Melbourne Photographer | Wedding and Portrait Photography | Kids Photography | JD Blog » carlton gardens http://jddigitalphotog.com/blog Young, Fresh, Innovative Thu, 10 May 2012 03:53:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Pre wedding photographs http://jddigitalphotog.com/blog/730/pre-wedding-photographs/ http://jddigitalphotog.com/blog/730/pre-wedding-photographs/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:42:14 +0000 JD http://jddigitalphotog.com/blog/?p=730 Pre wedding shoots are a great way to get comfortable in front of the camera before the big day and this is why we include them in all our packages.  It also gives us the chance to get to know each couple better and personalise their wedding day photography to suit their personalities and we have plenty of fun in the process.

Here are a some recent shoots from all around Melbourne with some of our soon to be married couples, I have played around with some new textures in a few to spice them up a bit as you can see in the first one.

melbourne

Melbourne

pre wedding portrait

pre wedding portrait

melbourne couple

The aim is to have fun and get the couples to let their hair down and their personalities out.  The more fun you have on a shoot or on your wedding day the more natural and personal the images turn out.

casual beach portrait

casual beach portrait

melbourne pre wedding shoot

intimate portrait

beach boxes

beach boxes

carlton gardens

carlton gardens

 another textured photo.

natural

cheers

cheers

]]> http://jddigitalphotog.com/blog/730/pre-wedding-photographs/feed/ 1 Melbourne Wedding Photos http://jddigitalphotog.com/blog/569/melbourne-wedding-photos/ http://jddigitalphotog.com/blog/569/melbourne-wedding-photos/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:22:59 +0000 JD http://jddigitalphotog.com/blog/?p=569 On Saturday we had our first wedding for a while and it was good to get out into the Melbourne cityscape and get some great pictures.  Eric & Elaine and their bridal party braved the cold weather and turned it on for the camera and as a result we captured some great photographs of their big day.  We started the day in Hawthorn & Kew for the getting ready images then onto St. John’s of Toorak for the ceremony.  With the rain holding off we had time to go to Parliament & Carlton Gardens before heading back to the beautiful Langham Hotel for the reception. 

With all the weddings we shoot we capture the day as it happens and not get caught up in posing or staging the day too much and go for a much more natural fun style.  Approaching the day this way puts the couple at ease and allows us to capture the moments that unfold at a wedding truthfully and in a relaxed fashion.

In the end it is all about having fun and enjoying the experience after all it is your wedding day! 

The little blue box – every brides dream

wedding jewellery

The sun was out early so we used it to our advantage to get this great portrait of Eric

groom

This is a great photograph of Elaine’s dad seeing her in her dress.

father of the bride

bride & bridesmaids

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church ceremony melbourne

bride & groom

wedding photography

melbourne wedding photography

bridal portrait

bridal party photography

wedding photography parliament

wedding portrait

melbourne city photograph

bride & groom

casual wedding portrait

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bridal party having fun

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fun wedding portrait

melbourne langham hotel balcony portrait

The bridal waltz

bridal dance photograph

Elaine made sure Eric’s Bonbonniere had a special message.

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