Jeff Mason Wedding and Portrait Photographer

One of the great things about meeting a bride and groom and photographing their wedding is that they become a mom and dad.  I photographed Kimberly+David’s wedding in 2008, it was a super fun wedding at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa.  Kim and I have been kept in touch through facebook so I knew that they were expecting.  Well, in December Kim called me to say that they would be in Tampa and would I photograph their new baby girl, Sarah.  Uh, of course!   It was so nice to see Kim and David again and to meet the beautiful little Miss Sarah.  I look forward to being their family photographer for many years to come.

Here are a few of Sarah’s pictures.

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I really like the look of the black and white Film Noir Portraiture and Hollywood Glamour Photography that came out during the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s.  The high contrast of light and shadows convey such emotion.  Photographers like George Hurrell, who was the master, in my opinion, were so incredibly talented and adept at painting and shaping with light.  Today Jim Ferreira continues to shoot in this style for portraits and promotions.  

The photojournalistic style that is pervasive in wedding photography today is cool and now but classic portraiture will never die.  I attended one of the last seminars by the legend Monte Zucker and he said something that stuck with me.  He said, “Everyone is taking pictures of the bride’s shoes, dress and the wedding party jumping in the air, what is that?.  No one is taking classic portraits anymore.”  He told this room full of photographers, “Bridal portraits are what you should be doing.  It will set your businesses apart BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE IS DOING THEM!”