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Norfolk Botanical Gardens Engagement Photography | Chad + Candace | Michael and Carina Photography

May 17, 2013 Posted inengagements,portraits

Candace and Chad have been together two years.

They’re great together.

Chad’s softspoken with a good sense of humor, (a natural on camera we should add), and Candace… well, she should probably model… because she totally rocked this photoshoot.

We met in Norfolk Botanical Gardens (our first time there!) and they took us around from place to place.

Each time we thought we’d taken all the photos we could take at a certain spot, we’d find a little flower bush or hidden path too beautiful not to use.

Candace was another lucky recipient of a MAJOR discount we did recently to celebrate our fanpage passing the 2000 mark! Yaaay!:)

(Gotta love moms… her mom entered for her about 2 minutes after we posted it on Facebook!)

And though they’re not officially engaged yet… guys… when you start planning your wedding, (and we expect it won’t be too long), give us a call;)

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If you’d like to contact us with an inquiry for your wedding or couple session, send us a message at info@michaelandcarina.com, or call 757-401-2551. 

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Richmond Engagement Photographers | Miko + Jonathan | Fine Art Film | Michael and Carina Photography

May 16, 2013 Posted inengagements,film,personal,photography

Still learning how to expose different films, and the nuances of fuji & portra, and its a challenge. But it’s a fun one.

Getting a roll back from Indie Film Labs, or from the Film Box, I almost always get the feeling…

“These are the photos I’ve always wanted to take.”

It’s not for anyone else…

It’s not because this photographer is doing it, or that one..

And we don’t hold ourselves above other photographers because of it…

Film isn’t even for our clients (though they look beautiful on film )…

Film is about me, us, connecting even deeper with our craft..

Sorry if that sounds pretentious, it’s not how it’s meant.

It’s just something we used to dream about doing..

It’s something we were terrified of doing…

And now we’re doing it.

It’s expensive… it’s not easy… but it’s so worth it…

Miko and Jonathan, your film scans… -M

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These were taken on 400h film and developed by Indie Film Lab.

If you’d like to contact us with an inquiry for your wedding or couple session, send us a message at info@michaelandcarina.com, or call 757-401-2551. 

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Virginia Engagement Photographers | Joy + Brian | Contax 645 Film | Michael and Carina Photography

May 16, 2013 Posted inengagements,film,portraits

Y’all know we like to shoot a mix of film and digital, right?
And y’all know Joy & Brian (seriously, we think everybody in Gloucester knows them..)..

So we’ll just let the rest of the images from our Gloucester County engagement shoot do the rest of the talking…

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These were taken on 400h film and developed by Indie Film Lab.

If you’d like to contact us with an inquiry for your wedding or couple session, send us a message at info@michaelandcarina.com, or call 757-401-2551. 

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Virginia Beach Wedding Photographers | Eric + Ashli | Michael and Carina Photography

May 13, 2013 Posted inphotography,wedding

We arrived early on the day of the wedding at two separate locations in Sandbridge on Virginia’s Atlantic coast.
The “groom’s house,” and the “bride’s house,” which also happened to be the reception venue.
The groom was nowhere to be seen at his location- he was busy delivering a special present to his soon-to-be bride: a silver jewelry box, engraved with her name.
The bride and her girls  finished up last minute DIY projects before the bride’s sisters, aunts, cousins and mom surrounded the bride to help prepare her for the big day.
At the groom’s house, there was a lot of joking about what the best man’s speech “could have been,” mixed with moments of quiet and excited anticipation.

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Eric and Ashley. The day they’d been looking forward to since college had arrived.

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The ceremony took place at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Virginia Beach..
After exchanging nuptials, we could hardly wait to get back to the beach before the rain started…
It looked like we might make it…
Then a downpour hit. It was so bad the streets completely flooded.
For a moment it seemed as if we might have to reschedule Ashli’s dream portrait session on the beach…
But someone up there heard our prayer…;)
And the rain went on for just a few minutes, and picked up again only when we left for the evening!

We had what turned out to be a great mix of sun and dramatic skies as a backdrop for our beautiful, and noticeably relieved, couple.

Eric and Ashley, as you begin your life together, we send you all the best wishes and thank you for the honor of joining you on your special day!
Safe travels on your honeymoon to Hawaii!

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Ashley’s reception featured dozens of DIY projects which she labored on for weeks with the help of her mother.
The cake and cupcake were provided by The Lady of Cake.
Film scans coming soon.
We were assisted by Anthony L. for this wedding! Thanks for helping out, Anthony!

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Client Packaging | Photography Branding | Virginia | Williamsburg | Wedding Photographers | Michael and Carina Photography

May 9, 2013 Posted inpersonal,photography

We are SUPER excited to offer our 2013 couples something new – freshly designed client boxes! It was really important to Michael and I to “pull it all together” branding-wise.

After having our new logo designed a few months ago, we wanted to go ahead and looked for some place to outsource our client packaging. Putting them together ourselves was just way too time consuming. And we’re not exactly craft-masterminds. That said, we had a certain idea that echoed exactly how we see our business: elegant, simple, and classic. White & gold.

We decided to leave the design process to a professional designer who knew just want we had in mind. She is so creative and just knew what we had in mind.

So we received two massive boxes for our 2013 couples yesterday. We feel so awesome:)We are so excited to send these out to our beautiful brides and grooms in just a little while!

Thanks so much for working with us, Jaime. You really helped us make our client boxes “michaelandcarina-ish” and we love it!
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Williamsburg Wedding and Engagement Photographers | Lauren + Jason | Michael and Carina Photography

May 8, 2013 Posted inengagements,photography,portraits

Lauren and Jason met at the College of William and Mary where they studied to become lawyers.
They fell in love and got married three years ago.
They will be graduating this weekend.

Together.

No wonder they couldn’t stop smiling during our session!

We get excited when we see couples so head over heels in love.
And their journey together, as two lovely married lawyers, is about to get even more exciting as they have a big move and big plans ahead of them.
We are so happy you chose us to capture your love, Lauren and Jason.

PS: When one of you decides to run for President, give us a call to be your photographers;)

Thank you SO much to Anthony Le for assisting us! You were a great help!

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If you’d like to contact us with an inquiry for your wedding or couple session, send us a message at info@michaelandcarina.com, or call 757-401-2551. 

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Personal | Early Morning Session | Yorktown Photographers

May 7, 2013 Posted inpersonal,photography,portraits

I woke her up early in this morning…
To show her just how beautiful she looks first thing in the morning in one of my old shirts…
There was no getting out of it…:)
My best friend also happens to be the prettiest girl in town…
My favorite model…
My best friend…
My wife…
“An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.”

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Williamsburg Portrait Photography + Mentoring Session | Contax 645 Film | Michael and Carina Photography

May 6, 2013 Posted infilm,photography,portraits

A few weeks ago, we got to hang out with Sarah Nice! She gave us some tips on on shooting with her super-fast 7D, and we gave her some tips on growing her business, working with couples, & photography in general.

You can read more about it here.

She’s got a good heart, and one that’s tied to all things country.

She’s pretty handy with a 7D and a 100mm L lens.

She’s got a pretty open & upfront blog over at Coffee Rings and Southern Things… go check it out!

Photos were shot on film and developed at Indie Film Lab.

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Finally, we know this is all about Sarah, but couldn’t resist sharing this shot she got of us using our camera! Great work!
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Thanks for this shot of us, Sarah! It turned out great!

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