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Lake Barrington, IL Wedding Reception at The Onion Pub

Liesl — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:12:20 +0000

The banquet room is a beautiful mix of open elegance and warm timber frame ceilings.

simply gorgeous room.

Liesl — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:31:04 +0000

My latest destination for a wedding was far from tropical, but I enjoyed the beautiful combination of sunshine and snow more than you could imagine!

David & Rhiannon were married on January 22 At the Trinity Church in Bolton, MA with a reception at The Riverview in Hudson, MA.

This trip was quite a kick-off to 2011 for me, and now I am crossing my fingers to get to visit that winter wonderland again soon!

You can see all my favorites on my fan page, and their proofing site will be live for 3 months.

Love you both, thanks for your hospitality!

I loved Rhiannon's house. It was so huge, I actually got to stay here for the weekend!

Rhi couldn't stop smiling, her excitement was contagious!

One of my favorites shots of the day. Why are brides so naturally elegant? *sigh*

window light portrait of Rhiannon!

love her eyes!

And David, all dapper and ready to see Rhiannon!

happy face!

The Vintage Rose did a superb job with Rhi's winter bouquet!

And with the boutonnieres!

David & Rhiannon saw each other before the ceremony, I LOVED this church and the weather was phenomenal!

I love their energy together!

I love the architecture of Trinity Church!

Pure Joy!

The waiting room

There was some crazy snazzy light sneaking into the church during the ceremony!

available light. this church was so fun!

balcony available light

and one with added light! this room was a dream to light! (literally, I actually had a dream about lighting this room hahah)

He asked for something of value to express their commitment to one another. Hey, who doesn't value blow pop rings?

Seal it with a kiss!

Simple elegant cake with acorns and flowers, loved this!

I was having fun with my off camera flash that night! Congrats Rhiannon & David, I hope I get to see you both soon!

Liesl — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:32:33 +0000

Off camera lighting is a very useful way to define a subject more clearly as it adds shape.

When creating a composition in this way, it is important to envision how the shadows will become a part of the composition and plan accordingly.

Sven’s company, Happy Viper Integrated Designs, was featured in Vanity Fair, so we thought we would pull a little cover action into the shoot :)

Yes, he really does read The Batman Handbook. And yes, it really does teach you how to fight crime.

I told him to act bored. Because he wasn’t. Really, he wasn’t. Photo shoots with Liesl Diesel are never boring.

Play with the shadows!

I think these images would be dull without the Peter Pan Shadow Action™ (yeah, that’s my technical name for it).