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JOHN + ERICA \\ MARRIED

September 2012 – Columbus, Ohio \\ I love the genuine joy that John and Erica have for one another. Congratulations guys :)

  1. Erica Daft

    Ben- The pictures look amazing! You have such an amazing eye! Thank You So Much!! Can’t wait to see more!- Erica

  2. Great pictures of a very wonderful couple. Looking forward enjoying our future with you & the extended family.
    Lots of love! Grandma Peggy &Grandpa Dean.

  3. Pam & George Daft

    The pix are great! You have a nice feel for beauty and place. Thank you!
    – George & Pam

ANNE + CHRIS \\ MARRIED

September, 2012 – Cleveland, OH \\ These guys are seriously so sweet (and so cu!). I am so glad that they chose me to be their photographer. Congratulations guys :)

The next Generation of champions

Columbus Wedding Photography

Cleveland wedding photographer

best wedding photographer ever

personal emotional wedding photography

columbus ohio

awesome ring photography

 

  1. e. scott

    Awesome work.

  2. sooooo GOOD! i don’t even know which shots i like most – love the whole post! looks like such a fun wedding. :)

  3. Heather Dunn (bridesmaid)

    Amazing pics! Thank you so much for being such a part of the celebration…you really captured the emotion, the love, the friendship…as well as the crazy, silly, spontaneous! I look forward to referring people to you!

  4. Anne

    LOVE! They are just fabulous and we were so fortunate to be able to work with you! I can’t wait to see the rest. THANK YOU!

  5. Meghan Rooney

    SO CU!!! Seriously, the photos are gorgeous. You were so fun to have around- I’ll definitely recommend you to anyone in need of some serious talent!

  6. qmb

    FABULOUS SHOTS with: the sunset, the dogs, the barn, the watches, the exit stairs, and wow the back lit silhouette. What a beautiful bride:)

DOUG + JENNIFER \\ PREVIEW

August, 2012 – Taylor Mansion – Columbus, Ohio

FRANK + AMANDA \\ PREVIEW

August, 2012 – This backyard wedding in Toledo, Ohio was drop-dead AMAZING! Much more coming soon, I just wanted to share this pre-preview!

Amazing flowers by Bartz Viviano

Wedding planing by Bee for the Day

 

  1. great job, cuz! you and jen did a fantastic job capturing a gorgeous wedding and even more gorgeous subjects!

2012 VACATION \\ HASSEL-FILM

August, 2012 – Lake Superior, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

(I call that set, Trees in the Middle)

(The crew)

This is the light leak you see in a lot of these pictures. I thought I had it fixed… clearly not. I think it works in some of these frames but, I’m pretty sure it needs to be fixed. If you know what the problem is, please feel free to offer suggestions.

Littering doesn’t happen often up there… but when it does, I guess it stays put for a WHILE!

Birthday pancakes from m’dad.

(Shot that lighthouse just for you mom.)

Jumping off the bridge is quite the big deal. I did it for the first time this year. Matt and Josh are much braver than I am.

Lunch with Joel at Katalina (if you’ve never been… it’s a MUST.)

Alex picked up a Speed Graphic the other day… That camera is awesome.

 

  1. Ben K

    love it! Each year you still manage to get new angles that will tell the story for years to come! Thanks Benj!

ALEX + ANNE \\ MARRIED

Golf Club of Dublin – Columbus, Ohio – July 2012

iPhone Bride

first glance columbus ohio

first look wedding joy

safe in your arms

golf club of dublin

awesome bridal party

max wagner style

  1. Nice work on the tilt… you don’t pull that one out too often!

  2. qmb

    well hammered, I loved several particularly the outdoor leaves in fore-ground shot!

  3. Beautiful wedding my friend!

ADVENTURED \\ VACATION

We went up to Lake Superior in Michigan’s UP and it was amazing! I shot eight rolls of 120 film over the week and I can’t wait to share some of those when I get them back from the lab. In the meanwhile, this blog is gonna be BUSY with like a million other things! It’s gonna be a good week :)

  1. Paul

    I love the lone branch… So cool. Great shots.

ADVENTURING \\ VACATION

We will be out of the office until August 21st and will begin to respond to e-mails and calls starting on the 22nd. Depending on how the mood strikes us we might post a few pictures here on the blog… but I’m not making any promises. Have a great week… (me too)

BRANDON+KAT \\ MARRIED

Brookside Farm - Louisville , Ohio – May 2012

 

  1. qmb

    these are ALL fabulous, where is the location, wow these are captured treasures

JULY HASSELBLAD \\ FILM

Columbus, Ohio

Ben of yellow wood designs ….. awesomeness.

The brother Joel

Jeff, cousin and amazing videographer

Benjamin/derksworks, shot by Alex

Alex, amazing photography student and newest member of the DW team.