HARRY POTTER WANDS AND RINGS!

I love this! I am a Harry Potter fan, so this ring shot had to be shown. I know we haven't done too many detail blogs lately, but this was a must. 

Ashley and Scott were Harry Potter fans and told Neal they were bringing their wands for the wedding. How fun! He had to do a ring shot with them. I think that is an Elder Wand!

Another reason I am showing this image is because it will lead up to tomorrow's blog post!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Shea's Performing Arts Center

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Shea's Performing Arts Center, Four Points by Sheraton

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Four Points by Sheraton

SHEA'S BRIDAL SUITE

Ashley and Scott got married in August! They had their ceremony at Shea's Performing Arts Center. Great location for an event!

Ashley and Scott both got ready at Shea's as well. Here is mom and one of the bridesmaids helping Ashley get ready. I love how Neal took this shot from down the hallway. It was awesome they had a giant open room for her to get ready. Ashley's choice of dress was perfect for Shea's. It defintely fits the fairy tale theme! Just gorgeous!

-Danielle

Buffalo Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Wedding Ceremony: Shea's Performing Arts Center

Buffalo Wedding Photo Location: Shea's Performing Arts Center, Four Points by Sheraton

Buffalo Wedding Reception: Four Points by Sheraton

HELLO WORLD!

"HELLO WORLD" from baby Emily! Here is another favorite from our shoot with Emily at Neal Urban Studio. This was an outfit that Katie brought for the shoot! I loved it!

Emily did the best pose too! We wanted her to look like she was cheering! She did a giant stretch and ended just like this. Perfect! And look at that little smile!

So cute!

-Danielle

Buffalo Newborn Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Newborn Photo Location: Neal Urban Studio

LOSSON PARK ENGAGEMENT

Friday! We are back with Kim and Ryan on their engagement session! This time we are at Losson Park in Cheektowaga.

This was another location special to Kim and Ryan. Ryan proposed to Kim in this park. They showed us around different parts of the park to shoot at. This is where we ended! There was a fallen log that they could sit on. It was in the perfect spot too! The sun was hitting the leaves all around this area and casting a nice glow.

We had Kim and Ryan enjoy the moment. They were talking to each other with lots of laughs.

It was a great way to end the shoot!

-Danielle

Buffalo Engagement Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Engagament Photo Location: IV Stallions Sports Bar, Losson Park

IV STALLIONS ENGAGEMENT SESSION

We are a little late today with the post. Sorry readers. We had an early newborn session. Here are Kim and Ryan from their engagement session this week!

We started at the IV Stallions Sports Bar, where they met. Ryan was bartending and Kim plays indoor volleyball there. Ryan saw Kim at the bar and wanted to meet her! We decided to do something similiar for a photo.

We had Ryan back behind the bar for this one. He already made Kim a drink. Now it was time to flirt! 

Kim and Ryan had such great chemistry too! They were full of natural laughs and all about having fun! This was an awesome location for them. So much meaning behind it.

-Danielle

Buffalo Engagement Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Engagament Photo Location: IV Stallions Sports Bar, Losson Park

FACE FULL OF CAKE!

We are back with baby Niall and his first birthday cake smash in Neal Urban Studio!

So, as you can see, Niall didn't need to use his hands to dig into the cake! This literally happened about 10 seconds into the shoot! We have never seen a baby do this in our cake smashes yet! Niall decided he was going to dive face first and have a bite. No Hands!! We were honestly laughing so hard when this happened. And this wasn't the last time he did this, he continued to do this the entire shoot! This little guy was happy the entire time. We definitely got spoiled with this shoot! Sooooo CUTE!

A little background on the shoot. Niall had a camping style first birthday! Don't we love his little red plaid pants? Mom and Dad brought in this little tent. We had some old school Coleman style camping equipment. Then of course we had to add in some Solo Cups and a 6 pack! Well a 4 pack of Root Beer! I know you can't see everything in this image, but you sure can in yesterdays image. Don't forget the "Camp Niall" sign and "Beware of Bears" sign! 

