Sanderson Images

Olivia Pearl melted me yesterday...

2009-06-26T23:26:00.003-04:00

I got to spend a few hours yesterday getting to know little Olivia Pearl. Her parents, Lisa and Davies were kind enough to allow me to photograph their new addition and try all sorts of new ideas I had! Thank you guys for being so trusting! I really had a good time and look forward to doing many more of these types of sessions. Here are a few of my favorites so far:

Check out how gorgeous Lisa looks after just giving birth 7 days ago!!

I love how wrinkly newborns are! Look at these folds...

Is that a little smile? I think she liked her makeshift hammock best.

Although, this was pretty comfy too!

I'm thinking she is saying, "Why am I in a bowl and what is this thing on my head?! Help!!!!" I love this shot though.

Hope you liked this crazy long sneak peek!! We love comments, let us know what you think!

Happy Anniversary Janet and Jeremy!

2009-06-22T14:41:00.006-04:00

So, the big question is...exactly how far behind are the Sandersons on their blogging adventure? And the answer is...1 year exactly with a couple of exceptions thrown in. Maybe our dear readers will find it amusing to see weddings we shot one year ago in the craziness that was summer of 2008. We love showing our readers where we have been and what we have been up to, so instead of skipping some of our very favorite weddings, we are going to try to do anniversary blog posts from our weddings last year intermingled with weddings from this year.

Enter Janet and Jeremy.

We loved, loved, loved, this wedding. Not just because they are family, (but they are!) not just because they let us drag them all over Colorado, into crazy fields and old abandoned houses in their wedding attire (but they did!) not just because they made their wedding fun for all who attended (but they did!) but just because we loved the way they loved each other, loved everyone around them and had a blast doing it.

Since this was family, we had an extremely hard time narrowing the images. Here are a few of our favorites....

Getting Ready

The Ceremony

Love the way Jeremy is looking at Janet here...

This is always one of my FAVORITE moments in a wedding; the pure joy of coming down the aisle married to your love.

The Portraits

The Reception

Had to throw this one of our little Lillianna in here...she had soooo much fun!!

One last hug from Mom...

And off they go...

Luckily, we got to shoot them a little the next day! They were such good sports, I think Janet was freeeeeeezing.

We love to shoot late at night with long exposures. John painted these with a huge flashlight while Janet and Jeremy stood VERY still.

Hope you enjoyed these! We love feedback, let us know what you think!

Happy Father's Day, John!!

2009-06-21T13:51:00.012-04:00

All images in this post courtesy of the fabulous Carl Zoch

We have a ton of things to blog...a ton. I can't wait to show you all of the beautiful things we've seen in the last few months. Seriously, I can't. Right now though, nothing is as important as this post. This is the post where instead of telling you about the love of other people, or showing you the celebration of a new love, or letting you peek into the love within someone else's happy family; I am going to tell you about My Love.

My Love is the tall, handsome guy who you will probably either find in his garden, behind a lens somewhere or behind his computer. He is creative with a passion. The kind of creative that often makes people say, "How does he think of this stuff?" He is persistent with his ideas...following them through to completion. He has wild, brave ideas...most of which I cautiously raise eyebrows to. He makes me braver. There is nothing that he cannot do when he sets his mind to it. I mean that with all sincerity. One day he will say, I think we should raise chickens. So for the couple of weeks he is totally submerged in researching chickens. One month later we had a chicken coop in our back yard hand built by John with 15 happy chickens peeping their way into our hearts. He'll say, let's take a leap with Sanderson Images. WE CAN DO THIS. He knew it before I did. He believed it before I did. He was right. He is almost ALWAYS right. In our near 10 years of marriage it has taken me that long to come to the realization that John is wise beyond his years and I should just be quiet, stop my worrying and try to keep up.

This is the most important part of my post. The part that makes me cry as I type. The part that I want to share with all of you because our clients, (as much as we love you!) don't get to see this part of John and yet it is my favorite part. My love is the kind of Daddy I always wanted for my babies. He is gentle with the kind of calmness you can feel as soon as he enters a room. He is patient with the kind of patience even a screaming 2 year old cannot shake. He is a teacher in a way that makes the boys stop and REALLY listen to what Daddy is saying. He is quiet and sure. He is silly and fun. He knows how to work hard and yet he knows when it is time to stop and enjoy family and love and life. I see things in each of my children that mirror John. Gabriel is sensitive and gentle and has BIG ideas. Noah is silly and full of life. Lillianna is a cuddlebug, creative and thoughtful. They are mirroring what he is teaching and for that I love him more than I ever thought possible.

