People have been asking us where we've photographed weddings!

Where have we photographed weddings & Events?
Your Edge Wedding Photographers

Airlie Conference Center
6809 Airlie Road
Warrenton
VA
20187
Airport Holiday Inn
1000 Sully Rd
Sterling
VA
20166
All Saints Catholic Church
9300 Stonewall Road
Manassas
VA

Ballroom at Sandy Spring
17921 Brooke Road
Sandy Spring
MD
20860
Belmont Manor Country Club
20101 Stubble Drive
Ashburn
VA
20147
Berea Baptist Church
28 Fleet Road
Fredericksburg
VA
22406
Beth Sholom Temple
805 Lyons Rd
Fredericksburg
VA
22406
Beth Sholom Temple
11825 Seven Locks Road
Potomac
MD
20854
Bethel Presbyterian Church
19856 Evergreen Mills Rd.
Leesburg
VA
20175
Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
Bethesda
Md
20852
Black Horse Inn
8393 Meetze Rd.
Warrenton
VA
20187
Briar Patch Bed & Breakfast
23130 Briar Patch Lane
Middleburg
Va

Celebrations at The Bay
2042 Knollview
Pasadena
Md
20876
Cacapon State Park
818 Cacapon Lodge Drive
Berkeley Springs
WV
25411
Centerpointe Church
4104 Legato Road
Fair Lakes
VA
22033
Ceresville Mansion Frederick
8529 Liberty Road
Frederick
MD
21701
Chesapeake Beach Club
8416 Bayside Rd.
Chesapeake Beach
MD
20732
Chevy Chase Country Club
6100 Connecticut Ave.
Chevy Chase
MD
20815
China Garden
1100 Wilson Blvd
Arlington
Va

Christ Episcopal Church
34 W Baker St.
Gordonsville
VA
22942
Christ The Redeemer
46833 Harry Byrd Hwy
Sterling
Va
20164
Christian Fellowship Church
21673 Beaumeade Cir
Ashburn
VA
20147
Clarendon Methodist Church
606 N. Irving St.
Arlington
VA
22201
Clarendon Methodist Church
606 N. Irving St.
Arlington
VA
22201
Congregation Beth-El
8215 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda
Md
20814
Dutch’s Daughter
581 Himes Road
Frederick
Md
21703
Faith Chapel Presbyterian Church
14188 Chapel Lane 20176
Leesburg
VA
20175
Family Farm and Compound
Buttermilk Spring Road
Staunton
VA
24401
Fauquier Springs Country Club
9236 Tournament Rd
Warrenton
VA
20186
Fort Belvoir Officers Club
5500 Schultz Dr.
Fort Belvoir
VA
22060
Fort McNair Officers Club
Fort McNair
Washington
DC
20319
Fort Monroe
Fenwick Rd.
Hampton
VA
23651
Fort Myer Officers Club
214 Jackson Ave.
Arlington
VA
22211
FoxChase Manor
8310 Chatsworth Dr.
Manassas
Va
20109
Fredericksburg Square
525 Caroline Rd
Fredericksburg
VA
22401
Gaithersburg Marriott
9751 Washingtonian Blvd
Gaithersburg
MD
20878
Grace Episcopal Church
110 N Church St
Berryville
VA
22611
Grace Episcopal Church
6507 Main St.
The Plains
Va
20198
Great Meadow
5089 Old Tavern Rd.
Warrenton
VA
20198
Gunston Hall Plantation
10709 Gunston Hall Rd.
Mason Neck
Va
22079
Hampton Inn
1204 Berryville Ave
Winchester
VA
22601
Hemlock Overlook Regional Park
13220 Yates Ford RD
Clifton
VA
20124
Heritage Hall
Middle Road
Inwood
WV
25428
Hilton Hotel BWI Baltimore
1739 W. Nursery Road
Linthicum
Md
21090
Hilton Hotel Dulles
13869 Park Center Rd
Herndon
Va
20171
Historic Long Branch
830 Long Branch Lane
Millwood
Va
22646
Holiday Inn at Carddorac Hall
1500 East Market Street
Leesburg
Va
20176
Holy Spirit Catholic Church
8800 Braddock Rd
Annandale
VA
22003
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
3513 N St. NW
Washington
DC
20007
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
605 W. Market St.
Leesburg
VA
20175
Hotel Dupont
100 W 11th. St.
Wilmington
DE
19801
Hyatt Fair Lakes
12777 Fair Lakes Circle
Fairfax
VA
22033
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1801 Russell Road
Alexandria
VA
22301
Indian Springs Country Club
13501 Layhill Road
Silver Spring
VA
20916
Inn At Vint Hill
4200 Aiken Drive
Warrenton
VA
20187
Inn At Kelly’s Ford
16589 Edwards Shop Rd
Remington
Va
22734
Lansdowne Resort
44050 Woodridge Pkwy
Lansdowne
VA
20176
Lightfoot Resturant
11 King St.
Leesburg
VA
20176
Marriott Ranch
5305 Marriott Ln
Hume
VA
22639
Mary Washington College
1301 College Ave.
Fredericksburg
Va
22401
Maryland Inn
30 Maryland Ave
Annapolis
MD
21401
Meadowlark Gardens Park
9750 Meadowlark Gardens Ct
Vienna
VA
22182
Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church
3401 Nebraska NW
Washington
DC
20016
Middleburg Community Center
300 West Washington
Middleburg
VA
20117
Morrison House
116 S. Alfred St
Alexandra
VA
22314
National Conference Center
18980 Upper Belmont Place
Lansdowne
VA
20176
Nativity of our Lord Russian Orthodox Church
8911 Weems Road
Manassas
Va
20110
New Life Christian Church
245 McCarty Lane
Winchester
VA
22601
Norfolk Opera House
160 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Norfolk
VA
23510
Oceana Officers Club
906 G Ave,
Virginia Beach
VA
23460
Policeman's Hall

