Quick senior session in the studio and a local park. Eric wasn't too keen on shooting his senior photos, but we made it through and got some great shots in the process.
What a beautiful wedding!!! The bride was stunning, the groom was good looking, I guess, and the day was perfect.
Erin and Toby got married in rural Wisconsin at a old restored barn. When we first pulled up, I wasn't sure what we were going to find, but was amazed how nice it turned out to be. The ceremony, dinner and reception were all held upstairs and with brief interludes in between. But no one hardly noticed, everyone was enjoying the day.
Thanks Erin and Toby for letting me be part of your day!
Here are a two Senior sessions I did with a brother and sister duo, Adam and Beka. We went down to St. Anthony Main for both shoots. Beka was first and Adam was a few days later. Neither were too comfortable at first, but both seemed to get into it after a little coaxing.
I first met Tim and Danielle when I shot Colleen and Johns wedding a couple of summers back. It was great reconnecting with them at their engagement shoot last summer. That's when I knew this was going to be a great wedding.
On their wedding day, we started at the Semple Mansion in Minneapolis. This is where they were getting ready and where the reception would be. They were so easy to work with and we flew through the formal shots. We then headed off to the church down in Inver Grove Heights. The ceremony was great but my favorite part was seeing the wedding party squatting down trying to see the engagement video that Tim and Danielle had projected up on the wall.
After the ceremony we (obviously) stopped off at Buffalo Wild Wings and the crew had a few drinks and appetizers. Once back at the Semple, the crowd cheered as the "Starting Line-up" was introduced to start the festivities. Which by the way were very fun.
Below is the video that was running during the reception. The final proofs will be uploaded to Pictage very soon, so be sure to sign up on Tim and Danielle's Guestbook to check them all out!
Thanks again, Tim and Danielle, for letting me be part of your day!
WOW! Window's on Minnesota is a gorgeous place to have a wedding. If you haven't heard of it you should check it out. It's at the top of the IDS building in Minneapolis and it overlooks all of downtown. And Josh and Cristina couldn't have asked for a better day. You could see all of Minneapolis and well into the suburbs.
We started the day by heading down to St. Anthony Main to do some shots of just Josh and Cristina, and these photos came out great. Couldn't have asked for better. We then headed back to the Windows to do family photos overlooking downtown. The ceremony came next and due to the beautiful day, we had plenty of great light for the photos. The reception was held in a room across the hall but with the same great view. The crowd assembled was great, everyone came to have a good time and I could tell from the start Josh and Cristina's friends would not disappoint.
Thanks to Jonny for helping out with the slideshow, everyone LOVED it.
And thanks again to Josh and Cristina for letting APS be part of their day.
Here is a beautiful wedding shot of Cristina and Matthew in Eden Prairie. We were blessed with a beautiful day and we took full advantage. The ceremony was held at Liberty Baptist and was a very nice service. We headed down to a nearby park for some photos then skipped on down to the Garden Room for the reception and were greeted by a very cool jazz trio. We got the slideshow and running and got a great response from those who saw it. Thanks to Wade for helping me get it going.
Congratulations Matt and Cristina, thanks for letting APS be part of your day!
Here's an engagement session I shot on May 18th. Jeremy and Katherine's wedding is coming up in a couple of weeks and it should be a really good time. Both Jeremy and Katherine were great to work with and I expect nothing less on their wedding day.
New Senior session at St. Anthony Main. This is just a quick edit and I didn't get a chance to look at them all (way too many great shots). I'll take more time with the final proofs.
A client of mine just did a big install into one of the biggest architecture firms in Minneapolis. They asked me to do some shots to show the install and to get some shots of the offices to use in their portfolio. This office was really cool and I got some great shots. Keep the assignments coming V.G.!!
Here's a commercial shoot I did this week for a video conferencing company that just did a big install at all of the Rochester fire departments. Nothing too exciting, just letting people know that I'm available for this type of work as well.
I promised Stacey at our PUG meeting last night that I would upload a couple photos that I took with my do-it-yourself ring light. I think it gives great light and it was definitely worth the effort to build.
So I've been working on a new website for APS. Here's where I'm at. There's a few typo's and the images may need to change, but does anyone have any input on the design?
Jason has been capturing your moments for the past 15 years.
Graduating from the University of MN - Duluth with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts, Jason opened a business in Milwaukee, WI focusing on sports photography. After 4 years of building a strong business, Jason realized the frustration of "commuting" back and forth across WI to visit family and friends. So reluctantly, Jason turned over the reigns to a colleague to explore other avenues.
After working as a part time photographer with family and children photography, and a full time job as a Graphic Designer, Jason assisted a friend shooting a wedding. Jason fell back in love with being behind the camera and found an excellent opportunity to become a lead photographer at a very busy wedding photography studio. He went on to shoot more than 25 weddings per summer while still working as an Art Director at a sporting goods company.
After 5 years and successfully creating many lasting memories for his clients, Jason wanted to explore the chance to once again run his own business. In 2007, Jason started building his business ideas into what is now known as Alexander Photo Services.
Wanting to explore several photographic avenues, Jason decided to create two distinct divisions of this business.
Alexander Weddings was created first to build a solid footing and Orange Apple Photo was developed later to specifically target future clients. While Alexander Weddings is the foundation of the business, knowing that producing quality images for high school seniors can only lead to future wedding clients.
In addition, an avenue that Jason is developing through Orange Apple is getting back to his roots and shooting high school sporting events. In doing so has developed a relationship with a local high school sports magazine called Vype.
Through Vype, Jason is allowed access to many more sporting events to connect with the next generation of clients. And with his knowledge in photography, Jason has been asked to shoot the past three covers for Vype with many more to come.
Please explore the many photos throughout this blog, and be sure to check out Jason's websites that show many more samples of his work.
Thank you for visiting and Jason hopes to have the opportunity to serve as your photographer in the future.