Stephanie and Jordan, an Elegant New York City Wedding

2009-06-17T20:20:00.007-04:00

Hello again to our loyal blog readers who have been asking us for another post! We are so sorry to keep you waiting for so long. If you are one of our clients and you are waiting to see your wedding here...please know we are doing our best and will try to catch up as this month goes on!

We thought that a good way to start off a month of no blogging was to jump right into was a beautiful event that we shot in New York City recently. Stephanie and Jordan, with the help of their friends and family had a storybook wedding. It was perfect down to the littlest detail. What an amazing way to start the next chapter of their lives!

Stephanie had a stunning Oscar de la Renta wedding dress. Stunning. This dress was just "gasp out loud" beautiful.

Jordan and the guys got ready at the Waldorf Astoria and decided to walk and take the subway to Gustavino's.

We managed to sneak in a few bridal portraits before the ceremony. How amazing does she look?!

First meeting of Jordan and Stephanie. I LOVED this meeting!! You could just feel the love and joy radiating between them and you could see the excitement for what was to come all tied up in these couple of moments.

The Bridal Party

The Ketubah Signing

The Ceremony

The Portraits

Dad gave pretty much the best speech/song ever. The story behind the song that Emily (Stephanie's beautiful sister) gave us was that Dad used to sing them to sleep when they were little girls and they adored those moments. He hadn't pulled out that guitar for many years. (thus the shock on Stephanie's face) Let me just tell you, the tears flowed freely...even by us. He sang Bob Dylan's "Forever Young". It was beautiful and poignant.

The Parent Dances

The Cake. Stephanie has some very talented family and friends. Her Aunt decorated this lovely cake for them.

What an amazing party!

Stephanie and Jordan, thank you for the honor of sharing your blessed day with us! We loved being a part of it!

The Slideshow.

Stephanie and Jordan's Photobooth

2009-06-17T19:59:00.000-04:00

We're now featured in Style Me Pretty's Little Black Book!

2009-04-27T13:37:00.005-04:00

This is pretty exciting for Kimberly and I! We got an invitation from the wonderful Abby Larson, Editor of Style Me Pretty, a wonderful style focused web site and blog for brides. Click here to check it out and submit to the ways of SMP. We are thrilled to be included in their directory since it is exclusive to only 3 vendors per region which is kind of a big deal if you know what I mean. Now we can walk around introducing ourselves as such.

Ron Burgundy... uhh I mean Sanderson Images: I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Random Unsuspecting Person: Really.
Sanderson Images: People know me.
Random Unsuspecting Person: Well, I'm very happy for you.
Sanderson Images: I'm very important. I'm featured in Style Me Pretty, I'm in their leather-bound Little black book and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.

Ok so if you have no idea what I am talking about you need to see the movie "Anchorman" the awkwardness would abound if we actually spoke like that. Thank goodness we are almost semi-normal people. So to end this post and quickly change the subject before I spend the rest of the day acting like Will Ferrell how about a couple new artistic photos of ours.

1st Place, TRA recipe contest!

2009-04-14T22:31:00.003-04:00

Kim and I were psyched to learn that we won Doug Boutwell's "Totally Rad Action Recipe Contest". The objective here was to create a recipe using multiple Totally Rad Photoshop Actions created By Doug Boutwell. We purchased these actions awhile ago from the TRA Web site and can honestly say they have played a huge role in our post image processing style and artistic vision.

For you photographers reading this, here is the TRA recipe we submitted: You can see above what this action recipe can really do to, well exposed, nicely composed.. photos.

* TRA - Bitchin B&W (as is, no changes.) (If wanting image to be B&W)
* Special action I made called “Buttery” (see below) made up of exclusively TRA actions:
* Very Mild B&W texture added for grain.
* Serve warm straight from the oven.

“Buttery” Recipe.