Dumfries
VA

Quantico Officers Club
Quantico Marine Base
Quantico
VA

Reston Town Center Hyatt
1800 Presidents Street
Reston
VA
20190
River Creek Country Club
43800 Olympic Blvd.
Leesburg
VA
20176
Rose Hill Manor
42140 Raspberry Plain Lane
Leesburg
VA
20176
Satty's On The Water
701 Sophia St.
Fredericksburg
VA
22401
Trinity United Methodist Church
0425 Kings Hwy
King George
VA
22485
Sequoia at Washington Harbor
3000 K St. NW
Georgetown
DC
20007
Shenandoah Crossing Golf Resort
10 Shenandoah Crossing Road
Gordonsville
VA
22942
Shenandoah Valley Country Club
134 Golf Club Cir.
Front Royal
VA
22630
Springfield Hilton
6550 Loisdale Rd
Springfield
VA
22150
St Clare of Assisi Catholic Church
12409 Henderson Rd
Clifton
VA
20124
St. David's Episcopal Church
43600 Russell Branch Pkwy
Ashburn
Va
20175
St. Francis De Sales Church
37730 St. Francis Ct.
Purcellville
VA
20132
St. Francis of Assisi Church
18825 Fuller Heights Rd
Triangle
VA
22172
St. James Episcopal Church
14 Cornwall St. NW
Leesburg
VA
20176
St. James Leesburg, Belmont Country Club
20101 Stubble Rd
Ashburn
VA
20147
St. John Baptist Catholic Church
12319 New Hampshire Ave.
Silver Spring
MD
20904
St. John's Catholic Church
North King Street
Leesburg
VA
20176
St. John's Neumann Catholic Church
11100 Lawyers Road
Reston
VA
20191
St. Joseph's Catholic
750 Peachtree St
Herndon
VA
20170
St. Katherine's Greek Orthodox Church
3149 Glen Carlyn Rd.
Falls Church
VA
22041
St. Louis Catholic Church
2607 Popkins Lane
Alexandria
VA
22306
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Catholic Church Rd
Petersville
MD

St. Marys Of Sorrows
5222 Sideburn Rd
Burke
VA
22032
St. Pauls United Church of Christ
235 South Main ST.
Woodstock
VA
22664
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
11701 Clopper Road
Gaithersburg
Md
20878
St. Stevens Catholic Church
23331 Sam Fred Rd
Middleburg
VA
20117
Sully Plantation
3601 Sully Road
Chantilly
Va

