Paula & Michael’s Wedding Day – A Glimpse

Paula & Michael got married on July 23rd, 2011 in Gainesville, GA.  I started the day with the girls getting ready at their house before we went to the church.  Any images you see from the ceremony had to be taken through a window from outside of the sanctuary as they didn’t allow photography during the wedding inside of the ceremony.  I did get some good images during the wedding ceremony nonetheless.  As I usually do, I have put together a collage from the day to give you a glimpse of their wedding day.  To see a larger version of this image, feel free to click here http://www.flickr.com/photos/sherijohnson/6080079271/ - or to look at their photo gallery http://www.sherijohnsonphotography.net/Wedding/Weddings/Paula-Michael/18256423_TMcXfF

Beau & Jeremy’s Wedding at Hard Labor Creek State Park

Beau and Jeremy had an intimate wedding at Hard Labor Creek State Park in Rutledge, GA on May 22, 2011. It was our first time to this park and we were happily surprised to find how nice the facilities are there, upon or initial entrance to the park, we discovered a golf course including a club house and golf carts. The wedding ceremony and reception was held at shelter 1, which has a great view of the lake, a great setting for the wedding ceremony. I will let you know the altar you see in their pictures was built by the family and brought in that day, so it is not a structure there are the park, just figured you would want to know that in case you were thinking of going there.

The Photo Booth Again

The Photo Booth now has a frame & walls. This past weekend we also did a Photo Booth Wedding Guest Book with images from the photo booth.  The guests LOVED it.  I got SO many compliments about how fun it was and they loved the idea of the book too.

Photo Retouching

I often get requests when preparing images for enlargements to make people look a little better than life if you know what I mean, well I am one of those people too. I like to smooth things over and look my best in my pictures too, so I will use a my own photo to show what is possible and you can judge for yourself. You know all the magazines airbrush or photoshop their models, celebrities and so on. To view these examples in a larger size, go to this gallery.

simple retouch

Retouch example - the next level

The Photo Booth is a Big Hit

This past weekend the Photo Booth was in full swing.  Everyone was having lots of fun making their own pictures and getting to show them off right after they were taken.  Several people also asked about ordering prints and enlargements that were taken during their photo booth session.  It was such an exciting experience.  I love how it creates the excitement of the guests and gets them mingling with each other.  I am sure more people will be taking advantage of the photo booth once they learn about it. If you look at the example image above, you will see that there are actually 2 photo strips that are produced from each photo booth session.  This photo booth was in coordination with my husband’s DJ service, so that is why it says america-dj.com at the bottom of these strips.  So of course it goes without saying, if you need a great DJ for your event, I have connections. 

Tony Gonzalez Shop With A Jock 2010

This time last night we were at the Walmart in Cumming, GA taking photos of the kids shopping with the football players from the Atlanta Falcons team.  The Atlanta Union Mission sent out around 50 children and Walmart gave each child a $100 Gift Card to spend on anything they wanted.  Several of the kids came to check out with new bikes and all kinds of fun stuff.  They really enjoyed shopping.  Us grown ups had fun too.  I was contacted about providing each of the kids with a photo from the event to take home with them.  I had some awesome help, which was much needed especially when the kids came to check out with much enthusiasm.  I quickly noticed a lot of Walmart shoppers buying footballs to collect autographs.  :)  I shared some of the photos on facebook and I noticed Tony Gonzalez added one of them to his own album on the page.

more photos from the event: http://www.sherijohnsonphotography.net/Events/Tony-Gonzalez-Shop-with-a-Jock/15069505_DafQF

Dahlonega Engagement Photo Shoot

A quick engagement slide show from Paula & Michael's Engagement Session in Dahlonega, GA.  I am sure you will notice in the photos that we had a fun time in the mountains.