Erin Alaine » bridals

A wedding in Birmingham

erinalaine — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:10:12 +0000

Shooting a wedding is hard work. It’s face paced and crazy. There’s a lot going on and the main photographer is under insane amounts of pressure to be everywhere at all times, getting those ‘money shots.’ The truth is, one person can only be in one place at one time. That’s why, when I second shoot at a weddings, I try to capture images from different angels or points of view than the main photographer might be getting. The focus of any second shooter should be to ADD to the collection of images that the primary photographer offers their clients. You don’t just want to give them 1000 of the exact same photos they already have. Sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of it all, that’s easier said than done, but I always second shoot with that goal in mind. I think it can end up with some neat results.

Here are a few images I took while helping out my friend and fellow photographer Ashleigh Peak. The wedding was held at Samford University in Birmingham, AL at the beautiful Reid Chapel. It was followed by the coolest art gallery reception in downtown Birmingham. So, wet your wedding whistle here, then go check out some more wedded bliss on Ashleigh’s blog.

Enjoy your Thursday! The weekend is almost here!

Birmingham Wedding – Sneak Peak

erinalaine — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:43:40 +0000

A little late night post with a couple pictures from my Birmingham excursion on Saturday. So pumped about these! Can’t wait to show you the rest. More will come soon, so stay tuned!

Key Biscayne Wedding

erinalaine — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:05:49 +0000

Last month, I had the opportunity to second shoot a wedding with my friend and amazing Memphis photographer, Ashleigh Peak. The wedding was held just outside of Miami in beautiful Key Biscayne, Florida. Everything from the rehearsal dinner to the ceremony to the reception was held at the ultra snazzy Ritz Carlton, where the wedding party and guests where staying. Ashleigh and I were able to stay for the weekend as well and had the chance to dine and hang out with the wedding party for a few days.

Everyone involved was incredibly chill and laid back – a photographer’s dream! I can honestly say that this is the first wedding I’ve been a part of where I actually felt more relaxed and refreshed afterwards than I did before.

Thank you Paul and Kelley for allowing me to be a part of your special day. And mucho thanks to Ashleigh for letting me tag along and take pics {and for letting me eat all the chocolate off of the hotel room pillows.} =)

Sneak Peak of Key Biscayne Wedding

erinalaine — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:53:43 +0000

This weekend I had an awesome time shooting a wedding with my uber talented friend Ashleigh, in Key Biscayne, FL. Here are some initial edits of a couple images from the weekend. More to come soon. Enjoy!

Ashleigh and I tried out our “poor man’s macro” technique. It’s not exactly the same as using a true macro lens, but it gets the job done when needing a close up ring shot in a pinch.

Ashleigh testing out our “poor man’s macro”

The result

{Sneak Peak} Kaycee

erinalaine — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:50:54 +0000

Here’s a sneak peak from a mock bridal shoot I did tonight. It was so much fun and I CAN NOT WAIT to edit the rest of these images!!! Yay!