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A teaser from the Radford wedding!!

Wally Dyer Photography — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:05:06 +0000

So almost exactly 24 hours ago I got home from a week of SoCal sun in the warm of Desert Hot Springs (108* on sunday mind you).

I’ve been looking through the five memory cards worth of pics I took over the three days that I shot and I’m super stoked about this set, the collins set, and the terziu family sets as I work on them all to get them done.

Here’s a teaser from each! As always, ENJOY!!!!

Collins Family Shoot

Sean owning the scene

The Terziu family looking amazing

And introducing Mr. and Mrs. Radford!!!

Mr. and Mrs. Radford!

My new website ( r3t1awr3yd.zenfolio.com ) is almost completely up and running. I’ve got a shoot this weekend and next. Ahhh! Busy busy

Thanks for reading!!!

Editing like a mad man!!

Wally Dyer Photography — Mon, 07 May 2012 02:35:16 +0000

Hi hi

I have been working on a secret (a new website!!!) that I think I just spoiled lol.

I’ve also been editing pics like it’s my day job lol.

I’ve finished editing the first half of the 2012 Potomac Youth Ministries convention pics AND all of the prom pics for one of my kids at church.

I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them!!!

I also wrote a new song this morning but I think it needs a chill bridge part; we’ll see.

Anyways, on to the pics

w00t w00t!! 2012 PYM Youth Convention!!!

Abandoned

A stroll down memory lane as a current leader is leaving…

Worth Dying For’s guitarist

Worth Dying For leading worship

Happy to go to prom

Prep!

With the date and the makeup artist!

Stoic

Sweet nothings…

places the cone of shame on head

Wally Dyer Photography — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:14:11 +0000

I’ve had a half dozen shoots I could have written about in the last month but alas I’ve been uber tired. Anyone who works a full time job, gyms every night, volunteers a couple times a week, AND takes care of a house gets a HUGE hat tip from me. This is fun but busy stuff lol.

That said, here’s a teaser from today’s engagement shoot!! Congrats to Chrissy F. and Lamont B.

I can’t wait to shoot their wedding next year!!

As always, ENJOY!!!

One, two, three... AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!

That’s SOME love…

Wally Dyer Photography — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:11:55 +0000

Love is like a tree.

It has rings that it grows that tells stories of its life. They say by reading the rings of a tree, you can see when it went through dry spells and when it went through easy times. When it had to be conservative and when it could flourish effortlessly.

It has branches that reach far from its roots to nourish and replenish that love. Like any great tree, it produces seeds that can grow into new trees.

Eventually if that love is healthy, you’ll have a yard full of trees.

These next few pictures are of a 50 year old love grown by the Pelletiers.

Definitely, as always, enjoy.

A celebration of 50 years of love...

Family and friends here to celebrate!

Some of the attendees of the original wedding were here that day

Proposing for the FIRST TIME EVER. Back in the day you just knew and got married.

A renewal of vows

A kiss

A dance

Being fruitful, they multiplied

Congratulations to the Pelletiers!!! May they have many, many more years of love to grow!!!

A couple of shots from this weekend. :)

Wally Dyer Photography — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:17:11 +0000

I had never been to boordy winery before this weekend but it was a pretty awesome place. Great music, good friends, and fun times.

Here are a couple of shots I liked

Tyler on the bass

Akira and family

Nelly and his infamous echo

The inside of the beautiful boordy winery barn

As always, I hope you enjoyed the pics

Laziness? Ugh… just do it right.

Wally Dyer Photography — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:00:25 +0000

Alrighty. So there was this picture:

Oh, hello lazy pic of josh

Yup. A LAZY headshot. Instead of getting fresh batteries for my background flashes, I just let it go half unbalanced grey. Instead of putting some basic gobos on the background flashes, I just shot anyways. It’s been a while since I had to use a lot of post to fix my mistakes but I did tonight.

Here is the same picture, done correctly:

Oh, I'm learning the same lesson a second time?

This is how life works sometimes. Sometimes we learn the same stupid lessons more than once. UGH. I should have fixed it when I noticed it when I was shooting instead of NOW. Let this be a lesson to my fellow photogs…

Love. 50 years in the making.

Wally Dyer Photography — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:09:13 +0000

What if you married someone because you knew it was right… not because every one told you, you should?

What if you married someone you knew you’d love… even knowing love takes time?

What if you married someone you hadn’t proposed to… you just knew they’d be okay with that?

What if you waited 50 years to propose to the love of your life… only to already know the answer?

Congratulations to the Sherards and they’re 50th anniversary.

Here’s a sneak preview of the love I’ll be uploading next…

A proposal 50 years in the making...

Two bloggerific days in a row?! Rare form, indeed!!

Wally Dyer Photography — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:26:07 +0000

I found three more personal loves from the Hounshell set that I had to share. There will be more from other sets coming soon.

Fun and fresh!

As always, enjoy!!!

Do you? Do you?

La Tigre?

The family that can post together... goes together!

And one more wide shot because I can’t count….

Awwwwwww

I’m not dead, I promise!

Wally Dyer Photography — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:59:31 +0000

lol. heck of a title for a blog post eh? I can’t decide if I’ve been busy or lazy but something tells me having watched 6 seasons of How I met your mother in the last month might be the reason I haven’t had any free time

Back to work, right?

In the last month, I built a gun and filled a gun safe

The rifle (AR57, very nifty caliber)

The safe (which is merely an indicator that I need another one lol)

This past friday I did shoot a wedding though so I’m diligently working on finishing up four shoots right now Here’s a teaser :

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Hounshell!!!

More frequent blog posts to come! (like they should!!)

KISS!!!

Wally Dyer Photography — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:27:27 +0000

Yes, KISS is both an acronym for “Keep It Simple, Stupid” AND it’s a critical moment when two people’s lips meet and say hello.

It’s also a filler blog post since I’m editing like a crazy person.

As always, ENJOY!!!

Will and Lauren

Tania and Josh

RJ and Andrea

Mike and Michelle

Alissa and George

Craig and Caroline