JAMES HODGINS PHOTOGRAPHY

I love getting emails from my friends/clients (family, not so much….just kidding folks) no matter how big or small they may be.  Even just a few sentences can make my day.  Like this quick email I got from my buddy Matt.

“This picture melted my wife’s heart and actually made her cry. You guys rock.”

This quick grab was taken at one of our wonderful weddings this past summer.  I am constantly looking around me when I am photographing as there is always something that can enhance the story.  I captured little Taylor here while we were hanging in the driveway just after saying goodbye to our wonderful couple and Matt and Taylor come walking up to us.

Matt and I have been friends for a long time and we even photographed his wedding. Their image is still in our wedding gallery.
(Matt with his beautiful wife Amy)

Matt and I are always on each others blog checking out what is new in our unrelated industry and even though we are in two different fields, we both have a passion for our blogs.  Check out Matt’s blog Employment Law and also check out the 1 minute business portrait I did of him using the garage door as a background (I tried to get him to come into the studio, but he is a very busy man.)

Joce and I photographed Melanie & Mike’s engagement session this past Friday in Bell Park.  Luckily for us the leaves were still on the trees (If you look now, the fall leaves have almost finished falling).  We basically had the whole park to ourselves which was nice.  Hat’s off to Mike for choosing the clothing as the color matched perfectly with the surroundings and it added a little more color to the portraits.   It really does make a difference on what you wear  in your portraits.  You both made our job very very easy. Thanks again, we look forward to your wedding in June.

Here are just a “few” images we created to tell the story of Jennifer & Matt’s wedding day.  Like all our other weddings we had a blast, the guys were funny, the girls were gorgeous and the bride and groom were game.  It it did rain a bit that day but it didn’t stop our couple from married outdoors, and it really didn’t stop them from tromping around the Sudz with Joce and I.  Matt & Jen, even though we said it before, thanks again for a truly remarkable wedding day.

“Dear James and Jocelyne,

We would like to sincerely thank you for the gorgeous wedding photos!  You truly captured the beauty and emotion of our wedding day in a way that has left us in awe.  Our friends and family from across the globe have repeatedly commented on the beauty of our wedding photos…  Each photo seemed to capture our friends, family, surroundings and ourselves at our best and every time we look at them, they bring a smile to our faces!”

Virginie and Martin

Here are some more  images from a recent wedding we covered in Sudbury this past summer.  Jennifer & Nick were naturals in front of the camera and the whole bridal party really liked to whoop it up.  Natural light, Off Camera Flash, Sunshine and shade were all used to create some memorable images of this beautiful wedding couple.  Thanks again Jen & Nick for having us document your wedding day.

Sudbury Photographer will be a Thunder Bay Wedding Photographer this Sunday
I will also be speaking to the Professional Photographers in Thundery Bay this coming Sunday on wedding photography, marketing & branding.

If your in the neighbourhood get a hold of:

#6 North Western Ontario Branch (NWOB)
Tel: (807) 345-0071
Thunder Bay Area
Director: Frank Baratta

Melissa & Brian’s Gallery Will Open
October 30th, 2009

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We just finished an awesome day with Melissa & Brian, their bridal party, family and friends.  What fabulous weather we had as well.  Not a cloud in the sky (Some photographers hate this), not too hot, and not too cold.  Within 35 minutes after the ceremony we had the family done  and we banged off some kickbutt images of the bridal party and Melissa & Brian.  We had sooooo much time for images that we scoped out some new spots and produced some new creative images.   Of course, this all started in the morning with the guys and their crazy gitch (You will have to ask them.)    Melissa, Brian,  Xavier, Amelia, Aimee, Melodie, Julie, Anyse, Chris, Adam, Steve & Nelson, thanks for a great and truely rememorable day.  We can’t wait to show you the images.

Don’t Just Sit There!

We now only have 2 dates left for our 2010 wedding season.  These dates are June 19th 2010 (my B-day) and July 31st 2010 and we expect they will not last much longer.  After January 1st our new Price List will be in effect.  We are now taking inquirires for our 2011 Wedding Season.

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Just received this email.

“Hi Guys!

I remember this Sudbury Wedding.  We started the formals at the Anderson farm with overcast cloudy days.  When we finished up there the rain had started and so we headed off to find some covered spots around Sudbury’s downtown.  Of course we had umbrella’s, a backup plan, and our studio (which sometimes is a good thing when it rains) so we were covered for all situations.

Congrats again you two.

Cheers: Your Sudbury Wedding Photographer.
James & Jocelyne

We just finished another kickbutt rainy Sudbury wedding.  Jennifer and Matt’s wedding was a blast.  Although it did cloud over and start to rain we still managed to create some outstanding images.  It was a fabulous outdoor ceremony at Matt’s parents place on Long Lake which was given by Jen’s Uncle Rene.  Just as they were walking down the isle after saying the “I do’s” the rain a cometh.  It didn’t stop us though as we broke out the umbrellas and hit the town.  Thanks again Jen, Matt, Vivian, Danielle, Chris & Andrew, we had a great day and we hope you had as much fun as we did.