The Ballroom
5521 Landy Lane
Bethesda
Md
20816
Tarrara Winery
13648 Tarara Ln
Leesburg
Va
20175
Thomas Birkby House
109 Loudoun St, SW
Leesburg
VA
20175
Top of The Town
1200 N Nash St.
Arlington
VA
22209
Tower Club
8000 Tower Crescent Dr
Vienna
Va

Trinity Baptist Church
8803 James Madison
Warrenton
VA
20187
Trinity Parish Church
Trinity Church Road
Charlotte Hall
MD
20622
Veramar Vineyard
905 Quarry Rd
Berryville
VA
22611
Washington Dulles Marriott
45020 Aviation Dr
Sterling
VA
20166
Washingtonian Marriott
9751 Washingtonian Boulevard
Gaithersburg
MD
20878
Watergate
12025 Lee Jackson Highway
Fair Lakes
VA
22033
Westfields Marriott
14750 Conference Center Dr.
Chantilly
Va
20151
White Hall Manor

Bluemont
VA

Willard Hotel Inter-Continental
1401 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington
DC
20004
Winterthur Museum & Country Estate
5105 Kennett Pike
Wilmington
DE
19807

Holiday time at The Edge Photography Studio

Holiday time at The Edge

We had a great Christmas Celebration here at the Edge Photography Studio.

We had one of our second shooters and his wife Taufiq and Patti Habiby join us for dinner. Also one of
our main competitors but good friends Rodney and Darlene Gibbons from Creative Arts in Winchester joined the party.

We had a great lasagna dinner prepared by Ines and deserts from our guests. Than we spent the evening sharing good spirits and holiday cheer mixed with several card games.

It was a great Christmas at The Edge.

Above is a photo taken in the parlor during a break in card playing.

We are located in Northern Virginia. and serve Maryland, Washington, D.C. plus the mid-Atlantic states from our studio located in historic Leesburg, Loudoun County Virginia. Call us about your wedding or other photography needs.

ISES membership for The Edge Photography Studio

ISES

The Edge Photography Studio has been accepted as a member of the
International Special Events Society, Washington D.C. chapter.
The society represents the best venues and vendors in the Washington D.C. area.
Their next meeting for members will be at the National Press Club in January 2007.
A large number of our photographs are displayed on their website taken at the ISES EXPO in November at University of Maryland in College Park.

Hunt Country Celebrations elects their next president for the 2006-2008 term.

Don A. Harper, award-winning photographer at The Edge Photography Studio in Leesburg Virginia has been elected president of Hunt Country Celebrations. Mr. Harper, also a founding member of Shenandoah Wedding Professionals, will serve as president-elect of the association during the two-year 2006-2008 term.

Founded in 1998, Hunt Country Celebrations is the largest local event driven organization with a membership of more than 40 local businesses. Their goal is to ensure clients will receive the best services in an ethical environment and promote Virginia Hunt Country as a destination for weddings and other events.

HCC members adhere to a Code of Ethics. The HCC mission is to maintain and enhance the quality of services to the Wedding and Special Event Industries, for the benefit of members and the public; to encourage greater responsibility to the community; to increase communications and integrity among our members; and to connect, develop resources, and gain inspiration in an environment of mutual support and comradery.

Stringfellow Farm once again separates brides from their money

Stringfellow Farm in Round Hill or Middleburg Virginia has declared bankruptcy and once again left brides without their retainers, or a venue for their special day.
In fact some brides also hired Mick Mallon as their photographer “An Artful Eye” and have lost that money.

The Edge Photography Studio is a member of Hunt Country Celebrations that has almost 50 members in Loudoun & Fauquier County with a reputation for delivering all the services you need for your event. Please contact us if you are scrambling to put your wedding or other event together and we will work to find people you can trust for any service you might need.
Also check out the HCC website at:
http://www.huntcountrycelebrations.com.

The Edge Photography Studio in Leesburg Virginia is now nominated as The Best Small Business by The Loudoun Chamber of Commerce 2006. Just another indication of our quality of service to clients and contributions to the community.

