Ryan Estes Photography Blog

Along with weddings, summer vacations and backyard BBQs, summer is engagement session season… it seems every time I walk outside I have camera in hand, off to another shoot — which is fine with me! On Tuesday I shot Kim & Mike’s engagement portraits. They brought their dogs along for part of the...

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It’s been 12 years since I graduated from the small, rural high school known as Twin Valley. Having lost touch with most people from that point in my life, you’d think that shooting the wedding of a classmate would be a rare occurence, but 2008 has proven otherwise. When Dawn first called me...

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For John & Kristen’s wedding we found ourselves all over the place… getting ready outside the city, then headed into Old City for photos, quick drive up to the Basilica for the ceremony, then over to Pen Ryn Mansion for the reception. *whew* It was a fantastic day (I know, I always say...

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I’m in the running for best photographer on the My Fox Philly 2008 Hotlist! Consider this a campaign stop… you won’t see any bumper stickers with my name on it, and I probably won’t be kissing any babies (except my own) or blocking traffic with my motorcade, but I’d love your vote anyway… just...

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Next April I’ll be shooting Jen & Matt’s wedding, but a couple of weeks ago I got together with them to shoot some engagement portraits. I was really glad they chose to have an engagement session - not only because doing so always helps me get to know couples a little better before their...

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