Homemade Films: Teryn & Steve, Western Europe

Above is the latest installment of Teryn and Steve's Homemade Films' Series. Because they loved their honeymoon Super 8 that we edited, they chose to take the kit on a recent trip to Western Europe.

The kit also includes a Lomo LCA+ in order to capture still images. While Teryn and Steve shot with the Lomo, they also took their personal Rollei for documentation. Below are some of their beautiful images from the trip.














If you are interested in documenting your next trip on film but are apprehensive about working the cameras or editing, please let us to the heavy lifting for you. We would be delighted to help you capture your life's "memorable scenes" on film. Contact us here about our Homemade Film packages.

ABP Retreat, Super 8

Every winter my team and I take a trip to North Carolina to set goals for the future while also reflecting on our past year's work. It's an incredible couple days and we always leave with a laundry list of things to do so that we may improve our process and experience. We also leave plenty of time for play and relaxation. Here's a Super 8 film that Branden shot of us sledding. A truck had made a groove in the snow with its tire track and it froze over. This was optimal for a quick (yet controlled) trip down the mountain.
Enjoy!

Lauren & Philip, French Quarter

Shot with a Leica M6 on Neopan 1600.

More from this wedding coming soon.

Welcome, Brewers.

On the NY subway, December 2010.

I mentioned in a recent post that this has been a bittersweet season for A Bryan Photo. For the last year I have known that the Kuhns planned to move to Australia. While I really wanted to be happy about their journey, it was hard to ignore the large hole that would be left in our company with their departure. Both Chase and Amy played vital roles in the operation of A Bryan Photo. Who would pick up where they left off?


In the ABP studio, March 2011

Enter Clark and Caroline. This past July, I shot their wedding in Nashville. When they came to Birmingham after the wedding to preview the images in our studio, Clark shared his desire to learn the photography trade. Caroline, who had worked with Anthropologie in New York, also expressed her love of styling and a desire to style photo shoots. It became clear that they could fill the void with the Kuhns leaving. God's providence is a crazy thing. I'm so thankful that they were willing to take a chance and move here from Nashville and begin working with us. Clark will be my main assistant this year. Caroline will be teaming up with me to style my lifestyle sessions. She's also in charge of our packaging and presentation.

I'm thrilled to have them as new additions to the A Bryan Photo team.

Laura & Gilmore, Birmingham

Winter weddings were meant to be captured with high speed black and white film. These are a few of my favorites from Laura and Gilmore's wedding. They rode on the back of a convertible from their ceremony to the reception at the Birmingham Museum of Art. After leaving the museum that night, they strolled through Lynn Park on their way to the hotel.

All images shot with Leica M6 on Neopan 1600.

Farewell, Kuhns.

It's been a bitter sweet season for the A Bryan Photo family. Last month, Chase and Amy Kuhn (& baby Olive!) moved to Sydney, Australia in order for Chase to pursue his doctorate in Theology. The Kuhn's have been a staple of our company for the past 3 years and pioneered the start of our other photography company, 509 Photo. More importantly, these two have become some of our closest friends.
It's been incredible to watch Chase transform from a weekend assistant to one of my main peers in photography industry. His vision for the craft has sharpened and refined my own style, and I look forward to this continuing. Amy worked incredibly hard to change the way our clients experience their images. Her vision gave our photographs the presentation they deserve. We started making prints for all our shoots and Amy packaged them with great care.

They will be greatly missed and their impact on ABP will be felt for years to come.

Be sure to check out Chase's work on his site or follow his blog. He's going to be shooting while in Sydney. I recommend a session with him if you are "down under".

Below are some of my favorite shots of these two from the past three years.

Kitty and Gavin, Super 8

Kitty and Gavin, Lake Martin Alabama

Kitty and Gavin's wedding ceremony took place on Alabama's beautiful Lake Martin with a beautiful reception a the new Spring House restaurant. Kitty and Gavin love to spend time together outdoors and I feel like this is evident in the wedding they planned. Here are my favorite images of this lovely couple!