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Baton Rouge Wedding Photography | Megan & Brandon 3.12.11

Aaron Hogan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:44:29 +0000

Megan and Brandon’s wedding in March of 2011 was held at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Baton Rouge, LA. What a gorgeous day it was for a spring wedding! So many personalized touches went into their big day; they truly made it their own. From Megan’s bouquet encased in a sheath of fabric from her mother’s wedding gown, to their Parent’s wedding portraits framed on the tables at the reception, which was held at Louisiana Old State Capitol. Amongst their guests was the famous stuffed animal Parrot who has become a tradition between their friends. Too fun! They had a blast on their wedding day! This wedding was shot the day before Aaron Hogan, Eye Wander Photo’s owner/president, fell from the second story of a building just around the corner from where this wedding was held. What a day! The wedding vendors from this event are listed below.

Wedding venue- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church
Wedding reception- Louisiana’s Old State Capitol
Wedding cake- Ambrosia Bakery
Catering- Don Bergeron Catering
Band-Bobby J & Stuff Like That
Florist- Lance Hayes
Wedding invitations- Wedding Belles
Transportation- Reliant Transportation

Enjoy the photos and slideshow! Please leave a comment.

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St. Francisville Wedding Photography at Afton Villa Gardens | Alicia & Cory 3.26.11

Aaron Hogan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:35:02 +0000

Alicia and Cory’s wedding back in March of 2011 was held at the beautiful and majestic Afton Villa Gardens in St. Francisville, LA. This gorgeous venue was established in 1849 and is one of the best hidden jewels in St. Francisville. The fresh spring weather was perfect the day of the wedding, but nothing compared to what a beautiful bride Alicia made. Cory was glowing the whole day every time he caught a glance at his bride! If you have ever been to St. Francisville in the Spring time, you know it is a hard sight to beat! All the flowers in the garden were in bloom, including the tulips, which made an amazing setting for their first look at each other before the ceremony. It was a true Louisiana wedding reception to end the night, complete with a funky Cajun Zydeco band! Below are the wedding vendors from this event.

Venue- Afton Villa Gardens, St. Francisville, LA
Cake company – Whole Foods Bakery
DJ/band- Long Neck Society
Catering- Roberto’s River Road Restaurant

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New Orleans Wedding Photography at Children’s Museum | Kurt & Rebecca 11.11.11

Aaron Hogan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:35:26 +0000

Few weddings top the energy of Kurt and Rebecca’s reception at the Children’s Museum in the Warehouse District of New Orleans on November 11, 2011, arguably the most sought after wedding day of 2011. I mean who wouldn’t want to get married on 11.11.11?! They had a sweet ceremony at St. Paul’s Lutheran church on Burgundy Street in the Marigny, followed by a short drive over to the place where dreams come true! Activities at their reception included rock climbing and standing in a huge 6 ft bubble. Action figures and wind-up toys served as table decor. This wedding was a far cry from your typical dance party! Kurt and Rebecca truly know how to rock their guest’s socks off! Listed below are the wedding vendors.

Venue- Louisiana Children’s Museum in New Orleans
Hotel- Embassy Suites
Limo- Tchoupitoulas Limousines
Flowers- Flowers by Kori
Caterer- Le Maison Creole
DJ- Xpert DJ service
Rentals- Chaps Rentals
Dress Shop- Humbug
Church- St. Paul Lutheran Church

Enjoy the photos and the slideshow! Please leave a comment at the end.

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Basic digital photography classes in Baton Rouge Feb 15-March 7

Aaron Hogan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:45:09 +0000

Are you ready to learn photography?
Passionate & fun wedding/portrait photographer Aaron Hogan of Eye Wander Photo in Baton Rouge is teaching an intense basic photo course for those seeking to dramatically improve their photography skills.
Register by February 7 and get 20% off! REGISTER HERE

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
• Camera functions & exposure control (aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focus, white balance)
• Learn proper on-camera flash and available lighting techniques
• Learn when to use which lens
• Learn composition rules for portraits and landscapes
• Develop an artistic eye which opens up the photographic possibilities around you
• Post production – shoot and edit in RAW format using professional software (software not provided)

WHEN:
• Feb 15 (Wednesday) – 6-8:30pm
• Feb 22 (Wednesday) – 6-8:30pm
• March 1 (Thursday) – 6-8:30pm
• March 4 (Sunday) – photo field trip to Rural Life Museum (*$7 admission fee required)
• March 7 (Wednesday) – 6-9pm

WHERE:
In Baton Rouge at Blue Marble Imaging photo lab’s classroom located inside Louisiana Tech Park on corner of Florida Blvd. and Lobdell Blvd. Google Maps link (find the blue marker) http://g.co/maps/6cy5m

WHAT TO BRING:
• Digital SLR camera with at least one zoom lens covering the 18-55mm or 24-70mm range (required)
• Extra battery for your camera (optional)
• 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4 lens (ideal but optional)
• Detacheable on-camera speedlight flash (optional)
• Laptop (Mac or PC required)
• Your own licensed (legal) copy of Photoshop CS4 OR Photoshop CS5 OR Lightroom 3.0 (optional but HIGHLY recommended)

HOW MUCH:
• Early registration through February 7 is only $300 for the student and a friend/family member is $200
(each student limited to one friend/family member only)
• After Feb 7 the price will increase to regular price of $375/student with a friend/family member at $250
*The field trip to Rural Life Museum on Essen Lane in Baton Rouge will be an additional $7 per person

HOW TO PAY:
After registration (click here to register) then I will contact you directly with payment info.

