All Rights Reserved
San Francisco Bay Area Wedding Photography