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Bubbles

January 29, 2021
Blog / Wedding Photography

Bubbles Dreaming of Summer Wedding Photography - with bubbles! Yes, weddings are a huge time and energy commitment. But my heart is always full after spending time with all the love! Here two beautiful ladies blow bubbles while waiting for the ceremony to start - what a moment! See more pictures from Melissa & Aaron's Wedding. Related Posts http://jalanlee.com/wedding/wedding-memories/ http://jalanlee.com/wedding/high-cliff-bride/ http://jalanlee.com/blog/j-alan-international-wedding-photographer/

Scouting Locations

January 27, 2021
Blog / Film Photography / Travel and Adventure Photography / Video

Out scouting locations for a photo shoot. Found this awesome railroad bridge over a little creek. Here is a short video of the bridge - look for a photo shoot soon!

A snowy January Film Shoot

Bronica ETRSi

January 25, 2021
Blog / Film Photography / Video

A snowy day in January is a perfect opportunity to do some landscape photography. We have been blessed with a week of beautiful rime frost. Not something that happens a lot in Wisconsin. Everything was coated in milky white ice and it was truly magical! So I pulled out my trusty Bronica ETRSi medium format camera, loaded it with Kodak Tmax 100 black and white film, and headed out for a shoot. I also brought along a GoPro Hero 7 camera. I mounted the GoPro on the camera (flash shoe mount) and recorded a video during each exposure. Don't know…

November Film Shoot

December 4, 2020
Blog / Film Photography / Modeling

Another session in my shoot-a-month project. This time we did a film shoot with the beautiful Dreamera Marie (Instagram @dreamera.marie). It was a beautiful late afternoon / evening and we used the backdrop of the early Winter earth tone colors around Neenah. Shot with Kodak Portra 400 film on a medium format camera - my Bronica ETRSi. The first shots were in a swamp! The rolling grasses were an awesome contrast with her sparkly blue dress. The next set was taken on Doty Island by the bridges and Fox River. This set used a variety of lighting and color grades…

Angel Shoot – Planning

November 28, 2020
Blog / Modeling

Location - Downtown Neenah. Either the brick alley or trees by Neenah Towers. The final image will be a composite of two images. The first image will be made to look like a child - alone in the dark but feeling safe none the less. Below are a couple of examples of making an adult into a child. The 2nd photo is a protective angel. We'll use a back light effect. Here are a couple of examples (in the 2 locations) that kind of get to what we'll do...

Dreamera’s Circus

August 7, 2020
Blog / Modeling

My 2020 shoot-a-month project continues through July. This shoot was all studio and results in a whole bunch of cool compositions. Featuring Wisconsin model Dreamera Marie, the shoot had a circus fantasy theme. We did all the shooting in front of a "green screen". This makes it possible to more easily separate the subject and composition into another picture. The downside of green screen is you run the risk of green "spill" in the picture. Spill is when you get a green color cast on the edges. It can come from bad lighting or just reflections around the set. We…

Carly & Ryan’s – Circling

July 31, 2020
Blog / Video / Wedding Photography

Carly and Ryan's lakeside wedding - set to the song Circling. A short review of an almost perfect day. Carly and Ryan were married on a beautiful June day on the shores of Green Bay in Fish Creek. This video is combines some of our favorite memories from the day - enjoy! I have always like both still images and motion pictures. I have been steadily building up a great set of professional video equipment and plan on doing a lot more video in the future. Ironically, I find myself drawn to film and alternative photography more and more. To…

A Summer DReam

June 1, 2020
Blog / Modeling / Video

https://player.vimeo.com/video/424312592 Just having some fun and having A Summer DReam! Megan, Karrington and I shot this video on one of the first hot days of 2020. It is so much fun to just go out and create something fun and whimsical. As adult people, we are pressured to be "serious" and act like "adults". But who doesn't want to cut loose once in a while and just like a kid again? Especially this year when it seems like the bad news will never end? "A Summer DReam" was shot in 4k on a Canon 5d MkIV. All editing was done…

Monthly Model Shoot – Dreamera Marie

May 11, 2020
Blog / Modeling

One of my plans for 2020 was to complete a monthly creative shoot. Could be a model shoot or a video shoot or anything at all. This month I worked with Dreamera Marie (Instagram @dreamera.marie). We did an evening shoot in the woods in Fox Crossing. It was a great chance to work with color, lighting and a little smoke. At least until the smoke machine plugged up! As I get older I believe more and more that God love us to create. We are an expression of that love of creation and we were made to follow the footsteps…