Debut of Charleston Scene magazine

We were SO excited to get our newspaper today (and yes, we still have a subscription to the local newspaper) and check out the new Charleston Scene magazine! Marcus Amaker did an outstanding job, along with all the other contributors to the premiere edition.   The cover story is part 1 of 2, so here are some of the “Locals We Love” from part 1.  Be on the lookout for some more photos from part 2 and some Polaroid fun:)  And if you read this before 7:30pm tonight head over to Fish restaurant for the launch party.

The Cover

Nick Jenkins

Diana Deaver

Karen Ann Meyers

Austin Nelson

Caleigh Bird Goold

Here our some of our favorites…

-D+A

Dreamland Images, Inc.
Creative Documentary Wedding Photography
Charleston, SC

dreamlandimages.com

Photography Tip #2

So wedding photography tip #1 is SUPER important, but photography tip #2 holds equal weight in our eyes.  When choosing a photographer it is imperative that you consider their personality!  You need to feel comfortable with them, because they will be responsible for making you feel at ease no matter what the photo situation.  Testimonials can be a good place to start to get to know your photographer, check out their blog and see what they are up to—how do they communicate?  Most peoples personality comes out in their blog.  Talking on the phone, over email and meeting in person can all be great ways to get an idea of what someone is really like.  You don’t have to be best friends, but you want to make sure that you are at least on the same wavelength;).

-D+A

Dreamland Images, Inc.
Creative Documentary Wedding Photography
Charleston, SC

www.dreamlandimages.com

Survivors Celebration photo booth

This past Sunday we had the privilege of photographing the The Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Survivors Celebration for the Lowcountry breast cancer survivors.  It is such a wonderful event, and great way to honor and celebrate life!  We tried something new this year, and brought along our photo booth…we’re pretty sure it was a hit and hopefully we’ll be taking it back again next year:)  We’ll post more photos from the event soon, but for now here are couple from the booth…

-D+A

Dreamland Images, Inc.
Creative Documentary Wedding Photography
Charleston, SC

www.dreamlandimages.com

My family via “The Reporter”

So, we finally have internet again:)  More importantly almost all of our boxes are unloaded–thanks to Mom and Dad—and our new house is super cute!  Wanted to share this personal bit, and then we’ll be back to catching you up on everything that has been going on for the past week…

I love documenting my family!  I also adore film, and take any chance I have to use it.  These are a couple of shots from an old Polaroid camera (was my Granddad’s) called “The Reporter.”  I think it is truly wonderful that I can still use a camera that my Granddad used.  I have also been scanning in old family photos taken with the camera, but those will come later.   For now, here is my family at the beach…

-A

Dreamland Images, Inc.
Creative Documentary Wedding Photography
Charleston, SC

www.dreamlandimages.com

iPhone photos

Since we are in the process of moving our office and are without proper internet access until tomorrow, we are having to handle all of our business via our iPhones.  This got us thinking about how truly amazing these little things are.  They really do everything, from syncing up our calendars to sending emails. They even allowed us to do this blog post of our favorite iPhone photos of the last couple weeks ;)

-D+A