Austin Wedding Photographer, Ben Godkin Photo

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March 12, 2010 - 12:12 pm

Kristi Wright - I love the shot of her looking out the window.

March 12, 2010 - 12:11 pm

Daniel C. Photography - Great job, Ben! I love the henna + jewelry details, and the colors just pop! Nice! – Danny

March 12, 2010 - 10:27 am

Heather Parker - There is so much emotion and colorful expressions in these photos. I love them.

Mar 02 2010

Sneak Peek: Danny & Sangeeta’s Wedding at Casa Blanca

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This weekend I had the pleasure to photograph another Indian wedding at a wonderful venue in Round Rock called Casa Blanca. Danny and Sangeeta were a joy to work with and the weather turned out beautiful! I can’t wait to post the rest of the images from this beautiful wedding. Here is a sneak peek, check back in a few days for more. Click here to be notified when all the images are ready.

Bride and Groom walking together on Brushy Creek after their wedding at Casa Blanca in Round Rock.

Danny and Sangeeta's first dance as husband and wifr during the reception at Casa Blanca.

Danny and Sangeeta as they exit Casa Blanca after their wedding reception.

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Your Austin Wedding Photographer Ben Godkin

Tags: Austin wedding photographer, Austin Wedding Photography, Casa Blanca, Indian Wedding Photography, Round Rock

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March 12, 2010 - 11:50 am

Joey Chandler – San Francisco Photographer - These look great. Love the feeling of the dance shot. Nice job.

March 10, 2010 - 1:51 am

Adam Cavanagh - Really wonderful work!

March 9, 2010 - 1:53 pm

Nessa K - Those colors are… amazing. This is just GORGEOUS!

March 7, 2010 - 6:14 pm

Vida Carson - Wow! I love the colors in these so vibrant and gorgeous!

March 6, 2010 - 6:27 am

Eric Kotara - Great looking couple and outstanding work as always Ben. I look forward to seeing more!

March 5, 2010 - 1:24 am

matt s. - Love the movement in the last photo. I need to remember to do that. Thanks for the visual reminder.

March 4, 2010 - 10:02 pm

Teresa K - The blues are killer…and the photos make me want to see more! Great work.

March 4, 2010 - 2:52 pm

Sangeeta - Danny and I are over the moon…about the wedding and these pics!! can’t wait for more.

March 4, 2010 - 10:55 am

Amber Hughes - What a tease! Can’t wait to see the rest

March 4, 2010 - 10:26 am

Monika Szczepaniak - Lovely couple! Really nice colours.

March 4, 2010 - 9:01 am

ayesha - umm… awesome? that first shot! the flash – the background – the tilt-shift – amazing combination! you got skillz to work all that together into a great shot – and a great moment, too. can’t wait to see more!

March 4, 2010 - 8:06 am

Jamie M Swanson - Lovely! Can’t wait to see more!

March 4, 2010 - 4:48 am

Marianne Taylor - These are stunning!

March 4, 2010 - 2:53 am

Fotograf ?uków - Very nice and unusual photos.

March 4, 2010 - 2:50 am

Robb Duncan - Beautiful images Ben !!

March 4, 2010 - 2:30 am

Az - Wonderful images so far, really vibrant and full of energy. Lovely slow-synch flash by the way.

March 4, 2010 - 2:19 am

Mark Kalkwarf - The colors are amazing in these images. Love the first images, the contrast between the couple and the background is brilliant. Good job!

March 4, 2010 - 2:11 am

Steve - Love how vibrant these images are. I’m excited to see more!

March 3, 2010 - 10:36 pm

Drew - OCL and TS! Nice! Great lighting on the dance too!

March 3, 2010 - 10:21 pm

Amanda Lamb - Great colors! Nicely done.

March 3, 2010 - 9:12 pm

Ben Tomlin - Looks really vibrant & fun – I can’t wait to see the full post – well done!

March 2, 2010 - 9:27 am

Heather Parker - I love how the blue on his vest and tie draw in blue blue tones in the images.

Feb 25 2010

Austin Wedding Photography: Party Booth

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Last week I had the pleasure to work with another Austin wedding photographer, Arol of AJH Photography. I ran the Party Booth at his client’s wedding in Conroe, Texas. I had a great time getting people pumped up for their 15 seconds of fame in front of the camera. We had all kinds of props to play with which made for quite an interesting night at the reception.

