Monthly Archives: February 2010

Austin Wedding Photography: Party Booth

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…


Austin Party Booth








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

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Austin Engagement Photography: Ryan & Rachel

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.

engagement kiss.

Cowboy engagement session at Shoreline Grill.

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

Rachel 's eyes

Engagement ring.

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.

Purple wall...

Engagement pictures in downtown Austin.

Rachel and Ryan's engagement session in downtown Austin.

Rachel and Ryan in Austin

On the steps... 45mm tilt-shift

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Your Austin Wedding Photographer Ben Godkin

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

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

Matt Montalvo being a Bad Ass!

Groomsmen on the balcony at The Terrace Club in Austin

Two groomsmen portraits at the wedding

Ring bearer during the ceremony at the terrace club

Flower girl at Matt's wedding

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

Bride and Groom's first kiss

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

Silhouette profile shots of the Bride and Groom during the Sunset

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

Bride and Groom's first dance

Bride and Groom's first dance and Father Daughter dance

Wedding ring macro photos

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

Arol H. being Awesome at Matt's wedding

Sweet Caroline dancing to the beat...

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

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Your Austin Wedding Photographer Ben Godkin

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Austin Wedding Photography: Matt & Cori @ The Terrace Club

Saturday I had the distinct honor to photograph the wedding of another Austin Wedding Photographer, Matt Montalvo. I wanted to make something truly unique, so I produced a time lapse video of the whole wedding, which took place at The Terrace Club in Austin, Texas. The video was created entirely out of still images, taken with my canon 40d and 5d MarkII. I can honsetly say that this was one of the most entertaining, fun, crazy wedding I have ever attended. That’s because, we photographers and wedding industry folk know how to party! Some of the rockstar guest/vendors included, Francis Cruzada, Sweet Caroline, Arol Horkavy, Matt Montalvo(the groom), Richard Lizama, and Joel from GreenBelt DJ (Highly Recommended)

Check out the wedding photos from Matt & Cori’s wedding at The Terrace Club here.

This video was made using still images taken with my Canon 40d and 5d MarkII. It spans about 6 hrs during the wedding day…

Equipment Used:
10-22mm lens on 40d
45mm TS on 5d
Satechi. TR-A Timer Remote Control Shutter Canon 430exII FlashTripod

Check out the wedding photos from Matt & Cori’s wedding at The Terrace Club here.

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Your Austin Wedding Photographer Ben Godkin

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