As I mentioned a little while ago, we are limiting the number of weddings that we will cover during Summer of 2010. We found out recently that Summer, my wife and fellow photographer, is carrying our second child, and will be born some time in late June or early July. We had our first son, Silas, shortly after we started doing weddings as DSW Photography, and looking back, it made our lives even crazier to be taking care of a newborn and having to take pictures at weddings. So, for this second child, we are going to slow down on weddings, though we do plan on still offering other services. We thank you for your interest in our services, and hope that even though we might not be able to be your wedding photographers, that we might be able to serve you in some way in the future.
Phoenix, AZ
Nov 14
Last weekend we covered a wedding at a beautiful home in Phoenix, AZ. Pictures will be posted some time in the next couple of weeks.
We have another home that is currently being listed online with our pictures. Click on the virtual tour to see the ones we took - some of the other pictures were taken before we were brought in.
Or, at least pictures that will make your house look like a million dollars? Here is the latest example of our real estate photography services.
Andrew and Kirsten
Oct 7
Here are some samples from our latest engagement session. Andrew and Kirsten wanted some pictures taken on the Mizzou campus as well as Stephens Lake Park. We Walked from the J-school to Tiger Plaza, stopping for shots at the archway by the J-school, the Columns, Cornell Hall, and Tiger plaza. From there, we took a quick drive over to Stephens to get a little bit of fall color. Inspired by our previous session with Rachael and Brandon, Andrew brought his guitar and played a few songs for Kirsten.
Andrew and Kirsten
This past Saturday we took engagement pictures of Andrew and Kirsten. We seem to be cursed with gray skies every time we go to the Mizzou campus, but this session came out very well despite it being overcast.
I do believe this is the biggest (in terms of total shots) engagement we have done, totaling in at about 1/4th the number of pictures we usually take at weddings. Now, a lot of those are duplicates, thanks to the fact that both of our cameras take pictures at 6 shots a second. I am about half way though selecting and editing, and I must say I am very pleased with how they came out. A sample album will be posted later this week.
In the mean time, here is a small behind-the-scenes album. Sometimes we have a little helper join us on our engagement sessions.
Our Little Helper
A gallery has been added from our latest engagement session. These pictures were taken at various locations at Shelter Gardens.
The fall engagement season has started, and today we are doing our first session of several that have been booked in the coming weeks. Samples from this session will be posted by the end of the week.
It looks like we might be in for some early fall color here in Columbia. We have started to see yellow appear in many trees near where we live, and some have even decided that they are ready to display a little orange as well. Hopefully we will have several weeks of vibrant fall color. If you are interested in an engagement session during the few weeks of fall color, let us know that you are interested, and we can plan on having a session on a sunny day when there is good color.
We have had a great and busy year of photographing weddings, and 2010 is gearing up to be a busy wedding season. Unfortunately, we have had to turn down some couples already, and I need to update our site to explain this a little bit better.
We are going to stop taking reservations more than 8 months out for the time being. DSW Photography, as you might have noticed, is a family business. Right now we are in the time of our life where we want to have children, and our plan was to have children close together. With the birth of our son 8 months ago, we are looking to have another child in 2010 or 2011. Because of this, we want to be sure that Summer, one of the two photographers, isn’t having to cover a wedding while she is 9 months pregnant. We did that last year, and it wasn’t too much fun.
So, for those of you getting married beyond May of next year, we will not be able to book your wedding at this time. If you continue to shop around for a photographer and are unable to find one in the next few months, please come back here and see if we are available. You can also drop us a note to let us know that you are interested, let us know the date of your wedding, and we can put you at the top of the list.