1. Oh Snap (as is, no changes.)
2. SX-70 with layer set to 45% opacity.
3. Cinnamon toast with layer set to 47% opacity.
4. Boutwell Magic Glasses (as is, no changes.)

So get this, we won an awesome web site package from a cool web company that works with photographers called Into The Dark Room - [ITDR] We won their Dream package and are excited to see what we can do with it. So stay tuned.. changes are a coming.

Major congrats to the other ridiculously talented winners:
2nd Place - Teri Fode, Sacramento, CA
3rd Place - Christine Berry, Huntsville, AL

Of course the AWESOME photo above was taken by the AMAZING and adorable Kimberly Sanderson, chef de post process John Sanderson made the TRA recipe and a MAJOR thanks to the BEAUTIFUL clients featured in the photo Lola and Boladji.

Unexpected trip to visit my family in Colorado.

2009-04-09T15:14:00.007-04:00

Stratton's Independence Mine and Mill in Victor Colorado.

The past week I had the pleasure of visiting my family solo in Colorado. I had lots of time to spend alone with each of my sisters and parents. It was a fun yet emotional trip that I will always remember. My father who is also a photographer took me to some interesting places and we took a lot of fun photographs of old rusty cars and had a blast just hanging out together. I look forward to many more days like that. Meanwhile, my mother and I captured the star photo above just sitting in the car below the mine in Victor just chatting, it was awesome. I love my family to death and hope they know I will always be there when they need me regardless of the distance we have between each other. Thanks to Facebook.com and Flickr.com that distance seems a little shorter.;) Some of the other photographs were taken with my iphone while on the road. (Who says an iphone can't take great pictures?)

FYI: Signed prints/canvas' are available of all our artwork.

An abandoned ranch in South Park

iphone pics

Mt Princeton (Iphone)

Tomichi Dome (iphone)

Townies (iphone)

Fast forward 15 years. Thank goodness you LOVE your wedding album.

2009-03-26T15:19:00.018-04:00

Close your eyes. Get comfortable. Breathe deeply.

Now fast forward 15 years. It's late, you just finished preparing your adorable 7 year old daughter for bed and now the two of you are snuggling on the old sofa you thought would last your entire marriage. You were wrong, the couch is being replaced as soon as your 3 year old son stops drawing on everything he sees, thankfully he's in bed already. But you and your baby girl are snuggled close not in the mood to go to bed, just breathing each other in with little squeezes and small talk. Out pops the question. "Mommy, what was your wedding like?" Which is funny, you've spoken about it before, in fact you talk about it all the time, but tonight she's taken an interest, she really wants to know. I guess she's getting older, she likes to pretend to marry her daddy and I suppose the concept of getting married to the love of your life is coming together for her. Enter:Big Friggin Sanderson Images Couture Book Album. [Que noise of something huge hitting the ground]

It's on the shelf, in a protective case, still as beautiful as the day you got it. A 10x13, 300 page wedding album created for you by your wedding photographers John + Kimberly Sanderson. It's big, you share laps just to wander through it, every page a memory for you, and an experience for her. The both of you are whisked away to the most memorable day of your lives: the beginning of your family. You spend almost an hour flipping through the pages, reliving moments explaining your tears of joy. It's at this moment the thought hits you, you almost got just a regular wedding album. The one that only held maybe 70 of your favorite images, most of them designed into it as small little accents, an album that would have ended this snuggle time much sooner. But then you saw an example of the album you are flipping through now and you knew, it had to be yours. An album so engaging you could barely take it all in in one sitting, an experience in itself. A priceless book of memories, a priceless decision.

COUTURE BOOK
Hey everyone, sorry about the tear-jerker above but we always suggest people look at their album with this perspective. We thought it would be a good way to introduce you to our new style of albums. They are called "Couture Books" They are beautifully made, hand crafted albums with lots of different sizes and cover options. PLUS any Couture Book with 100 pages or more includes a High Res DVD of all the image files from your experience with us. We encourage you to check out their web site here to take in all the different options. We are so excited about these books and hope you consider snatching one up.. Do it for the children!

The above album is a NYC-Hampton, 10x13 with 200 pages.

