Denny Henry

Before my life as a photographer, I studied aerospace engineering briefly at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. I was there for two years, and did more math than I ever hope to do again. I didn't like the engineering part of my time in Florida, but I did meet a few interesting people while I was there. My friend Joel was one of the first people I met when I moved in, and he was just married last weekend. Joel and Chelsie's wedding was one of the most relaxed weddings I've been to.

I went to New York recently to visit my great-uncle Norm. We spent the afternoon catching up, and I shot a few 4x5 portraits of him.

Norman in his apartment in New York City.

I shot the wedding of Marisa Day and Jon Martin a few weeks ago. They were married on Marisa's family farm in rural Virginia. I arrived at the farm about an hour earlier than I needed to so that I could unload my equipment and scout the area. The ceremony was held just outside the house and the reception was in a huge tent set up in the field adjacent to their garden. We found three to four locations that would be suitable for the image of the entire bridal party (ten bridesmaids and six groomsmen), and a few that would work best for just the smaller groups.

My favorite location by far was an old tractor and barn in a field near to the farmhouse. The tractor was old, and rusty, but is still in use by Marisa's family. Marisa and Jon were happy to take the walk with me to get the pictures. I've been trying to get a few large format images at each wedding I've shot recently. When we got to the tractor I shot everything I needed with my SLR and then broke out the 4x5 to make a few extra frames.

4x5 by the old barn
Later this week I'll be posting more images from this wedding.

4x5 portrait of Mark, age 7

4x5 Portait of Philly, age 7.