Miville Photography: August 2008

Febes, Josh and Adriel @ Grubb Lake

I met up with Febes, Josh and their son Adriel at Grubb Lake for some family portraits. I work with Febes and we've been talking about going out to get shots like this for a while. It's may have turned out for the best since Adriel is now walking! He was so adorable, and so good in front of the camera. He was just a ham and was so interested in my camera and flashes.

I was doing a little Strobist work for this shoot. I was pretty happy with most of it. The lighting under the trees surrounding Grubb was perfect for shots but I was trying to make these pics really POP for such a great family. Febes I was so happy to be able to photograph you and your family. Thanks for asking me to do this, it was so much fun! Enjoy!

A great family shot! Like I said, Adriel was hamming it up for the camera.

A shot in front of the lake. They are just a great looking family!

Some nice BW magic just makes this shot!

Out for a walk, just wait til he starts running! Look out!

That's my camera!

The light was spectacular streaming in through the trees.

OK, so I had Josh put Adriel on his shoulders. What is he supposed to hold on to but Josh's eyes. :) Sorry Josh, but that was really funny! Even though you were in pain.

Walking down the path in mommy's arms.

Hangin' in the grass with my favorite photographer. He was just so interested in my equipment.

Mommy and son in a shot by themselves.

His ham face, Josh finally got him to ham it up and boy did he!

He was fading fast and we were trying everything to get some laughing and smiling out of him. I love this shot though. Makes him look like he got away.

Playing in the grass. And no, I wanted him to look up at my camera and this time he wouldn't.

A great looking family, just a simple shot in the grass.

Just amazing brown eyes! So cute!

Such a cutie, and he was so good the whole time.

Just relaxing and having fun in the grass with leaves and sticks.

Adriel and daddy.

I love this shot of Josh and Adriel. It's just so natural and full of joy.

Dinner time, and Adriel was trying to make it known he was hungry by feeding Josh. :)

Such a fun time, thanks again. Hope you guys enjoy the pictures!

Paige & Joe Engagement Session

It's going to be a beautiful time for Paige and Joe in September. For now we finally got an Engagement Session in for them. They made the drive up from Virginia for the weekend. Paige was coming up for her Brides night out with the girls. We were supposed to do the shoot on Thursday, however traffic in north Virginia changed those plans. Luckily I was able to do the shoot on Friday.

We met up at the site of the reception, Purcell Hall in Hershey, PA. There was a rehearsal for another wedding going on, but we managed to stay out of their way and still get some great shots in! Enjoy the pics!

The first set on a round bench under a tree.

It's a cute set up with that bench. I may have to come back to it on the wedding day.

A really cool set of doors. Just under the reception.

This bush worked for a nice punch of color with the white door.

The cute couple in front of some really nice block work.

It turned out to be a nice day, the sky was looking wonderful, along with the couple

Some really cool architecture makes for some really nice pictures.

Beautiful flowers + great looking couple = Wonderful pictures!

Some fun in the bushes and tall grass.

Still in that tall grass, the Black and White worked well, however the color in this series was wonderful as well.

Jen & Eric Rehearsal & Wedding

It was a whirlwind couple of days for Jen and Eric. I had the opportunity to hang out through the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner on Thursday night. What a blast! The rehearsal was at the Hempfield UM church and was pretty easy going. But the rehearsal dinner at the Pressroom was just so much fun with laughter and tears. It was a great time!

On the wedding day I started out at Jen's parents house. The house was full of bridesmaids and readers and parents... oh my! Jen's dog even got into the mix, he was a bit shy and wasn't quite sure what was going on, but we made sure he had his time with his mommy.

Then it was off to the church for a few pics with the groomsmen. They were quite the crew. We had some fun on the swingset and behind the church. Then it was hurry up and wait time. The girls showed up and everyone was so excited/nervous. The wedding went off without a hitch though. It was so beautiful. The Hempfield UM is a beautiful church! After a few family shots in the church, we scurried down to the Pressroom for some shots in Steinman Park. In and out in under 20 minutes. It was a crazy pace but fun and we got a lot of beautiful shots in there.

For the 3rd wedding straight I found myself at the Eden Resort for a reception. I know my way around that place pretty well now I'd say. The reception was in the Grand Ballroom, which is a much easier room to photograph in than the Courtyard. All of the Eden rooms are just beautiful though!

I have to thank everyone from this wedding, from the families of Jen and Eric to the bridal party. Everyone made me feel welcome and like I was part of the fun. It was a great time, thank you all! Now enjoy the pictures!

Rehearsal at Hempfield UM

The Bride and her bridesmaids.

Jen and Eric sharing a whisper during the rehearsal

Ready to eat.

Jen getting around to talk to everyone at the Pressroom.

Bill, Jen's dad gave a great, funny speech at the rehearsal. It was touching as well.

Jen's brother got together with other family and put together a slide show of the two of them. The similarities between Jen and Eric growing up where just striking! It was a fun video!

"King of the Ring" What else would you get a ring bearer? :)

Jen and Eric outside in Steinman park after the rehearsal dinner.

A bride packing for the night.

The brides baby! He wouldn't leave her side.

Jen's parents house was so beautiful, it provided a great backdrop for some pics with the girls.

Not the normal way to carry a dress, but it worked.

The bride, I love this shot. It's so simple.

I couldn't take a bad shot at her parents house if I tried. Even the garage was cool looking!

An elegant silhouette of Jen.

Eric having fun at the church before the ceremony.

See, I told you they were on the swing set. :) They had fun with it.

I caught this one ring bearer hanging in the halls of the church before the ceremony.

The ceremony, outside looking in.

The bride, tired of standing through pics. Can you blame her, that dress looked heavy!

Back to Steinman with just the bride and groom. Oh and about a dozen Lancaster citizens trying to eat while we were taking pictures.

This hallway in Steinman is just beautiful.

The happy couple, nice and close.

Grand Ballroom at the Eden, Jen and Eric came right in to their first dance. The lighting in this room was wonderful, and made for some really cool shots!