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A multimedia destination engagement session at sunrise

Thursday, June 12th, 2008 290 Views

Enjoy the sideshow from William & Deanna's Engagement session and listen to them tell their own engagement story!  If you enjoyed the music by Helios from the Eingya album, titled "Coast off" pick it up from Amazon.

Pleasing purple wedding album design….

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 84 Views

letchworth_album_36.jpg, originally uploaded by Neil Cowley.A big bold design with iridescent purple backgrounds taken from the bridesmaid's dresses fills this destination wedding's album design.From this early scene when Erica first discovers the feeling of looking like a bride tenderly documented.Through the groom's expressions while being roasted and toasted by his ...

A Hershey kiss wedding

Thursday, May 8th, 2008 152 Views

Here's some eye candy from Hershy PA....my destination last weekend Beth, well Elizabeth the bride having her hair glossed in the Stylist's seat at LeoFrittelli Salon on East Chocolate Avenue in Hershey. Someone will have to remind me the stylist's name, but Beth's choice to leave those wisps was a lovely ...

New Zealand Destination wedding part #2

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 81 Views

Where else can you store your ear plugs with a formal dress on? We flew into Wanaka and landed at Edge Water Resort where Joel and Rebecca first met. When finished there, we took a short helicopter ride to the top of Mount Roy overlooking all of lake Wanaka. Here's the bridal party ...

New Zealand Destination wedding part #1

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 123 Views

It says it best in the poster on the wall.A nervous wait while the Helicopter gets to a low enough RPM to approach.And other side effects of your bride being dropped off by helicopter.But when you get to choose your ceremony location from the sky - it's pretty gorgeous!Reading the ...

Where art lives: interview with Courtney and Charlie

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 110 Views

I developed this multimedia presentation to share with all my clients where art comes from: So do you know where the best art comes from now? Yours in the image, Neil Cowley PS: if you'd like to hear more engagement stories - http://makelovereal.net/multimedia/ 

Engagement photo guestbook design

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 4,616 Views

Here's some photos from an engagement guestbook that's been signed by guests: I love to see guests grin, giggle, aww, and ooh over the book; put their hand to their heart to collect their thoughts and pour our their love for my clients on the page I have made for them. ...

How to get to third base with your wedding photos

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 123 Views

Hire a photographer you can really trust to sensitively and tenderly express each part of your wedding day and your wedding night. Careful cropping?  Neil Cowley - http://MakeLoveReal.net

Personalized engagement story turned guestbook

Monday, March 24th, 2008 299 Views

guestbook_design_22, originally uploaded by Neil Cowley. Telling your personal love story is valuable! Read more about William and Deanna's wedding signature journal and how their engagement shoot was developed from the real story of their proposal event. Those photos then become the design elements for their wedding guest book, where ...

Is that the alcohol making this blurry? …tilt shift wedding photos

Thursday, January 10th, 2008 378 Views

Why's this image blurry in a funny weird way? I used a Canon 90mm TSE lens which allows me to tilt the glass elements that form the image on the camera sensor. The lens can then focus on more than one place, which is why it's more than ...