{"id":3161,"date":"2015-02-18T21:12:52","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T02:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmphotography.goodgallery.com\/blog\/?p=3161"},"modified":"2015-02-18T22:29:07","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T03:29:07","slug":"how-to-create-timeless-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-create-timeless-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Timeless Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those who may visit my blog frequently, you may notice that this is brand spanking new! My entire website is now new, and I hope it will help showcase my work bigger and better.\u00a0 It\u2019ll be home to a new blog, photographer\u2019s page, and a new Lighting and Skillset Bootcamp page that will have more educational content moving forward. I\u2019m now using\u00a0 Rob Greer\u2019s Good Gallery\u00a0 <\/a>website tools, and I\u2019m truly grateful for his guidance through all of the work put in making this happen.\u00a0 Rob has been schooling me on the finer points of SEO. Most of it\u2019s way over my head, but I\u2019ll get there. This guy\u2019s got more SEO savvy in his pinky than I have\u2026 well, anyway, he\u2019s wicked smart. Also, my better half, Susan Stripling Mautner<\/a> has been working tirelessly in helping me get this project finished. New sites are a huge time suck, and there\u2019s light at the end of the tunnel. In any case, I\u2019m looking forward to the change, and the simplicity of the blog will help me blog more\u2026 hopefully. As I gather images for the new site, I notice that I\u2019ve lost touch with many images, but I still have many that have stood the test of time with ME. Over the next several days or few weeks, I\u2019ll grab a few images, and I\u2019ll give them a little attention. I\u2019ll also give some insight as to why they still resonate with me.<\/p>\n

This image was taken in 2008 near Playa Del Secreto, Mexico a few years ago, and I still remember the wedding well. It was early on in my relationship with my bride, who joined me on the shoot. The reception was held at a private estate, and the church was a short drive away. This church had so much character, and the light was pure gold. It was shortly before the ceremony, and Tri, our groom, was in the sacristy waiting to walk down the aisle. I\u2019m always searching for moments before ceremonies, because it\u2019s a great time to find some of the most organic and genuine moments of the day. As I went back through the altar and into the hallway to the sacristy, I saw Tri facing the window looking out. What I also saw was an amazing juxtaposition with Jesus behind him to the left. This photo has stayed with me for 7 years now, and I guess I still like the visual illusion that Jesus has his arm around Tri, and that he\u2019s blessing the marriage.<\/p>\n

During my seminars and workshops, I\u2019ve often told attendees that the longer you make pictures, the more critical you\u2019ll be of your own work. That self criticism is a truly important element in the growth process. The motivation is to make pictures you haven\u2019t made before. With all of the weddings that my wife, Susan Stripling and I shoot, we try to push one another to find a uniqueness in a story that we\u2019ve told hundreds of times. We encourage one another, and together we strive for the highest level of consistency we can. Once in a while, I\u2019ll make a picture that resonates with me. This photo did just that, and still does. I hope to share a few more images before my new site goes live.<\/p>\n

Shot in 2008, Nikon D700 AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm F2.8 VR ISO 400 F2.8 @ 1\/1000th<\/p>\n

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Groom in Sacristy of church in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For those who may visit my blog frequently, you may notice that this is brand spanking new! My entire website is now new, and I hope it will help showcase my work bigger and better.\u00a0 It\u2019ll be home to a new blog, photographer\u2019s page, and a new Lighting and Skillset Bootcamp page that will have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-photographers","category-weddings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3161"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3173,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3161\/revisions\/3173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cmphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}