Photography has filled me with purpose and joy, and taken me places I never thought I'd go. I have covered three U.S. presidents, been blessed by the Pope, and been stared down by Muhammad Ali. I've shared a laugh with Smokey Robinson, and had a picture I took of him used when he received a lifetime achievement award. I've photographed a 110-year-old woman as she told me what it was like to climb onto the torch of the Statue of Liberty. I was chosen as the only independent photographer allowed near Obama and McCain in their last meeting before the 2008 election. I'm the only photographer in the world to have been officially represented by the three largest photographic retailers in the Western hemipshere. Heck, I've even had a photographic technique named after me (which is crazy).
But I have never felt so blessed by photography as when I am photographing a wedding. At weddings, we are most visibly ourselves -- the walls we walk around with come tumbling down under the forces of joy, anxiety (and sometimes a bit of alcohol). To document that experience, the relationship of friends, families, and a couple launching a new stage in their life, is an incredible feeling. When a client says "This is the first picture I've seen of my parents that actually looks like them!" I feel like I've done something with lasting value. After years of shooting and more than 225 weddings under my belt, I still find each one to be more exciting than the last, and try to make each one the best one that I've ever photographed.
In addition to a staff of photo assistants, I am so happy to have my partner Wendy as a full-time studio manager to make sure that our clients' needs are met at every stage from the first inquiry until years after the wedding. Wendy is the hardest worker I have ever known, and she makes my clients' experience as stress-free as possible.
JPanda - Beautiful image!
and 27m f0.44!! lol quite a focal length & aperture :D
Seth - Kapow! Love the DOF and your use of the location. Lighting is perfection.
Max - Awesome, one of my favorite brenizer method pics! I struggle so much with the OOF parts… I need to practice it a lot more, be more organized, are you doing a tutorial???
Anil Fernandes - I’ve been trying hard with the method but never got such DOF :(.
Hope you would disclose the aperture used that you use for these type of photos.
Elissa - Goodness, that is spectacular.
mike - Spectacular indeed.
Craig Cacchioli - Love it – dreamy
kenny - totally dreamy, esp like the hints of cherry and blackcurrant bokeh lurking amongst the minty green and ash greys
Martins Kikulis - Stunning shot this!
Kevin Mullins - What an absolutely gorgeous image.
Dmitriy Frolov - This is something beyond reality. Just a big-big WOW!
Joel C - Awesome framing and bokeh, but I can’t help but ask: Why’s there a chunk of his head missing?
Ryan Brenizer - @Joel: Nothing’s missing, that’s just a highlight and a part of the hair.
Micah G Robinson | Nashville, TN Wedding Photographer - Well done! Can’t wait to see what’s coming
Brian - Fantasy meets creative genius. This is brilliant stuff Ryan!
Fotograf nunta Iasi - Awesome bokeh, this is beautiful image.
Emi L. - So well captured. This is one of the best wedding I’ve seen lately. Every photos just ” its own “.
Cheryl-Ann - Our story book fairy-tale coming to life!! Thank you a million times over for everything!
Mark Andrew - Ryan, this is your best one yet. I’m inspired and plan on trying this with my couple this weekend as they want to do something a little different!
Pauline - what a breath taking picture!
Tracey Robinson - What a gorgeous photo!!
Neil Redfern - Absolutely stunning. A magical image