Oh how I miss San Marcos… I spent many sleepless nights on this campus while studying fine art photography. It is a love hate relationship…
But I always love the the opportunity to go back to campus and take more pictures! Liz and Zach went to school at Texas State so it only natural that we would shoot their engagement session there. San Marcos River… I will be visiting you very soon…
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Last Sunday, while most people in Austin were watching the Super Bowl, I was in San Marcos shooting an engagement session with two of my clients. Ginger & James are getting married on March 28th 2010 at the Texas Federation of Women’s Club Mansion in Austin Texas. Despite cold and muggy weather we had a great time roaming around the abandoned parks on the TX State Campus. Some of you might remember, that I graduated from TX State last December with a BFA in Photography, so I was completely at home. Ginger currently works at the university, and James and her frequently hang out in the beautiful parks on campus. James actually made and fashioned the large wooden swing featured in the photos below which was tons of fun and added a personal touch to their engagement portraits. I had a blast hanging out with Ginger & James and I can’t wait till the wedding! And trough the power of DVR, I didn’t miss any of the Superbowl commercials!
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[...] Ginger & James got married at the Texas Federation of Women’s Club Mansion in Austin, Texas on March 28th 2010. The lighting could not have been any better at this beautiful wedding! I had an great time with Ginger and James and we got some amazing photos from the wedding day. After the wedding was over, we went to the park in Austin to setup the swing, you might remember it from their engagement photos… that thing is soooo much fun! Below are some of my favorite images from the wedding. Big thanks to Caroline for second shooting this one with me! Don’t forget to check out the slide-show at the bottom. [...]
WOW, just stumbled onto your blog and these are fantastic. Love the tilt and shift stuff 
Stunning work, Ben. That shot of them on the dock (color) is so beautiful.
You know the hardest part about you pics is picking a favorite – they’re all so great! Absolutely wonderful work.
There’s some very creative use of light here – and the couple look very relaxed and comfortable with you shooting them. Well done
Gorgeous images…you really have a talent. How cool that you had some alone time with the couple while the Superbowl was going on…they should have more Superbowls if not to clear out the streets now and again more often!!
Great set Ben! The shot of them in the covered walkway is superb!
I’m with Paul. Those tilt shift shots are awesome. Also the tones in your black and whites is perfect. Nice work Ben.
Great series of pictures–I love your use of tilt-shift here
Lovely pictures as always, well done
That is such a sweet swing! I love the off camera here. They are gorgeous!
Very nice use of off camera flash. I really the photo with the flair.
Such a gorgeous series. Very well done! I really like the one with them on the end of the pier – the deep green of the water really adds to the mood here. Beautiful work.
We had an amazing time shooting Mike and Leighs engagements on the San Marcos River. Caroline has known them for years and they were willing to do an crazy thing we asked them to do. They were such a fun couple to shoot. I also got some hilarious video clips of the two. Enjoy!
Engagement teaser at the river from Ben Godkin on Vimeo.
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Too freakin’ awesome! What a fun couple. Love that backlit shot!
Excellent set of photos. Such great sports. This belongs on Rock ‘n’ Roll Bride for sure!
Last Sunday I got to visit San Marcos to shoot engagement photos with Matt and Elle. It has been a while since I have been to San Marcos, I called it home for my last couple years of college. We had a great time around the city and down by the river (I gotta plan a tubing trip soon). It was a beautiful day and we got some great shots.
This is my favorite shot from the day. I told Elle to stand at the top of the stairs while Matt walked up to kiss her. I stood back and used my 5DMarkII in burst mode to capture multiple frames as he walked up the stairs. I then layered them in Photo Shop and added a fade to each image.
Click on the image to see it on Flickr
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Awesome set Ben! LOVE the one by the water…perfect comp, perfect everything!
Fantastic pix! You two look fabulous together. I love the special effects on the stairsteps…very dramatic!
Amazing!
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Very nice – love the shadow shot and the ones of them playing pool. Hope your trip didn’t bring back too many bad memories.