Kristen Sloan Photography BlogKristen Sloan Photography is proud to offer Kiss Wedding Albums
Posted on April 11, 2012
Recently I discovered an amazing wedding album and portrait album company called Kiss Albums. These modern albums are printed on photographic paper, mounted on sturdy pages and offered in a linen or leather cover. I was able to utilize their album design software called S.W.A.T. and share the album design on my Facebook page and as a link for the client. It’s super nice when the client says, “I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it Kristen!!! The album looks amazing…I wouldn’t change a thing!”
I love that they also offer smaller mini books called Little Kisses, which are fun for presenting a portrait session.
When the album arrived, I immediately fell in love with its beautiful fabric cover, quality leather cover and binding, and the way the pages are a seamless 10×20 page spread.
Wyoming Ranch Wedding at Hole in the Wall
Posted on April 4, 2012
Holly and Erik’s destination wedding weekend took place at her grandparent’s private ranch Hole in the Wall, outside of Kaycee Wyoming. Hole in the Wall Ranch is situated along Red Wall, Castle Rock peak at 5200 feet and the Powder River runs through the ranch. For over 30 years, Hole in the Wall Ranch has been the location of choice for their family reunions and hosting this wedding was a first for the ranch.
Cloud 9 event planners were the team responsible for coordinating this beautiful wedding. You can view their blog posts of this Wyoming ranch wedding rehearsal and wyoming ranch wedding. Art Silk and I photographed this amazing wedding.
The festivities began on Friday with a rehearsal at the ceremony site, followed by a tradtional Texas BBQ dinner. Many of the guests camped at the ranch in their RV’s. Guests were able to hike the red rock formations, trout fish at Sheep Creek, bass fish at Poker Creek, or mountain bike. Saturdays ceremony was situated in a field along Spring Creek. The bridesmaid and bride were delivered to the ceremony by a team of horses provided by Powder River Percherons from Kaycee, Wyoming.
Vintage hand painted Fiat at Mazzaro’s Italian Market, St. Petersburg Florida
Posted on April 3, 2012
I am obsessed with photographing vintage cars and trucks. This hand painted Fiat located at Mazzaro’s Italian Market caught my eye. You gotta love the color and motifs. Mazzaro’s is a Tampa Bay gem for its amazing butcher, wine & cheese selection and its market made bakery, pasta, and gelato.
I recently began printing my iPhone car art as 5×5, 8×8 and 10×10 photos in glossy, lustre and metallic photo paper finishes, as well as Float Mounted Metal Prints. If you are interested, these photos are available for purchase on my website.
Dale Chihuly exhibit at the Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix Arizona
Posted on April 3, 2012
Today I was searching Pinterest looking for some artistic and garden inspiration. Dale Chihuly’s artwork work was featured in 2009 at the Phoenix Botanical Gardens. I had the pleasure viewing the display at dusk and as the evening progressed, night. While St Petersburg, Florida is home to the amazing Morean Arts Center Chilhuly collection, I prefer to view Chihuly’s glass art in an outdoor setting.
Looking forward to viewing Chihuly’s work in Seattle later this year at the Chihuly Garden and Glass.
Urban SaberStrip Senior Portraits in Denver, Colorado
Posted on March 30, 2012
Art Silk and I photographed Alexa and Shelby at an area of north Denver which featured a railroad tracks and viaduct. The two friends had a blast posing individually and together.
Shot with one SaberStrip, Nikon SB-800 flash and triggered by Radio Popper Jr.
Portraits of Delila at Mirror Lake Park St. Petersburg FL
Posted on March 29, 2012
I had the pleasure of photographing Delila on a beautiful breezy and sunny Florida winter day as part of the meet-up.com group, the Tampa Bay Strobists and Photoshop Collective. For my lighting, I used one SaberStrip, triggered by Radio Popper Jr’s and powered by my nikon SB-800 flash.
VW Car Show at St. Petersburg Pier
Posted on March 28, 2012
On March 24, 2012 I stumbled upon the Bugs on the Pier VW Car show setting up at the St Petersburg Florida Pier while I was out for a morning cruiser bike ride. Unexpectedly, I ran into our former mailman arriving at the show, along with his brothers who are all VW enthusiasts. Raced home to grab my camera and had a blast shooting these details of the Volkswagens on a beautiful winter Florida day.
To purchase and view more of the images from this VW Car show visit my Kristen Sloan Photography website
Hotel Teatro, DCPA, Kevin Taylor’s at the Opera House Denver Colorado Wedding
Posted on March 28, 2012
Downtown Denver offers a variety of venues for weddings and we were eager to photograph our bride and groom on a warm spring Saturday in April.
We started photographing Stephanie + Micah on a beautiful Saturday at the Hotel Teatro in “LoDo”, lower downtown Denver. Hotel Teatro occupies a building originally built in 1911 as the Denver Tramway Building. This site was the first location of the Evans Mansion, home of John Evans, Colorado’s second territorial governor. The Hotel Teatro’s elegant lobby includes the original pink and green marble. The proximity to the Performing Arts Complex was the inspiration for the name Teatro, which means theatre in Italian.
We brought the couple into the Restaurant Kevin Taylor for a quick interior and exterior photos.
Then we focused on the Denver Center for Performing Arts exterior walkways before entering the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The Opera House lobby features a beautiful yellow Dale Chiluly chandelier, an amazing backdrop for Stephanie’s artistic bouquet by Babylon Floral.
Located in the Chambers Grant Salon in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Kevin Taylor’s at the Opera House serves pre-theater cocktails and dinner on evenings with performances in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Buell Theater and/or Boettcher Concert Hall. It is also available for private events and is a great space to host a wedding.
We photographed Stephanie and Micah at Kevin Taylor’s at the Opera House Restaurant, with some fun shots of the couple on the bar.
Throughout the day, we shot with our new SaberStrips, a light modifier that allows me to insert my Nikon flash. Beyond easy to carry and set-up at weddings.
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