Winter Schedule Photography Classes at The Edge

Introduction to Studio Lighting Workshop January 2007

January 13th-14th. This popular workshop was sold out the last two years! We have a state of the art studio where you can learn about lighting techniques that apply to home, studio and location assignments. In January, we are again offering a much-requested hands-on workshop in Studio lighting for both the hobbyist and pro. This workshop gives you a total of 12 hours of instruction. Study with a professional photographer and explore different lighting techniques and their applications, proper metering, color temperature, etc. Class size is limited to 10 students and involves hands on work. Each student should bring a film or digital camera with a pc or hot shoe connection to utilize our studio strobes. Please ask about film requirements when registering. Modeling fees and releases are included in the tuition. The tuition is only $245.00 per student. Call to reserve your spot in our next fun-filled class at The Edge before we are sold out.

Annual Photoshop for Photographers Winter 2007 Class

Starting January 9th.
In January, we are offering a repeat of our popular hands-on class in Adobe Photoshop for Photographers. Some of the techniques we explore are applicable to Adobe Elements as well.
This class is scheduled two nights a week for three weeks and gives you a total of 15 hours of instruction. Study with a professional photographer to learn the Photoshop tools most useful in photography including file types, selections, effective dodging and burning, cropping and resizing, sharpening techniques, color correction, printing, working with layers, touch-up techniques, selective depth of field, powerful black and white or duotone conversions, and other topics of class interest.
Class begins on January 10th at 7:00PM, and meets each Tuesday and Thursday for three weeks. Class size is limited to 10 students and involves hands on work in the studio digital lab. We have a computer workstation for each participant, and class handouts allow you to focus on the exercises.
Cost is only $395.00 per student. Call to reserve your spot in this fun-filled class at The Edge before we are sold out.

The Fine Art Nude in Photography Again in February 2007

Saturday February 10th workshop includes six hours of hands on instruction in our Northern Virginia Leesburg studio. This workshop is about shadow and light- Curves and landscapes- texture and form - posing - building a photograph not just taking a snapshot. If you want to explore this exciting area of photography reserve your spot in our workshop. The fee for this workshop is $345.00 that includes modeling fees and lunch. Class size limited to 8 students.

Bridal & Valentine Boudoir Photography at The Edge

You’ve spent time getting in shape for that wedding so flaunt it. Create those sensuous images that can be a special gift for your future husband.
Boudoir photography isn’t about nudity, it’s about what’s hidden, and it’s about imagination.
Don & Ines are a husband and wife team who will put you at ease and create artistic images that evoke emotion, and document the beauty of both you and your fashionable lingerie.
This is your chance to capture a romantic image that reflects your personality.
For some women it may be a high-key softly lit image in lingerie and for others something more playful and country like jeans and your guy’s shirt. Other women want to create a fantasy image suggesting mystery and seduction. Perhaps a Venetian mask. Let you imagination run wild, have fun and you will have a little black book of images that you both will treasure for a lifetime.
Visit the “For His Eyes Only” gallery on our website for a few samples of what stepping over The Edge means.

For His Eyes Only is also a perfect gift at Valentines, Christmas, or New Years.

Richard Warren Fashion Photographer Workshop

Richard Warren, Fashion Photographer


‘Two Intense Days with Richard Warren’

November 5th & 6th at The Edge Photography Studio – Leesburg VA

TWO DAYS OF PRACTICAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR WEDDING AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS.

The Edge Photography Studio promotes Editorial Style wedding photography and portraits with an edge. We are talking about story telling, fashion, emotion, and a combination of PJ style images blended with quickly posed strong images worthy of a top fashion magazine.
It’s about impact!

You are probably wondering why you would be interested in attending a workshop with a fashion photographer when you shoot weddings or portraits. Looking at Richard Warren’s website and you will quickly see the answers. Richard is a master of lighting, posing, colors with impact, but most important, each of his assignments tells a story. There is a theme perfectly executed from beginning to end. Think about how you can apply those skills to your work with brides including the increasingly popular “For His Eyes Only” boudoir sessions.

How to make that bridal portrait a fashion statement.

• Fashion photography
• Lighting on studio and location
• Portfolio Critiques
• Supplementary light sources
• How to direct and pose your models, (you will be working with models)
• Visual communication.
• Boudoir Sessions.
• Art and fashion influences, where It’s going and why you care.
• Digital tools Richard likes and how he uses them.


This workshop doesn’t promise to make you a top New York fashion photographer published in Elle and Vogue etc. You won’t find an opinionated, self-obsessed NY photographer telling you how great he is and why the world should worship him. You won’t find a workshop that’s intent to sell you a whole lot more of instructional books, videotapes, CD’s, DVD’s or “if you pay me more I will share that secret with you in my next workshop”.

