2012 Chic Album

January 25, 2012/by kmiller

Over the last few posts, I’ve been sharing new album designs for Captivating Imagery’s 2012 Album Collection. This last design is what I’ll refer to as the Chic Album—my husband calls it the mammoth because of it’s size. It’s a 12×12 flush mount album that comes with a custom album box and pearlized pages. It’s a definite favorite of mine and an alternative to the Handcrafted Fine Art album (included in the Premium and Ultimate Packages) for those who prefer flush mount albums. Plus, the design really sets it apart with lightly distressed neutral wallpaper patterns and accentuated borders.

I’ll be posting photos of these albums after the bridal show this weekend, but for now, here are the spread designs starting with the custom cover.

This album features Callie and Brian’s lovely September wedding at Callie’s family home.

The ceremony site was gorgeous with an arbor made especially for the occasion.

Callie was simply stunning.

The bridal party was completed by an adorable flower girl who ran down the aisle.

We took a few minutes for photos of the bridal party around this gorgeous property.

The details at the reception were sweet. The same shades of pink and white in her bouquet were repeated in the centerpieces with distressed votive holders on top of cream runners. And their favors were dark chocolate bars with caramel and sea salt, wrapped in paper with a blue and white ticking design. Delicious!

The toasts were so heartfelt and warm that it was easy to see how much the best man and maid of honor adore Callie and Brian.

The sun set and the party carried on well into the night between the dance floor in the tent and the lounge in the barn. What a fabulous way to celebrate!

So this post completes the introduction of the 2012 Album Collection. Although there will be more products to come soon!

2012 Contemporary Album Featuring Photograph from a Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Wedding

January 18, 2012/by kmiller

In my last post, I introduced the 2012 Captivating Imagery Wedding Album Collection and unveiled the Classic Album. Today, I’m excited to share the Contemporary Album featuring images from Katherine and Robert’s lovely July wedding at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Like the Classic Album, the Contemporary Album is a flush mount album in a rectangular 10″ x 7″ format rather than the traditional square. This 20-page album is designed as 10 spreads so that the photos stretch right across the gutter, or the crease in the center for the binding. So you’re seeing what the pages look like side-by-side when you open the album. For now, I’m just showing the design for the pages, but the cover is a dark red alligator leather to compliment Katherine’s color scheme and it looks great!

Oh and the actual album is not watermarked—that’s just for the website.

I love Mellon Park—I think I must have shared that a million times already. So sorry for my redundancy! But I was thrilled that Katherine and Robert would be exchanging vows there. It was a beautiful, sunny day and the walled garden was a lovely setting.

It’s tough to select images to include in the album when you have upwards of 500 to choose from. But this image of them kissing on the right is, by far, my favorite of the day. I love their embrace and the emotion in their family members who officiated the ceremony.

And here comes my favorite part of the day—this is where image selection really gets tough.

Katherine and Robert are dog lovers and they really wanted a photo with their pugs, so they made arrangements with a friend to bring the pugs to the park for a few shots and then take them back home. These little guys were so great! They nearly stole the show!

This next spread takes some explaining—the Cascade bottle is what brought Katherine and Robert back together after years of being apart since they dated in high school. Katherine ran out of detergent and went to the grocery store to pick some up. They ran into each other at the store and have been together ever since. It was really sweet to see how she incorporated little details like this one into their wedding day.

The food by Tallulah’s Catering was delicious and Joy, the PCA’s director of special events, was fabulous. So this spread is a tribute to their success.

Katherine and Robert and their guests were really having a great time and really celebrated on the dance floor.

This last spread has a lovely image by Alex. Alex’s photos are sprinkled throughout this post, but this one of the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts deserves special recognition. Thanks Alex!

Next up, I’ll be sharing the design for the Chic album featuring photos from Callie and Brian’s September wedding.

Introducing the 2012 Captivating Imagery Wedding Album Collection

January 11, 2012/by kmiller

Over the last few months, I’ve been working hard to prepare new sample albums and products for the Cavanaugh Bridal Show on January 28th and 29th. So I’m pleased to present a sneak peek of sorts on my blog! I have three new sample albums from some awesome weddings I’ve photographed over the past year: Melissa and Gabe’s October wedding at Rolling Acres, Katherine and Robert’s July wedding at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and Callie and Brian’s September wedding at Callie’s family home.

