A few weeks ago, our homeschool group visited Indian Summer Honey Farm in Webster, Florida. We took a tour, fed some goats, watched the bees, got our fingers sticky from sampling honey, and came home with huge jars of the most delicious orange blossom honey. Aaaaand….I shot some ektar 100 on my hassy. All in all, a pretty terrific day
May 16, 2013 - 3:28 pm
What an amazing day! It makes me want to try to find a honey farm to visit around here
Colin and Crystal planned a destination wedding at the Seabreeze Point pavilion at Disney’s boardwalk. Less than 20 people but lots of lightness of heart. This one was a ton of laughs!
See their cheery wedding feature on Martha Stewart Weddings
by shipra
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May 1, 2013 - 5:52 pm
WOW WOW WOW
May 1, 2013 - 9:57 pm
What a cheery wedding, indeed! I love it…beautiful work
May 6, 2013 - 12:43 am
Okay, first of all, you were featured on MARTHA STEWART DOT COM!!!!!!! Umm, heck yes!!!!
And secondly, I’m trying to figure out where she wore her beautiful long dress to, like which part of the wedding?
May 9, 2013 - 2:57 pm
You are so great at capturing those little moments full of personality.
May 11, 2013 - 6:22 pm
Damn fine work! Real fun, natural moments.
To me, this image conveys so much emotion and movement and is far more beautiful with all its imperfections than it would be if I used a flash and everything was crisp, defined, and static. (Reason #13 I don’t like to use flash unless absolutely necessary.)
I’m trying really hard lately to stay true to photographing things in a way that I find beautiful and moving even if it’s not necessarily technically the most advanced way to make photographs.
by shipra
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April 12, 2013 - 1:54 pm
Love the expression and their lines!
April 12, 2013 - 3:54 pm
totally agree. i can feel the dip and motion/emotion so much more than if it were frozen and it perfect living color.
April 14, 2013 - 11:17 pm
Love his expression. What a fun moment you captured.
April 16, 2013 - 3:29 pm
You captured the perfect moment! Outstanding.
April 18, 2013 - 3:51 pm
Such true words and such a perfect moment captured. Definitely keep shooting the way your heart tells you to, because it’s AMAZING
April 18, 2013 - 9:01 pm
Shipra – this image is real, authentic, and reflects your style perfectly. If you cared about technicalities, I think I wouldn’t have been able to differentiate this image from thousands of others that I come across. So, yes, please continue to be your amazing self flash or no flash!!
Sarah of Sarah Der Photography is a lovely young woman who came into my life a little while ago, and someone I instantly recognized as a kindred spirit. Not only is she wonderfully talented and a source of inspiration, she’s also funny, a foodie, open-hearted, and extremely generous.
She’s the reason I was able to be a part of Missy & Pancho’s incredibly special wedding last summer. Knowing that I wanted (desperately) to photograph something (anything) with mountains in the background, and to photograph a wedding primarily using film, she invited me to tag along as her second shooter to a beautiful wedding with the Blue Ridge mountains in the background, and to use as much film as my heart desired (love you, Sarah!) You have to adore friends that help you live out a dream!
These are a mix of film & digital images from the wedding I photographed with her at the Afton Mountain Vineyards in Virginia.
by shipra
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March 19, 2013 - 9:02 pm
Wow Shipra, these images are all breathtaking, Absolute gorgeous photography here, I love how each and every image has so much life in it.
March 19, 2013 - 9:07 pm
Not only a beautiful couple but a gorgeous setting! Lucky you to have photographed a wedding in the Blue Ridge Mountains!
March 19, 2013 - 9:23 pm
Shipra, holy freakin moly. This is absolutely gorgeous! Those film shots are so so stunning, awesome work
March 19, 2013 - 9:32 pm
Everything about these is incredible! Beautiful, beautiful work all around.
March 19, 2013 - 10:25 pm
Vineyard weddings are so lovely. I think you covered it beautifully!
March 20, 2013 - 1:24 am
That moment when they’re holding arms around the corner… wow. Simply wow. Great emotions there!
March 20, 2013 - 1:37 am
Mind blown!!!
So so Blown
dont know what to say but epic!
March 20, 2013 - 1:44 am
How high is the moon! That first look is so crazy cool, love this wedding!
March 20, 2013 - 7:56 am
Wow – this wedding has it all! And I love those yellow bridesmaid dresses.
March 20, 2013 - 9:00 am
WHAT? Boar’s Head!!!!???? You were right near me! I live about twenty minutes from there. These are beautiful!!
March 20, 2013 - 10:58 am
These are so great! and that location looks amazing!!!
March 20, 2013 - 11:29 am
Aww, Virginia is such a beautiful state! This wedding is totally gorgeous. Really terrific photos.
March 21, 2013 - 12:39 am
Beautiful! As always xo
March 21, 2013 - 12:27 pm
Solid coverage of what looks like an awesome wedding. Well done.
March 26, 2013 - 9:55 pm
Loving this lots & lots & lots ..from the b&w getting ready shots to the dreamy colour group shots – just fab.
March 27, 2013 - 10:05 am
Beautiful imagery; superb story telling with romance written all over it. Jose Villa reminiscence.
April 3, 2013 - 4:51 pm
WOW – these are just gorgeous!
April 5, 2013 - 2:23 am
Wow. I want to get married again so you can shoot our wedding!! Amazing!
April 8, 2013 - 4:43 pm
these photos are absolutely beautiful! it makes me even more excited for our wedding that’s less than a month away! see you there Shipra! 
April 18, 2013 - 9:38 am
Love how rich and crisp the B&W’s are on this wedding. The moon photo was outstanding. You captured Missy and Pancho’s wedding very nicely. Good work indeed!
May 11, 2013 - 4:28 pm
Awesome, took my breath away!
played around recently with portra 400 film and a few double exposures. Here’s a little of what I came away with. Film scanned by Indie Film Lab
by shipra
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March 11, 2013 - 11:32 am
This are great Shipra, inspiring work!
May 11, 2013 - 4:28 pm
LOVE!
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