You will find good solid instruction by a top fashion photographer who has survived in a very tough business by being a grounded good person who knows and loves his craft. Richard is obsessive about style, perfection in posing and lighting and freely shares that information in a non-threatening style. You will have fun because you will be working with a top photographer who loves his work.

The price for this workshop is $395.00 and $95.00 will save your place in the workshop.




Important note regarding times:
We will start at 9:00am each morning and finish at 5:00pm.

Each day will finish at 5.00pm. Lunch is included and will be from 12.00 ‘til 1.00pm.

What to bring:

CAMERA STUFF:
Please bring a 35mm style SLR – digital or film.
Your camera instruction book (Hey, we don’t know everything)
Lenses? The widest maximum aperture lenses you have from wide to medium telephoto.
Note taking materials including pens.
Even if you have a computer for taking notes, you may still find some kind of writing pad handy for sketching ideas.

We invite you to bring samples of your work both portraits and weddings. You do not have to show others if you don’t want to. It’s a good idea to start preparing an easily transported collection of prints.

**Please remember, you - and you alone are totally responsible for the safety of your gear during this seminar. Neither The Edge Photography nor our instructors will take any responsibility for any gear lost, damaged or not returned**


PRACTICAL WORK:
We will be doing practical work where we will be shooting models supplied by The Edge Photography Studio.

It is not appropriate for you to use the images taken of either the supplied models or other attendees on your website, in competition, for studio display or for promotion of your business. The same goes for any images supplied for you to work on in Photoshop during the lecture.



About Richard Warren, fashion photographer.
Richard works out of his studio based in the Manhattan fashion district. The results have won international publication and acclaim.
At the age of 26 he won his first big assignment in Milan shooting a 30 page editorial spread for Italian Bazaar magazine highlighting the creations of leading fashion designers such as Valentino. Richard continued refining his style in Milan and Paris before working in Australia with work published in Australian Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Dolly, and Follow-Me. The year 1990 found Richard creating a splash in New York with work for the following clients:
Vera Wang, Neiman Marcus, Coach, Jantzen, Lancôme, Land’s End, Lord & Taylor, Bill Blass lingerie, American Express, Alexander Julian, Cover Girl, Macys, and dozen’s more.
See Richard’s website for more details, but in his climb he assisted such photographers as Helmut Newton, Bill King, Denis Piel, & Robert Mapplethorpe. Of course Richard knows digital with a 22 megapixal digital back for his studio camera.

About Don & Ines Harper at The Edge Photography Studio.
Don & Ines started The Edge studio just four years ago as a totally digital studio with a unique vision for portrait and wedding photography. They’ve quickly become a leader in the Washington, D.C. market with numerous international awards in many photographic disciplines. They’ve also reached out to the photographic community with frequent classes in Photoshop for photographers, Photoshop Elements, 35mm photography, studio lighting, Fred Miranda sessions, classic nude workshops and hosted David Williams from Australia. Now they are adding acclaimed Richard Warren to the stable of thoroughbreds teaching at The Edge Photography.

Overseas Awards from SWPP & BPPA

The Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers in conjunction with the British Professional Photographers Association awarded Don Harper and Ines Harper at The Edge Photography accolades in the following categories:

Overseas Bridal Portraiture Category (May)
Overseas Nature and Environment Category (May)
Overseas Wedding Category (May)
Overseas Pet Category (May)
Overseas Landscape (June)
Overseas Glamour (September)
Overseas Portraits (October)

Wedding Album (November)

These awards were awarded during Monthly 2006 Competitions and will be published in issues of the BPPA "Professional Imagemaker" Journal this year and in 2007.

These winning entries will go on to competition at the annual SWPP/BPPA meeting in January 2007.

Wedding with Cliff Mautner in Wilmington, DE

I had the privilege of working with Philadelphia photographer Cliff Mautner in Wilmington Delaware. The wedding ceremony was in the Brandywine Valley at the Dupont estate; Winterthur Museum and Gardens.

The Winterthur Gardens and museum are a great place to visit throughout the year. Stroll through the gardens and learn a bit about the Dupont dynasty. There is always some interesting event at the garden worth seeing from the Yule display to antique and car shows.

