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PUBLISHED – The Wedding Photographer’s Tour of PhotoShelter

I’m fresh back from a whirlwind workshop in southern California with some great news to share. First, the photography workshop I attended was absolutely amazing, but more on that later. My most exciting news today is that again I have been featured by PhotoShelter, a photographer services company. As always, I am thrilled with the opportunity to share my work with other photographers.

This time around, PhotoShelter has published a wedding photographer’s guide to the PhotoShelter services. While the guide is specific to PhotoShelter, it does contain many helpful tidbits for any wedding photographer. For example, the feature about Hunter Photographic discusses why handling each print order personally is important. As you may know, my clients and their family can easily order prints online. What you may not know is that I handle each order personally. Instead of the orders going out to some giant print lab, I handle each print order with care. This allows me to make sure each wedding print is perfect and that the packaging is just right.

Definitely have a look at PhotoShelter’s new guide and what they have to say about our client-friendly services. You can get your copy here.

Cleveland wedding photographer Hunter Photographic featured in a PhotoShelter guide

Meredith & Hunter – Chagrin Falls Winter Engagement Session

I’m currently around 36,000 feet above Nebraska while traveling to California. I’m headed west for a rather special business workshop, but more on that later. Just before leaving, I was able to deliver Meredith and Hunter’s engagement photos to them. I just couldn’t wait until after my trip. And today I can’t wait to share with you.

We started the session simply enough – at Meredith’s family home in Hunting Valley. I met Meredith’s mom and the new dog. We chatted for a little while and then started. An easy start is typically a good start.

And Meredith and Hunter made it easy. They’re so gracious, loving and fun. Great hosts, too! The only hard part was the name confusion. Everytime Meredith beckoned one of us, we would both respond. It’s rare to meet another Hunter, so I’m accustom to responding whenever I hear my name. I’m sure we’ll get it right by the wedding.

To cap off their engagement session, we headed into downtown Chagrin Falls – a personal favorite of mine . Even more so at Christmas. And Chagrin Falls is special for Meredith and Hunter as well. Hunter actually proposed right by the waterfall.

Below are just a few favorites from their lovely engagement session.

Meredith Gibson and Hunter Cavell engagement session

Of course their new dog had to be the center of attention, and so cute!

Meredith Gibson and Hunter Cavell engagement session

Speaking of cute, how about Meredith’s dress and Huner’s bow tie.

Meredith Gibson and Hunter Cavell engagement session

Above, sometimes love is spontaneous. Below, visiting Jeni’s ice cream.

Meredith Gibson and Hunter Cavell engagement session

I love the last couple with the lights in the background. We really lucked out and caught the Christmas lights at just the right time of day. That’s all for today. Stop back soon as we will have more sessions coming soon.

Torri & Lucas – A Sunkissed Film Engagement Session

Just after I parked and unloaded my gear, Torri pulled in and was ready to go, but there was a problem. “Lucas is running late, but he should be here in a moment,” Torri said. After a few minutes, another car pulled up and I asked if this was him. “No, you’ll know Lucas when you see him,” She said again. Curious, I asked for more details. For the next 10 minutes, we joked about Lucas’ choice of transport. I must say, it’s quite stylish. I’d love to have a van like his. But enough about cars.

We spent the afternoon wandering around downtown Cleveland for their engagement session. Sometimes a loose plan is the best plan. Instead of picking specific locations, we just picked a single place to start – Brown’s Stadium. From there, it was wanderlust. We just moved around as needed. We’d stop and I would shoot a couple rolls of film, and then we would move on. It was a nice, fun, and easy engagement session.

And I guess this approach was fitting for Torri and Lucas – they are nice, really fun, and easy to get along with. I really think their personality comes through in the photos below. Clearly they’re in love, but you can see the fun as well. It truly made for a relaxed session. To cap things off, we did visit one planned spot. The spot is so small, it really doesn’t have a name. It’s just a small patch of green beside the road with a great view of the city, but it’s special to Torri and Lucas. We finished the session with a few sunkissed portraits as the sun set over the lake. We also ended with an inside joke. Lucas and Torri and very close in height, so Lucas jumped on a set of books for a boost.

Below are a few favorites for everyone to enjoy.
A sunkissed film engagement session in downtown Cleveland with Torri and Lucas

Torri Mimms and Lucas Yousko engagement session

I’m still giggling over the photo above with the books, and I’m still in awe of the last photo. Torri looks so smashingly gorgeous! That’s all for today. Shortly after the holidays, I will have more coming soon.