-Danielle

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photo Location: Neal Urban Studio

NIALL CAKE SMASH

We had an amazing first birthday cake smash with baby Niall in Neal Urban Studio! Niall had a camping theme for his first birthday. Niall's parents brought in a few props from his party that included a tiny tent and some signs! We supplied the rest which included a cooler, solo party cups and some root beer! It was time to party!

Niall had such a little personality already at one year old! He was such a cutie and so funny. We couldn't even concentrate on the photos. We were laughing so hard. At one point, I had to take the camera from Neal because he was laughing so much. Niall was so talkative and in his own little world the whole time. He was even having little conversations with parts of the set we had displayed! And also shaking his little bum to the music!

We had so many great images from this shoot, but I needed to show Niall's true, happy self to start! He was the first baby we have had in studio that dug into his birthday cake right away. He needed no warming up. Niall was all smiles and belly laughs the whole time! I hope his sugar high wasn't too bad for mommy when they got home!

Wait until you see tomorrow's post!

-Danielle

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photograhy: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photo Location: Neal Urban Studio

BRIDAL SUITE IN THE ESTATE AT MORAINE FARM

Why does Monday always feel like it gets here so fast? Well, it's here and we have a beautiful portrait of Rori for you at the Estate at Moraine Farm!

This was right after Rori got into her dress. Neal and I scoped out the main building where she would be getting ready the day before. Once I saw all these windows, I knew Neal would want to use this room. Of course there were tons of tables and one giant heavy table that needed to be moved out of the way. Sure, why not struggle a little (on my end because I am weak), and move the giant heavy table. I knew in the end it would be worth it. But, this was a time where another strong man would have helped greatly! Pretty much Neal did all the lifting and I pretended haha.

Anyway, look at Rori! This is one of my favorites from the getting ready part of the day. She had an amazing vintage style dress. It went so well with this room plus Neal added a vintage style of editing to the image! Stunning!

-Danielle

Destination Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Destination Wedding Ceremony: The Estate at Moraine Farm

Destination Wedding Photo Location: The Estate at Moraine Farm

MORAINE CAVE PORTRAIT!

We are back at the Estate at Moraine Farm with Rori and Marc!

Yesterday you saw this same location, but in it's entirety. Rori and Marc were standing in front of this little cave. There was already a bench inside this nook that we could use to give a another look for the same location. Bonus!

We had Rori and Marc snuggle up and get close. Once again, we had to add backlight and some on their faces. We had them have a little more of a serious moment too! We don't ask for serious too often. Your wedding day is all smiles. But, for some, it works better overall in the photo.

I really like the ivy that is covering the stone on the outside of the cave. Then it is neat and clean with the stone exposed inside. Good thing or else Rori and Marc could have been lost in there!

-Danielle

Destination Wedding Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Destination Wedding Ceremony: The Estate at Moraine Farm

Destination Wedding Photo Location: The Estate at Moraine Farm

FORT NIAGARA MATERNITY

We are back with Hayley for her maternity session at Fort Niagara State Park. The weather was perfect. Finally, no humidity!

Hayley recently got married and moved to Canada. When we pulled into Fort Niagara, Toronto was clear as day in the distance. This does not happen too often either. It is usually very hazy. Since, Toronto is home to Hayley, Wes, doggy Byna, and soon to be baby, we had to get the skyline!

Hayley is a stunning mama to be! She looked gorgeous! She was glowing! And what a gorgeous smile! I love it!

-Danielle

Neal here, I was Danielle's assistant on this shoot. Danielle told me the shot she wanted to get but it required some heavy duty lighting. Since Toronto is so far away, if she shot anywhere between f/2.8-f/8 the skyline would be a big blur. To get a larger depth of field Danielle had to bump her F stop all the way up to f/20! It's a good thing she did it because the sun was quite bright and that exposed for the highlights perfectly and now Toronto is clear as day! Now I had to bring in some lighting to light hayley because shooting at f/20 she was a dark silhouette. We had a few speedlights with us. We needed a lot of power so we used two speedlights at max power and that gave us the perfect amount of light for Hayley.

I even included a lighting diagram... Like this feature? Let us know in the comments below and we'll include more in future blog posts.

-Neal

Buffalo Maternity Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Maternity Photo Session: Fort Niagara State Park