SPECIAL-PAY ATTENTION! THIS IS BIG!!.
As a introduction to these albums we want to offer the following deal. Purchase or add any Couture Book to your contract and receive %25 off. Offer is not valid with any other specials. Offer expires on April 9th. We do not plan on offering a special on these albums in the future. So this is your only chance. Tell your friends.

Ready. Set. Go.

* Also, Big Friggin Sanderson Images Logo will NOT be featured on the side of your album, that's just fancy stuff for our sample albums.

*The cute little basket in the above picture is the fine art creation of rachel a. chambers.. Check out more of her work here.

Just For Fun; The International Space Station and Discovery

2009-03-18T20:25:00.004-04:00

Yep, its true, the photo above is of the the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Discovery, as seen from our back yard. You can see it for yourself too! Just check Spaceweather.com and click on Satellite Flybys. Yes, I am a geek, but come on, I've seen the Space Station and the Space Shuttle flying in space.. so what if it's 215 miles away?

Kelsey's Bridal portrait.

2009-03-13T16:25:00.005-04:00

Meet Kelsey, a really fun and beautiful bride we got to photograph recently at the Ceresville Mansion in Frederick MD. Many, many, thank you's to the kind staff there who allowed us the run of this gorgeous, vintage mansion. Kelsey brought her sister and a good friend to the shoot to help and provide encouragement. Kelsey was awesome, this bridal portrait is definitely one for the portfolio. We can't wait for your wedding Kelsey!!

Oh yeah, if you are Kelsey's Fiancee.. You're not supposed to be looking at these! Turn away now!!!

I'm trying out some different editing styles. Let me know which ones you like the best. Oh yeah.. I'm also trying out some quotes at the beginning and end of posts.. if it strikes the cheesy chord let me know, I'm cheesy blind.

We do indeed Click 2.0

2009-03-13T15:11:00.009-04:00

Ok so last week was the "We Click 2.0" Married wedding photographers ski retreat. We gathered from all parts of the North East to spend some time and bond together. This group of friends is amazing and the week just flew by. Kimberly and I left the place completely inspired and ready to tackle 2009. If you get a chance check out these guys. They are awesome. We love you guys!

Meet Matt and Enna Grazier of Grazier Photography in Boston, Christine and Andy from Bello Photography on the Cape, Justin and Mary from Justin Marantz Photography in CT, Laura and Paul from Laura Eaton Photography in New Jersey, Paul and Krystal from Studio Foto in CT and Larry and Tabitha Sherrell of Sherell Photography in Boston.

Killington

One for the posse.

The run in the snow for manhood. uhh somebody had to take pictures.. right?

Some fun lighting tests we did..

(This one is out of camera, no post)

Blue Steel Baby!

I found some old abandoned cabins on a little snowshoe hike.

This is what the Birches look like in Vermont!

The Burkholders, Family Lifestyle and Baby Session.

2009-02-18T11:32:00.003-05:00

The Burkholders are some friends of ours from church. They recently had a new addition enter their family. Meet Makenna Raine, she is a beautiful baby girl. We got to spend a fun evening with this lovely family taking pictures and I think we captured some moments that describe them well. Our vision for this session was to provide a valuable snapshot into their lives, capture their lifestyle and also take some creative portraits of Makenna. It will be fun watching this family grow. We hope you enjoy these pictures, if you do, leave a comment.

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Shout Out: Shawn Reeder: If you don't know him, you should.

2009-02-13T12:33:00.002-05:00

Name: Shawn Reeder
Occupation: Landscape/wedding photographer
Location: Bishop, CA (Near Yosemite National Park)
Blog-site/music sales: http://www.shawnreeder.net
Online photo sales site: http://shawnreederphotography.com

Why he is cool:
Shawn lives a simple life surrounded by the outdoors and spends more time outside than inside. His lifestyle is respectful to nature and honors the wilderness with everything he does. To make things even more exciting he always has a camera and he captures the world wherever he goes. You should go check out his work (if you need wall art....we highly recommend his landscapes!) and if you want to get to know somebody worthwhile you should drop him a note to say hi.. he'd be totally into that. In addition to spending time outside taking amazing photos, he spends his indoor time making awesome and inspiring music for corporate and royalty free use which is very popular among photographers for slideshows. His music site features other talented artists as well. Shawn, like us, pays the bills with wedding and portrait photography.

