My lack of posting...

[clowns101]

Life has called me to do other things than reefing at this point, many blessings have been sent my way and Im currently not reefing, but I do look to get back into it, but, might as well share whats been keeping me busy!


Lindsey Wedding 629-2 (copy) by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Traffic Stop by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr



Call-Zitter Wedding 456-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Darra Wedding 107-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Tiff Weding 007-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Lindsey Wedding 059-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Copy-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


CourtTad 035-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


mat senior 164-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr

 

[clowns101]

I also want to add my most recent wedding location.

I was hired to do a out of town wedding about 2-3 hours away, close to STL here in Missouri, I stayed at a small hotel, in Aracadia Missouri, that used to be a boarding school for the extremly rich back in the 1800's early 1900's. The hotel was on the grounds of the chapel that the wedding was being held at, so of course this is where I stayed! Little did I know the hotel was actully haunted and is said to be one of Missouris most haunted places. I havent made it through all of the pictures to see if I've captured anything, but wow this wedding was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! They planned it oh so well and nothing went wrong what so ever! Here is a shot of the gorgeous chapel!


Lindsey Wedding 151 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr

The wedding party I might add was quite the crowd ;)


Lindsey Wedding 603-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Lindsey Wedding 581-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr

This couple was also the one I did the Mercedes shoot with, the wedding theme was vintage and we created that using a OLD Mercedes that was for sale, did I debate buying it for myself, yes, did I get it, no :'(


Heres the Mercedes Shot!

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/556151_425985627445515_1562632653_n.jpg

 

[SPSkeeper]

I don't even know what to say. That is simply impressive. Photography must be your line of work with that quality, no? Mat's senior pic is really well done, perfect setting and background :) Please post more pics, it is very cool to see different landscapes, buildings and whatnot. Might have to hire you if the big day ever comes :) :)

 

[SPSkeeper]

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^^ That is wickedly awesome!!!!!

 

[KLR]

Your pictures are really nice! I do not remember seeing the chapel picture, which is really sweet too!

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^^ That is wickedly awesome!!!!!

Not trying to derail the thread, but that photo is actually mine. I asked him on a preference in terms of editing the image. So he took a screenshot of it, did some editing, and sent it back to me with some suggestions. I was just learning long exposure photography at the time, and was have some slight trouble with noise. The dilemma in this image was that I wanted the lighting a specific way and the short star trails to be visible with little to no noise. After about a solid hour of editing, applying multiple noise reduction techniques to the image, this is final product. I was not completely happy the final image, but it was my first go at an exposure longer than a minute or two. I now know of a few setting changes that would have simply fixed my noise problem, hahaha.



Cape Hatteras Lighthouse at Night by Kelby Roberson Photography, on Flickr

 

[SPSkeeper]

This is insane!! There is so much talent here, you guys are incredible. KLR I am really diggin the nature pics, especially that dragonfly/gecko thingy!!

 

[clowns101]

I don't even know what to say. That is simply impressive. Photography must be your line of work with that quality, no? Mat's senior pic is really well done, perfect setting and background :) Please post more pics, it is very cool to see different landscapes, buildings and whatnot. Might have to hire you if the big day ever comes :) :)

I will post more pictures for sure, Ill try and get a few more up tonight for you guys to see! Currently, this is what I've been doing, I enjoy it and its paying well, I work for the news paper, as well as for the news station as a photographer/journalist from time to time, its taking a lot to learn to write football articles since they cant be written in chronological order!

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^^ That is wickedly awesome!!!!!

That is not my picture! lol, me and Kelby (KLR) share our work a lot asking for each others opinions, as he states in his post, he sent me the image with the request of helping him fix the noise problems, soon after we talked about it, we figured out how to change the settings in camera and fix the problem!

Your pictures are really nice! I do not remember seeing the chapel picture, which is really sweet too!



Not trying to derail the thread, but that photo is actually mine. I asked him on a preference in terms of editing the image. So he took a screenshot of it, did some editing, and sent it back to me with some suggestions. I was just learning long exposure photography at the time, and was have some slight trouble with noise. The dilemma in this image was that I wanted the lighting a specific way and the short star trails to be visible with little to no noise. After about a solid hour of editing, applying multiple noise reduction techniques to the image, this is final product. I was not completely happy the final image, but it was my first go at an exposure longer than a minute or two. I now know of a few setting changes that would have simply fixed my noise problem, hahaha.



Cape Hatteras Lighthouse at Night by Kelby Roberson Photography, on Flickr

Thanks Kelby! I need to send you some more shots, wait till you see these ones from today!

This is insane!! There is so much talent here, you guys are incredible. KLR I am really diggin the nature pics, especially that dragonfly/gecko thingy!!

lol, thank you! More pictures on the way!

 

[wysiwyg]

beautiful pics man

 

[clowns101]

Uploading more to post for your viewing! Not all of these are the best, but might as well post them for the heck of it! haha!

And thank you wysiwyg!

 

[clowns101]

mat senior 225-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Tad Zitter 058-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Tad Zitter 054-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


CourtTad 220-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


CourtTad 208-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr

 

[clowns101]

CourtTad 115-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


CourtTad 072-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


CourtTad 057-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


CourtTad 031-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Lindsey Wedding 362-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr

 

[clowns101]

Lindsey Wedding 361-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Darra Wedding 305-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Darra Wedding 301-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Cristy 162-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Ashley Wedding 175-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr

 

[clowns101]

Ashley Wedding 136-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Ashley Wedding 116-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Ashley Wedding 113-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Ashley Wedding 078-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Ashley Wedding 071-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr

 

[clowns101]

Jamie Senior 135-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Katie 246-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Katie 232-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


kayla 128-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


kayla 075-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr

 

[clowns101]

kayla 015-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr

Theres a story behind this image, Ill explain if anyone wants to know!



Lizz Senior 187-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Lizz Senior 043-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Lizz Senior 038-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr


Call-Zitter Wedding 796-2 by Austin Pekarek Photography, on Flickr

 

[KLR]

This is insane!! There is so much talent here, you guys are incredible. KLR I am really diggin the nature pics, especially that dragonfly/gecko thingy!!

Thanks! My main focus with photography is keeping things "organic", as I call it. I try to avoid posing or anything likewise and instead try to capture the moment that has been naturally created. For this reason I have never really ventured far into the portrait side. I do enjoy some kinds of staged photography though, like high-speed photography. But by no means am I talking down to portrait photographers. I greatly respect their art too!

 

[clowns101]

Thanks! My main focus with photography is keeping things "organic", as I call it. I try to avoid posing or anything likewise and instead try to capture the moment that has been naturally created. For this reason I have never really ventured far into the portrait side. I do enjoy some kinds of staged photography though, like high-speed photography. But by no means am I talking down to portrait photographers. I greatly respect their art too!

This is very offensive! lol, jk

I have done some nature photography, and I enjoy it. I may upload a few of my pictures and let people look at them, but I like working with people, the down side to this is that they talk back...a Tiger wont say anything if he looks to fat...the other, well, thats another story.

 

[SPSkeeper]

LOL!!!!!!!!!! Ok now ya gotta upload those nature pics please :)

 

[Reefer831]

Great stuff!!!

 

[clowns101]

LOL!!!!!!!!!! Ok now ya gotta upload those nature pics please :)

I'll have to go get the other hard drive, or one of them, lol. They are on there, I havent done many nature ones, only a few!

Great stuff!!!

Thanks! I plan on posting a few more tonight!