This special wedding was held by the reflecting pool near the library. Visit the Winterthur website for more info.

http://www.winterthur.org/

The Dupont Hotel is located in downtown Wilmington and was the location for the both bridal preparations and the reception. The hotel is a winner of the Conde Nast Awards and the rooms have been the site for a number of fashion photo-shoots.

Cliff Mautner is a fellow member of DWF (Digital Wedding Forum) and will be teaching a four-day workshop in Chicago with several other DWF mentors. This workshop is titled the DWF University and runs August 14th-17th. Check out the DWF website for more info.
http://www.digitalweddingforum.com/ubbthreads/

It was fun to watch Cliff working with natural light and something increasingly rare;35mm film. We had beautiful light from the east spilling in the windows of the bridal suite for preparations and after the ceremony the setting sun illuminated a hillside with tall grass where Cliff photographed both the bride and groom in silhouette and warm but harsh light.

I love to see other artists at work in all kinds of lighting conditions.

Hunt Country Weddings in Virginia

Hunt Country Celebrations

Interested in a Hunt Country wedding in Virginia Horse Country? Don Harper is the membership chairman for a group of wedding and event specialists dedicated to promoting successful weddings in the Virginia Hunt Country including the Warrenton, Leesburg area in Loudoun and Fauquir Counties.

Ask us about this group of wedding professionals who work well together to make your event really special.

WPPI Photography Judging

This post is about how images are judged at WPPI (Wedding Portrait Photographers International).
People want to know how judging is done and how transparent the process is to provide a credible score and award.

Prior to the beginning of the WPPI convention two days are allocated for judging of 16x20 prints and wedding albums. Prints are displayed against a neutral background with consistent lighting that's balanced for both color and intensity. Albums entries are projected with a digital video projector from jpeg files provided by the entrant.

Each catagory of judging has a panel of 5 judges with a moderator. Each image is displayed on a turnstyle by a judging assistant and scored by the judges via a computer keyboard system. Another judging assistant can lock in the scores once all of the judges have entered their scores. Any judge can challange the result and than discussion begins with the low and high scoring judges stating their case for why they feel their score is appropriate. If there is a descrepency in judging of more than 10 points between high and low than there is an automatic challenge and rescore.

Each judge may recuse themselves when they see a possible conflict because of input they've had on the image creation or for other reasons. A backup judge than takes their place for that particular image scoring.
Scoring can be tedious and for that reason, one judge rotates out about every 20-30 minutes.

About the Judges:

Each judge is selected by the WPPI leadership with input from the moderators and other experienced judges.
They have a proven track record of not only producing winning images, but also an ability to look at the work of other photographers and photographic styles and judge it for impact, professional printing, color balance, etc.

Judging is of course subjective by nature and influenced by HOT styles and techniques that change over time, but I think there is a remarkable repeatablity of scoring for prints. As one would expect the most extrodinary images will create the most variablity on initial examination in particular images that push the judges comfort zone.

More Awards at WPPI, Las Vegas 2006

Ines's sister visited us from Germany and the two of them flew out to Las Vegas to watch the WPPI judging.
We entered several albums and 5 prints. I was photographing a wedding that Saturday, but flew out on Sunday morning to join them. We had a productive event including Accolades of Excellence for one of our January weddings and also for 4 of our 16x20 prints.
Each year the quality of work has been progressively better, and this year the judges were instructed to raise the quality required to prove superior quality.
On Monday the ladies went for a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon while I attended the WPPI workshops.
In deference to our guest we headed out to Utah to tour Zion & Bryce National Parks. Mid week we than headed over to Death Valley and had the luck to photograph a rain and dust storm. The temperatures were low with a high of 98 but than we headed up to Mammoth Lakes in the California Sierra Nevada's.
The snow drifts were over the windows of our condo and it snowed that night.

It was a whirlwind trip with a chance to visit with friends from around the country and join our mentor and friend David Williams for dinner. David is from Australia, but makes frequent trips to the US to provide professional photography workshops. We were able to capture some awards, and capture some new images in the desert. We talked with Gerald & Edie Hardage about some of our upcoming workshops. You should visit their website to view some great images. We met Gerald & Edie at one of Rick Ferro's workshops 3 years ago.

I will provide more details about the jury process for judging professional photographs and wedding albums.

