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The colors of Fall
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Hi! I am Jules Wiegand. I love Jesus and Photography (in that order:). Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy browsing through my life and photography. I live in Louisville, but i would love to do your destination wedding or event or mission trip.. so, please fly me somewhere!
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One of the best things about living in Kentucky is the fall. For the last two years, typical fall brilliance was lacking – but this year – A-Mazing! I have been at Ryland Lakes the past few days – recouping from surgery at my mom’s house. I couldn’t be at a better place especially during the fall. Ryland Lakes is a little community in Ryland Heights, KY – Several lakes and a golf course adorn the area. You can visit Ryland Lakes Country Club. Most people ride around on golf carts all day. That is what i did when i went out to take these fall photos. Check it out
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31 votes // vote as favoriteI LOVE FALL!!! Hope you get out to enjoy the Kentucky colors – because you may not get this again for a few years :)
Ryland Lakes Country Club
2 Maplewood Dr
Ryland Heights, KY 41015
Went out to Boone County – my old stomping ground- to take senior pictures for Lexi. Lexi is a senior at Ryle High School but she lives way out in Boone County on a farm. We had so much fun. She plays piano at her church so we had to incorporate her baby grand :) Tell me if you think she looks like Jasmine Star in this picture.
Such a pretty senior girl. It always amazes me how different each photography shoot can be and how personalities show through – Lexi had such a classic look and it shows.
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20 votes // vote as favoriteAnd what would a senior picture be without a sledge hammer!!
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36 votes // vote as favoriteAnd we all know how much i love barns! Fortunately – i live in KY – so i have ample supply.
36 votes // vote as favoriteThis is one of my favorite senior pictures.
26 votes // vote as favoriteOut in Boone County – there is not a lot of traffic – so it was easy to get these photos,
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40 votes // vote as favoriteHer Dad gave her a tire swing for Xmas. We had to play :)
42 votes // vote as favoriteKentucky in the fall is really amazing – It was a great day to take senior pictures.
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31 votes // vote as favoriteWe also played on this big green tractor – any songs come to mind :)
43 votes // vote as favoriteAnd here’s a little evidence that gas used to only cost .99 cents — remember the days.
40 votes // vote as favoriteThanks Lexi for a great day – enjoyed being your photographer – have a great senior year. Hope you win lots more track medals!!
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Was invited by spend yourself to attend a fund raising dinner for LIA – an awesome organization that is impacting the world in the name of Christ – i have an opportunity to work with LIA this summer – i am so looking forward to it!! And the founder is an amazing lady – so humble – in fact i didn’t even know she was the one that started all of this until someone told me. The first time i met her – she just wanted to talk about Jesus :) – you can see why i like her so much. And definitely someone that inspires me. You will most likely hear more in the future.
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Ed and Sara were so sweet. After they saw each other for the first time on the Ryland Heights Golf Course, they could not stop grinning. A few times i asked them to try and be serious.. but it was almost impossible for them not to grin. They are so in Love. It was really precious all day. They really wanted to have the wedding outside because Ryland Heights is beautiful especially for a wedding. They also requested lots of black and white photos, so of course I was happy to oblige. They both love golf too, so having it on the Ryland Golf Course was very personal for them as a couple. I am so glad i had the privilege to be their wedding photographer. I love outdoor weddings and i had a great time being their photographer for the day.
When i first arrived, the family was putting up the finishing touches.
35 votes // vote as favoriteThen i visited with Sara who was extremely calm and relaxed and just plain ole.. excited!! here is her gorgeous dress.
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40 votes // vote as favoriteHer Dad flew planes for the air force, so this wedding picture honors that
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33 votes // vote as favoriteThen we went for the first sight. A lady from Ryland Heights was so sweet to set up her home for them. What makes it even more special was that this lady is trying to overcome cancer – fighting this disease is a cause which both Ed and Sara are passionate about. The house was beautiful and we spent some time in there enjoying what she had created in her quaint little Ryland home.