How we met:
We were first introduced to Shawn through the Pictage User Forums, an excellent resource for photographers. As anybody who meets Shawn does, we became very intrigued by his work, his gentle nature, his encouragement for those around him and his obvious caring attitude. This December he came out to MD to visit his parents and during that time, he came up to Lancaster for an entire day to hang out with us. We really enjoyed having him up here and we look forward to spending much more time with him in the future.

Get to know him! In Shawn, we have found a great friendship, a talented peer always ready to talk, whether it be about business or just life in general, and a gentle soul who will most definitely lift your spirits!

Here is some of his recent landscape work:

Lauren and Mark Engagement session. Inspired.

2009-02-12T21:26:00.002-05:00

Meet Lauren and Mark, two really cute kids we get to work with this summer referred to us from one of our favorite clients ever. They are planning a wonderful wedding near Pittsburgh, PA. You also need to check out Lauren's blog "Bride and Blog". She is a great writer! I really went into this engagement session inspired, so we worked on making some new and different style engagement photos. We really had fun and the fact that these two are so comfortable around each other and obviously in love made this session an artistic dream. I love it when moments and beautiful scenes come together so well.

We can't wait to see what the future holds for these guys!

Sandersons 101

2009-02-11T18:22:00.005-05:00

It has come to our attention recently that our new clients and our soon to be clients don't know very much about us. We have gotten a few emails that make us feel like we are giving out a large company/corporate feel. That took us aback a bit and we realize that although we send our clients getting to know you sheets and make an effort to learn about you before your big day...we don't extend you the same courtesy about us! Soooo... we are starting a new section called Sandersons 101 that we will try to update frequently since we would like you to get to know us as much as we would love to know you!

First Installment written by Kimberly:

We are a family of 5 and we live in Lancaster, PA. We live on a road that consists mainly of us, my sister (yay!!), our brother-in-law's family, and a bunch of amazing Amish folks. Yep, we are surrounded by farms and all the lovely smells that come with them. We have lived here for about a year and we love it so far. Many of the photos below were taken today on the street that we live...that will give you all a visual placement of our home.

John and I run the business by ourselves and also run the household by ourselves. By that I mean, we don't have secretaries and nanny's and cleaning people. It's just us and that is the way we love it right now. We may be getting an intern or two soon and we will welcome them into our little chaotic lives with open arms.

Our kiddos are an amazing part of what makes up John and I. They shape who we are and teach us a little something about life everyday. They are what always comes first, what we live for, who we can't wait to see in the morning, what keeps us awake at night (in more ways than one!) and what keeps us giggling during the day. This first blog post will be mainly about them....stay tuned for more about John+Kimberly in a future post.

Meet Lillianna: She is beautiful, stubborn, feisty, silly, and girly. She loves pink, her "lovies", painting, and cuddling. She can't get enough of her Daddy and she loves to oppose Mommy. She is a firecracker and has a quick temper. She also recovers well and is quick to apologize. She loves to tell jokes and be goofy. We love every inch of this girl. Lillianna is 2.

Meet Noah: Noah is joy and energy all bundled up into one super cute little package. He is always happy and always trying to make others around him happy. He is a terrible sleeper and has quite the sweet tooth. Red peppers are his favorite food. Every morning he makes his Daddy a cup of coffee and is so super proud. He is crazy smart and is already starting to read a little. We pray with him for patience a LOT! Noah is 4.

Meet Gabriel: Gabriel is sweet and sensitive. If you are his friend, you are his friend for life...he is loyal through and through. He is a perfectionist and an incredible reader. He is one of the tallest in his class. Gabriel is protective of his brother and sister and loves to "explain" things to them they haven't yet experienced. He loves playing outside and considers himself "so super fast!" Gabriel loves science and space and anything that flies. He is a miniature John. Gabriel is 6.

Our new Gallery Wrapped Canvas display & sale... Act now!

2009-02-10T16:24:00.005-05:00

Recently the Sandersons practiced what they preach and had some family photos taken. This was a HUGE deal for us because we are lousy at choosing pictures for our walls, so we had our friend and amazing photographer Carl Zoch from Oklahoma City, OK (who was out here for the inauguration) do some portraits of us at Glen Echo Park in Bethesda, MD. You should go to his blog and check out the slideshow of all of them...he caught some hilarious moments! We were so excited to be on the receiving end of photography for once. We had a lot of fun, and he captured our family as we are and ended up getting some really cool shots!

