My name is Ben Godkin, owner and photographer of Godkin Photo. Thank you for stoping by! Here you can find out more about me and my life as a photographer. I live in the best city in the world! Austin Texas... (well the best city in Texas anyway). I began shooting weddings fulltime after I recieved my BFA in Photography from Texas State University. My style is a mixture of fine art portraiture, photojournalism and environmental photography.
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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.
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)
Last week I had the chance to shoot another Austin wedding with Caroline at Vista on Seward Hill. This is one of my favorite outdoor wedding venues in the Austin area. I love the “stone courtyard, complete with European statues. It’s a very romantic and elegant location to exchange your wedding vows. Its three-tiered fountain and four columns of fire contribute to the Old World Tuscany Charm.” You may recognize the setting from a wedding I photographed a couple months ago. See Josh and Tatiana’s Wedding at Vista on Seward Hill Below are some of my favorite images from this wedding. Enjoy!
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So… last week a got a voice mail from a bride in search of a wedding photographer to shoot her Bridal Portraits at Mayfield Park. Cassie did a great job and I am so happy that I was able to step in to help her out… turns out, I will be shooting her wedding on March 14th. YAY!
This was the first time I really got to use my new 45mm Tilt-shift lens! I love the effect of the selective focusing. It really helps to isolate the subject and bring out the best features in image. I can’t wait to use it on future sessions. You can see more samples of this lens on my last post, Reunion at Fort Hood.
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Ashley and Jason were married on December 19th 2009 at the St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church in Pflugerville, Tx. The reception was held at Reunion Ranch in Georgetown, TX. Ashley and Jason are so much fun and they sure know how to throw a party! How could they not… they’re Bobcats!
Here are some of my favorite photos from the wedding as well as a slide show at the bottom.