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Welcome to the Ryan Estes Photography Blog

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...)

Monthly Archives: November 2007

Hartfeld Country Club - Samantha & Olivier

Wow, lately I’ve been blogging like crazy hardly at all! I’m going to try to catch up a bit this week in between editing weddings and portrait sessions, designing albums, and drinking lots and lots of spiked holiday wassail!
Anyway, on to the pictures. Sam & Olivier were married at the chapel at the...

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Today is a red-letter day!

Join me in a chorus of “Happy Birthday” to my wife, Kelly. Today she turns… a year older, another year of her life I’m so incredibly grateful for.
As I looked through my archives for a picture or two of her to post here, these two in particular stuck out to me… she may...

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10.27.07 - Marissa & Dan

If you’ve been stalking this blog for a while, you may remember Marissa & Dan from their engagement session in May. They were married in Hershey, PA (which, sadly, did not smell of chocolate like it does in my childhood memories)… they and their families were a lot of fun to be around. ...

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Chrissy & Justin’s e-session

I just love it when a couple whose wedding I’m shooting opts to have their engagement portraits taken… it lets us get to know each other a bit more, helps them become more comfortable in front of the camera, and they come away with some killer pictures too! (Brides: If you’re interested, don’t hesitate...

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10.21.07 - The Montgomery Family

It was a great weekend when I got together with the Montgomery family to shoot their portraits… the sun was out, it wasn’t too warm, and aside from the occasional cranky child everyone was in good spirits. I always enjoy shooting friends, and you may recognize some of the faces below from previous posts....

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