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New Blog

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:21:00 +0000

My blog has moved to a new home. You can visit my spanking brand new blog here at http://www.williaminnes.com/blog/

Be sure to bookmark the new page!

William

Michelle and Charles

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:06:00 +0000

We finished the 2008 wedding season last weekend photographing the wedding of Michelle and Charles on the Campus of Cal. Lutheran University. It was a very special day for all involved.

I was extremely fortunate to have my daughter-in-law, Lisa, my trusted second photographer/assistant with me. I also had the extreme pleasure of having with the wonderful Joey Carman come and shoot with us. He is a very gifted photographer - you can check out his awesome work here.

The bride and groom were very excited about getting married in the campus chapel, since they both are CLU alumni.

Here are Michelle and Charles having a special moment before the ceremony.

Some group shots on campus before the ceremony

We photographed this awesome bridal portrait just before Michelle walked down the aisle.

The bride and groom leaving the chapel to attend their reception. They had this really neat British taxi for transportation

Charles proposed to Michelle by using a fortune cookie. As a gift - Michelle presented Charles with a "bling" fortune cookie. We took an image with their wedding rings inside.

One of my favorite images from the reception was captured by Lisa. Michelle and Charles had a anniversary dance. Michelle's grandparents were the lucky winners for being married a wonderful 61 years. This image proves they still "have it".

Bailey and Steve's Wedding

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:37:00 +0000

Last weekend my good photographer friend, Tibor Deme, and I traveled to Robinson Ranch GC to photograph the wedding of Bailey and Steve. Robinson Ranch was fabulously decorated for Christmas by Charmaine's Bouquet Canyon Florist. Charmaine also provided the flowers for the wedding.

Bailey and Steve are a wonderful couple and were surrounded by great friends and family. The Best Man - Brian Adams (no, not the rock'n'roll guy), was one of the most attentive Best Man's I have ever had the pleasure to work with.

It was an awesome day and really helped get me in the Christmas spirit. Here are some images from the wedding.

Ceremony and reception venue: Robinson Ranch GC - Santa Clarita
Floral Design: Charmaine's Bouquet Canyon Florist
Ceremony Officiant: Rev. Marilyn Doffing - divesofcrystal@yahoo.com
Entertainment: J&M Entertainment

Haleh and Jason's Wedding

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:29:00 +0000

Last Sunday we captured the small intimate Iranian wedding ceremony of Haleh and Jason. The ceremony was very rich in customs and traditions. The bride wore her mother's wedding gown. A fine hand-sewed wedding cloth, glittering with gold and silver, was spread out in front of the mirror of fate. Many beautiful items were arranged on the wedding cloth - all symbolizing aspects of the bride and groom's future life together.

After the ceremony a wonderful meal was served, which we thoroughly enjoyed. I found out the bride's mother spent two days preparing all the food.

Haleh and Jason are traveling to Hawaii in a couple of weeks with friends and family, where they plan on having another wedding ceremony.

Here are a couple of images from Haleh and Jason's day.

Some of the beautiful items placed on the "wedding cloth".

It's all about the shoes!

Gotta love red billy boots!

The Bride's dog, Bebe, was a special guest.

Family Picture

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:39:00 +0000

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving day yesterday.

Just before we all sat down to enjoy our Thanksgiving diner - we drove on down to the local park and captured a quick family portrait. I think this is becoming a Thanksgiving day tradition. I also ended up taking tons of pictures of my favorite two subjects. Here are a couple of images.

Rachel and Rich at Bridgeport

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:46:00 +0000

I walked the Bridgeport Lake here in Valencia yesterday with Rachel and Rich. We were hanging out taking engagement photographs. It was a perfect evening for a leisurely walk, with many other people out walking with their dogs and children.

Along the way we stopped by benches, rocks, bridges, piers and trees to capture some fun images. Here are a couple from the evening:

Amanda & Adam at the Beach

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:14:00 +0000

Last weekend I traveled to El Matador Beach in Malibu to photograph Amanda and Adam's engagement images. The weather was perfect - complete with an awesome sunset for the drive home.

Amanda and Adam were super easy to work with, which made hanging out at the beach a lot of fun! When the session was over they gave me an awesome bottle of wine, "Zealear Fusion" Zinfandel. It is their new favorite and I have to agree it is excellent.

Here are a couple of images from our day at the beach.

Granddaughters

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:56:00 +0000

As I mentioned in my previous post, my two little granddaughters attended the recent wedding I photographed. One as a guest and the other as a Flower Girl. Lisa and I could not help ourselves - taking way too many images of the cute little girls...

Lorelai - Wondering what a Flower Girl does at a wedding = curious

Isabel - pre-wedding snack = satisfying!

Putting on your favorite party dress = exciting!

Figuring out what a Flower Girl does = exhilarating!

Striking the perfect Flower Girl pose = PRICELESS!