I prefer this set-up over the physical “Photo-Booth”, which has its limits… Some of the best moments I captured were the in-between moments when people were getting ready to pose. These candid shots can only be achieved if you have a real photographer operating the booth rather than a point & shoot camera on a 3 second count down…

Left: Ben Godkin Middle: AJ Horkavy Right: Francis Joseph

Tags: AJH Photography, Austin Wedding Photography, Conroe Wedding, Party Booth, Photo Booth

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March 2, 2010 - 4:36 pm

Heather – Mid-Michigan Photographer - Haha, I had a photobooth at my wedding (best descicion we made… other than marrying each other), and inevitably every guy who went in there tried the “fake punch” thing… so I enjoyed how you got some actual boxibng gloves in there- classic!

March 1, 2010 - 9:34 am

Stephanie - I love your photo pics!!!
Looks like fun!!

February 28, 2010 - 1:07 am

Chris Lin - Dear Francis, how do you shoot with boxing gloves on?

February 27, 2010 - 8:48 am

Rowan Sims - Man, these look like so much fun! I want one! Nice shots, BTW.

February 26, 2010 - 9:33 pm

matt s. - Ring Flash FTW! Love the props.

No doubt there’s a little of your personality in every one of these photos.

February 26, 2010 - 12:15 pm

Ryan Brenizer - Hot damn. I am loving the ring flash for this. I may change my whole set-up.

February 26, 2010 - 10:15 am

Timothy E Kaldas - Dude these shots are aaaaaamazing. Truly inspirational. I need to up my game with our photobooths. This is awesome!

February 26, 2010 - 7:06 am

Paul Rowland - Ha–these are great–a fun set of images.

February 26, 2010 - 5:26 am

Dana Goodson - i love you photobooth pictures here! Very different but more creative than what I’m used to seeing. Awesome job!

February 26, 2010 - 3:43 am

Gemma Schipani - Looks like a great night all round! Love the props!

February 26, 2010 - 3:37 am

Justin - Now that’s what I call a crazy booth – looks like some good old fashioned shenanigans! Thanks for sharing Ben!

February 26, 2010 - 2:30 am

Austin Wedding Photographer - Yep! All shot with a ring flash…

February 26, 2010 - 1:49 am

Benny - Great fun shots Ben – I love the first one for it’s simplicity. They all most looked like they were shot with a ring flash?

February 25, 2010 - 11:17 am

Adore Amore Photography - What an awesome set. Looks fun, for sure.

February 25, 2010 - 7:58 am

Katie Beach - Hahaha! How much fun is that!!! I love it!

February 25, 2010 - 7:31 am

Daniel Dunlap - Awesome stuff Ben. That looks like it was so much fun!

February 25, 2010 - 4:23 am

Jason Lloyd - We decided to offer a ‘photobooth’ style area at weddings where we are asked to shoot the evening event. We haven’t actually done it yet and I never thought of taking props, but you’ve given me inspiration to go out and give it a try! Do you find many people buy the pics afterwards, or do you bank on them posting them to their facebook pages and keeping your logo’s??

Fab photo’s too )

Feb 23 2010

Austin Engagement Photography: Ryan & Rachel

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Last week I had another great engagement session with a wonderful couple in downtown Austin. Ryan and Rachel are getting married on April 3rd at The Shoreline Grill in downtown Austin. I had a great time wondering around the streets of Austin, capturing some beautiful moments between the two lovebirds. I can’t wait for the wedding! I am actually going to be interviewing the two in an upcoming blog feature… stay tuned to find out more about this couple.

Engagement photos at Shoreline Grill in Downtown Austin.

Rachel and Ryan's engagement portraits at Shoreline Grill in Downtown Austin.

Ryan giving Rachel a tulip during the engagement session in Austin.

Cowboy engagement session at Shoreline Grill.

Black and White engagement photos in a hamock at the Four Seasons hotel in Downton Austin.

Silouette shot on the dock by the Shoreline Grill on Town Lake.

Town lake engagement photos with the Congress Bridge in the background

B/W engagement photos at the Four Seasons.

Colorful rainbow engagement photo in downtown Austin.

Rachel and Ryan's engagement session in downtown Austin.

Thanks for stopping by! Feel free to leave a comment!

Your Austin Wedding Photographer Ben Godkin

Tags: Austin Engagement Photographer, Downtown Austin Engagement Photos, Shoreline Grill, Town Lake

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March 8, 2010 - 10:30 am

Joey Chandler – San Francisco Photographer - Nice engagement session – love the few of them with the cowboy hats.

March 7, 2010 - 7:57 pm

Eric Kotara - Great set of images. Really digging on the TS work

March 1, 2010 - 9:13 pm

Heather – Mid-Michigan Photographer - I just keep coming back to looking at the third photograph from the bottom. Fantastic!

