An Overview of Hip, Rustic, + Modern Weddings 2013 {long post}

michaelglenn

2013 has been an incredible year for me. I got to work with amazing photographers spanning from New Jersey to California. Here is a compilation of my five favorite weddings that I captured as a second shooter. The entire blog post can be seen here.


Maggie + Scott . A Bonnet Island Wedding - Primary Photographer: .
Brandon Rodkewitz


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Nicci + Micah . A Saratoga Springs Wedding . - Primary Photographer Michael James

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Nick + Stephanie . A Rustic Wedding at Shark River Park + The Mill - Primary Photographer: Pat Furey

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Lauren + Ryan. A beautiful PA Wedding - Primary Photographer: Madeleine Gray

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John + Laura . Beautiful Stony Brook Wedding + Imagery at Harmony Vineyards
Primary Photographer: Brandon Rodkewitz

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Happy New Year everyone! Thanks for viewing!

divamum

I love all of this work so.so.much. I can but aspire. And I hugely prefer what you've done with your shots from the wedding we did together than what I did with them lol (although I will be sticking with my processing if only because it fits in with the rest of the set better - however, you've given me some cool ideas to play with!).

Beautiful work, MG.

michaelglenn

Thanks Diva! You did great with that wedding! I'm glad you got some cool ideas out of it, and I'll look forward to what you come up with next wedding!

Brett1000

looks like 2013 was a good year

WillCAD

Great sets, thanks for sharing.

Looking at these, two things stood out for me more than anything else:

1) Brandon Rodkewitz apparently lets his second shooter do the bride prep photos? Never heard of that; usually the second shooter does the groomsmen's prep while the primary handles the bride and bridesmaids.

2) Superhero wedding = AWESOME!

queequeg

Wow, you had a great 2013! I love that all these weddings were so distinct, but your style shines right through!

michaelglenn

WillCAD wrote: »

Great sets, thanks for sharing.

Looking at these, two things stood out for me more than anything else:

1) Brandon Rodkewitz apparently lets his second shooter do the bride prep photos? Never heard of that; usually the second shooter does the groomsmen's prep while the primary handles the bride and bridesmaids.

2) Superhero wedding = AWESOME!

Normally he doesn't, but with this wedding it was necessary. The bride and groom were both in the same building. Bride was on the second floor, and groom on the first floor. The groom was with the groomsmen all dressed, having drinks, and eating food. Other than getting a few quick snaps, I didn't want to hang there and make them feel uncomfortable while eating. More of a story was going on upstairs when I talked to Brandon. I told him nothing was going on other than eating, so he decided to have me up there with him. The room the bride was in was very spacious, and a lot of storytelling was going on up there, so it made up for the groomsmen stuff

And that superhero wedding was really awesome!

queequeg wrote: »

Wow, you had a great 2013! I love that all these weddings were so distinct, but your style shines right through!

Thank you so much! That has been my big goal for 2013. Maintaining consistency + executing style .

divamum

michaelglenn wrote: »

Thank you so much! That has been my big goal for 2013. Maintaining consistency + executing style .

You have the 12* clockwise tilt down to perfection

michaelglenn

divamum wrote: »

You have the 12* clockwise tilt down to perfection

This is exactly why I'll never be good at architecture photography. All buildings will be slanted 12 degrees

zoomer

That is good stuff.
A few tilt and framing issues but minor nits compared to the over all goodness.
Some of them have quite a bit of grain.....which I am a huge fan of. Nice use of light, exposures, colors all good.
Main thing and all that Really matters is you captured the emotions of the day...good on ya!

Gaby617

Awesome overview.. Always look forward to seeing your work.

michaelglenn

zoomer wrote: »

That is good stuff.
A few tilt and framing issues but minor nits compared to the over all goodness.
Some of them have quite a bit of grain.....which I am a huge fan of. Nice use of light, exposures, colors all good.
Main thing and all that Really matters is you captured the emotions of the day...good on ya!

Thanks Mike! I tend to keep grain in there, as I do enjoy the look of it.

Gaby617 wrote: »

Awesome overview.. Always look forward to seeing your work.

Thanks Gaby! It means a lot

laurenornot

Really fantastic! I think Nick + Stephanie is my favorite, though it was a difficult choice! I love the tones.

Let me know if you ever need a second