QUESTIONS:
Feel free to contact Aaron with any questions, concerns or advice that you might need.
Call: 225.772.4051
Email: AaronHogan@eyewanderphoto.com

We are looking forward to the class!

Blue Marble Imaging of Baton Rouge is my photo lab of choice in Baton Rouge and their work is amazing! They give individual attention to me and to my work as well as have an amazingly unparalleled SCREAMING fast turnaround time. They also print on Fuji paper, including the new SILK paper I crave! Give them a try. Their website is Blue Marble Imaging.

Engagement proposal session | New Orleans French Quarter (Galatoire’s Restaurant)

Aaron Hogan — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:03:34 +0000

I got a call while on vacation in Las Vegas with my wife from a guy in Mississippi named Ray looking for a photographer. He is going to propose marriage to his girlfriend at a nice restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans (Galatoire’s Restaurant) and wanted it documented professionally. Turns out the shoot was actually tonight and went amazing. Everyone in the restaurant clapped so loud for him. Included in the audience was William Shatner, Lou Ferrigno (the original Incredible Hulk), and Stan Lee (from Marvel Comics). Quite a lot of pressure on poor Ray, but he pulled it off with flying colors. Enjoy the emotions!

New Orleans Lighting Workshop January 14, 2012 | Imaging USA pre-conference workshop

Aaron Hogan — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:11:22 +0000

Exciting news! I’ll be teaching a lighting workshop January 14, 2012 the day before Imaging USA convention in New Orleans. We’ll be in the Warehouse District for an on-location lighting workshop outdoors during all times of day from midday through afternoon and ending at dusk. The class is $249 and limited to 25 people. If you sign up quick you’ll be able to bring a friend for only $149! We’ll be using large studio strobes (Alien Bees w/ 53″ Octobox attached) powered by the Vagabond Mini as well as an assortment of speedlights and video lights. Details below. Click the graphic to sign up.

Update: the times of the class is 10:30-6pm CST.

The workshop is hosted by post production and album design company Revolution Imaging & Design which is based in Oregon. I use them for post production and album design.

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Featured photographer of the month at Revolution Imaging & Design

Aaron Hogan — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 06:14:09 +0000

How exciting – I am the featured photographer of July for Revolution Album & Design. View the link here. Since December 2010, I have used Revolution Imaging & Design as an album design company and they see the work of hundreds of top photographers around the country. So I consider to be quite an honor. Since December 2010 they’ve become an integral part of my company, helping to keep my album designs up to speed.

Thank you guys for your recognition. Thanks Betsy, Leslie and Jack over at Revolution for your thoughtfulness! Happy 4th of July.

Baton Rouge engagement photos | Lacey & Michael | March 6, 2011

Aaron Hogan — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:32:11 +0000

When Michael and Lacey first decided to book me for their May 2011 wedding (at White Oak Plantation) as their Baton Rouge based wedding photographer, I was in Paris, France shooting an engagement session. I spoke to them on the phone after they’d met with my mother and I was overwhelmed with excitement- not just because they decided to use me as their wedding photographer out of the many choices but mostly because their personalities were so “open” over the phone. Their friendly, charismatic mannerisms moved me and I decided at that time I was going to have fun with this couple.

When we finally met in person after I returned we began our in-person relationship with a very upbeat note and I knew then we’d be friends well beyond my duties as wedding, bridal and engagement photographer.

The engagement session took place at Cinclare’s Sugar Mill as well as Downtown Baton Rouge. If you have studied up on my work you may know my obsession with Cinclare’s due to its overall dilapidation. I thrive in quiet abandoned places. Sometimes it may be dangerous shot photograph in these types of places, but with my recent accident I was in, I will be much more careful in these locations. Cinclare’s is closing down soon it appears so this is probably one of the last sessions I’ll have had the opportunity to photograph there.

Let’s follow Michael and Lacey through their engagement session as they begin at Cinclare’s and end up at the Mississippi River at sunset. Enjoy their HD slideshow at the very bottom of this post.

New Orleans engagement photos | Cheri & Jace | February 2011

Aaron Hogan — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:40:00 +0000

Nothing quite compares to late afternoon engagement photo sessions in New Orleans French Quarter. Even during crowded Saturdays around Mardi Gras, you can’t beat the light and color and sights and sounds. Cheri and Jace, to be married in April, 2011 in New Iberia, LA, wanted to be enchanted by the Voodoo City so we went to New Orleans for the engagement session and fought the crowds to get these shots. Enjoy and please leave feedback.

St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, French Quarter

Jackson Square

Will play for yo' money! Happiest, hippest Jazz singer in the Quarter.

My favorite from the session!

Lauren, my awesome assistant, holds clothes, hand bag and the large reflector at the end of the session.

Negril, Jamaica Wedding Photography | Couples Swept Away | Rachael & Anthony 7.23.08

Aaron Hogan — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:56:58 +0000

Destination wedding photography is one of the many perks of my business. Going to Jamaica to photograph a gorgeous bride like Rachael is icing on the cake. Baton Rouge natives Rachael and Anthony Giamanco married in one of Jamaica’s adult-only all-inclusive resorts Couples Swept Away Negril (Negril, Jamaica). One day we ventured off property and explored the Roaring River Park where Roaring River runs underground into a vast series of caves. View the slideshow to enter the world of “paradise” as the locals call it. Welcome to Paridise, Mon!