Rachelle and Steve's Wedding

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:37:00 +0000

Last weekend we photographed the wedding of Rachelle and Steve. This wedding was definitely a family affair. The beautiful bride, Rachelle, has spent countless days and evenings at our house hanging out with my kids. My daughter-in-law and her sister were the Matron of Honor and Maid of Honor. My little granddaughter was one of two flower girls (will post images later this week).

The groom, Steve, is into all things medieval and as you can see below in the second image, I could not resist photographing the bride's ring with the knight.

Sara and Joe's Wedding

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:55:00 +0000

Last Saturday we traveled to Ventura County to photograph Sara and Joe's wedding. The setting was laid back with their family and best friends in attendance. Sara's awesome dress included a fuchsia shawl and the venue had this real cool vineyard.

The whole wedding had a very relaxed "vibe", with everyone being very friendly. We showed up a little early and the Bride and Groom invited us to sit down and have breakfast with them and their friends.

Here are some images from the day.

Uber cool dress with awesome shawl!

These are some of my favorite images of Sara and Joe. We all went for a stroll through the vineyard - just as the sun was setting.

New York City - Nikki & Mark - Part II

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:43:00 +0000

As promised - here are the wedding images from Nikki and Mark's New York City wedding. The service was held at the Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem and the reception was at the Riverside Church.

It was an amazing day with perfect NYC weather. And the venues - what can I say? Both churches and the National Park with Grant's Tomb made for awesome image making.

Nikki and Mark along with their friends and family made this a very special experience for Lisa and I.

New York City - Nikki & Mark - Part I

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:48:00 +0000

We traveled to New York City last weekend to photograph the wedding of Nikki and Mark. Lisa and I decided to arrive a day early and capture extra engagement images. We drove all over Brooklyn, Manhattan and Harlem finding awesome locations including the famous Lenox Lounge. The Lenox Lounge has been around since 1939 and has hosted well known artists such as Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and John Coltrane (my favorite saxophonist).

Nikki and Mark's NYC engagement images are shown below. Part II - the actual wedding will posted in a couple of days.

Hollywood and Vine

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:06:00 +0000

I am a little behind on my blog posting. Last week I spent an afternoon with Sara and Joe in Hollywood California. We started at the famous Hollywood and Vine intersection and went exploring from there. Along the way we discovered some real cool alleys and doorways, and a high rise rooftop pool and cabana.

Joe use to be in the music business so we discussed various bands that we both like and it turns out that their wedding song is from one of my favorite Canadian bands - "The Cowboy Junkies".

Sara and Joe are getting married in less than two weeks - so I wanted to get some of their engagement images posted. Check back in two weeks to see some of their wedding pictures.

Shellie and Steve - Wedding Day

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:21:00 +0000

On Saturday we headed out to Acton California to photograph the wedding of Shellie and Steve. They were married in their backyard with many friends and family attending.

Steve had worked real hard getting his house and yard looking like a million dollars for the big day. The yard flowers were awesome.

Shellie and Steve treated Lisa (my second photographer) and I like guests. Thank you for the hospitality and making us feel so welcome.

Here are a couple of shots ....

Erin & Adam

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:29:00 +0000

It feels so good to be blogging about photography again after the last couple of weeks. (I really appreciated all your calls and emails concerning my father's situation).

We photographed two weddings last weekend. The first was Erin and Adam's wedding at Robinson Ranch Golf Club. The light for photography was perfect and as you will see below the sky turned awesome shades of red and pink.

My usual second photographer and wonder daughter-in-law, Lisa, could only be present for the second half of the wedding, so I asked Tibor Deme of "Close Up Photography" to hang out with me. Tibby as Tibor likes to be called was a bundle of energy that would not quit. The great vintage shot of Erin below is Tibor's

One of my favorite DJ's, Bino Bates rocked the house for Erin and Adam with non-stop dancing.

Here are a couple of images.

Miracles and Guardian Angels

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:49:00 +0000

First I can't believe how well my father is doing after his terrible accident. He is definitely out of the woods and is very stable. I cannot offer enough praises about the hospital staff where he is. The doctors, nurses and therapists have all gone out of their way to make his recovery an absolute miracle. I look at him today and cannot believe how he looked last week after the accident. I believe in miracles!

Although he will be in the hospital for another couple of weeks - it is now a spinal cord issue we have to deal with. Many tough decisions and choices for my father and mother. Just remember how precious life is and how quickly it can all change.

Last, while up here in Canada before the accident the local TV news ran a story about how 42% of Americans believe in angels - especially guardian angels. Well, all I can say on the night of my Dad's accident I met a real live guardian angel named Mike Calhoun. My father fell on the road and hurt himself real bad - with lots of bleeding. As I held my dad and tried to control the bleeding - a set of headlights appeared on the road and stopped. Out jumped Mike who helped with first aid and coordinating the arrival of the ambulance. While we were sitting in the hospital emergency waiting room, who should appear - Mike Calhoun - to make sure we were alright!

It turns out Mike lives around the corner from my parents and has offered to help all he can when I return to California. Mike you are truly a guardian angel. Thank you so much.

