Bridal Bliss - Memphis Wedding Photography bridal show
April 22, 2010 | Filed Under Wedding Show, Weddings | Leave a Comment
Come visit us at our wedding photography booth at Bridal Bliss The Bridal Show in Memphis, Tennessee on May 23, 2010. Its going to be a great year and I’m looking forward to meeting a bunch of new brides to be. We’ll be raffling off a FREE memphis engagement, boudoir or bridal portrait/trash the dress session for a one lucky bride. Looking forward to seeing some new faces and making new friends! Be sure to come by and say hello!
Tracy
Michelle & D.J.’s Wedding | Wedding Photography
February 1, 2010 | Filed Under Weddings | Leave a Comment
Charlie and I had a great time photographing Michelle and DJ’s wedding last weekend and I couldn’t wait until I had all the pictures processed to share just a few of my favorites. We also had the opportunity to photograph Michelle and DJ’s engagement session last summer as part of their wedding package. Congratulations Michelle and DJ!…You guys look great!!!
Being the primary impediment to a quick return to the “beverages” on the PARTY BUS is never an enviable position on the wedding day, but members of the wedding party were great sports while we took some memorable photographs for the bridal couple.
DJ and Michelle’s family and friends sure know how to have a good time. No party-poopers allowed at this wedding!
Guests were TOTALLY geeked about the wedding cookies!!! 
I hope you enjoyed the pictures.
If your looking to book a photographer for your upcoming Memphis Tennessee area wedding contact us soon to reserve your wedding date or discuss our wedding photography packages.
Tracy | Contact Us
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Lucas and Missy’s Wedding Photography | Hastings, Michigan
January 7, 2010 | Filed Under Weddings | Leave a Comment
I posted a preview of Lucas and Missy’s wedding photographs last week and I’m glad to finally share some of the rest of our wedding photography. Charlie and I were excited to travel to Hastings, Michigan to photograph their fun outdoor wedding. Enjoy the photographs!
We were rewarded for our travels with a beautiful location to photograph the bridal couple. The fall leaves made this lake a shimmering palette of colors.
The seasonal wedding centerpieces were great! I just love to photograph bright colors at weddings so these bright orange pumpkins were perfect.
If you are getting married this year contact me right away to discuss wedding photography options for your Memphis Tenessee-area or out-of-state wedding.
Tracy
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Lucas and Missy’s Wedding Photography Preview | Hastings, Michigan
January 2, 2010 | Filed Under Engagement/Newlyweds, Weddings | 1 Comment
I’ve been waiting a little while to get these wedding photographs up and since wedding season is slowing down I have a little more time to update the website. Charlie and I had the privilege of photographing Lucas and Missy’s beautiful wedding in late fall. Their wedding was outdoors at a youth camp and the ceremony was underneath a beautiful pavilion overlooking a lake. The scenery was really splendid and all the trees were in the middle of turning colors, allowing many different outdoor photographic opportunities….I just love fall weddings!
Here is just a quick flavor of some of the wedding photographs. I’ll post the rest in a few days. Enjoy!
If your getting married next year and your looking for someone to photograph your wedding contact us…. I’d love to chat about making your wedding unforgettable!
Tracy
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Look Spectacular on your Wedding Day! | How to look FABULOUS in Photographs!
December 29, 2009 | Filed Under Weddings | Leave a Comment
As a former bride and wedding photographer, based in Memphis Tennessee, I understand the importance of making sure a woman looks her absolute best on her wedding day. I also understand the anxiety and stress that can go into preparing for such an event; after all, how often in life are you going to invest thousands of dollars and hours-and-hours of wedding preparation to ensure you look your very best? P.S. If your thinking more than once, now might be a good time to let your future spouse in on your plans!
As a photographer specializing in wedding photography, I have lots of experience helping bridal couples look their best on their wedding day and while I’m taking pictures there are many things I do with posing to help accomplish this goal. Over the years, however, I have noticed several other critical factors that can help ensure all brides look their absolute best on their wedding.
Hire a GOOD professional makeup artist!
This is one of the most critical decisions a bride can make to ensure she looks good in all her wedding photographs and is one item that often gets cut by budget savvy brides. There is a reason most commercial portrait photographers work very closely with makeup artists they trust, they understand a good makeup artist is critical to making their models look good!! To ensure you find a make-up artist you like, get a referral from one of your friends and absolutely schedule a run-through! You don’t want any perfectly avoidable problems popping up on your wedding day. Also, if the rest of your wedding party isn’t getting their makeup done with you, make sure you bring someone whose opinion you trust along with you. You’ll want an honest opinion of how you look before you walk down the aisle.
Understand what makes you feel and look good!
