Philip Thomas Photography : Blog

ANALISA & MARC tied the knot last Saturday in Coprus Christi with the reception held at the country club in Portland.

The day started overcast but soon made way for a beautiful, yet windy day as Analisa and Marc tied the knot at St.Philip’s Catholic Church.

I loved documenting their day, from Analisa getting ready early at The Omni, downtown, to following them over to Portand, this wedding had everything including Marc’s broken leg! They were surrounded with lovely friends and family serenading the couple.

Here’s a few of my favorites.

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After shooting a Corpus Christi wedding over the weekend, my wife, Lily and I found time to drive around stopping at Mustang Island yesterday. This was Lily’s first time at the beach and she had a wail of a time. Lots of fun and I don’t think I’ve ever been this wrapped up against the chilly beach winds.

Here’s a few pics from our day.

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This week has been difficult to get any work done as my wonderful mother-in-law who usually helps baby sit our little one has the flu. We both wish her well. So my wife, Marcie and I are taking turns looking after Lily during the day and then putting extra work hours in the evening while Lily sleeps.

So what better than to take some new portraits of our little person.

Below are a few of my favorites. Lily is fast approaching 21 months and her fun personality really shows here. Crazy how time flies! We were just comparing these photos with ones taken a few months ago and thinking how long her hair is now!

-Philip

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I just received a testimonial from Ashley and Ben who married last year, July 19, 2008. How wonderful and humbling it is to receive notes like these.

“Deciding on a photographer, in my opinion, is one of the most important things a bride and groom will do in preparation for their wedding. The pictures you take from that special day are treasures and one of few tangible remembrances of your wedding day that will help you retell the story to yourself and others of that romantic event for years to come. Ben and I have been so pleased with having chosen Philip Thomas to be our wedding photographer. His ability to capture real moments in such an elegant light is really incredible! The art in his photography is simple and beautiful and never takes away from the picture’s ability to capture what really happened that day, but rather, enhances and highlights the beauty of each moment of your wedding day! He is truly a remarkable photo journalist- the best in our area! Our wedding album and pictures tell a very lovely and romantic story, without any words being used. And we are constantly being told how beautiful our pictures are! Needless to say, we are so pleased and hope that you too will allow Philip to capture and document your wedding with his enchanting style!”

~Ashley & Ben Carter

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For anyone who’s getting married, I thought it useful to add a link here.

WedPix, the Wedding Photojournalist Association’s (WPJA and of which I’m a proud member) Online Magazine, is a complimentary resource for brides and grooms, photographers, wedding planners and all wedding photojournalism enthusiasts. The website covers many issues and topics and also has interviews with many award winners of the WPJA.

Good stuff. Go check it out at www.wedpix.com and you can also click here for the wpja website with info for brides and photographers alike. And I have to add that the judges who decide the winners each quarterly competitions are some of the best photojournalists in the world including photographers who shoot for vii photo agency (the Gods of present day photojournalism).

Cheerio!
Philip

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Here’s Laurel and Max’s draft album design. Click anywhere on the image below to start the slide show. They married in Corpus Christi on December 20, 2008.

This is an example of what I do for all clients within four to six weeks of their wedding day starting with an initial draft album designed myself in the office. Then we start to tweak it the way the client wants the final draft to look. This can involve removing and adding pages, swapping images for others the client may prefer.

Sometimes, there are no changes and clients just love it the way it looks.
Then all spread layouts are sent to Alba in Italy for printing gorgeous coffee table books.

Lots of fun.
~Philip

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