Archive for November, 2009

Wedding Photographer Northern Michigan

When I look back at Weddings past I am both humbled and energized by the ability of my images to bring out emotions.  Even when I show friends my images, and they don’t even know the people, the images can be very emotional.  This leads me to believe that the couples can really associate with my wedding images.

This is one of my main goals in my wedding photography ~ telling the story of the wedding day through the eyes of the bride and groom.  Each day is different and I feel that by being a great listener and observer I can collect enough information from the bride and groom, family, and friends in order to tell the story of the wedding day just as the bride and groom see it.

This winter I will be posting shows of my past images, and there will be some overlap, but I am both experimenting and educating myself and readers on techniques, ideas, and possible future projects.  When you observe the images in slideshow format it allows you to take in the composition and really analyze what was the idea of the image and the story  behind the image prior to the shutter release.

Northern Michigan Photography

I will also be sharing some of my nature images from recent times and all the way back to my high school, and earlier, years.  I have some fabulous images that are just burning to be exposed.  Make sure to visit my online images for sale at http://www.printsbypaul.com Here I will be uploading some groups of images for viewing and purchase.

Enjoy the show of a few of my summer weddings in northern michigan this year.

If you would like to contact me regarding your Wedding, Event, Party, or photography please visit Paul Retherford Photography Contact Page Have a wonderful day!

Winter Sports Photography in Northern Michigan

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During the winter months here in Northern Michigan I focus some of my photography talent on winter sports.  This year I will be photographing a few dog sled races, one of which will hopefully be the UP200 in Marquette, and probably the I500 snowmobile race in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.  Since winter is a slow Wedding season, although this year it is a bit more scheduled than normal, I look forward to capturing events that I would normally not consider.  The concepts of this type of motion photography is a bit different so it allows me to gather ideas for my wedding photography.

Today I added to my arsenal of cameras with a Canon 5D.  Thank you Canon for putting all these new cameras on the market and making the older/new cameras, that are truly awesome, dirt cheap.

Dog Sled Racing in Upper Michigan ~ UP200 and Kinross sled dog races

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Winter Sports Photography by Paul Retherford Photography, LLC

Harbor Springs Wedding Photographer | Michigan

Weddings in Northern Michigan are beautiful and perfect.  Harbor Springs,  Michigan is a perfect location for a destination Wedding in Michigan.  The town is small and sits on the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan.  There are a large selection of Wedding Vendors in Northern Michigan to choose your perfect combination.

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Your Wedding should be captured through your eyes.  Paul Retherford Wedding Photography will photograph your Wedding just as you see it and I guarantee all of my work.  Simply Fabulous Wedding Photography!

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Northern Michigan destination Weddings in Harbor Springs,  Michigan.  Check out the Harbor Springs Chamber of Commerce.

Visit your Harbor Springs Wedding Photographer and inquire about an information packet today!