Veronica + Federico July 10, 2010
Wedding in Trentino Italy – location Trento
romantic atmosphere as in a fairy tale, light, colors, flavors and delicate for a wonderful wedding, surrounded by a landscape of mountains and lakes.
Photos: Luigi Rota
FOTOROTA Studio
+39 0341.283577
Lecco (LC) Italy
In celebrating another year added to my life I created this slide show of images I created over the last year.
To view the show click on this link.
PS. I tried to embed the show but it seems the blog is stopping me so sorry for the link
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There is nothing more amazing than shooting a destination wedding on a location you have dreamed about all your life.
When Deena and Nawaf contacted me from Philly, I could never imagine I would be the one chosen to shoot their wedding in Cairo.
Both of them had a connection with Egypt and it felt just natural to organize the whole wedding at Deena’s uncle’s gardens in the outskirts of Cairo. Not an easy task to fulfill from the US, but in a matter of weeks, everything was ready to go.
My second shooter and I flew in three days before the wedding from Stockholm and we had the chance of getting to know this wonderful couple better when we shoot their couple shoots on the day they got legally married.
We spend the day in Cairo’s market place, in Old Town, as well as by the Great Pyramids, at sunset.
In Egypt, getting legally married is not the most important part of the wedding. What really matters is the religious blessing given by an Egyptian priest and the Zaffa, the famous Egyptian musical-dancing procession followed by lots of good food and dancing, dancing, dancing, all night long!
Too many wonderful pictures to be posted in only one post, so I’ve divided the four days we spent together into many smaller posts. To see them all, please visit the links given under the pictures!
Couple Shooting by the Great Pyramids:
http://www.morethanwords.se/blog/a-dream-come-true/
Their religious ceremony as well as the ZAFFA:
http://www.morethanwords.se/blog/love-dwells-on-the-shining-of-your-soul/
http://www.morethanwords.se/blog/destination-wedding-cairo-deena-nawaf-married-by-god/
Couple Shots in Cairo’s old town after the legal ceremony:
http://www.morethanwords.se/blog/destination-wedding-cairo-deena-nawaf-the-legal-wedding/
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What an amazing wedding and amazing photos!!! Cairo — such a new and diverse location for a destination wedding. Thanks so much for sharing these images, Julia.
Inspirational and beautiful, Juliana. I just checked out your profile and your website. You are an amazing photographer.
That is so cool. Love the pictures. Never would have thought of shooting there. Opens the mind up to the possibilities. Thank you for sharing.
My latest couple was a young couple from New York of U.S.In fact Marina is Greek but live also in N.Y almost a decade.They are both musicians and they decide to married in Greece in Thessaloniki.We had couple shots in preparation and after that we went to some popular locations of Thessaloniki for shooting before the ceremony. and the reception.
Thanks Marina and Alexei for your co-operation and i hope we can get also some images at N.Y in the near future.LOL.
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nice work!!! great angles
What a beautiful and perfect place for a destination wedding! You will probably have many couples interested in arranging their wedding in Greece. I just love the photos, especially the one of the bride and groom walking along the pier as the sun was setting.
It’s not as beautyfull as the islands but yes…its prety nice i think.
Beautiful place for a wedding. Nice details and great photos with sunset.
Beautiful images! You really have a style that captures the full emotions.
I am captivated with your second last photo … on the dock … with the bride and groom … with the sun setting. The colors that your captured are breath taking.
Andrea and Jeremy thanks a lot for your comments.
Aaron…new lightroom 3 and a litlle of viveza2 and voila.
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What an absolute fairy tale wedding! Your photographs are beautiful! Congratulations!
Wow … I just love the photo of the bride going up the stairs — so, so gorgeous. I am loving your blog … and can hardly wait to see more. Where did this wedding take place?
I agree with both Mary and Laurie – splendid imagery!
Awesome work! Thanks for sharing! I look forward to seeing more of your photographs.
Its in Corfu,ionion sea in Greek and the place its Achillion the palace of princess Sissy of Austria.
Nik, these images are amazing! The setting is glorious.
Thanks a lot Erick.