The albums each have their own style and I’ve named them to make it easier when I talk with clients about what style they like during album consultations. So for today, here’s the Classic Album. It is a flush mount album with a premium leather cover in black and this sample features Melissa and Gabe’s wedding. This 20-page album is designed as 10 spreads so that the photos stretch right across the gutter, or the crease in the center for the binding. So you’re seeing what the pages look like side-by-side when you open the album.

Of course the actual albums don’t have watermarks on the pages. That’s just for the web site.

Melissa also did a studio bridal session so I was sure to include some of those photos in her album as well.

And Melissa is such a beautiful bride that I couldn’t help including a few more portraits from her wedding day. Those gorgeous flowers are by Joanne’s Occasional Flowers. Joanne always does such a beautiful job!

It was a little chilly that day, so the ceremony was held inside and it made for beautiful, back-lit, black and whites, so I went with that for the next few pages.

The rain slowed and Melissa and Gabe and their bridal party bared the cold for some photos right before sunset.

I love when it’s time to photograph just the bride and groom. It’s hard to choose, but I think that’s my favorite part of the day.

They were announced into a warm and friendly crowd and went right into their first dance.

I like to save the last spread for some nighttime portraits.

This album design was just sent to be printed and bound. Once I receive it, I’ll take some more photos to show the cover and binding. Up next, the Contemporary Album featuring Katherine and Robert’s wedding!

Pittsburgh Senior Portraits at SteelGate Studio

December 22, 2011/by kmiller

It’s just about that time to meet up with family and old friends and celebrate the Christmas season. But before I go, here’s a post from a senior portrait session in October. I met Sam through his brother, whose wedding I photographed in Pittsburgh this past summer. He’s a great guy and we had a fun time during his session with a little help from his friends. First we started with a traditional portrait for the yearbook photo.

This messy look with the hair was expertly achieved by his younger brother Raymond, who stood by making sure it was all in place.

I think this is one of my favorites of Sam. He looks so comfortable and casual leaning against the wall.

Ok, time for another look.

These images of him on the green chair are close contenders for my favorite shot. Love seeing his arms on the back of the chair. Watch out, ladies!

And here, he’s just too cool for school.

We stepped outside the studio to walk along the train tracks and trees that run along the Monongahela River.

What a great guy! Thanks, Sam, for a great session! Many blessings to you in all your future endeavors!

Senior portraits by Captivating Imagery can be done in the studio or on-location. The creative fee is $500 for a 2-hour session with a $350 credit toward prints and other photo products. Contact me at info@captivatingimagery.com if you’d like to talk more about scheduling a session.

Lauren and Dan’s Pittsburgh Engagement Session

December 15, 2011/by kmiller

Lauren and Dan are getting married next Fall and have been planning their wedding from out of town, so when she emailed me about their trip to Pittsburgh for the last weekend of October, we made sure there was time for their engagement session while they were in town, even if it happened to be on a Sunday afternoon right before a Steelers game. Little did we know what chaos we would face with the pre-game festivities and detours on the North Shore, it definitely made things interesting, but we can all laugh about it now.

We started at Riverview Park for some portraits amidst the fall foliage.

It was so quiet and peaceful there. Lauren loved the fall leaves and Dan was happy to hold her close and keep her warm.

They had no trouble kissing in public. And that’s ok when you’re being followed by a camera! At least, that’s how I see it!

I really like this low angle. It doesn’t always work, but these are some of my favorite photos from the session!

And fast-forward through a 45-minute drive to the North Shore. The detours and traffic were particularly bad that day because of the game. What Lauren and Dan didn’t know is that their engagement session that day came with a tour of Pittsburgh’s North Side! Ha!

There were flocks of Steelers fans on all sides, but they were kind and gave us some space as we made our way along the North Shore, stopping here and there for some photos.

This is one good-looking couple.

And just one more kiss!

So, Lauren and Dan were off to the big game—lucky ducks! Her friend bought them tickets as an engagement gift. I went home and watched it with some friends dressed in our Halloween costumes. All in all, what a great day! Go Steelers!

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