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32 votes // vote as favoriteAnd they love golf and biking- so we did some pics honoring their favorite hobbies
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37 votes // vote as favoriteHere are some more of my favorite Ryland Heights Wedding Pictures
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33 votes // vote as favoriteOne of the few couples that actually smashed the wedding cake – awesome.
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Sitting here in long johns (ok.. not long johns…a cuter version) – but as i sit here bundled up to protect my sun tanned skin from the coldness of KY – the memory of my vacay in Destin is that much sweeter. I just want to live on the beach – Destin is great, but really any beach will do :) I mean i am a wedding photographer.. i could do my wedding photography business from there :) But alas.. i am in KY. I like KY tho – especially in the fall when the leaves are gorgeous. I need to go on a fall photoshoot. But for now.. here are some highlights of my Destin beach trip. Don’t be jealous of my sweet tan :) which btw.. no one can see with all the clothes i am wearing to keep warm Ha. oh well.
Here’s me trying to keep my hat on – it was windy.
playing with my shadow :) I get restless sometimes.. and i find stuff to do like take pics of my shadow. haha
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33 votes // vote as favoriteWe also did a little fishing. When i say little .. i literally mean little. i only caught small fish.. but i did catch several of these little guys.
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34 votes // vote as favoriteBut at least i wasn’t scared to take them off the hook. But apparently i talk to the fish as i do it.. lol. Jessica caught this as i was talking calmly to the fish and apologizing for hooking him. I am kind of a ‘fish whisperer’ :)
34 votes // vote as favoritebut my favorite part of the weekend was seeing the dolphins :) You will have to check out the previous two entries for some cool dolphin pictures and video. Yes, i said video.. we are high tech. :) Thanks for stopping by – wedding post soon!!
So.. i thought you might want to see some National Geographic Style Video Footage of Dolphins found off the shore of Destin, Florida
My bff and I are in the sunny city of Destin!! And we have just been beside ourselves since we both have always loved dolphins and now have seen them pretty much every day that we have been here in beautiful Destin. It’s a wonderful little dolphin family of 8 with one little baby and one dolphin with a pink belly. We finally remembered to bring a camera the last day. Here is a picture of them – they were only a few feet away from us.
I forgot to post some of the pictures from my conference in Chicago where i met a bunch of cool wedding photographers. Here are a few more of the wedding photographers i continue to meet because of my day trip to Chicago.
Miguel Pola Photographers an orange county photography
Chelsea Elizabeth Photography california girl
Ashley Summer bay area photographer
Bob and Dawn Davis Photography chicago folks
Jessie Cho
Photography from san francisco
Shooting Gallery
Photography from michigan
I was so proud of myself for navigating the L and the bus on my own.
i didn’t get lost at all.. that is quite a feat for me :)
37 votes // vote as favoriteHere is Lawrence Chan – the one who led the conference!
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Just returned from a wedding at Ryland Heights Country Club where the wedding was just off the golf course. Sara and Ed love golf so having a wedding at Ryland Heights Golf Course was perfect for them. Here is a little preview:
I was just playing around with some photoshop and textures today and i thought i would share and show how easy it is to make your photography really stand out with textures. As a Digital Photographer, you can totally change the look and feel of a picture with just a little bit of texture. I picked this first picture up in downtown louisville around the mellwood road area.
I actually the picture just like that, but it looks a little plain – so let’s see what a little texture might do to it.
I grabbed this second picture while i was doing a senior photography shoot around Louisville.
42 votes // vote as favoriteI opened them both in photoshop and then just drug one picture over the other. i lessened the opacity , used my brush to remove any areas that i didn’t want texturized. And ta daaa..
45 votes // vote as favoriteTexture changed the whole picture :) So.. wherever you are, louisville or any other city.. look around for textures.. you may just use them in your photography.
