Corporate Photography - Portraits in a museum

One of my larger projects this year was to make portraits of the senior management at the Corcoran.  

When I've photographed management at the Corcoran in the past, it's mostly been on an individual basis, making it hard to get a good cohesive group of images.  This time we were able to shoot everyone against the same white seamless with the same lighting, as well as in a space around the gallery.  

This time, I had a dozen different people to photograph over two days.  I brought an assistant, and had help from the Corcoran's communications department in scheduling everyone.  

I've previously written about taking photographs in a museum.  Many of the same considerations of copyright and permissions came into play when making these portraits.  When scouting the different locations, I had a list of approved artwork that could be shown in photographs.  

Wedding Photography - Meg and Dan

Meg and Dan's wedding in was in the beautiful St. Agnes Church in West Chester, Pennsylvania.  

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Wedding Photography - Allie and Jon's Wedding

A few months ago I posted Allie and Jon's engagement photos in Old Town Alexandria, and this is the follow up post with their wedding images.  

Their ceremony was at The Falls Church, and their reception was at Oxon Hill Manor.  It was the first time I had photographed at each venue.  The rules for photography at The Falls Church were fairly strict.  Their biggest concern I think was the sound of the camera echoing around the mostly wooden sanctuary.  To get around the issue of sound, I met with a representative from the church ahead of time, and got the OK to use a Camera Muzzle to quiet my camera.  

Allie and Jon were both great to photograph, they each had a great sense of humor and were a blast to work with.  

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Wedding Photography - Getting Ready

My favorite part of each wedding I photograph is the time before the ceremony when the bride and groom are getting ready.  I enjoy interacting with the bridal party in an informal setting before the commotion of the ceremony and reception start.  I think it also makes for some of the most fun pictures from the day.  

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Corporate Photography - Portraits on a blue backdrop

Earlier this summer, I shot portraits of the staff for The Corcoran's pre-college program.  Some of the people I had already met through my work at The Corcoran, but most I had not.  The portraits were scheduled during a break in training for the summer staff.  I was able to spend enough time with each person to get some of their personality to show through in the images.   

 

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