February 26, 2010 - 1:36 pm

Timothy E Kaldas - Ben, the colors in this shoot are stunning. You did an excellent job.

February 26, 2010 - 12:39 am

Toni - GREAT multiplicity shot! the colors make it all the more interesting

February 25, 2010 - 6:43 am

Sylwia Szuder - Amazing pictures, I love them all! Great use of tilt-shift, too!

February 25, 2010 - 3:36 am

Mark - These are fantastic mate! Your use of light is just amazing. I learn something every time I look at your site. Thanks heaps!

February 24, 2010 - 5:54 pm

Rima - Oh how I yearn for a lil bit of sunshine here in the UK, and a tilt shift! These are rockin’ Ben!

February 24, 2010 - 4:42 pm

Eric Yerke - Crisp is the word that comes to mind after viewing these images.

February 24, 2010 - 2:44 pm

Laurie Peacock - How can you go wrong with a hammock and cowboy hats? Very cute.

February 24, 2010 - 5:36 am

Alicia Kennison - Fantastic photos. I love every one of them. Beautiful couple, great scenery, perfect captures

February 23, 2010 - 11:36 pm

Chris Lin - Those silhouette shots are pretty sweet. Looks like you’re having fun with your new TS lens!

February 23, 2010 - 8:28 pm

Cliff - Thanks to you my head exploded when I saw the rainbow backdrop shot. How do I take pictures with no head?

February 23, 2010 - 5:30 pm

William Massey - Man these are super amazing! You really found some great locations to shoot! Keep on rocking!

February 23, 2010 - 3:06 pm

Marianne Wilson - What a cute couple! That purple wall is to die for. Awesome work

February 23, 2010 - 1:13 pm

Rachel Dobbs - We are! Beautiful colors, lighting – you made us look good! Thanks Ben

February 23, 2010 - 12:59 pm

matt s. - If I had a colorful wall like that anywhere near me, I dounbt I’d ever shoot anywhere else.

Great stuff. Really like the way you framed them with the water reflections.

February 23, 2010 - 12:45 pm

Thomas Lester - Great session, Ben. I love downtown Austin. Good looking couple!

February 23, 2010 - 12:16 pm

Jessica - The bright colors are awesome!!

February 23, 2010 - 12:13 pm

Emily Porter - I looove the silhouette shot. And just how bright all of the rest of the shots are. And the colorful backdrops in some of the photos are really cool!! I bet your clients are very very happy with these

February 23, 2010 - 12:11 pm

Mark Parker – Birmingham Wedding Photographer - Wow Ben!! Super sweet session! Love the silhouette!! The Brenizer Technique Rocked!! Post processing is incredible!! And the bride is beautiful!! What more could a photographer want?

Feb 21 2010

Matt & Cori’s Wedding Photos @ Terrace Club in Austin

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Last Saturday I had a wonderful opportunity to photograph another wedding photographer’s wedding at The Terrace Club in Austin. You might remember the time lapse wedding video that I created of Matt’s wedding in my last post, well here are the actual photos that I took during the day. I had a wonderful time at the wedding got some amazing photos. I posted a few more images than I normally do because I knew so many of guest at the wedding and I couldn’t narrow them down. Make sure to check out Francis Joseph’s Blog for more images that he took during the day. Congrats to Matt & Cori! Here’s to a long and happy life together. Cheers!

Gangster groom and his grooms men before the wedding ceremony at the Terrace Club in Austin

Cori and her Brides maids after the wedding

Groomsmen on the balcony at The Terrace Club in Austin

Ring bearer during the ceremony at the terrace club

Grooms first look as his new bride walks down the stairs at The Terrace Club

HDR wedding photo of the ceremony at the Terrace Club in Austin, Texas

Matt and Cori are now husband and wife as they walk down the aisle

Bride and Groom get introduced into the reception at The Terrace Club in Austin

Bride and Groom's first dance and Father Daughter dance

The photos below are from the reception taken from the time lapse video I created for the entire wedding day. Good Times!
The groom getting tossed in the air on a chair

The groom getting tossed in the air on a chair

Sweet Caroline doing her thang…

Party till the break of dawn thanks to Joel from GreenBelt DJ

Bride and Groom Sparkler exit from the Terrace Club in Austin, Texas

Make sure to check out the Time Lapse Wedding Video in my last blog post.

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Your Austin Wedding Photographer Ben Godkin

Tags: austin, Austin Wedding Photography, Cori, Matt Montalvo, texas, The Terrace Club, Wedding Photos at the Terrace Club

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