WPPI is Wedding & Portrait Photographers International. There trade journal is Rangefinder Magazine.

Photography Workshops and Classes at The Edge

The Edge Photography Studio

The Fine Art Nude in Photography March 25th 2006 Saturday workshop includes six hours of hands on instruction in our Northern Virginia Leesburg studio. This workshop is about shadow and light- Curves and landscapes- texture and form - posing - building a photograph not just taking a snapshot. If you want to explore this exciting area of photography reserve your spot in our workshop. The fee for this workshop is $345.00 that includes modeling fees and lunch. Class size limited to 6 students.

Bill Reckert Photography Critique -10 Weeks of Education and Fun beginning March 27th, 2006. Feedback is critical to many of us involved in photography, and we have many requests from our students for this workshop.The Edge is initiating monthly critiquing sessions at our studio in Northern Virginia. The weekly sessions will be conducted each Monday from 7:00pm until 8:45pm or later (if needed). Attendance will be limited to 16 students wishing to show work. Prints or digital files are acceptable forms of presentation. Projection will be available. The Edge Photography offers this challenging 10-week program to both film and digital photographers of all skill levels. If you are interested in better composition; if you enjoy photography and would like to be challenged this is a workshop you should not miss. There will be a new surprise assignment each week. See Bill’s credentials on the “About Us” menu item. Workshop tuition is only $195.00, that’s just $19.50 for both an educational and entertaining evening.

Introduction to Studio Lighting Workshop February 2006 Weekend of February 18th & 19th. This popular workshop was sold out again! Ask about our next workshop later in 2006.We have a state of the art studio where you can learn about lighting techniques that apply to home, studio and location assignments. In February, we offered a much-requested hands-on workshop in Studio lighting for both the hobbyist and pro. This workshop gives you a total of 10 hours of instruction. Study with a professional photographer and explore different lighting techniques and their applications, proper metering, color temperature, etc. Class size is limited to 10 students and involves hands on work. Each student should bring a film or digital camera with a pc or hot shoe connection to utilize our studio strobes. Please ask about film requirements when registering. Modeling fees and releases are included in the tuition. The tuition is only $245.00 per student. Call to reserve your spot in our next fun-filled class at The Edge before we are sold out.

'Almost Alone with David A Williams' Completed Workshop on November 14th, 15th, and 16th, 2005. Ask about our next 2006 session.
THREE DAYS OF PRACTICAL PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT & EDUCATION FOR WEDDING AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS.
That "Learning should be fun" is a fundamental part of David's presentation. Come and share an experience that will make you smile and think! Topics to be covered include...(and, no - I don't know what we're doing and precisely when - whaddya wanna know for anyway?)
• Detail Miniatures - story-telling images, and portraits of environments.
• Existing Light as the primary light source
• Supplementary light sources "Love that mixed lighting"
• Doing more with less - learning to think differently.
• Creating a homage portrait - ( how I make my Master Works portraits)
• What makes Aussie photographers different?
• Aussie weddings & my approaches.
• Aussie children & my approaches.
• Single light portraiture
• The horizontal and the using depth - using negative space.
• Visual communication.
• Immediacy and expression.
• Art and design influences - identifying the component construction of a style.
• Fine-quality inkjet printing & Digital hand printing.
• Digital practices for weddings - sorting & proofing, freehand page layouts.
• Digital tools you really need - e.g. use and creation of actions.
Cost for Three Days is $550.00
35mm Photography Taught By Bill Reckert Winter 2006
Contact us for our next Class in 2006
Bill Reckert is a popular photography instructor in the Northern Virginia area. Bill will be teaching a 10 week class in Photography concentrating on the tools and concepts of interest to both 35mm and digital photographers.
This 1 1/2 hour class will meet each Monday for 10 weeks at 7:00PM
Cost is $185.00 per student. Call to Join Bill in this fun-filled class at The Edge before we are sold out.

