These are my first HDR images.  I have been experimenting with software and plugins and I think that I found the right match for my style and use.  I am not 100% certain yet so I will hold off on giving a review until I do a bit more comparison.  Here is the HDR photography.  Let me know what you think!

Photography on Mackinac Island, Michigan of Weddings, pet, family, engagement, trash the dress, fash the dress, lovescapes, senior, and any photography session on Mackinaw Island that you can dream.

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Mackinac Island Photographer | Wedding, Pet, Family, Senior, Engagement

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!

sunset image from crown plaza la concha in key west florida

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Congratulations to Nicole and Bradey Smith on their Wedding  this past weekend in Alpena, Michigan with their reception at Posen Community Center in Posen, MI.  The whole day was fantastic and we had a fabulous time working together.  Their Wedding Party was large but everything worked out fine.  They had 27 total bridal party members including the bride and groom.  It didn’t slow us down a bit.  We made fantastic images all day long of the family, bridal party, and guests.

Images in random order; just some fun shots that I thought explained their Wedding day.  Enjoy and call me when you need your Wedding Photographed at Paul Retherford Wedding Photography…phone 231.445.1793.

wedding of nicole and bradey in alpena, michigan

Unique North Michigan Weddings

wedding image at log lodge in northern michigan

bride preparation for wedding in funny shirt

soft light wedding image by paul retherford

groom's reaction to seeing bride for the first time

exchange of wedding rings and wedding vows

wedding cathedral veil on nicole at st. anne church

fun weddings in michigan by paul retherford

orchid wedding flowers photography

glamorous wedding images in michigan

wedding trolly from mackinac city trolley company photo

have some fun on your wedding day with paul retherford

a different style of wedding photography in northern michigan

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Unique Michigan Weddings by Paul Retherford Wedding Photography

Mackinac Bridge Image

Mackinac Bridge, Michigan Evening Images

Photography captured on the trip home from Alpena

Mackinac Bridge, Michigan Evening Image by Paul Retherford Photography, LLC

Mackinac Bridge in Northern Michigan Photo

Sunset Image of Mackinac Bridge by Paul Retherford Photography, LLC

photography of Mackinac Bridge, Michigan Mighty Mac

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Paul Retherford Photography, LLC

Weddings in St. Joseph, Michigan can be on the beach, bluff, church, shoreline house, boat, and many other locations.  St. Joseph, Michigan has a very beautiful shoreline and you can mix lighthouses, beach scenes. lake michigan, land crashing into the shoreline, boats, beautiful natural areas, and much more.  I have captured weddings in St. Joseph, Michigan on the beach, rental beach houses, churches, pavilion, bluff, and on boats.   Here is one Wedding in St. Joseph and a few images from the beach and from The Heritage Center, which is a fantastic reception location in St. Joseph, Michigan.

Remember to check out my Wedding Photography for your St. Joseph Wedding

Bride and Groom Wedding on Lake Michigan Beach St. Joseph, Michigan

Wedding on Lake Michigan Beach, St. Joseph, Michigan

St. Joseph, Michigan Wedding Bride and Groom Beach Weddings

The Heritage Center Wedding Reception St. Joseph, Michigan

Having a Wedding in Michigan, Northern Michigan, or anywhere around the World?  Do you want a Photographer who incorporates your personality and works to create truly unique wedding images on your Wedding day?  These aren’t your Uncle Harold’s pictures.

Paul Retherford Wedding Photography has been capturing Weddings for over 15 years.  I have a unique style of photography and I work hard to make every Wedding scream with emotions, personality, and help you remember your Wedding day as it happened.  My products and service are unmatched in the industry and I offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee with ALL of my products and services.  This is why ALL of my past clients are referralls and they all recommend me.  I take pride in this fact and I guarantee that your Wedding images will be as fabulous as these below.  This is just a small cross section of the thousands of images that I capture on a typical Wedding day.

My coverage areas in Michigan include the entire state.  Areas like Detroit, Grand Rapids, Southwest Michigan, Lakeshore Weddings, Lansing, Saginaw, Frankenmuth, Cadillac, Alpena, Gaylord, Traverse City, Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Elk Rapids, Bay Harbor, Castle Farms, Michigan Golf Courses, Bear, Mackinac Island, Drummond Island, Marquette, St. Ignace, Mackinaw City, Escanaba, Upper Michigan, Northern Michigan, Frankfurt, Saugatuck, Grand Haven, South Haven, St. Joseph, and every Michigan city in between.

Destination Wedding coverage around the World in locations like Greece, New Zeeland, Bahama, Virgin Islands, Fiji, South Pacific, Private Islands, Beach, Sand Weddings, Resort Weddings, Hawaii, Europe, Italy, Russia, Paris, Sweden, Iceland, Alaska, Key West, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Central America, Belize, Panama, South America, Brazil, Chile, Island Weddings, Water Weddings.