Ditto — beautiful work!
All I can say is absolutely beautiful!! I love your first image (and all the rest as well).
Loved all your imagery … and your first image is #1 in my eyes.
thanks Derek.
thanks Jeremy.
Kathryn + Will had the most gorgeous beach wedding here on the North Carolina Outer Banks! It spanned over three oceanfront homes, they had 2 large tents, a band, lots of fun and tons of love!
Photography: Brooke Mayo Photographers
Fanatabulous Floral Designer: Kim and Wes with Holiday House Weddings
Yummy Caterer: Kelly’s Restaurant
Hair Stylist: The wondersum Tehra Burton with Divas Day Spa
Beautimus and delicious baker: Melinda Gregory with Just Desserts
Beautiful ceremony music: Leslie Erickson with Club Violin
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Fantastic presentation! I just stumbled across your site today and LOVE it! Great site design, everything is set up so nicely! Good color scheme and fabulous work! Good job and keep it up! 
Wow … this is an amazing site! I just love your blog. The photos are gorgeous — modern and bright. Keep it up! Look forward to more.
You make North Carolina look like the best place to be married –stunning and magnificent. I am throughly enjoying your work.
You really deserve to be on this website with the best wedding photographers — your artistic skill is all over your work. Thanks so much for sharing these with us all.
Stunning work! Your last image is dynamic — bold, modern + beautiful!
I almost felt like I was there. Ditto — love the last image – but I loved all of them. Beautiful work!
All of your photos are beautiful. My very favourite is the one of the groom carrying the bride across the sand with the gorgeous blue water as the background. Priceless!
Wedding Photographer: Shane O’Neill – Aspect Photography
Ceremony Location: Holy Cross Church, Tramore, Co Waterford
Reception Location: Waterford Castle
Wedding Date: April 2010
Client Names: Jade & Thomas
Real Wedding Description: Shot on location at the spectacular Holy Cross Church in Tramore and the luxurious Island of Waterford Castle – the typical Irish weather could not spoil Jade & Thomas’ day.
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Stunning photographs! Makes me want to get married in Ireland!
I agree with Laurie. You are a top of the line artist — the angles, the lighting. Simply beautiful!
Awesome work! Thanks for sharing! I look forward to seeing more of your
I find your images very inspiring and look forward to seeing more.
Beautiful! Love the sleepy ring bearer in the armchair and the couple in shadow framed in the arch.
Fantastic imagery … all of them!
Dramatic imagery of the cathedral!
many thanks to everyone for the kind comments!
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of photographing the wedding of the talented Ian Ziering, most well-known for his roll in the TV show Beverly Hills 90210, as he married the love of his life Erin Ludwig. The ceremony and reception took place at The Resort at Pelican Hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean on the Newport Coast in Orange County, California.
It was an absolute joy to photograph Ian and Erin’s wedding nuptials. It was very apparent that Ian is totally in love with Erin, throughout the day I would hear Ian say ” I am the luckiest guy in the world” or “Honey, you are not fair to all other brides, you are gorgeous!”
When they saw each other for the first time it was a photographer’s dream, with so much emotion you just couldn’t take a bad picture. Ian was blown away when he laid eyes on Erin – tears, laughter, smiles and all recorded through the lens of my camera.
The whole day was just magical. You can see many more of their images on the Robert Evans Studios blog. I had to wait a few weeks to publish these images in order to honor my agreement with Getty Images. Ian’s wedding images ran in People, Us Weekly, and In Touch magazines June 14th 2010.
Photographing any wedding, let alone a celebrity wedding, is an awesome privilege. I appreciate each wedding I get to photograph and feel so fortunate to do what I love as a career. Capturing great images is not solely the photographer’s job. The bride and groom’s attitude and ability to show and feel emotion makes a huge impact on their wedding pictures at the end of the day. Ian and Erin Ziering’s wedding pictures are awesome because they lived every moment and freely expressed real emotion throughout their entire wedding day.
