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Happy Birthday Dad!
Today is my Dad's Birthday. I wanted to share a little photo and some thoughts about my dad. My father has been one of the most influential men in my life. I'm thankful that I was blessed to have a father in my life, especially one as great as my dad. I know that without my dad's instruction and guidance I may not be the man I am today. My dad is a very frugal man, but he also taught me the value of a dollar. My dad is always joking around and playing tricks on people, but he also showed me the importance of a sense of humor. Just about every time I turn around, my dad has another crazy idea/scheme he's thinking up, but he also encouraged me to be creative and use my imagination. My dad is the hardest working man I have ever seen. I didn't even know what a good work ethic was until I took a look at my father. He's worked days, nights, weekends, holidays, and everything in between to put food on the table for my family. I'm thankful for my father. Here's to another year young, happy birthday dad!
Justin + Sarah - Little Rock Engagement Photos
I'm so excited to show off these engagement photos that we took on Monday. I met up with Justin & Sarah downtown Little Rock near Sticky Fingers, FYI I'm a big fan of their chicken. We had a great time and I promised them I would make it easy on them. Nothing to difficult, just hanging out taking some photos right? Truth is, they made it easy on me. What a great looking couple, and Justin kept us both laughing with all his jokes, haha. Here are just a couple of my favorites! Enjoy!
Rachel's Bridal Portraits - Little Rock Wedding Photography
Today my good friends Brent and Rachel are getting married! I'm actually photographing their wedding today, but I just couldn't wait to show off Rachel's bridal portraits that we shot back in March. So I set up the blog to publish today while I was working, making technology work for me, yeah. Brent is one of my closest friends and the first one in our circle to get married. He's mighty lucky to marry such a beautiful woman as Rachel. I'm happy to be a part of their big day, and I can't wait to hang out as married couples together with my bride-to-be, Leslie...
All New Wedding Photography Packages - Now Include iPads
I have given a lot of thought into my current wedding photography packages. I wanted to be able to offer the more to my couples. I'm constantly striving to better my skills as a photographer and will continue to work very hard on every wedding that I'm blessed to photograph. Because I felt that my current wedding packages were limited with what I could offer, I've decided to modify them. There are a couple things that I am really excited about. First, all 3 of the new wedding packages include ALL DAY wedding coverage. This is really wonderful because you will no longer have the difficult decision of choosing what time best fits you. This is your wedding day, the entire day is important. Second, I have now had my own iPad for almost 2 weeks and I love this thing. I was thinking about how much I love showing off my portfolio and I wondered if you guys would like to have one to show off your wedding photos too. I'm not getting rid of my wedding albums, this is completely an option for you to choose. You can now substitute a custom leather bound wedding album for a brand new Apple iPad with all of your wedding photos in full resolution to be displayed on it's amazingly sharp display. Like I said, I don't want to get rid of my albums, there's no substitute for physical prints,albums, or canvas wraps. The iPad is just another product that I can offer and another way to display your beautiful wedding photos around your home for years to come. After all, my slogan is Eli Murray Photography - Modern Wedding Photography for a Classic Bride. That kind of forces me to stay up with the times, huh? Haha
Tuesdays with Eli - Two Wheel Road Trips
Last weekend I took a short motorcycle trip with my brother in law, Nick. This was the first Saturday that I have had free in a while, and with the busy wedding season coming up, I'm gonna take these opportunities as they come. Riding a motorcycle through the winding Arkansas roads on a sunny spring day is one of those experiences that cannot be duplicated. I love smelling the country air, and feeling the warm sun and wind, plus exploring the back roads of Arkansas gives me an opportunity to find more possible portrait locations. Win. Win. I met Nick at the public parking lot at beginning of Cantrell road downtown. This is where are journey began. I think we road for about 8 hours total. Highway 10, then highway 9 and 7 to Hotsprings, where we had lunch. I had the "Eli's Cheddar Cheesebuger". The burger was named after the owner's son, Eli. I thought that was pretty cool, but the burger was not that great. Haha. After Hot Springs we took highway 5 back to Little Rock. Anyway, we had a lot of fun, I hope you guys enjoy the photos!
Matthew Huff Music- Arkansas Music Photographer
I first heard Matthew at a wedding I was shooting back in September, he was the live music at the reception. Since then, we made friends and Matthew has played some great tunes at a few more weddings. Matthew loves doing weddings and events, but he's working really hard on his own music right now. Just finished recording his new county album and has been busy playing gigs all over the south. I asked him if he needed some photos, as it turned out he did, so here we are. These were my first ever music portraits, so I'm glad that didn't scare Matthew away, haha. We talked a little about the album and came up with this setting for the shoot. He wanted something that represented his album, that makes since right?Here are a few of my favorites and one at the end to show you my lighting set up, just in case anyone's interested. Oh yeah, you can also download Matt's music from iTunes here.
