One of the hot things in wedding photography the past couple years has been the Trash the Dress sessions.  I am fortunate enough to be very close friends with the creator of these sessions, John Michael Cooper of Altf Photography.  I was stoked to see John getting recognized for his creation during a Today show segment this week.  The Today show had John and Lynn Michelle on to do a special about the Trash the Dress phenomenon.  You can see the segment here, http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/33190828#33190828.  I cannot be happier for John and all Altf’s success.  Dalisa, his wonderful wife, and John are two of the greatest people you could ever hope to meet.  He is not just a photographer he is an artist.  His Trash the Dress sessions are not just about getting the dress dirty they are all concepts that he comes up with in his head.  He taught me so much about wedding and portrait photography and I can’t thank him enough.  As a photojournalist I I was not as adept at creating situations and devleoping portrait concepts.  After a few shoots with John I was able to get a small glimpse of his creativity and how he looked at things.  It helped me immensely start to develop my own style and flair for portraits and wedding day formals. 

That is what John is all about passing on and helping others out.  If you are looking for a photographer that will be outside the box and give you a wedding photography experience you can’t get anywhere else look up John and Dalisa with Altf Photography.  You will not be sorry you did.  Of course of you are getting married in Northern Italy and are looking for a photojournalist photographer with a little portrait flair I am always available.

More images from the Trash the Dress segment.    http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/33135926/from/ET/?beginSlide=1#       

I recently had the chance to do another family session.  As they say timing is everything.  The day before was beautiful, the morning was very nice, and as soon as we were done shooting it was nice as well.  However, as soon as we started shooting in came the rain.  The oldest was getting ready to fly back to the states so we couldn’t reschedule.  Everyone was troopers through it though.  We did have some breaks were it slowed down and we could get out from under the trees.  We had a lot of fun with it, and everyone had a great time.  The children were a little tired of things by the time the sun popped out permanently though, do you blame them.  Heck even I was ready for a nap.