Kids…what can you say?  This photograph was created out of necessity.  This young gentleman didn’t want to stand near the rest of the guys.  He kept moving close to me.  In the interest of quickly getting this shot I had to think quick.  I just made him the focal point [...]]]>

Inspired Wedding Photography Quad Cities

Kids…what can you say?  This photograph was created out of necessity.  This young gentleman didn’t want to stand near the rest of the guys.  He kept moving close to me.  In the interest of quickly getting this shot I had to think quick.  I just made him the focal point by squatting down to his level.  After I showed him this photograph he was happy to stand wherever I wanted him.  I have to tell you though that this was my favorite of the grouping.

Wedding photographers have to be inspired to the point that whatever is placed in front of them they have an idea for a new and different shot.  My Inspired Wedding Photography page depicts a wide variety of inspirational subjects.  Light, form, mood, facial expression, body language…these inspire me as a wedding photographer and have helped wedding couples fondly remember the tiny but important details of their wedding day.  Click here to see a large number of inspired wedding photographs.

I really enjoy the details of the weddings I photograph.  It takes just a few seconds to get a shot like this and is a visual reminder of the nuance the day.  It may very well evoke the emotions of what the Bride felt just before the ceremony…just before this [...]]]>

Quad Cities Wedding Details Photography

I really enjoy the details of the weddings I photograph.  It takes just a few seconds to get a shot like this and is a visual reminder of the nuance the day.  It may very well evoke the emotions of what the Bride felt just before the ceremony…just before this gown was laced by her bridesmaids.  Photography of the wedding details are a key ingredient to the narrative of the wedding day.  So much goes into the planning of the day.  Those choices need to to be preserved by the wedding photographer.

A simple photograph like this can also be used as a visual element in the your wedding album.  I often use a soft light photograph such as this one as a background spreading from the left page to the right with additional photos on top of it.  This personalizes your storybook wedding album beyond what most other photographers will design.  It is my commitment to you that I will capture as many memories as I am able.  Photographs of the empty church, closeups of the bouquet, the cake, the texture of the groom’s vest and so much more.  These are integral parts of all that you have designed your wedding day to be.  Please allow Barkley Wedding Photography to solidify the details of your wedding.

Click here to see a huge portfolio of Wedding Photography Details.

This is the once in a lifetime moment that just has to be captured and certainly adds to the Bride and Groom’s collection of wedding photography.  Mallory and Ryan’ reception was at the I Wireless Center in Moline.  It just so happened that Metallica was playing there that evening.  The [...]]]>

Unforgettable Wedding Photography Moline, IL

This is the once in a lifetime moment that just has to be captured and certainly adds to the Bride and Groom’s collection of wedding photography.  Mallory and Ryan’ reception was at the I Wireless Center in Moline.  It just so happened that Metallica was playing there that evening.  The I Wireless Center has to be the most sound insulated building in the world because we couldn’t hear them at all.   One of the Groomsmen asked their management if  they could stop by for a visit.  This would have been an unforgettable moment as a wedding photojournalist.  Unfortunately, they didn’t stop by but they did sent a nice bottle of Dom Perignon.

So many other examples of fantastic wedding day moments are the specialty of wedding photojournalism.  They don’t have to be brushes with heavy metal rockers…they can just be the look in the eye of the groom as he sees his fiancee transform into his bride as she walks down the aisle.  It can be the flower girl dumping the entire basket of flowers at the feet of the groom.  These are the moments the true wedding photojournalist craves…the moments that remind for years to come just what that day felt like.  Click here to see more unforgettable wedding photography.

There is no doubt in my mind that wedding photojournalism is the most fun form of photography.  It’s fun for me as a wedding photographer and my brides have loads of fun looking at all of the photos I capture at their wedding.  I am able to show them moments [...]]]>

Fun Wedding Photojournalism Quad Cities

There is no doubt in my mind that wedding photojournalism is the most fun form of photography.  It’s fun for me as a wedding photographer and my brides have loads of fun looking at all of the photos I capture at their wedding.  I am able to show them moments they didn’t even know happened.  I get to be the Bride and Groom’s discerning eyes and ears throughout the wedding day.  Eyes, because I get to look through a telephoto lens scanning the entire room looking for visual cues.   Ears, because I must listen for audible cues as to where the next great shot is.  There is obvious fun on the dance floor but there are plenty of entertaining moments at the tables and in the corners of the reception hall.  Documentary wedding photography requires that I look and listen in whatever situation I’m in capturing the crazy moments that just sort of happen.  As a wedding photojournalist I have seen it all…surely there will be more though…right?  Click here to see a gallery full of fun wedding photojournalism.

So much is silently spoken with the eyes, face and body language of a person.  It is the [...]]]> My purpose as your photojournalistic wedding photographer is to capture the real moments that tell the true story of your wedding day which will create a visual narrative for you to enjoy for the rest of your life.

So much is silently spoken with the eyes, face and body language of a person.  It is the split seconds in time that only a camera can capture which tell the real story of what is going on within you, your family and your guests.  My goal at your wedding is to depict true emotion.  To be there when it happens…that moment.  I will capture the thrill of walking down the aisle and seeing each other for the first time, the anticipation in the dressing room, the sensations of melancholy and satisfaction of your father leaving you in your Groom’s capable hands, the warm and loving congratulations from your wedding guests, the exhilaration as you kiss for the first time.  Laughter, tears, passion…these inspire me.  Your wedding will be full of every emotion from the most subtle to the most animated.  I will be there to record them.  Fifty years from now, when you show your grandchildren your wedding album, you will relive all of the emotion of that incredible day.   There is no better investment in your wedding day than in your photographs.

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