Hey everyone!

Just wanted to share with all of you some great photos of our latest couple, Jessica and Kevin. These two met each other at the University of Dayton, which we’ve never (until now) had the opportunity to shoot at. I must say, wow! Beautiful campus! They have such a diverse group of locations and architecture that it made the shoot very exciting. The images we produced turned out awesome, and I couldn’t be more excited to shoot their wedding. I hope you enjoy their photos!

-Steve

On July 25th Steve, Brad, and I were up in Michigan shooting Rachel and Brandon’s wedding. The day started at around 9:30 at Antonino’s Salon & Spa, where the girls started getting their hair and makeup done.  After a few hours, the girls decided they needed some food, and we had an unexpected (but VERY welcome) trip to Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches.  Now as our friends will tell you, we LOVE Jimmy John’s, so I had a great time shooting the girls inside with all the cool signs and vibrant colors. From there I was off to the hotel while Steve and Brad set up our table at the reception and covered the guys getting ready at Rachel and Brandon’s new house.  As everyone got ready, all eyes were on the weather and radar maps keeping an eye on where a passing storm was going. Luckily, everything cleared up just in time, and we were off to the races church and reception.

Rachel and Brandon picked a wonderful location for both their church and reception hall.  Both venues also happened to be right next to each other, so it was extremely easy for us to make the transition from the church to the hall.  As you other photographers might know, this is one of the most stressful times during the day because you are trying to keep pace with the bridal party, but not forget any gear! Congratulations to Rachel and Brandon on a beautiful day.

Be sure to check out their full Pictage event, which you can access through
http://kkpphoto.com/gajda

Here’s a cool video with some “behind-the-scenes” footage”

(Sparty and “The Boys”)

Recently, many of our friends have been asking us, “Don’t you guys ever get a chance to take a break?” “How do you relax?”. Well, to answer that question, let me provide this photo:

We are very lucky to have access to one of our favorite spots on Lake Erie, Baypoint Marina. Typically, we shoot on Saturdays, and unwind on Sundays. It’s a good combination and I highly recommend that if you’re a frequent shooter like we are, take some time to enjoy the outdoors without all the camera gear. And for the record, I’m not being hypocritical, this shot was taken with a point-and-shoot, not the heavy-duty Nikons…although, we did have them with us. (I know…I know… we’re hopeless). Enjoy the pano!

-Steve

I was shooting an engagement session for Jessica and Ben this evening (photos coming soon!), and one of the locations was Ben’s grandfather’s farm. His grandfather was selling this awesome car and I got a chance to quickly shoot an HDR of it. (Not bad for hand-held).

The detail blew me away and after a little bit of processing, I came up with these two shots. I hope you like them! After reading Chris’ post the other day, I thought he brought up some great points about shooting what you love, and as much as I love working with great couples day in and day out, it’s neat to shoot little things like this from time to time. They also make cool prints in the office

Anyways, just wanted to share a couple photos (more to start a competition with Chris than anything else…after all, I can’t let him get too full of himself can I?) Just kidding Chris… or am I? (wink)

-Steve

First, I want to thank everyone who has been following our blog for the past couple months.  You guys are the reason we do this, and we love hearing your feedback and comments about the work we put up here and on Facebook.  Speaking of, if you aren’t a part of the Kaufman Kramer Productions Facebook Group, you really should be. 9 out of 10 doctors agree its in your best interest.  J/K…or am I???  Anyway, on to the photos…that aren’t wedding photos! Wha???

You may be wondering what the title of this post is all about.  Well, we are neck deep in the middle of wedding season, and as Im sure you’ve seen by the flurry of updates, we are jamming out photos, videos, and slideshows like nobody’s business. Well, I guess it is our business, but I digress.

During wedding season, all of us are working very hard to complete engagement and wedding shoots, manage all of our new contacts, design albums, meet with new clients, and so much more (some you will see, some you won’t).  As you might imagine this leaves little time for personal work, although we always try to squeeze some in where we can, and that’s what the pictures you see above represent. Pure, unsolicited, unpaid, unscheduled, uncontrolled, unscripted photography.

You may hate it, you may love it, but that’s the beauty of personal work.  The only person’s opinion that matters is yours.  Personal work can keep you going, and keep you motivated. It’s certainly a great way to force you to put the stylus down and get outside after you’ve been sitting in front of an iMac for sometimes 12+ hours a day.  I’ll share more personal stuff as it comes along.

-chris