A Whole Lot of Somethin' - Misty & Aarron - Chateau Elan

Lets air the business of the day. As for the previous emergency announcement we are okay. Yesterday, was sort of the deadline for me to head to my Aunt's and help her out with the kidos. However, the doctors came back with some good news. The infection in her husband's leg from the injury had not made it to the bones. Thank for the prayers!

Onto other business. In a previous post I talked about a little bit about Lightroom. Well, folks you are about to start seeing the results of what this amazing piece of software is doing for me. For now lets get caught up on some of the AMAZING weddings I have been photographing.

Let me introduce you guys to Misty and Aarron. They were married a while back at Chateau Elan just outside of Atlanta, GA. If you are looking for a place to have a wedding. This would be on my short list for sure. I must say I LOVE military weddings!

Here is the slideshow.

Enjoy!
Jason
www.jasonconnel.com

Update and Photo Today

Howdy! So for the long delay in postings. The last three weeks have been a whirlwind. Three weddings in a lot of different places. I have few emails to get to, and I will be with you (if your expecting one) here shortly.

Enjoy!
Jason
www.jasonconnel.com

Website Down :(

The folks over at Creative Motion Design was doing some work on my site, but something has not gone right. Obviously, if you have figured out you can access my site by either going to www.jasonconnel.com or www.jasonconnel.net

Creative Motion Design is the web design firm that is responsible for my wonderful website. Hopefully, it will be resolved soon. I am really bummed to have it down during such an important time of year.

UPDATE: Website is back up. However, I know am having issues with my email. If you have been trying to reach me via email I have not got it please email me at...

boldimagery@gmail.com

Laters,
Jason
www.jasonconnel.com

Happy Valentines Day

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Valentines Day! I love you all for making this all possible! This image was taken this past weekend at Jason and Lauren's wedding at Ashton Gardens in Houston. Stay tuned for more photography from their engagement session and wedding.

Enjoy!
Jason
www.jasonconnel.com

Mardi Gras - Galveston, Texas

Even in the wedding off season I stay just about swamped, however I made it a point to make it out with the family to go take part of some Mardi Gras fun today in Galveston, Texas. The girls had an amazing time. They cleaned house on beads! I wish I could get a away from this machine more often, but work is well... a labor of love... so I really don't mind. However, getting to spend this kind of time with my wife and daughters makes my hear skip a beat!

I hope you enjoy the photos! Oh! I was bit by the PhotoJ bug, so keep scrolling to see my litte photo essay of the day's events.

Enjoy!
Jason
www.jasonconnel.com

Suzannah, our oldest, working that blonde hair to get more beads.

Our middle daughter Annie looking for that next shot.

Annie begging for beads after the Parade.

Our youngest daughter Summer shows off a bit of her haul.

Summer working it to get some beads.

Annie, Suzannah, and Summer pose with their treasure.

I really like to get out and photograph different things. Photographing parades is something every newspaper photog working on a daily must do. I have also had my share of parades when I was pounding pavement full-time as well, but it has been a while since my last one. I had a lot of fun with this little self assignment. I hope you enjoy!

Started off with a pet parade. It was fun to see the owners and pets dressed up as pirates.

The green dog. Anyone, knows the breed of this one let me know. Something I like to do to give my photos a little extra depth and meaning is to include foreground supporting elements in the photo. What would have been a photo of a green dog, while interesting, tells a story when I used the local newspaper photographer in the foreground.

No parade is complete with out the Shriners.

Peak action. I love it! The moment in time when you pause a dramatic moment forever. I just love the beads in mid-air on these four takes takes. I thought getting the beads in the air would spice up a few photos.

Characters abound in the parade.

After the parade we made our way down the Strand where several establishments had folks tossing beads off second story balconies.

Of course there was the people to catch.

And toss...

A Step Back is a Step Forward

In previous posts I had spoke about picking up where I had to leave off due to technical difficulties. So, here it is first wedding photos post since all of that. I would like to introduce to you Heather and Johnathan. These two love birds tied the not on the beach in wonderful St. Augustine, Florida.

If you have never been to St. Augustine you have to go. It is the oldest city in North America. It is a stunning place. Bring your walking shoes!

Here is the slideshow.

Enjoy!
Jason

Blog Posts & Other News

Well folks if you have been a regular visitor here you would ask yourself did Jason die? No I am still kickin' to the dismay of some... LOL! I had a hard drive failure that was catastrophic. It had absolutely destroyed turn around times. Luckily, most of what I lost was work that I had done, but it represented just over 100 hours of work.

I can tell you I am pretty good about backing up too, but I did loose a lot of data in the process. I really appreciate everyone who has been so patientence and understanding in the matter. Some folks weren't as understanding. I don't blame you. I am really sorry, but I am working as hard as I can to get you taken care of.

Since August 11th I have had weddings every weekend. With the hard drive failure it had slowed everything down to a crawl. If I have missed you in all of this let me know. I would for you to let me know. I want to get you taken care of.

I have neglected my blog and website in order to save time to get caught up. I am getting really close. For those of you who are still waiting for images to go up you should start to see those images go up this week. Loads of blog post to make as well! I am excited! There has been some wonderful images to share with all of you.

I hope you all are enjoying the Holiday season!

Jason

All Wet - Tim and Ginger - Coolidge Park, Chattanooga, TN

Tim and Ginger came to me asking for a portrait session after seeing Heather and Johnathan's engagement photos. Ginger is Heather's BFF (I love that ... BFF... I dunno why... Must be the geek in me).

Anyhow, we got together a few weeks ago down at Coolidge Park, and I think I came away with some shots that have a little different perspective. Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the photos! We had a blast!

Here is the sideshow!

Stick around there is more information coming regarding continuing family tragedy.