2007 September | Ryan Estes Photography Blog

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I'm Ryan, and you'll often find me with camera in hand. I live and work in the greater Philadelphia area providing brides, grooms, and families with cutting-edge photography. Here you'll find the latest images, news, and bits of this and that from Ryan Estes Photography. Come back often -- there's a lot happening, both in my life and in those of my clients.

What sort of images can you expect to see? That's a difficult question to answer... photojournalism + fashion, portraiture + landscape, documentary + candid... real people on the most important day of their lives, and genuine emotions shining through.

One thing is clear: these aren't your grandmother's wedding pictures. (No offense to your grandmother, of course...)

The couple: Cynthia & Dan
The city: Philadelphia
The venue: Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, and the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue
The result: One amazing wedding.

A beautiful dress, of course…

And they had a killer old Rolls.

Some fun in Center City…

And a gorgeous reception.

I’d like to send a HUGE “thank you” to Melissa McClure who shot this...

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9.8.07 - Danielle & Bill

Sunday, September 9, 2007 Posted in Weddings

How I do love Sundays… especially when we finally got the air conditioners working right in our new place!
Anyway, Danielle & Bill were married yesterday at the Wayside Chapel in Whitemarsh. I’m looking forward to going through all the images as soon as possible, but rather than try to cover the whole day in...

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Relationships can be messy

Friday, September 7, 2007 Posted in Portraits

Kids. They are (or can be, anyway) so much fun to photograph, but rarely am I as tired when I come home from a shoot as when I’ve been chasing around an energetic 4 year-old. Today I actually had a relaxed kid shoot. Instead of being a standard portrait session, I was...

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