Eric and Andrea Just

We appreciate being selected as Eric Just and Andrea Murray's wedding photographers. They were married yesterday Sat. July 30th at the Topeka Bible Church here in Topeka. The reception followed at the Washburn Room on the Washburn Univ. Campus. Eric just graduated from Kansas State with a degree in engineering and Andrea has a degree in business. The couple will be moving very soon to Las Vegas so that Eric can start his new job for a construction company there.

I am posting a couple of my favorite images from their wedding. As I had a couple of minutes free during the reception I had time to think about why we enjoy the challenge of wedding photography. Many photographers shy away from wedding photography but to us it is a cornerstone of our photography business. There are many reasons why we enjoy the challenge of wedding photography but I just wanted to talk about one in this post and that is the "Decisive Moment". Henri Cartier-Bresson was by many looked on as the father of photojournalism. The "Decisive Moment" is about stopping time. It is about the captured glance or look that instantly communicates to the viewer of the image an emotion. Wedding photography unlike most other forms of portrait photography allows the photographer to "practice" his or her ability to stop time, so that years from now when Andrea's and Eric's great grand children look at these images they will be able to see Andrea and Eric exchanging glances and thoughts or to see their great grandmother dancing with her father. There is a great feeling of accomplishment when we "nail" the image. Diane and I have even developed a good spirited competition to see which of us will get the defining image from each wedding. Well enough for now! Thanks again Eric and Andrea have a great life together! Tom