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Snow Pics

2010-02-17T18:51:00.004-06:00

I've always wanted to shoot some decent snow pics, but in Memphis we rarely get enough to shoot before it all melts. Last week was a rare exception, so I dropped Jordan off at work and the kids off at school, and then scrambled back to the house to get my gear. There was this place I wanted to go (see the water images below) that I have wanted to shoot for some time now. I had envisioned buying some chest waders and actually getting down to the water line for some dramatic early morning shots, but thought better of it in the sub-freezing temps. Maybe I'll visit the spot again soon.

I originally posted these images yesterday on Facebook. In only 24 hours, I've already had a couple of people inquire about purchasing prints from this series. If you're interested, click here to purchase copies directly from my web site.

Hudson

2010-01-28T17:49:00.004-06:00

Check out this little man! Hudson is the son of Stephanie and Tanner, who are previous clients of mine. He looked totally dapper in his little hats.

This session—like all of our infant sessions—took about 3 hours with lots of time for feeding and changing. Hudson was such a trooper, and the images turned out great.

Christie & Sean

2010-01-13T18:27:00.006-06:00

Every time I schedule a portrait session, I pray for good light. With this session it actually worked. We had perfect golden light for three hours.

Not only was the light perfect, but so were Christie & Sean. I absolutely ADORE this couple. We had so much fun. Shoot a little, laugh a little, shoot a little more, REPEAT. And did you SEE Christie's red hair? And Sean's? HA! LOVE this couple!

The only problem was that we had icicles hanging off our noses when we finished. FLIPPIN' cold!

Erin & Dusty

2010-01-11T11:40:00.003-06:00

These are from Erin & Dusty's engagement session earlier in the Fall.

Our engagement sessions are a blast. We usually start these two to three hours before sunset, so the session ends during the "magic-hour" of light just after the sun goes down (more like 20 minutes). We try to go to as many fun locations as we can in three hours. It's a little like a drive-by-shooting, but without the bullets. ;)

Michelle & Ryan

2010-01-08T11:44:00.003-06:00

Seems like all of my couples lately are just a blast to work with. I love the ones of Michelle below where so goes through an entire range of emotions in about 10 seconds. Super cute!

Teaser: Adrienne & Jack

2010-01-04T10:27:00.004-06:00

These are a few images I let out of the bag for yesterday's wedding show at the Agricenter. This wedding was at Cedar Hill Farm in Hernando, Ms. What an awesome venue for a wedding!

The wedding show was fantastic, BTW. I've already had a number of serious calls from it about dates for this year. If you are thinking about booking with us, give me a shout soon! The best 2010 dates are going fast.

Kara & Josh

2009-12-29T15:57:00.003-06:00

These are from a fantastic engagement session with Kara & Josh. We had perfect weather and a super perfect sunset. Also, it never hurts to have a fun couple to work with. On to the pics...

Ann Parker

2009-12-19T20:47:00.005-06:00

Here are few from a recent session with little miss Ann Parker of Tunica, MS. She's such a cutie! And what a little trooper. We shot for 2+ hours with hardly a peep out of the little darling.

We love shooting babies! Let us capture the moments of your baby's life. Call me today to set up a session with your little bundle of joy.

Hurry! She's not getting any younger.

Emily Blair & Brett

2009-12-19T16:25:00.005-06:00

These are from Emily Blair & Brett's wedding at Castle Hill Resort in Oxford, MS on Halloween. Great people, great party, great wedding!

Thanks a ton to Peter Conrey for his second shooter work on this wedding. Peter has been shooting with me for most of 2009 and has become an invaluable part of the Kevin Barré Photography team.

I want to give a BIG FAT shoutout to the boys at Ragin Cagen DJ Service for their part in this wedding also. Not only was the music thumpin' and the tunes spectacular, but the LIGHT SHOW these cats put on was better than I have ever seen at any wedding in 18 years of shooting. Be sure to check these guys out, because they are a big part of why the images below are so good. Remember, this reception was outside at night, with little in the way of lighting from the venue. Most of the color from these images was from their lightshow. Truly awesome!

Brooke & Hossein

2009-11-15T22:28:00.002-06:00

In 17 years of shooting weddings, I had never shot an Iranian wedding until Brooke & Hossein's.

The beauty! The happiness! The pure joy! This was a great wedding. One I will remember forever.

Kelly & Jared

2009-09-11T12:12:00.004-05:00

What an awesome couple! I had to get on Facebook and send Kelly a quick note while I was working on these images, just to tell her how fantastic they were! I can't wait to shoot this wedding in late October.

Check out the images below. I really love the ones in the water.

Have a look at some more at my main site.

Jacque & Jeremy

2009-09-02T12:49:00.003-05:00

Jacque and Jeremy's wedding is coming up later this month here in Memphis. I thought I'd post a few images from their engagement session. We had yummy skies that night!

Have a look at some more at my main site.

Joanne & Jake

2009-08-27T17:39:00.003-05:00

Here are a few from Joanne & Jake's recent wedding at the Tunica Riverpark. It threatened to rain all day long, but the skies cleared up just in time for a beautiful outdoor wedding on the mighty Mississippi.