Canadian Update

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:12:00 +0000

It is Tuesday and has been three days since my father's accident. Although there are many bridges to cross over the upcoming days, weeks and months, I am extremely pleased with his progress. The staff at Victoria Hospital in London Ontario Canada are awesome! The journey my dad has traveled the last three days is nothing short of a miracle. Thank you for your comments and concerns.

My Hero is Hurting

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:56:00 +0000

Sorry I have not posted since my last wedding. I flew up to Canada to visit my parents and expected to be home by now. Last Friday evening I decided to go and have a coffee at the local coffee shop and work on emails. It was suppose to be my last evening in Canada so I invited my Father to tag along and hang out. Walking to the car parked in front of his house he tripped and suffer a horrific accident. He fell straight on his face shattering bones - including his nose and cheek bones. He has also suffered bruising to his spinal cord resulting in a strange syndrome that results in extreme nerve pain in his hands.There were also many lacerations on his face. It seemed the ambulance took forever to arrive as I held my Dad in the middle of the street. Many good samaritans stopped and offered assistence. We spent 24 hours in emergency and he is now in the Trauma Critical Care unit. The good news is he is in one of the best teaching hospitals in Canada and the nurses and many doctors have been awesome.

My hero and friend is really hurting and looks terrible with bruises, swelling and stitches everywhere. He has been examined by emergency, trauma, orthopedic, and plastic surgeons. But I tell you - my Dad is one tough guy. The staff in the hospital has commented that his generation (folks from the WWII era) are extra tough.

Although my Dad's vitals are stable, I believe he is in for a long road to recovery. I have to return to California next week as I have five weddings in October to photograph. I am very lucky to have a sister that lives an hour away and is here too. I am going to spend this week by my fathers side and try to make new living arrangements for my mother and father.

I will keep you posted. Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated.

Audra & Dan

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:09:00 +0000

On Saturday, we traveled to Le Chene in Agua Dolce for the wedding of Audra and Dan. Although it was a little hot, it was a perfect day for an outdoor ceremony and reception.

The outdoor setting at Le Chene is awesome. We photographed the bride's dress outside by the water wheel -

Audra and her MOH - Tisha

The Brides daughter, Kirstin, baked all the yummy wedding cakes. I usually don't eat the cake at wedding receptions - but did have some this weekend. The lemon cake was my favorite.

The bride and groom getting a little time to themselves out front of Le Chene.

New Website

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:35:00 +0000

I am so excited to launch my second website - WilliamInnes.com I've been busy working on this site for the last couple of weeks. This website will showcase images not available on my regular website. Please check it out and feel free to leave me a comment.

Bailey and Steve

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:09:00 +0000

It always amazes me how many different looking images you can capture in an hour or less. I hooked up with Bailey and Steve yesterday morning at the Santa Monica Pier for an engagement session. We covered a lot of ground (including the spot where they had their first kiss)!

Here are some of the images we found...

It's Only Rock'n'Roll, But I like It...

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:31:00 +0000

Last night my youngest son rented a local hall and promoted a concert with five bands. I decided to hang out and take some black and white pictures. It was an awesome experience. I now have have total respect for those famous Rock'n'Roll photographers. Low light and difficult focusing conditions are very challenging. Here are a couple of my shots:

Raising the Bar at the Olympics

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:54:00 +0000

I don't know about you, but I love the Olympic Games (both summer and winter). There are always great personal stories about the athletes and world records being broken, but this year's games seemed different - more special. Performances by Michael Phelps winning 8 gold medals and Usain Bolt of Jamaica smashing the 100m and 200m world records were awesome. Of course there were many other special moments and performances - like the USA Men's Volleyball team and Roger Federer's victory to name a few.

It got me thinking how mankind using both technology (new training methods etc...) and human spirit is able to continuously "raise the bar" and set new milestones of excellence. I think it is what drives most of us to continuously be the best at what we do. Personally, I am always using a strong desire to improve and the latest technology to "raise my bar". Although there are no Gold Medals awarded in photography, it is always my desire to excel and strive to be the best I can be.

Camille & Jean Claude

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:03:00 +0000

On Saturday we photographed the wedding of Camille and Jean Claude. The ceremony was held at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Los Angeles and the reception was held at Samba's in Redondo Beach, California.

I had the pleasure of being joined by local wedding photographer Brienne Michelle. We both had a blast hanging out with Camille and Jean Claude. We ended up walking the Redondo Beach Pier Boardwalk in order to get to a local park for photographs. Along the way we encountered many interesting stops for images (not to mention all the boardwalk patrons clapping and saluting the new couple).

Here are a couple of images:

Things are changing around here...

noreply@blogger.com (William Innes) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:51:00 +0000

I was getting tired of the colors on my website so I spent the night updating www.innesphotography.com with tons of new images and display colors. I have also updated this blog to reflect the new color scheme.

Next up is a new website titled www.williaminnes.com. I expect to have it live within the next couple of weeks. I want it to compliment my current website by showing additional examples of my work.

Last, I am making a committment to blog at least once a week about something non-photography related.

Hope you like the changes around here...