Throwing small dinner parties is something that we've always done. Julie absolutely loves to cook and I'll get on the grill no matter how cold it is outside. We usually don't even need to have an occasion.
Well, we made up an occasion last week so we could have a couple of friends over for some grilled chicken and pasta - Vintage fashion photo shoot! We asked the beautiful Mary Zeller to model for us and had the immensely talented Ryan McCarthy in to do hair and makeup. Julie pulled some goodness out of her old wardrobe stock and we got to snappin'.
Taking advantage of this Indian summer we've been blessed with lately, we were able to get in a late season Senior portrait session with John, a soon-to-be grad of Edgewood High School. John is a very talented musician and wanted his pictures to reflect his love for playing blues guitar. Heading downtown to a location we had visited on a previous fusion shoot with Krakora Studios, we captured some nice moments at sunset.
Then it was back to our brand new residential studio for some more traditional portraits. John is very proud of his Colombian heritage and wanted to sport his favorite hat given to him by his uncle on his trip to Colombia last summer.
Here's one of our favorites - a happy accident when our key light flash didn't fire.
Once again, we were honored with the opportunity to assist Courtney of Blue Dandelion Photography at Jennifer and Xavier's wedding. The day began with a beautiful ceremony, in both english and catalan, at Our Lady Queen of Peace church in Madison. A quick trip to the Capitol building for photos was followed by a short walk down State Street to the historic Orpheum Theatre for the reception. Special thanks to Courtney for inviting us along and allowing us to show a few of our images.
We met Magda and Paul back in April of 2008 thanks to Wedding Coordinator extraordinaire, Angela Dupont of Top Shelf Weddings & Events. We were looked forward to their wedding for over a year, not just because Magda and Paul are such a great couple, or that we got the chance to work with Angela, but also because of the great venues they had chosen. Their wedding took place on the rooftop garden of the beautiful Monona Terrace. Their photos were taken at Olbrich Botanical Gardens and the reception occupied three levels of the lobby at the Overture Center in downtown Madison.
Here is a short highlight film of their day, accompanied by Etta James.
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In another spectacular collaboration with our good friends and amazing photographers at Krakora Studios, we finally created something we've been dying to do for a long time... a Senior Fusion. Big thanks to Taylor for being such a wonderful and willing subject.
Senior Fusion is a convergence of a high school Senior Portrait session and our unique video highlight edit, resulting in a short film that captures more of the personality of our graduate-to-be as they begin their last year of high school.
We are all very excited about the results and would love to work with more Seniors that want something beyond a photograph to mark this important milestone. So much so, that both studios are offering a limited time Senior Fusion Film Special. Call us at 608.228.5464 to find out more.
In the meantime... meet Taylor.
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Last Friday, I had the pleasure of tagging along as a second shooter with Courtney of Blue Dandelion Photography. Angela and James were married on a misty/rainy day at St. James Lutheran Church, in Verona, WI. After the ceremony, the bridal party had some fun in the rain over at Fireman's park before heading off to the reception at The Heights Event Center.
I had a great time working with Courtney and as the following photographs hopefully show, the wedding party was a lot of fun too.
From time to time, we like to stretch our creative legs and put something out there just for fun. We once again entered the 48 Hour Film Project Madison and completed a short dramatic film over a weekend.
This year we drew Romance as a genre. The common elements that everyone had to use were - Character: John Charles, Energy Consultant - Prop: A bowl - Line of Dialogue: "Please, I beg you".
While we won best film last year, this year it was not to be. We were disqualified from all awards except audience favorite because we only referenced the character of John Charles instead of showing him on screen. A dumb mistake and a lesson learned - even if you think you know all the rules, read them again.
Oh well, we just received word that our film won the Audience Favorite award so the people have spoken that they think it was pretty good, even without old John up on screen.
For those that frequent our blog, you may notice a few changes around here.
To better reflect who we are and what we do, King of Hearts | Wedding Films has become King Carnahan Visuals. As we branch out beyond cinema only and begin to offer photography and photo fusion, we felt a major overhaul was in order. New name, new logo, new colors to go along with our new services.
Speaking of new services. We had the opportunity to shoot some pictures of Kiley this summer before her senior year at Mt. Horeb High School. She took us out to the barn where she works and we had a great time "horsing around" (bad, I know, sorry).
Well, it's finally happened. We finally got to work with the amazing Mike and Heather Krakora at Krakora Studios. Albeit, not at a full blown wedding, we put our collective heads together and found a way to collaborate, create some beautiful images, have fun and provide something unexpected for the soon-to-be-married, Jenny & Benton.
