Beer Drinker's Society Work

Apologies for the lack of consistent updates. Lately I have been photographing for Beer Drinker's Society, an online presence promoting local and craft brews. They're a group of folks interviewing the communities of microbreweries, its people, news, and the stories behind the craft. I was fortunate to be brought onboard as a contributor through a good friend of mine, Ben Esely, who writes for them.

It's been a learning experience so far. I'm still left to my own devices when I'm photographing, so that part isn't any different, but the subject clearly is. I'm used to photographing weddings, bridals, and portraits. Environments I'm used to are floral, hold a lot of sunlight, and lots of white values.

 When it came to brewery environments, I haven't accounted for boiling aromas, the constant cleaning around breweries, metal clanking from kegs, and the colorful beer cans and bottle layouts that accompany them. It sounds like the antithesis of what I normally shoot, but it's not. It's remarkable in its own way.

Brewers I've photographed so far include Peticolas, Lakewood, Community, Firestone Walker, Deep Ellum, Firewheel, Austin Beerworks, Black Star, Pinthouse Pizza Brewpub, and most recently Armadillo Ale Works.

Here's a small sample of recent work:

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The Ly Family - 2013

Welcome to the New Year!

This past weekend I was commissioned to photograph the Ly family. Luan, the son in the family, is a good friend of mine and told me they wanted post-holiday family portraits. They went with a moderate gray for the background color, and wore medium blues for contrast.

I set up in one of the daughter's home where everyone met, and here are some from the session.

 

Thank you guys for bringing me along to start off the New Year! 

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2012

It's been a fun ride, 2012:

Sally and Reynord's Wedding - Garland, TX

I met Sally and Reynord through Thomas and Lily's wedding, and through Mason, Sally's son whom I saw initially in 2009. Seeing them again was a plus, considering the bride and groom drove from west Texas - Pecos to be exact.

They got ready at the Hyatt Place in Garland, and held their ceremony and reception at Tasty China in the same city as well. Here's a glimpse into their day:

Preparation time, along with details and some of the girls afterwards:

This is what happens when a little one exerts too much energy, they fall into an immediate nap:

Then they left to head to the restaurant early, and we got the guys in. I especially looked forward to Mason:

We took the guys' portraits out in the lobby area, too, but on the opposite side:

We got to the venue and set up a backdrop, and while Rochelle was finalizing that, I went ahead and worked on the details:

Time to roll out!:

Echoing the colors of the ceremony through the Unity Sand was a nice touch:

Some more details:

The Kiss:

One of the wedding party:

Then transitioned into opening up the dance floor with Sally and her father, Reynord and his mother, and then Sally and Reynord:

As a custom in most Asian weddings, Sally, Reynord and their immediate family went from table to table to thank guests and accept gifts from them:

Speech time!:

And into the cake cutting and toasting:

The rest of the night was spent dancing away, and there was a lot of it:

A brief pause for Sally and Reynord on signing the marriage license. It's official now:

And back to dancing coverage:

Photobooth pictures can be seen here, just click on the photo of these three:

Sally, Reynord, and everyone involved, thank you so much for making this a fantastic wedding to be a part of. Congratulations!

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