One of the most critical determinants of how we look on the outside is how we feel inside. When someone feels like a million bucks it is going to show well in their pictures and if they are self-conscious it will have a negative impact. As the primary photographic subject on the wedding day, ensuring you are comfortable with how you look in your dress, makeup and hair will determine your mood come photography time.
Posture and Posing!
There are a few simple things that brides can do with their posture to make sure they look good in their wedding photographs. Before you you invest the next several days in a America’s Next Top Model marathon watch session, you may want to take a couple minutes to read a post by Julyne Derrick of About.com she has a great article about 5 red carpet secrets for posing and tips on looking thinner. If you need to practice in the mirror..go for it! Its our secret!
Hire a talented professional photographer!
Lets be honest!..If you want good pictures you have to hire someone with some skill behind the lens, but equally important is your photographers ability to assist you in posing and in making you feel comfortable. As a wedding photographer, I approach each couple individually and in the months leading up to the wedding I always put in extra effort to get to know my wedding couples so that I can make them feel absolutely comfortable on their wedding day. If you are uncomfortable, it will show in your images. Making sure you hire a photographer that you click with will go a long way to determining the quality of your pictures.
Hope some of this advice was useful!!
Tracy-contact me
A Walk in the Woods…to get some pics! | Marion Arkansas Wedding Photographers
December 18, 2009 | Filed Under Left Shoe Photography, Weddings | Leave a Comment
As a wedding photographer based in the Memphis area I am fortunate to meet a lot of different bridal couples with a lot of different interests. One of the things I find most enjoyable is learning about what makes each couple click. Every couple is so unique and I always love to incorporate as many aspects of a couples personality as possible into my photographs. Through all the phone calls, facebook messages, personal meetings and engagement sessions I typically get to know my wedding couples really well!
For one of the weddings we recently photographed this fall, the Bride and Groom were really into the outdoors and often described to us how they enjoyed walking in the woods while they were dating. My husband and I also really enjoy the outdoors and I understood completely how important this was to them. I made it my mission to incorporate this aspect of their relationship into some nice detail pictures. While Charlie was finishing up some of the wedding formals I grabbed the rings and went into the woods to get down and dirty. I got some funny looks from some of the wedding guests when I layed down in the dirt in the woods to capture a few pictures, but to me the results were well worth it.
Hope you all enjoyed the pictures.
Yours truly,
Tracy-contact me
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Time to book your Memphis Wedding Photographer | Left Shoe Photography Weddings
December 16, 2009 | Filed Under Left Shoe Photography, Portraiture, Weddings | 1 Comment
Lets face it…the last few months of the year can be a crazy time! Between scheduling and decorating for the Holidays, arranging travel plans to visit family and friends, getting those last few gifts purchased for your special someone before the last store closes on Christmas Eve (Grooms, I’m talking to you!!!) or finishing up your last few college final exams before semester break, we all have a lot that we need to get done. In addition if you are planning on getting married during the busy Memphis wedding season next summer, it’s also a time when you need to seriously start thinking about booking your wedding photographer.
Choosing your wedding photographer, along with arranging other critical vendors (florist, ceremony and reception venue, caterer, DJ or band) are all important decisions in ensuring a positive experience on your wedding day. Perhaps the photographer more than others (although I may be biased) , plays an especially important role in that it is their job to record your special memories for enjoyment many days and years into the future.
As a wedding photographer based in the Memphis Tennessee area, I always notice that the fall and winter leading into the next wedding season is the busiest time for our wedding photography bookings. Unfortunately, every year it breaks my heart when I have to turn down a beautiful wedding couple simply because I have already been booked for their wedding day. So ladies (and gentlemen), if you are suddenly nervous and want to ensure you get the biggest bang for your wedding photographer buck, it’s time to get serious!!!
Which brings me to my main point…. Often when I’m standing up or attending a wedding that I won’t be photographing for a close friend or relative I’m asked what they should look for when hiring a good wedding photographer. Memphis, like any other city, has many wedding photography options available and it’s important to make a selection you feel comfortable with. Here are a few important considerations I think every Memphis area (or any area for that matter) bride and groom should consider before making their choice:
1) Do I like this wedding photographers pictures and portfolio?
Well I hear what your saying…”Duh…of course I should like the pictures!” And this will be the first thing that often attracts you to a certain photographer after viewing their portfolio online or in person; but it is important to imagine yourself in a photographers pictures. All photographers photograph weddings with a different style and it is important to connect with the style of the photographer you are interviewing. You may have an idea of what you think your pictures may look like, but make sure you like what you’re seeing from the photographer you are interested in.
2) Can this photographers pricing accommodate my budget (or vice versa)?