Mike and Heather will be photographing Jenny and Benton's wedding on September 6th, 2009 and had an engagement session scheduled in June. We've been dying to do some Photo Fusion since attending the Photo Fusion Tour 2009 with Robert Evans and Curt Apanovich, when it came through Chicago. Mike and Heather love the idea of incorporating motion picture into their presentations. We all got to talking about some possibilities and voila!
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Having your wedding in January in Wisconsin can be a risky endeavor, but from the moment I heard Chris and Bruce talk about their snowflake theme and the horse drawn sleigh they had planned, I knew it would be special... as long as we had snow.
Well, we had plenty of snow along with beautiful sunshine as the backdrop for a wonderful day. The ceremony was held at the Middlebury Wedding Chapel in Barneveld with the reception at the nearby Deer Valley Lodge. Phil, with Musical Revolution DJ's out of Milwaukee provided the reception entertainment and the day was captured in photographs by Courtney with Blue Dandelion Photography.
Enjoy the clip and feel free to leave us a comment.
We've been dying to get this one up for quite a while. A beautiful, fall day on the Beloit River in southern Wisconsin provided an ideal setting for Ryan and James' wedding on October 18, 2008. From the ceremony at the Rotary River Center it was a short boat ride up to the Star Zenith Boat Club for the reception. Two great families coming together made this a very memorable and fun night.
Not having been to, let alone filmed a Hindu cermony before, we were really looking forward to the wedding of Reshmi and Kingshuk. Steeped in 3500 years of ritual and tradition, Reshmi and King's souls were united on September 27th, 2008 at the Monona Terrace in downtown, Madison. As the Hindu wedding is typically a multi-day affair, we were also privileged to attend and capture the Gaye Holud & Mehndi ceremonies the day before at Reshmi's parents home.
This clip highlights all three ceremonies, set to the hauntingly beautiful "Your Good Name", from the soundtrack of "Monsoon Wedding".
Hope and Adam were married August 3, 2008 at Fresco, atop the MMoCA in downtown Madison. They chose a gorgeous Sunday morning to exchange their vows, followed by a luncheon/reception at the nearby Madison Club.
From the bride getting ready in their suite at the Madison Concourse Hotel, to the old fashioned photo booth set up at their reception, the day was filled with laughter and fun, reflective of this wonderful couple's personalities. We think we were able to captured some of that energy in this highlight of their day.
What a great time we had yesterday at Chris and Bruce's Winter Wonderland Wedding. It turned out to be a beautiful day for January in Wisconsin - I believe it was actually above freezing for a little while. The wedding took place at the adorable Middlebury Wedding Chapel in Barneveld with the reception at the Deer Valley Lodge.
We had the privilege of working with Blue Dandelion Photography for the first time and hope to do so again soon.
Look for some highlights of this perfect day, in the coming weeks.
We're very proud of a recent project are dying to share it. In July of last year, we entered and won the Madison competition of the 48 Hour Film Project, with our film "To Be Okay". As one of 70 city winners throughout the world, we were eligible to compete in the 48 Hour Film Project International Shootout, last weekend, January 23-26.
At 7pm on Friday night, we ere emailed the elements that had to be included in a film, 3-5 minutes long. We had until the post office closed on Monday to finish and ship our finished film. The elements included-
Genre: drama
Theme: found money
Prop: a case containing $500,000.00
Character: a waitress named Frieda Gilroy
Line of dialogue: "will you meet me later?"
In all, 41 cities took part in this competition, with the winners film to be screened at the Miami International Film Festival in March. The results will be announced in late February.
With the new year already a month old, we're making good on our New Years resolution and starting to publish our blog for King of Hearts.
We hope that this will be a place for our clients to come and preview their Wedding Films as they approach completion. A place to share what's new and what's happening with our business and within our industry. A place to toot our own horn from time to time. And a place for folks to get in touch with us and let us know how we're doing.
Thanks for stopping by and for being patient as we get up and running.
Thank you for visiting and spending some time with us. Here you will find some updates on what King Carnahan Visuals has been up to, some new clips as we roll them out, our thoughts on things photo/cinema related and not, and whatever else we think you might find interesting. Please feel free to comment on what you see and let us know what you think.
King Carnahan Visuals offers a unique alternative to traditional event photography and videography. Rather than simply documenting events, David and Julie use their talents and filmmaking experience to create emotionally-compelling stories that will become treasured family heirlooms.
Based in Madison, Wisconsin, with an office in downtown Chicago, David and Julie are available for events throughout the midwest and beyond.
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