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 
It is so exciting getting recognition for all the hard work I have done with my wedding photography. Back when I was in art school at Texas State, I used to enter many art competitions. It was always an exciting experience and it always felt nice to be recognized amongst other great artist who inspire me. 4 of my wedding images recently placed in the International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers summer photo contest. The competition is open to wedding photographers from around the world and I placed 12th overall! Here are the images that placed in the different categories including FIRST place in the “Pure Art” category!
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As some of you may know, last month the artisan ballroom at Barr Mansion burned down after a lighting storm late one night. I am so glad I got to shoot Sean & Elisha’s wedding before tragedy struck. And what a beautiful day it was! Sun was shinning and the birds were chirping… Have no fear because they are busy re-building it to it’s former glory. Here are some of my favorite shots from the wedding. Enjoy!
Wow! What a night to remember! Kelly & Sean sure know how to throw party…I mean wedding… The Allan House was the perfect backdrop to their vintage style, 80′s themed wedding! With an all star cast of wedding professionals, the night was sure to be one for the ages. Courtney from BZ Events organized the whole wedding, and the pig… that’s right a whole pig, was roasted by Royal Fig catering and sweets were provided by Stardust Pastry, delicious! The wedding ceremony was short & sweet as the newly weds recited their vows together at the same time, but the real action started at the reception. Radiostar kicked off the night with a Metallica cover song, Nothing Else Matters for the Bride & Groom’s first dance! That set the tone for the whole night which you can see from the photos below, and be on the look out for the elusive “keytar” near the end of the reception! Epic! I knew we were in trouble when Lloyd & Harry decided to crash the party… Sean & Kelly also decided to include and Guestbook Polaroid Station for their guest to sign… well, I got a hold of a camera and the rest is history.
I also shot some 120 film on my Yashica Mat twin lens camera, see if you can spot the photos taken with film!Big thanks to Eric Kotara for second shooting this one with me.
Did I forget to mention the Keytar? Yeah, that was awesome and it culminated in the greatest most climactic ending to a wedding reception ever!
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