yesterday i got to shoot a friend of mine's bridal pictures. we went to a garden in monroe, la. the garden was beautiful but i had to hang around the building for the most part due to mid-day shooting and some harsh sunlight. im usually not a sucker for the traditional bridal shot with the dress flowing down a stair case... but something about this one i am digging!

the garden at some point was originally a coke bottling plant... hence the $.05 coke machine!

Awesome shots. I love #1 and #2.

They are all gorgeous, but I'm amazed by the light control in #2!!

the first 2 were shot with a 580 off camera triggered by a canon st-e2... it was diffused by a white transparent umbrella...

the second one was in an inside garden with a glass roof. i had been shooting in the same spot just from 180 degrees around... the light was harsh on her face so i went around to put the light behind her... since i had been dealing with harsh light.. i had the exposure under exposed and trying to just light up the bride with the 580... so this is what i came up with! i liked it too... thanks for the compliment.

#1 is gorgeous... soft light, beautiful pose, beautiful bride, great colors for background which make her *pop*... very well done.

Matt, they look great! Really great lighting.

Only nitpick: Maybe it's just me, but #1 looks like it is slightly tilted. It's my favorite of what you've displayed. Again, it could be just me... I'm no where near my production system to double check.

Diet Coke? How unAmerican can you get... LOL! No... those are sweeeet!

Nice work

thx sarah... i tried to get your website to come up but it didnt work...

where are you located here in the natural state?