A.E.LANDES PHOTOGRAPHY

A friend here in State College recently took a fire-breathing and torch-spinning class (called ‘poi’ for those of you in the know), and here are some of the images I took of her and her friends performing. I decided to go black-and-white with the images so I could get the flames to jump out against the black background and the blurry movements of the performers. It really was very entertaining and it was no laughing matter as the stakes are high dealing with fire so close to the body. It was too windy to do the actual fire-breathing, so I am looking forward to photographing another session.

Take a look at the Gallery of Torch-Spinning and Fire-Eating.

Autumn weddings are really wonderful - the warm colors and slanting afternoon light accent the ceremonies of the day. This was a great State College Wedding: we met at the Atherton Hotel, hiked it up to the Alumni Center and Old Main, and then headed to the Eisenhower Chapel for the ceremony. Both Mike and Meghan and company were very patient and endured the chilly weather to get some really great shots at all these locations. The cocktail hour and reception at the Atherton were equally as elegant with lots of mirrors and decorations through out the hotel. I had a great time photographing the all the salsa dancing (I think it was salsa - it has been a while since my formal dance classes at PSU!) as some of the couples were cuttin’ some serious rug. Thanks again Meghan and Mike!

Here is a sampling of Meghan and Mike’s Wedding Gallery.

For the friends and family, here is where you Order Prints from Meghan and Mike’s Wedding Gallery.