We decided immortalize the moments by having a few of our favorites stretched on canvas. And let me tell ya, they are beautiful. We are convinced that this is the ultimate way to display photographs. Durable, clear, simple. We LOVE them. The investment was totally worth it. What a great way to celebrate the people you love most in the world!

To celebrate how excited we are about our family's collection of canvas', we are going to extend our recent canvas sale. We would love for all of our clients to have a canvas of their own!! Take 20% off any size canvas. Measure that empty wall, we can do any size, even custom. But wait... act now and you can also take 30% off two and 40% off of three or more. Wow. (ok enough with the infommercial talk)

We are also happy to add this to any current 2009 client packages.

This deal will expire on February 25th. Act now! We swear these canvas' will cut right through a rock! (sorry, I swear I'm done infommercial talking)

Sarah and Eric, Aspen Destination.

2009-02-09T17:23:00.007-05:00

Ok so where were we.. Oh yeah, JUNE! yes. Still blogging June 2008 weddings. Next on the list, Sarah and Eric. Sarah and Eric were married in Aspen Colorado at the Aspen Meadows. Every detail of this wedding was excellent. The best part was the totally laid back personalities of these two. We pretty much just went out and had fun. This trip to Colorado strengthened our resolve to start shooting more Colorado resort weddings. The color, weather and crisp mountain air (not to mention tons of lovely family!).. everything about shooting in Colorado is different. It's a great addition to our style and we hope to do many more. We also hope we get a chance to visit these guys again someday. (and if you are ever in Aspen I recommend visiting their shop in Downtown Aspen called The Gallerie.)

Preparations.

Ceremony

Portraits

Reception

I love this photo because it also features one of my favorite artists ever, Andy Goldsworthy the piece is called Stone River.

Family Day at the Philadelphia "Please Touch Children's Museum".

2009-02-07T22:20:00.003-05:00

Today was a Family Day (!), which is actually a rare occurrence on a Saturday. We decided to visit the Please Touch Children's Museum in Philadelphia. The place was an insane mob, pandemonium everywhere, a total nightmare... for adults. The kids however could care less. We decided to let them wear these cool new capes Grandma got them for Christmas this year, which made it so much easier to find them in the sea of children. This place was totally fun, lots of exhibits and stuff for the kids to enjoy. We are a little disappointed about some of the obviously corporately sponsored exhibits like McDonalds, can anybody tell me what a kid can learn at a fake McDonalds? On the bright side the fake food appeared to be a little bit healthier despite the one billion kids (and their germs) whom I'm sure pretended to eat them.

I totally recommend the place, just don't go on Saturday.

Noah, you're a smarty but you can't talk your way out of time out.

At the end of the day we stole an idea from my amazing sister (who is a superMommy!) and we all made a family art puzzle. Can you guess whose piece is whose?

Recent family portraits! Winter 08-09.

2009-02-06T19:56:00.003-05:00

We thought we would blog a few of our favorite recent family portraits. We had so much fun with these couples, cute kids, great moments. It might be the middle of winter but you can have some great family photos taken! It's not about what you look like, its not about where you are or even the weather, and it is definitely not about saying cheese. It's about who you are, it's about your life. Everyday your family takes part in regular routines you'll wish you could remember in 20 years, and we believe every part of your family is a story worth telling, worth remembering. So, let's immortalize the goldfish disasters at snack time, that priceless face during bath time, the muddy sneakers, that crazy hairdo and that typical 14 year old attitude. Get the family together, you think of something fun to do or just stay in the home and cuddle, either way let's go create some memories!

Currently we are offering a special on Winter family portrait packages. Contact us and subscribe above to see what is in the works.

The Chandlers - Family Portrait + Child Documentary

The Thomas' Family Portrait + Child Documentary

The Millers - Family Portrait + Child Portraits

Lola and Boladji in Punta Cana!

