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Debut of Charleston Scene magazine

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:15:07 +0000

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

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Photography Tip #2

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:23:02 +0000

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

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:29:52 +0000

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”

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:30:22 +0000

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

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:23:34 +0000

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

Dance photo ideas…

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:27:59 +0000

I’m working on an essay on dance and how it affects our mood, senses and belief systems. I’m still in the beginning stages so not too specific yet, but if you know of any unique dance events or happenings in the region please let me know:)

-A

Dreamland Images, Inc.
Creative Documentary Wedding Photography
Charleston, SC
www.dreamlandimages.com

Pink in the Rink

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:09:14 +0000

This past Saturday the South Carolina Stingrays partnered with the The Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® to fight breast cancer in the Lowcountry. They hosted the 4th annual Pink in the Rink. The ice was pink, the hockey sticks were pink, even the jersey’s were pink! Fun was had by all, and it was a full house with a record crowd of 6,801. Here a couple of photos, to see more visit the Komen Lowcountry gallery collection HERE

-D+A
Dreamland Images, Inc.
Creative Documentary Wedding Photography
Charleston, SC
www.dreamlandimages.com

Wedding Photography Tip #1

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:44:45 +0000

We often get asked what goes in to photographing a wedding, a portrait, or anything really;). It is quite a loaded question, so we thought we might take it one step at a time…Once a week we will post a photography tip. If you have any questions you want answered feel free to let us know. We hope this will be a learning experience for everyone involved:)

Wedding Photography Tip #1 : Look for a photographer whose images move you.

We know it can be difficult sometimes to express exactly what you like or dislike about a photo, but no matter how much or how little you know about photography it has an effect on you when you see it. It may be a sense of happiness, nostalgia, humor, or any other emotion you can think of…

These photos will stay with you for the rest of your lives, and hopefully with your children and your grandchildren, and so on. So, we think it is imperative you find images that speak to you. Take your time looking over a variety of peoples’ work. The images should take you somewhere. Photography is our favorite form of communication, and it’s important that you relate to the message your wedding photographer is putting out there. There are a lot of different styles of work, as with any form of communication or art. Try and find a photographer whose images speak to your heart, that is when you know its the right fit.

-D+A

Dreamland Images, Inc.
Creative Documentary Wedding Photography
Charleston, SC
www.dreamlandimages.com

Charleston Scene magazine

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:05:14 +0000

The marvelous Marcus Amaker has been working long and hard on the upcoming premiere of Charleston Scene magazine. It debuts March 11, 2010 and will be in full color and 60+ pages. It will cover local theatre, music, the arts, movies, poetry, and food. We were honored to photograph the cover story for the launch issue. Marcus put together a short preview of the photos in this video. Be on the lookout, should be pretty amazing…

Charleston Scene promo 3 from charleston scene on Vimeo.

-D+A
Dreamland Images, Inc.
Creative Documentary Wedding Photography
Charleston, SC
www.dreamlandimages.com

Thank You very much:)

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:50:01 +0000

After our spectacular engagement session with Lindy + Jack, they asked us to design their thank you cards. Inspired by our holiday cards this year, they wanted to roll with the Polaroid theme:) It was a hard decision, but we narrowed down the photos to 3 for the front of the card. Their colors are light gray and Kelly green, so Dan incorporated that in to the font and background. Then, Lindy wanted a cute kissing photo for the back of the card, with inside left blank for lots of thank you space. Here is what we came up with…

Front of the 5x7 folded card

Back of the 5x7 folded card (inside left blank for writing)

If you are interested, we have the ability to custom design cards and we have some templates to work with too. Just let us know what you are looking for, and we’ll make it happen;)

-D + A

Dreamland Images, Inc.
Creative Documentary Wedding Photography
Charleston, SC
www.dreamlandimages.com