our trip to the dominican republic

February 8, 2012   ·   1 comment   ·   tweet this   ·   share on facebook   ·   pin it

Jessica and I really enjoyed our trip to the Dominican Republic to shoot Caroline+Michael’s wedding and day after session. We also enjoy the travel and getting to know the DR a bit more. Here’s a quick recap in photographs.

Besides being on the resort, we took a one day safari into the country. We visited a cocoa and coffee plantation (and walked through their house to get an idea of a normal families life in the DR). We went horseback riding and boogie boarding on a secluded and beautiful beach. We saw how sugar cane becomes sugar (and eventually rum) and also saw cigars being made by hand. And tasted a little of everything.

The first half of the post are photos from Fuji X100. I love this camera. At the end of the post are a whole bunch of square shots from my iPhone and Instagram (feel free to add me on IG: andystenz).

Should you visit the Dominican? Yes. When? Whenever you can!

caroline+michael's day after trash the dress session

February 3, 2012   ·   17 comments   ·   tweet this   ·   share on facebook   ·   pin it

How do you know when a client trusts you? You ask them to get up at 6am the day after their wedding and jump in the ocean in their dress and suit — and they do it!

So there we are in the water, the sun is rising over the Caribbean and painting amazing colors on the clouds, and these two are connecting and sharing their love with each other. I’m there to capture it. This goes into my top 10 moments of shooting for sure.