With most purchases you get what you pay for; the same is true for wedding photographers. If prices seem to good to be true, they probably are and it is important for you to ensure you are getting quality products and service from your wedding photographer. If you have a photographer you are especially interested in, contact them and see if they can accommodate your budget. Most photographers, yours truly included, have a variety of pricing options available to offer prospective clients. At Left Shoe Photography we do our best to accommodate the budgets of as many brides as possible and will often craft unique packages for each wedding couple. After all, who wants to pay for something they don’t want…Not Me!!!
3) Do I like this photographer? I mean really like them!
This is frequently one of the points that is overlooked in the search for the right wedding photographer and it is perhaps the most important consideration. When you have a wedding consultation with a prospective photographer make sure you consider whether you would enjoy being in this persons company for a whole day and if the photographer is someone you can get along with; you will be with them practically your entire wedding day. If they aren’t someone you click with, sorry, but the day is probably going to be pretty miserable. I’ve heard too many times, “Yeah, their pictures were nice, but their photographer was a total jerk!”
The primary reason I photograph weddings is because I really enjoy them and as a result this enthusiasm really shows in my effort to serve my clients on their wedding day. I feel incredibly fortunate to be afforded the enormous responsibility of commemorating someones wedding day. It’s an honor I take very seriously. Many other wedding photographers feel the same way; unfortunately, many do not.
Hope this bit of information helped you in planning for your big day! If you are in the Memphis area or elsewhere and are interested in my wedding photography services please contact me. I’d be happy to discuss what I can do to craft a wedding photography package just for you.
Yours Truly,
Tracy-contact me
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Kisses in the Sunshine - Engagement Photography Session
December 11, 2009 | Filed Under Engagement/Newlyweds, Weddings | 1 Comment
Hi Everybody,
I met up with Michelle and DJ at the lovely Michigan State University Horticultural Gardens for their engagement session and we all had a great time capturing some amazing photos for them. I absolutely love it when I have the chance to photograph the wedding couple before the wedding day and this time was no exception. We arrived early so we had the entire gardens to ourselves for most of the session and it allowed me to capture some really unique moments with them.
Michelle and DJ are planning a beautiful wedding this winter (hopefully the weather cooperates; NO BLIZZARDS ALLOWED!!!) that Charlie and I will be photographing together. I’m really going to miss photographing winter weddings on a consistent basis after our move to Memphis Tennessee is complete; I’m sure I’ll continue to have the opportunity to travel and photograph for wedding clients back in Michigan on a less frequent basis. We have had the good fortune to meet and photograph so many wonderful people. Our clients have been the best - We will miss you all dearly!!!
I hope everyone enjoyed viewing this engagement session gallery.
Congratulations to Michelle and DJ on your wedding engagement! I look forward to getting to know you better and thank you for giving us the opportunity to share with you on your special wedding day.
Best,
Tracy - contact me!
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Cooling off in the heat! | Child Photography | Metro-Detroit, Michigan
March 1, 2009 | Filed Under Personal, Weddings | Leave a Comment
I was in the process of reorganizing some of my personal pictures from last year and I came across one of my forgotten favorites!!! Tracy and I were shooting a wedding out of town and were hanging out with our daughter for a few final moments in the hotel room before we had to say goodbye and go photograph the bride and groom and all their preparations before the wedding ceremony. It was already shaping up to be a dreadfully hot day and all of us were trying to stay as cool as possible while we went through the final checks of all our camera gear. We had cranked the air-conditioner in the hotel room up to full power and it was finally starting to kick in. That’s when I noticed my 1-year old smiling a huge goofy grin while standing next to the air conditioning vent and enjoying the cool air. The vent was pumping out air big-time by now and whipping her hair into a frenzy, making her look ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!! I quickly turned and composed one good candid photograph before she noticed.
Not something I’d necessarily enlarge to a 20×30, frame and mount on the living room wall, but every time I see it it makes me laugh!!! It also makes me appreciate how the simple things in life can still put a smile on your face, even if your not 1-year old anymore.
-Charlie
Dan and Tessa’s Wedding | Alpine Valley Ski Resort - White Lake, Michigan
August 25, 2008 | Filed Under Weddings | Leave a Comment
Tessa’s beautiful eyes!
What a bunch of wedding party cuties! One of the greatest thing about being a wedding photographer is seeing the joy on people’s faces during on one of the happiest days of their life. Young kids are no exception; they are always so happy to be contributing in a significant way during the wedding.
I loved the beautiful green grass covering the ski slopes. With the mid-afternoon sun shining bright it made a vibrant backdrop for some great wedding photographs of the bridal party.
Bridal Party entering the reception!
One of MY other favorite photographs of the day. I love the warmth that the desk lamp cast on the bride shortly before the wedding ceremony.