Have a look at some more at my main site.

Stephanie & Tanner

2009-06-19T14:55:00.004-05:00

These are a few images from Stephanie & Tanner's Engagement session. Cute couple and crazy fun to shoot with! The ones of them on the foot bridge were so funny to shoot. They're 100 feet away from me with rush hour interstate traffic buzzing below them (including lots of honking from onlookers!). I'm trying to tell them which way to turn, etc., and they CAN'T HEAR ME. So I'm making all kinds of weird hand gestures, trying to get them to do what I need them to do, and I sit down for a better angle—right in a puddle!

Nice.

But the shots turned out great.

New Album Sample

2009-02-23T12:24:00.003-06:00

I just ordered a new album sample from CoutureBook. If you aren't familiar with these books, they're super cool press-printed art books. I like to think of them as the anti-wedding album wedding album. They look absolutely fantastic. Each one is a hand-made piece of art.

The one featured here is the Soho style from the New York line. This album comes with a printed cover with a Japanese silk linen spine and a matching linen slipcase. I ordered it in red, which looks freakin' cool!

The recent style-du-jour for wedding albums has been overwrought designs with lots of images per page, mainly (I think) in an effort to get more images per page to keep the costs down to the consumer. I've always thought those designs were a little trendy, and I wondered how well they would stand up over time. The last thing I want is for my clients to have albums that look really out of date after a few years.

The answer—of course—is to go with fewer images per page, and add more pages. To keep the prices from getting out of hand, I cut the cost of each page IN HALF. So now my clients can get double the number of pages for the same cost. This means BIGGER images in a simple, clean design that looks more like the fine art books you see in the photography section of your local bookstore. Something more like a piece of art, which is what I'm really striving for anyway.

Have a look at the whole book design here, and if you like, check out the CoutureBook website. They have a super-cool video that shows the whole process of how the books are created.

Gallery Wrap Special!

2009-02-09T16:05:00.003-06:00

To highlight one of our coolest new products, I'm giving away a free 16"x 20" canvas Gallery Wrap to every client who books a wedding with us at the Modern Package level or higher during the month of February. If the package you book already includes a Gallery Wrap, you will receive a $300 Services Credit instead.

These images are really cool! The image is printed directly on canvas, coated with a protective varnish, and then stretched over a wooden frame. They're ready to hang. No framing needed.

Everyone who sees these comments on how fantastic they look. They really do look like paintings. The one below is 36" x 54".

Jack

2008-10-13T13:41:00.002-05:00

I meant to post these images a few days ago, but the weekend was kinda busy. On October 9, my son Jack turned 10. The time sure flies. Way to go big guy!

By the way, I remember my own 10th birthday in 1980. My dad took me to see the Christopher Reeves version of Superman in the theatre (only the wealthy had home video at that point). When I told my sister that the other night, she said I was "old." Well, duh!

Allison & Yi's Engagement Images

2008-10-08T23:31:00.003-05:00

Today we have another set of favorites from a recent Engagement Session, this time featuring Allison & Yi.

Sarah & Austin

2008-10-02T15:09:00.005-05:00

These are some of the pics from Sarah and Austin's wedding at St. Mary's Episcopal and the Brooks Museum of Art in Memphis. The flowers and decorations at the reception were by Southern Event Planners.

Jordan

2008-09-26T16:20:00.003-05:00

This gorgeous woman is the highly intelligent, funny, caring, dependable, thoughtful, independent, and loving woman I married four years ago yesterday.

I love her more today than even the day we were married.

I'm biased, of course, but DAMN she's a hottie!

Katie & Greg

2008-09-10T21:15:00.005-05:00

These are some of my favorites from a recent engagement session I shot with Katie & Greg. Their wedding is coming up in a few weeks at the Brooks Museum of Art.

Before and After Images

2008-07-06T20:29:00.004-05:00

In the post about Cathy & Kav's wedding below there is an image of the happy couple leaving the church in a beautiful vintage Packard. This image is perfect for illustrating the options we have available for retouching of images. While some of this (to a lighter degree) is included with every image we deliver in the form of finished prints and albums, the more advanced retouching you see here is also available at a very reasonable extra cost.

Cathy & Kav

2008-07-06T19:56:00.004-05:00

About a year ago (or so) I shot a rehearsal dinner for a couple in Sewanee, TN. The groom's family hired me based on a recommendation from a family member, but the bride's family had already hired another photographer to shoot the wedding. When it was all said and done, they were happier with my pictures from the rehearsal dinner than they were with the other photographer's pictures from the wedding. Apparently they liked me enough to recommend me to Cathy & Kav.

Here are a few images from their recent wedding. You can see the whole gallery here if you like.

Meredith & Donnie

2008-06-24T12:00:00.001-05:00

Meredith & Donnie finally tied the knot! You may remember their engagement images from a while back, but these are from the recently added proof pages of their wedding.

The ceremony and reception were at Le Pavillon in Memphis. Check out all of the images from the wedding here.

The image above is of the crazy beautiful Katie Maxwell, who was Meredith's Maid of Honor. She was also the MoH in Jordan's and My wedding.