Tallant Wedding

On October 10, 2010, Ryan Tallant & Piper Wood were married and Lady Red Images was there to capture the memories! The wedding ceremony took place in the couples backyard with their closest friends and family there to watch! The weather was beautiful and sunny, such a perfect day to get married! The bride and groom both wore white and were a stunning site to see. It's refreshing to see two beautiful people who are perfectly in love! Paper cranes, made by the bridesmaids, hung over the wedding ceremony, as the bride made her way to her future husband. The wedding reception took place in The River Room in Downtown, Wilmington over looking the Cape Fear River as the sun was setting. This wedding was such a wonderful experience and we're glad to annouce that this was the first large wedding for Lady Red Images and we couldn't think of a better couple to share this experience with. The couple is currently honeymooning in Mexico and we're so excited for them both & wish them a lifetime of happiness & new adventures as husband and wife! Congrats Ryan & Piper, or should I say, Mr. & Mrs. Tallant!
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Yours truly,
Lady Red

Re-visiting Chris Bellamy

Last weekend the weather in Wilmington was horrific! There were reports of flooding and the rain was refusing to let up. So, as luck would have it, I had a 4 day weekend from school so I packed my car, gave Chris a call, and told him I was coming to Greensboro! So after what felt like an eternity of driving, I made it safely there where the sun was shining! Although Chris and I had just had a photoshoot here in Wilmington, we decided it would be crazy to pass up the beautiful downtown Greensboro so before I left to go home, we made our way downtown to take some photographs and enjoy Fall finally making it's appearance in North Carolina!

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Yours truly,
Lady Red

Jessica Phelps

Jessica and I have been talking about doing a photoshoot for month's now but between Jessica's work schedule and my school schedule, we were finding it difficult to find a day were both available. Lucky for us, this past Monday turned out to be absolutely beautiful and a day that we were both free! We'd like to take a chance and thank the MAC cosmetic department in Independence Mall here in Wilmington, NC for their help with Jessica's amazing make up! I'm quite proud of these shots- Jessica was a fantastic model, the location was perfect, and her make up was flawless!
As always, to view these images in larger size, or to view more similar photos please visit my Flickr account.

Yours truly,
Lady Red

Bianca Devries Ganey & Family

This past Sunday I met with Bianca at Wrightsville Beach to meet her family! Now I'm not just talking about Bianca and her husband, I met with 13 of their closest family for some group & individual shots! Let me tell you, I had a blast with this one. Luckily, I had my assistant, Nichole who who helps assist with weddings and misc photoshoots., there to help me out! We all met around 7:00pm and had to act quick as we would only have an hour before the sun went down, but we made it all work!
As always, to view these images in larger size, or to view more similar photos please visit my Flickr account.

Yours truly,
Lady Red

Chris Bellamy

Chris has been one of my best friends since high school- well, let me rephrase that- since we both graduated highschool! Despite our rocky start at a friendship, we both became the best of friends after my graduation in 2004, and although he no longer lives in Wilmington, we're still very close and are sure to make plans whenever he's here to visit. This past weekend Chris wanted some updated pictures of himself, so we jumped in the car, found a railroad & start snapping away! Well if you live in Wilmington, you know just how bad the summer days can get here, so we quickly left the heat and headed for downtown. We ended the day sitting in the shade with a cool breeze and had a relaxing picnic in a park near by!


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Yours truly,
Lady Red

The Mohler Family

On Sunday I had the pleasure of meeting with the Mohler Family at Greenfield Lake here in Wilmington, NC for some family shots. First off, congrats to the Mohler's who are expecting baby #2! Samantha wanted to get the family together and get some family shots of the family pre baby. Mom & Dad brought along their first born, Madison, who is a 5 year old little diva! Had so much fun on this photoshoot, they were up for anything and Madison was just too cute and took the position of my temp assistant and helped walk along the lake to find places for us to photograph. Despite the 95+ degree weather, it was a beautiful day with some beautiful shots & one beautiful family!
As always, to view these images in larger size, or to view more similar photos please visit my Flickr account.

Yours truly,
Lady Red

You get what you pay for, that's for sure!

Recently a friend of mine at Coopet Photography posted a link to this blog in which a photographer explained her thoughts on the common saying "Your Camera Takes Really Nice Pictures!". Upon reading this blog, I couldn't help but agree with what she was saying and that's when it hit me, although I'm just starting out in the art of photography, it's insulting to anyone who is trying their best to learn the art. It can come off as a compliment to some as to an extent the phrase is correct, yes a professional, high grade camera can do great work, but it's so much more than that. I feel as if a lot of clients will often ask about the price of session and feel uncomfortable with what they are quoted, based on the fact they're not so sure what all goes into what I'm doing.

Let's start off by putting it this way: It is not just the camera & the equipment that makes someone a photographer. If this was true, just anyone could pick up a camera, snap a shot, and call it fabulous. As pointed out in the blog article, it takes a trained eye to spot certain differences. Even the best photographers have to start off somewhere and it's true, not every picture will come out perfect, it's what you do with that image! After every photoshoot, it doesn't end with the photographer packing up, going home, and instantly uploading your images and everything's perfect. No, it's more than that. With every image that's uploading, comes a long way of making sure the image given to you is perfect. This includes colouring, enhancing your image, removing any spots, removing anything from the background that just doesn't belong, even making sure that if your eyes happen to be closed on what has potential to be a great photograph, we can fix that for you!

Provided are 3 of my images from previous photoshoots that each have different editing provided. Including fixing the lighting, removing people from the background, even a studio photoshoot that didn't provide enough backdrop. Check it out:So you see, you're not just paying for the time it takes for the images to be captured, picking the best location and lighting, and picking out the best poses, you're paying for what comes next. Would you prefer to pay for the before or after image?

The reality of it is, you get what you pay for! A photographer is here to help you capture that special moment and preserve it for all of eternity. Why hold on to something mediocre, when you could hold on to something spectacular?

As always, to view these images in larger size, or to view more similar photos please visit my Flickr account.

Yours truly,
Lady Red