Wedding Photographer in Chicago, Illinois

Are you having your Wedding in Chicago, Illinois?  Paul Retherford Wedding Photography would love to capture your wedding day in and around the great city of Chicago.  Please visit Paul Retherford Wedding Photography in Chicago and see the fabulous Wedding images that you could have on your Wedding day.

Paul Retherford Wedding Photography covering Chicago Illinois Weddings

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View a beautiful Chicago Wedding slide show below by Chicago Wedding Photographer Paul Retherford Wedding Photography

Rogers City Wedding Reception at the Waters Edge on Lake Huron

Photography by Paul Retherford Wedding Photography

If you are having a wedding in Northeast Michigan in the Alpena and Rogers City areas consider using St. Johns Catholic Church in Alpena, Michigan for your wedding ceremony and Waters Edge in Rogers City for your wedding reception.  This allows for great images along Lake Huron and the Thunder Bay River with many beautiful outdoor areas for awesome photography.  The beaches are sandy and the water is crystal clear.  Check out the slide show of the wedding in Alpena and wedding reception in Rogers City, Michigan:

Here is the Wedding Album that was produced from the Wedding Event.

st. john catholic church wedding in alpena, michigan

waters edge wedding reception in rogers city michigan on lake huron beach

Lake Michigan Wedding Photographer, Paul Retherford Wedding Photography

Check out the image slideshow and give Paul Retherford Wedding Photography a call to book your Saugatuck or Douglas area wedding!

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Paul Retherford Photography, LLC

What started out as a hopeful career in nature photography and conservation photography has bloomed into a whole new realm of photography for me – weddings.   You can see the fusion of nature and wedding/fashion photography in my work.  I still enjoy jumping into my car and going to find beautiful locations to capture.  When I am stressed I find relief in nature.

A lot of the same elements of nature photography are found in wedding photography.  I learned so much from the great nature photographers of today like John Shaw, George Lepp, Arthur Morris, Rod Planck, Moose Peterson, Darrel Gulin, and many more.  All of these guys I have met in person and seen in seminars.  They have rounded my vision and helped me form a persona of my own.  To my brides and grooms, you can thank these people for my images  and vision too.

I am feeling great now that the flu bout is over.  My wife is home again today sick with what seems like the flu, even though she got a flu shot?  I don’t know about flu shots.  The only time I got a flu shot I came down with bronchial pneumonia and a temperature of 104 degrees.  I knew my brain cells went somewhere.:-)

So, here are my pictures for the day – Enjoy!

tulips

tulip closeup

tulip stamen and pistil

yellow sunflower

sunflower stigma

sunflower petals and sepal

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Hope this brightens up your day!

Paul Retherford Photography, LLC

My wife and I had the opportunity to capture images on a 72 foot yacht at the Chicago Air and Water Show a few years ago.  It was awesome because we had the planes and jets buzzing our heads.  At one point I was capturing a jet coming right at me with over 600mm of magnification and I thought it was going to hit me, so I ducked, and everyone behind me was laughing, it was cool…  Enjoy the images.

Paul Retherford Photography, LLC

Chicago Air and Water Show observed from Lake Michigan Yacht

Chicago air and water show on Lake Michigan

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Infrared Photography

Rudyard, Michigan ski trail sign

tree branches with snow on top

Shadows

round design on log in forest with snow

snow hanging on tree in winter

infrared black and white snow on evergreens

snow on evergreens in northern Michigan

infrared black and white trees

infrared tree snag with snow on branches

infrared winter scene in michigan black and white

infrared photography - cross country skiing

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Oh, the Mighty Mack, what a great bridge this is, and thank god that it exists since I live in the UP!  Mackinac Island is just a stones throw from the bridge and you can get to it via ferry from St. Ignace, where I leave from, or Mackinaw City.  You will find Mackinac spelled like Mackinaw too.  This image was captured from Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry on their Saturday 10am cruise under the bridge.

See my photography website at www.paulretherford.com

mighty mack | mackinac bridge in northern michigan

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When I looked back along the road I saw this scene and immediately pictured the finished product in my mind.  The layers of ridges combined with the smooth texture of the sky brought the whole image together.

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Black and White Mountain Silhoutte

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sunrise in michigan in hubbard lake

Remember to bookmark my blog, Paul Retherford Photography, LLC and add my RSS feed to your feedreader.  I will be adding an image a day for this entire year.  Check back for a variety of images from my collection of images from the past 20+ years.

dog in snow black and white infrared

infrared black and white photography with canon D60

infrared outdoor pine needle picture

See my outdoor, nature, and wedding photography website at Paul Retherford Photography, LLC