As I mentioned above, Ian keep telling Erin how lucky he was all day long and I think Erin is just as fortunate to have Ian as her husband and best friend. As I witnessed all day long, Erin has found a man who would do anything for her and loves her with all of his heart and is not afraid to show it. Their images reflect their love for one another. I am excited to share some of the great images I was fortunate to capture that day. Ian made me think about how I can be a better and husband and friend to my wife, something we all need to strive for in our relationships everyday.
Feel free to browse other celebrity weddings and events I have photographed at RobertEvans.com. Some of my other clients include Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes, Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston, Trent Reznor & Mariqueen Maandig, Jim Carrey and Jennny MCcarthy and Christina Aguilera and more.
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I am both loving the images and feeling a little bit of jealous that you were able to photograph such an amazing wedding. What an incredible experience to work with such celebrities. I must admit to have been at one time a big fan of the show 90201 … I’m sure that you are used to working with celebrities … but do you ever get starstruck?
Hello Mariquita,
Thank you for the comment. I try to remember they are just people too. It doesn’t matter who I am shooting I treat all my clients with the same professionalism. My passion is photography, so no matter who is opposite my lens my goal is to capture amazing images for them.
Yes I’m agree with Robert.
I worked for some international great stars or artist and it is exactly the same matter as with everybody….. no difference (perhaps sometimes the places of the venue)
What magnificent images! I have always admired your work. I look forward to more blogs. I love the way you manage to tell the whole story!
Robert … I’m sure you can photograph anybody and make them look like a star. I could look at these pictures over and over again. Thanks so much for sharing!
I am relatively new to the photography world. After viewing your blog, I aspire to be just as great as you. I really appreciate and admire your work.
Beautiful …. absolutely loved every photo! Kudos to you!
Loved the happiness and emotion you captured right after the ceremony .. with Ian’s arm raised up in the air. Definitely not a ‘posed’ image.
The Lens & Light Honor is awarded to twelve photographers each year who are true leaders in the world of wedding photography. We look for photographers who produce stunning, modern, artistic imagery at the frontier of the field and for photographers who have achieved a rare level of success and recognition among brides, fellow photographers, and others in the wedding industry. We are proud to recognize Jeff Ascough with the Lens & Light Honor.
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Known the world over for his stunning documentary-style wedding photography and his work as a Canon Ambassador, Jeff Ascough works to elevate wedding photography to an art form. Inspired by Henri Cartier-Bresson and the work of James Nachtwey. Jeff’s unobtrusive approach yields honest, truthful and timeless images that serve as treasured memories for his brides.
For Jeff, a wedding is a sacred occasion – and the photographer’s role is to capture the unfolding events quietly, simply, without attracting attention. He challenges himself to create his award-winning wedding images by using available light almost exclusively. He shoots deliberately and carefully, crafting each image with incredible care. For Jeff, every picture should stand out. Every single photograph should be both aesthetically appealing and emotionally evocative.
With more than 20 years of wedding photography experience, Jeff has used this documentary storytelling approach to cover more than 1000 wedding assignments. His client roster boasts countless girls-next-door and plenty of celebrities including Kevin Pieterson and Jessica Taylor, Jill Halfpenny and Craig Conway and Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien.
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I was invited to join my parents fledgling photography business back in 1989. I was actually thinking about doing a degree in Psychology prior to that, but I found that photography was really what I wanted to do in life.
In short I shoot documentary/street style images on a wedding day. My style is unobtrusive but faithful and true to the people and the events that surround the wedding day.
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I currently shoot with two Canon EOS 1DMKIV cameras. My favourite lens will always be the 50mm f1.2L but I find myself shooting mainly with the 16-35 f2.8LII these days.
It is paramount to my style. With good post processing I can create the image that was in my mind’s eye when I pressed the shutter. For me, capturing the actual image is only the start of making a great picture.
I have always been inspired by the great documentary/street photographers of the 21st Century, and I guess I always will be. Cartier-Bresson is the biggest influence on my style, his love of composition and the ‘decisive moment’ are ingrained in my photographic soul.
Sebastiao Salgado and his use of light, and the way he has his images printed to bring drama to his pictures are important to me. I also like the way he sees a collection of pictures as being important in telling the story.