2009-02-05T18:29:00.006-05:00

We had the honor of documenting a very special marriage in November. Lola and Boladji were married at the beautiful Majestic Colonial in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. It was truly awe inspiring to know that they were so loved that they had 80 guests fly from all over to witness their wedding day. 80!!! We soon found out why. Lola and Boladji both had such a calming and loving presence about them. It seemed throughout the week that they were more concerned that everyone was having a good time and being taken care of, (including us!) than thinking about their upcoming event. Thank you for that you guys! :-) We had so much fun getting to know you and your family! Thank you for including us in your day! We truly hope our paths cross again soon!

Preparations!

Portraits!

The Bridal Party!

Needless to say this event was well documented. Everyone had a camera!

The Ceremony!

The Reception!

Find Your Beautiful!

2009-02-05T13:42:00.008-05:00

(Warning! This post contains some sexy photos)

Get ready for something a little different...we at Sanderson Images are trying something new! Yay for new personal projects! As a woman, I am well aware of the pressure that society places on us to have perfect bodies and never feeling satisfied in our own skin. I am on a mission to change that! You are beautiful! I had so much fun shooting this and can't wait for my next chance to empower another woman! That may sound weird, but I believe that feeling confident, sexy, and gorgeous can have a staggering effect on how you live your life! When I did the shoot below, the woman in the photo brought along 2 friends and we had such a blast together! We all came away feeling strong and beautiful in our own skin. Both of her friends talked about wanting to do a shoot too because it was SUCH a freeing feeling. My goal is to artistically capture the beauty of women. This is not intended to be "glamour shots", nor does one have to wear skimpy outfits, the goal here is to find you own personal beautiful and make art that makes you feel proud and confident. As an added bonus we expect your significant other will appreciate them as well. ;-) We are excited to announce this new type of photo session and want to encourage you to try it. (I might add that this is a girl project only! John will not be coming along on these shoots.)

We still have time to book a couple of sessions before Valentine's day if anyone is still searching for that "perfect gift!"

Grace + Ted...we dare you not to love them....

2008-12-12T14:57:00.011-05:00

World Rockers is what they are. Literally.. I think part two of this wedding was on a different continent altogether. They celebrated here and then had another ceremony in Taiwan a week later! We only got to be a part of the American one, they wouldn't pack us away with them! ;) The whole day here was a blast from start to finish. Grace.. an aspiring photographer herself, was just a delight to deal with and Ted is a guy that is so casual and friendly that taking pictures of him was just fun and easy. The day was awesome, perfect overcast light, a surprise storm minutes after making it indoors for the reception and a wedding dress locked in the car "event" which was funny (see below) but heck... it only made the day more fun. Kim and I were so glad to spend the day with these guys. The wedding took place at White Hall Manor in White Hall, VA. ...a beautiful place to begin their lives together.

We feel our portrait creativity is moving in new directions on this wedding (Which actually took place in June. Stop looking at us like that, we realize we are a tad behind which only means there are lots more amazing posts to come! Please subscribe to get you some Si Blog action in your email.

This is what happens when your Bridesmaid locks THE dress in your car... Locksmith to the rescue!

The Ceremony.

The Portraits.

The Reception.

Lisa and Yen

2008-12-05T22:14:00.004-05:00

Wow, what a crazy day this was. Motorcades, rainbows, helicopters and the most amazing last minute sunshine. The hardest part about this engagement session was actually getting there. Note to self, if G20 is meeting in DC leave 4 hours early not 2. Anyway, what started out as a rainy and cold evening blossomed into some of the best light all year. Plus as a bonus, Yen and Lisa are really cool folks to hang out with and total hotties. Check them out. We'll be following these guys more in the future.

Happy Thanksgiving from Punta Cana!

2008-11-27T09:40:00.007-05:00

John and Kimberly are Photographing an exotic event in Punta Cana and the Majestic Colonial Resort in the Dominican Republic. We should be back in the office by Wednesday Dec 3rd.

We have lots of exciting images to share with you from this fall so stay tuned. We will try to make a blog post or two while we are here but we have limited internet access. If you need to contact us, email will eventually reach us.

We want to wish all our clients and family members a happy Thanksgiving, we are sad to be away from you this year but excited that Kimberly and I will get to spend some time alone in an exotic land. Now if we can only find something other than our kids to talk about.