Dave Swager Photographer Photographer

March 22, 2010

Wedding Weekend

Filed under: wedding — Tags: , — Dave @ 10:56 pm

I photographed my first wedding of 2010 this past weekend as one of two photographers, the other being Abigail Volkmann.  Abigail had the lead in this one.  I spent most of my time with the guys and filled in some different perspectives for the ceremony and reception.  I had a great time getting acquainted with a bunch of young men in uniform, friends of the groom, who is himself an active duty Marine.  It was my first time ever in Pine Street Baptist Church, a beautiful old church located in the Oregon Hill section of Richmond, Va.  It was also my first time photographing a reception in the Science Museum of Virginia, a pretty cool place for this type of event.  I enjoyed meeting and working with Martin and Cynthia of United Wedding Productions.  Martin’s video light was a great asset for me on several occasions…thanks Martin!

Following are a few of my favorite images from the reception plus a couple of detail photos of the uniform of the day.  I hope Adam gets a laugh out of a certain photo in this series.  Congratulations to Adam and Lauren and many good wishes for their future together.

Uniform of the Day

Airforce to the Rescue

Gorgeous evening for a Gorgeous Bride

Only the Marines can do it like this!

February 5, 2010

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Filed under: Still Photos — Tags: , , , , , — Dave @ 5:20 pm

Sadie in the snow

My faithful and enthusiastic canine companion charging to greet me.

The third major snow storm of 2009/2010 is underway as I begin my first entry to my blog.  Unlike many who live in Virginia I can’t get too much snow in the winter months.   I prefer it hold off until I get my leaves up in the late fall.  That’s seldom been a problem.  This second snow of our winter season coincided with my son’s visit from a much warmer climate.  He lives several hundred miles south of me and was excited to have visited when he did.  We went out to play while the snow was fresh and powdery.  I, of course, took advantage of the snowscape and beautiful sunlight for some photo ops.  My son and his dogs (in the background) were the primary focus of my effort when my own dog Sadie, with typical enthusiasm, gave me an unexpected opportunity to capture her personality.  The auto-focusing capabilities of my recently acquired Canon EOS 7D enhanced my likelihood of capturing this spontaneous moment.  Following you can see some more of what I was able to capture.

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