We had a great time shooting our b-roll footage with Brianna and Seth this past Saturday. Although this crazy Nashville summer weather hit about 120 deg with the heat index, this adorable couple were so fun to hang out with. We have to say, they are as pleasant as they come. Really easy to direct and just fun to watch them interact with each other.

We started off with an interview sesh in a really vibey, 1920′s house in old Nashville. Gotta say, they were super open and revealing about so many things and emotions really came out in their answers to our questions. Ben and I stayed strong, but our two assistants were bawling their eyes out (just kidding). After lunch we revisited the wedding location, Scarritt Bennett Conference Center for a quick shot under THE TREE that we sneak peeked earlier… we are hoping that our experiment will work in editing (show you later if it does).

After that, we zipped out to beautiful Radnor Lake just south of town. Seth and Brianna love to be outdoors, and we took some still footage along with our motion footage. A combination of winding trails + lush forest + slider + bokeh = lurvly footage.

Lastly, we decided to hit the Wilson County Fair—these lovelies shared their first ever date at the fairgrounds a few years ago. However, about 2 minutes after we splurged for “all-you-can-ride” tickets, the heavens poured out a bevy of liquid. It poured as we huddled underneath the small lip of the popcorn stand. Rolling TENBA camera case (shoutout!) actually kept our gear all dry—but, I was soaked to the bone. After waiting 30min under the stand with a pocket full of ride tickets (non-refundable/good only one day) we decided to leave. Of course, as soon as we got to the parking lot it stopped raining. Figures! Anyways, we decided to cut our losses and come back another day. As the muddy parking swamp was stuck with a thousand cars leaving, the FERIA team had an impromptu soggy recap / brainstorm session as we waited for an exit. We weren’t altogether bummed because from the few minutes we had on the carousel with our Canon 5dMkII / L primes (shoutout numero dos!) we knew we’d get our chance again.

SO… two days later we returned with fresh spirits, ready to tackle the carnies and whatever else the fair would throw our way. We had a blast. It was a quieter night—ride lines were short and carnival employees (our small-handed friends) were enthusiastic that we were getting them on camera and let us do anything we wanted (blog post soon to come: How to get ANYONE to let you shoot anywhere).

So, why are we thanking God for the rainout on Saturday??? Well, we decided to wrap up after a great few hours of capturing the fair and started heading out to the park entrance. And timely…ly, the fireworks started. Hey-o! This went PERFECT with a story element that Brianna shared with us in our interview session. A loving couple exchanging embraces under the backdrop of the ferris wheel and fireworks finale…….. can’t you just imagine it already? We promise to share.

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Here’s a quick little BHS with Brianna and Seth:

A totally fun-loving couple who we had a great time hanging with. We ran around those fairgrounds like crazy that evening but being with this couple makes all the hard work fun. We had a blast!

It’s no secret we here at Feria are a fan of the Canon 5D Mark II camera… it’s what we primarily shoot with. But when this came across our Twitter feed I had to post about it!

This Canon 5D Mark II-shaped cake is by Studio Cake based in Menlo Park, CA. It’s amazing how much detail they were able to add to the cake. If a photographer in your life has a special occasion coming up, check out your local cake shop — they might be able to create a similar masterpiece for you!

You can see more images here: http://www.petapixel.com/2010/04/14/canon-5d-mark-ii-grooms-cake/

A little late posting about this but two weeks ago we had the privilege of finally meeting Kara and Jake in person to shoot their pre-wedding story. Even though their from Jackson, Mississippi they made the trek to Nashville to take advantage of the scenery and variety of locations. A couple of the places we shot at were the Nashville Farmer’s Market and Cannery Row.

Can’t wait till we shoot their wedding day in May in Jackson. Kara and Jake are an amazing couple and fun to work with. Below are some screen shots from the footage we captured.

We had such a great time hanging out with Bryan and Amy for their story session last week at the airport. After looking at some of the amazing clips produced by our 5d2 setups, we were excited to spend a whole day with them on their wedding day. The location? Picturesque Cedarwood Plantation in Whites Creek, TN (just north of Nashville). The historic house is a perfect setting: in the middle of lush trees decorated with hanging votives, a rustic old barn surrounded by lush field of grass, bubbling brook and water fountain.

Preparations took place in Opryland Hotel suites—working alongside photographer Krystal Mann and her team, we captured some establishing shots, intricate details and some fun candids. As we caravanned over to Cedarwood, the overcast skies opened up—the forecast had predicted the wet wouldn’t come till after reception time. Amy was such a calm bride, quickly making a decision to move the ceremony inside the barn—she was the epitome of composure.

Of course, the intermittent rain created obstacles for us. Big Southern raindrops slapping on the barn’s tin roof made for audio capture issues and the dim barn lighting—although setting a fantastic mood—really tested the high ISO capability of the Canons. Still, the joy and excitement exhibited by our bride and groom (and the rest of the wedding parties) made us all forget about the obstacles and instead, kept us focused on capturing the beautiful ceremony and reception. We think we came away with some memorable moments.

We hope to have the trailer up real soon—the rough edits are turning out great so far.