Sunday, November 29, 2009

Gayathri and Brian

Gayathri and Brian were married on Sunday, November the 28th at The Barn at Valhalla in Chapel Hill. This was my first Hindu wedding and I was very honored to photograph their wedding.

They had a pretty short ceremony by Hindu standards, but it was quite colorful and filled with symbolic meaning. After the wedding, the bride and groom changed into western clothing for the reception.

I hope you enjoy just a few of the many photos that I snapped!





























Brians dad gave a wonderful speech that had everyone laughing



















Monday, November 23, 2009

Professional Photographers of America.

If you take a look at my website at www.jimcolmanphotography.com you'll see a new logo added to the splash page. That's the PPA, or Professional Photographers of America logo. This may not mean much to any of you, but it means a lot to me.

Back in the early days, when I was just starting in photography, I was a junior member of PPA. I really didn't take advantage of all that membership offered. PPA seemed to be catering mainly to studio portrait photographers back then and I was a commercial photographer, working in a commercial studio. Today, PPA has grown and evolved so much over the years that it now offers a whole lot more to the working professional photographer than it ever did before.

Today, I'm proud to be a full fledged member of PPA and I'm looking forward to all that it offers. What this means for my clients, is that I'll have access to new techniques, information and workshops that PPA offers it's members.

After all, it's never too late to teach an old dog some new tricks!