Stacey Vaeth Photography Wedding Style at the Cherry Blossoms
Posted on March 25, 2012
I met Tom and Rebecca on their honeymoon. My husband and I were taking a much needed vacation to the beach, and Toma and Rebecca were honeymooning at the same resort in Antigua, West Indies, after hosting a rocking destination wedding in Mexico.
We quickly clicked, and discovered that we all lived in the DC metro area. They asked me to do a DC style shoot of them in their wedding clothes after they returned and got settled in, which of course immediately struck us that it just had to be done under the cherry blossoms.
So we met on Friday night, them in their wedding splendor, but completely relaxed and with no where to go (what a treat!). We wandered the tidal basin, chatted and caught up, and grabbed some great shots. What a fun way to spend an evening, in great company with the intention of making great images, under glorious skies. Enjoy!
Cherry Blossoms and Balloons, oh my!
Posted on March 25, 2012
Sima and Richard were so much fun to work with! Engaged for just a while, and dating for fewer than two years, they were so at ease with each other. It’s easy to see how they fit together, easy going and fun-loving, both of them. Richard proposed with a balloon as his prop, so their wedding theme will definitely be incorporating balloons. I love that Sima thought to bring one to our session down on the Tidal Basin. It was almost as if it were carpeted in snow, those blossoms were so full. Gorgeous afternoon, gorgeous couple. What more can you ask for?! Congratulations you guys!
Cherry Blossoms – Day 1, Part 2
Posted on March 21, 2012
Yesterday, I awoke to pouring down rain and crackling thunder. It wasn’t forecasted, so I hopped into the car at 6am, hoping that it would clear before our scheduled Cherry Blossom Mini Sessions. After some calls with my early morning clients, we decided to all go down, park and wait it out. Which we did, and which worked out beautifully. Very few tourists (comparatively speaking), great blossoms, and gorgeous light.
Here’s Annabelle, my first time working with her, and what a star she was. She loves her great blond hair, and new party dress. She must have felt like a princess yesterday….
Followed by Samara, whom I’ve been working with since the inaugural year of our Cherry Blossom Mini Sessions…how she’s grown into a beautiful young girl.
I returned in the afternoon to shoot an Engagement Session for Sima and Richard, more of their pics later on today or tomorrow. What spirit!
And here is my last shot of the night….
Incidentally, four of my five clients from yesterday were stopped by various news channels, asking if they would allow their picture to be taken for publication/web/tweets, etc. So…if you’re looking for clothing and accessories inspiration, look no further!
Cherry Blossoms – Day 1, Part 1
Posted on March 20, 2012
It all started with a crackling, lightning filled sky….
and broke open to a gorgeous morning.
Off to an engagement session, but a quick post of my first frame out of the camera this morning. This is out of the camera, no post-production:
Followed by beautiful Cardin, whom I’ve been photographing since she was very little….this is the first year she didn’t have to wear a coat (or hat, mittens, scarf, a second coat….) to the Cherry Blossom Mini Session! More tonight from our dynamic kids from this morning.
Springtime Mini Sessions Registration Now Open!
Posted on March 5, 2012
Happy Spring! We’ve been waiting over here at Stacey Vaeth Photography to see how this crazy winter would shape up, and how it would impact the Cherry Blossom season. We are now ready to schedule our yearly Cherry Blossom Mini Sessions! This years dates are: March 25, 27, 29 and 31.
Click here to book your session.
However, for those who would like to try something new this year (or avoid the crowds and traffic!) join us for our new Springtime Mini Sessions! This year, we’re creating some super fun props for the session, including water features! The Springtime Mini Sessions will be held at my new home studio, in Silver Spring, MD. Help us inaugurate our new space!
Springtime Mini Session dates are:
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Springtime Mini Sessions, so Soon!
Posted on February 29, 2012
Silly me! I spoke too soon….
We’ll also let you know about some exciting new springtime offerings. Stay tuned!
Mini Sessions on the Horizon!
Posted on February 28, 2012
Stacey
The Season Begins!
Posted on February 21, 2012
Shooting season begins once again as the taxes, organizing, planning, re-assessing season winds down. I like to think of my business as going through internal and external phases. December 24 – about mid-February is the internal time when I work on the guts of everything…and again in July when it’s too darn hot to do anything. The rest of the time is shoot, process images, meet with clients, print, prepare, repeat. Pretty cool to see this cycle repeat itself for the last three years, without fail.
So we’re going up up up the roller coaster, winding our way to the top for the shooting cycle kick-off. And what a session to kick off with! Loved working with Caitlin and Mike, who were great to join me so early in the morning, down in Old Town, Alexandria.
They’re a fantastic, low-key couple who were clearly great in front of the camera. Happy engagement guys! Enjoy these months of planning and thinking about your wedding and marriage, it’s unlike any other stage in your life….
The Heritage Print
Posted on February 9, 2012
My favorite custom product for 2012 – our new Heritage print. I was just at the framers, building two pieces for a client, and thought I’d share the process.
Hand printed on watercolor paper, with a hand-decked edge, these pieces are more painting than print. I worked with the always awesome folks at the Framer’s Workroom (if you haven’t been, these will become your go-to framers once you discover them) to come up with the custom frame style. They do the archival preparation of the piece and floats it over the extra wide mat. They also custom build the wood frame.
Then I cut and place the spacers, which creates a “floating look” that amplifies the focus on the edge detail and print texture.
From there, I clean and lay museum glass (UV protection and non-glare), add the back support and cover, and apply frame hangers to the back.
And voila! My favorite piece. I was in and out feeding the parking meter while doing this over the course of 3 hours, and totally forgot to take a final picture of the piece, not the wrapping :), but below is an image of another clients’ final Heritage print.
Come by sometime if you’d like to check it out in person and see if this treatment is a fit for your images.
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