I am truly honored to be featured on Pocketwizard’s website!!  For those of you that don’t know, Pocketwizard is one of the biggest names in the photography industry and their products are used by almost every photographer out there!  When I was in Vegas last month, the company approached me and wanted me to test the new Mini and Flex units in downtown Vegas and I gladly accepted!  The new units work VERY well and I have integrated them into all of my weddings since then!  The ability to have wireless ETTL with my flashes has really made my reception shooting a total joy!! In fact, all of my reception shots from the last few weddings have  been shot using the new Mini and Flex units!!

Here is a quick video from the Pocket Wizard site that shows me shooting the new units…

I get a ton of questions from photographers around the world every week, but by far the most questions I get have to do with how I light my subjects to get those really cool dramatic images!  So, we decided to release a DVD to show photographers a step by step guide to EXACTLY what I do!!

If that wasn’t enough, we went out and shot at the worst times of day(1pm to 4pm) in full harsh sunlight and then had a night shoot with almost no available light to work with!  We demonstrated how we could create amazing images no matter what lighting or location you are in.  As a wedding photographer, this is CRUCIAL as we sometimes do not get to pick our times and locations!

I go over all my equipment as well as well as all my shot settings for each image.  All shots are done with only one light! (Either a Profoto portable strobe or a video light.)  We photographed both a bride and a high school senior on the DVD as my style of photography works for both!

In addition, I threw in a couple of post processing videos to demonstrate what I do as well as a behind the scenes video look at me in action at an actual wedding!

The response to the DVD so far has been great and I thought I would extend our WPPI special of $99 through March 31st. (regular $125)  Just enter the code “WPPI” when you click the link below.

KJ”S Dramatic Lighting DVD

Here is a sample clip from the DVD…

Shooting in Harsh Light and Difficult Locations from Kevin Jairaj on Vimeo.

We had a great wedding on Saturday for sure!  I had been looking forward to shooting LeighAnne and Lane’s wedding for quite a while as I knew it would be a blast!  All of their friends and family were awesome to work with and we got some truly amazing shots!!

Church - Royal Lane Baptist(One of Our Faves!)
Reception - Arlington Hall at Lee Park(Sarah and crew are always awesome to work with!)
Florist - Liland’s Special Events(Wonderful decor!!)
Planner - Jennifer Ashford(Thanks for everything Jennifer!)
Cakes - Jackie Spratt(WOW, what a GREAT cake!!)
Band - Groove Academy(Great band that had EVERYONE dancing all night!)
Hair/Makeup - Ashley Watson(Great to meet you guys!!)

Here are a few highlights from the day…

LeighAnne’s STUNNING dress and a cool shot I took of her in the mirror while she was getting he hair done!

LeighAnne getting a few helping hands to get dressed and a cool shot of her waiting through the doorway…

A little anxious..

Lane getting ready…

I LOVE this shot as a lot is going on here!

Some Pre-Wedding Details…

A couple of my faves of just LeighAnne!

They BOTH look great!!

A couple of all the GORGEOUS girls…

Lane and his guys…

LeighAnne and her father make their way down the aisle…

Lane looks pretty happy to see her!!

The Kiss!!

They were all smiles after the ceremony!

A fun one with the Wedding Party…

Some alone time…

A couple more…

A cool shot by the Rolls Royce!

The beautifully decorated Arlington Hall…

Lots of fabulous details everywhere!!

The first dance and one of my favorite cake shots ever!!

OK, these young kids had the exact same photo taken of them on their wedding day!  We were able to replicate it pretty well!

I thought the exit with the Pom Poms was so much fun!!

Congrats again LeighAnne and Lane!  Have a great honeymoon and I’ll see you guys when you get back!!

OK, a lot of you know I have a soft spot in my heart for animals(Especially Lions and Monkeys!)  Well, my friends Melissa and Stephanie sent me a link to this remarkable story of this Lion named “Christian”.  I think Oprah, as well as a few other shows have aired the story, but I thought I would post the quick video for those who haven’t seen it yet.

Yes, I admit, I teared up too!!

Enjoy…

Christian the Lion from Hans Lehmann on Vimeo

Last week we photographed Lisa and Randolph’s wonderful wedding and despite the crazy windy and cold conditions, we got some really GREAT shots! The ceremony took place at St. Andrews United Methodist Church with the reception taking place at the WONDERFUL Hotel Crescent Court!!(One of my favorite places to shoot!)

Here are some highlights from the day…

Lots of cool details!!

I love the mirrors in the bridal room!

A cool shot with Lisa’s veil…

Right before Lisa walked down the aisle with her father, I caught a little glimpse of her through the window…

Making her way down the aisle…

And Randolph’s reaction…

The kiss…

Walking out and a cool one in the church…

Some time alone…

Some balcony fun!

GREAT color in this one!

A couple more I really like!

A little dip…

Two of my FAVORITE shots from the day!

Table decor…

Reception entrance…

First Dance…

The Rings…

Some fun with the other guests!

Congratulations again Lisa and Randolph!!  I can’t wait to start designing the album as it will be fantastic!!

I am in Florida shooting for a couple of days, but I thought I’d post a quick shot of Lisa and Randolph from last Saturday’s wedding.  We got some KILLER shots from the wedding day and I’ll post much more on the blog when I get back to Dallas.