I’ll be photographing a wedding on July 30.  This one will be a bit nostalgic for me.  I photographed the bride’s parent’s wedding many moons ago.  Her dad was a college roommate of mine.  I have a lot of memories from those days when her mother and father were just dating.  They were married in Washington DC where my parents lived and I was home for the summer.  They got married – I shot the pictures.  This is about the only time I’ll use the word “pictures.”  I was a budding photographer and not doing it professionally.  They liked the photographs, but I’m guessing if I saw them today (because I don’t remember them) I would not be too impressed.  Thank heaven we change!  A gazillion years later and I’m photographing one of their daughters.  This time I’m a professional and know what I’m doing.  When the bride and I talked about the bridal images and where she might like to go she expressed a desire for something not too off the wall, but somewhere that not everyone went.  After thinking about it for a while I decided on a local field I have been eyeing for some time.  There is a row of poplar trees and tire tracks through the weeds for a road.  It looked inviting to me and just the right spot.  We arranged for early in the morning  when the light would be right.  As I began to photograph her I could see more and more the resemblance to her mother.  She definitely had her smile.  I was also seeing an old-world art image coming together.  Her beautiful red hair was the perfect accent for the scenery.  It didn’t take me long to find some favorites as I edited the images from the session.  But I think the last one is my favorite and I’m not sure why.  Perhaps because of the straight forwardness of the portrait.  It is very honest and simple.  That is what I look for in a portrait.  It is not about smiles.  It is about looking into the soul.  A straight forward  simply posed portraitdoes that for me.  This is a portrait that could easily be digitally painted and would look beautiful.  It is a portrait that is timeless.  A portrait that could hang on someone Else’s wall and be enjoyed.  That is the type of portraiture I aim for.  At Ted York Photography it is my goal to turn your loved ones into works of art.