I enjoy the work of Gary Winogrand, Eugene Richards and James Nachtwey for their use of space and wide-angle lenses—something which I have noticed in my work over the past couple of years. Then there are legends like Don McCullin who continues to inspire and challenge me when it comes to taking pictures, not just at a wedding. I rarely look at other wedding photography—it just doesn’t interest me at all.
For me it is all about trying to improve my work, season on season. I find actually shooting a wedding really easy and comfortable, as I’ve been doing it for so long now, but I always push and challenge myself to get better images. I still practice different shooting techniques away from the wedding, and I continue to train myself to become a better photographer.
Honestly. I have no idea. I don’t tend to follow wedding photography.
A criminal psychologist. Psychology is my other passion.
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Jeffs work is an enormous inspiration to so many and I am huge fan. His eye for catching the perfect ,moment means he must be switched on all the time and no head in camera always up and at it. Great talent all round…. Thanks for posting these images…
Adrian
Great post all round …. Love Jeffs work and its a great inspiration to us all in the documentary wedding photography field.
Adrian
http//:www.weddingphotographybyadrianwood.com
I love Mr. Ascough’s work, and have for a long time now. Truly inspiring.
Absolut fantastic work. I like the photo the couple’s dancing. Amazing shot.
I also like the toning.
Great blog post.
Hello Jeff. Iam Mauro from Brasil.
Shots from the hert,worderful your work.
I am feeling so inspired. These pictures are so artistic and so very beautiful and it is impressive to me that Mr. Ascough works to shoot almost exclusively by the natural light. I feel inspired to work harder at using natural light sources. Thank you for sharing this wonderful interview.
amazing images! very smart guy…
Really beautiful work, particularly the black and white pictures. I like the candid style and the spontaneity of the shots.
Hello Jeff, your documentary style work always inspired me.
Regards,
Wedding Photography
Jeff — I just love your work. I have been following it for years and am so glad to have found you on Best of Wedding Photography. Look forward to seeing more – awesome!
These images are so magnificent … and I agree … you are like a magician with the natural light.
Jeff you are not one of the best wedding photographers you are the best!!!! THANK YOU FOR THE INSPIRATION !!!
Congratulations Jeff. I absolutely love your work.
john
Hi Jeff,
I would like to say that I love your work. I feel very inspired when I look at your shots. They’re amazing!
best regards from Italy
What I like most about Jeff’s work is the impression of quiet and composure. I know how important it is to catch the right moment, and I know how it hurts to loose it. A beginning fotographer must always fight two things: pressure of time and feeling strain – both depending on each other. Jeff’s photos look like he has plenty of time to shoot them, like if it was not Jeff that catches and chases the moment, but the moment itself waiting for Jeff, who went somewhere for a long coffee break until he decides to catch it. I wish one day the time would obey me the same way. Brilliant!
so inspiring!!! simply beautiful!
Thanks for sharing you approach to wedding for us!
Thanks,
Otto
I can’t get enough of the photograph with the gentleman in the church folding his hands in quiet contemplation. You are such an inspiration Jeff! Thanks! Priscilla
You truly are an amazing photographer … forget the top 500 .. you are in the top five!
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The gardens at FIT are definately a beautiful place to take pictures… but when we decided to explore outside the perimeter and stumbled upon a empty school bus in a church parking lot – that is when the fun really started! Alexis and Brian were so much fun to shoot and up for anything! Here are a few of our absolute favorites. You can see more from this shoot at Concept Photography.
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Very cool photos. I like the vintage touch.
Keep up this work.
Very cool serie. I like the vintage touch.
Keep up this great work.
Wonderful story telling photojournalism. The photos are beautiful and I just love the playful shots on the school bus.
I really enjoyed this blog posting — the bold and vivid colors! I love how you captured the romance and well as the playfulness — inspiring!
I really am enjoying this blog posting. I can’t help but comment on the gorgeous bright colors — they take my breath away.
Excellent and fun photos. What a novel idea … using the bus!
What a novel idea! Using the old school bus for the engagement story is priceless.
Inspiring and fun!
Wonderful angles and lots of fun!
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