Annual Photoshop for Photographers Winter 2007 Class
Starting January 9th.
In January, we are offering a repeat of our popular hands-on class in Adobe Photoshop for Photographers. Some of the techniques we explore are applicable to Adobe Elements as well.
This class is scheduled two nights a week for three weeks and gives you a total of 15 hours of instruction. Study with a professional photographer to learn the Photoshop tools most useful in photography including file types, selections, effective dodging and burning, cropping and resizing, sharpening techniques, color correction, printing, working with layers, touch-up techniques, selective depth of field, powerful black and white or duotone conversions, and other topics of class interest.
Class begins on January 10th at 7:00PM, and meets each Tuesday and Thursday for three weeks. Class size is limited to 10 students and involves hands on work in the studio digital lab. We have a computer workstation for each participant, and class handouts allow you to focus on the exercises.
Cost is only $395.00 per student. Call to reserve your spot in this fun-filled class at The Edge before we are sold out.

Call us at (703) 669-1000 or (703) 431-7009 for any questions or to enroll.
The Edge Photography is located at 312 E. Market St. Suite I, Leesburg, Va. 20176

Learn about Editorial Style Wedding Photography

What is the best style of wedding photography, classical or photojournalistic?
For most brides neither meets their needs. What they really want is a merging of the two styles. This is editorial photography and it does address that need. Contemporary brides want their wedding album to tell a story. They expect the photographer to capture three things. The first is emotion, the joy, the tears, the sharing of love reflected in the faces of the bridal couple, family and friends. The second is the fashion present in the details of the wedding day, details in the bridal gown, the flowers, the cake, the event venues, and the light illuminating their day. The third is the art of the new coffee table wedding albums. The new albums are works of art personalized to the couple’s special day and worthy of publication. These albums are displayed for years in the family home and shared with family and friends. This is in contrast to the older collection of prints that collect dust on the top of the closet shelf.
Editorial wedding photography is easy to recognize.
Think of a top bridal or fashion magazine without the advertising text. You will see a story that includes more than a ceremony and reception. Frequently there will be an integration of the engagement, rehearsal dinner, gown fitting and the elaborate preparations for the special event. The camaraderie of the groom with his buddies and family. This covers everything from a surfing session on the wedding morning to a meditation or prayer session between the groom and his father. The bride’s preparation including hair styling, makeup session and dressing of the bride and her best friends and family while sharing stories and the excitement of the upcoming bonding of two families. Fashion details may be reflected in the lingerie, shoes, jewelry and of course the gown. Family concern and excitement are reflected in the photography. Pictures at the ceremony not only reflect the pageantry, but also the emotion of not only the bride and groom but also family and friends as they respond to the shared love.
Photographs should capture the unique qualities of the wedding venue and the play of light either inside or outside. Formal pictures are a small part of the editorial style and sometimes done in part before the ceremony. Other formals may be done prior to the reception where the fun kicks into high gear. Here is the opportunity to capture the family and friends having a good time. The emphasis is on the activities and fun and less on static table shots. The departure of the bridal couple signals a new beginning and in some cases photography of the beginning of the honeymoon. Something as simple as a tuxedo jacket and gown hanging on a chair can close the story.
A good editorial wedding album brings all of these elements together in an uncluttered artistic style that will remind the bride of her day in a manner worthy of Vogue or Elle magazine. Every story is different and every album should also reflect that individually.
Editorial photography meets the simultaneous needs of the hip young set and the pictures the grand parents can also treasure. Editorial style works for both weddings that are elegant in their simplicity or elaborate in size and venue. It works indoors or outdoors and it works for both young couples and more mature couples merging families. The children become an integral part of the story. Good editorial photography requires two photographers working simultaneously sometimes independently and other times as a choreographed team. A graphic artist designs the coffee table album and artistic slide shows. There is frequently a mix of color, black/white and other artistic toning of images in the album. DVD slide shows with music can portray movement and action and in some cases are replacing videography
When selecting your photographer look for emotion, look for fashion, look for art in the photography and presentation. When you’ve found these elements you’ve found the photographer who has “IT”.

The Edge Photography Studio is now blogging

Well this is Don Harper's first post and we are neophytes at this so please have patience.
I'm a professional photographer based in Northern Virginia with a studio in Leesburg Virginia.

We have a website showcasing our work at http://www.theEdgePhotography.com.

You can also see a more electic view of our images at http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=470295.

We photograph a large number of weddings in the mid-atlantic area with a unique style that's a combination of emotion, fashion and art. My wife Ines has a unique artistic perspective when it comes to designing unique coffee-table style albums.

We also teach photography workshops and classes at our studio or unique locations in the Virginia Hunt Country.