Denny Henry

 I've previously written about photographing Jana and Kevin's wedding, but I left out one of my favorite images from the day. I was extra excited for Jana and Kevin's wedding, because she specifically wanted me to shoot film.

I sometimes shoot 4x5 or other film when I'm covering weddings, in addition to my regular digital coverage.  Mostly I do it for my own enjoyment, and often the film images simply blend in to the other black and white images from the day. The film images that do stand out are the 4x5's, because I often mess with the tilt-shift functions of the camera when I'm shooting with it. 

Tilt-Shift portrait of the bride and groom shot with a 4x5 in Dupont Circle

Triptych panorama of Luray CavernsLast weekend I drove with Jackie to meet her parents at Luray caverns in Virginia.  They were there while traveling along Skyline Drive on a motorcycle for vacation. 

I've been carrying a small film camera with a 50mm lens on weekends as a way to separate shooting for work, and shooting for fun.  The 50mm F/1.4 lens was great for the low lighting of the cave, but the focal length wasn't great for getting images of the large rock formations. In order to overcome the limits of the lens, I decided to make a panorama in the camera.  I shot three images, and tried to line them up so when the film was viewed un-cut it would read like a panorama.  I didn't line up the frames exactly, but overall I think the effect worked well. 

A few weekends ago I shot Alison and Leon's wedding with my girlfriend (and fellow photographer) Jacqulyn Maisonneuve.  We arrived a few hours prior to the ceremony, and I covered Leon and his groomsmen while Jackie photographed Alison and her bridesmaids. 

It was great to be able to work with Jackie, and cover both the Bride and Groom's perspective of the day fully.

More Images of my images from the day after the Jump

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I recently photographed Jana and Kevin's wedding at the Hotel Palomar near Dupont Circle in DC.  Jana and Kevin were both great to photograph because it was obvious that they both loved being together.  They were relaxed and comfortable with me photographing them, and with the events of the day. 

 This spring I've been shooting portraits of the department chairs at the Corcoran College of Art + Design.  I began shooting back in Febraury with Portraits of Susan Sterner and Kerry McAleer-Keeler with the hopes of getting images of each chair before the start of next school year. 

Last week I photographed Andy Grundberg, the Chair of Photography and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies.  Besides his work at the Corcoran, Andy is most known for his writing and criticism about photography. 

Andy Grundberg

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