Calli and Ben | The Historic Thomas Center | Gainesville Wedding Photographers

Calli and Ben got married  at the Historic Thomas Center in Gainesville, Florida. The Thomas Center provides some amazing opportunities to get some great images for your wedding. We love to photograph weddings there and Calli and Ben's was no exception.

Calli and Ben did both their wedding ceremony and the reception at the Thomas Center. Their wedding took place under a large oak tree that is on the property. The used the outside veranda area to host the cocktail hour and then the guest moved into the museum area for the reception.

Here is a bit of what we saw

Heather and Ed | Black Diamond Ranch Wedding | Citrus County Wedding Photographer

Recently, we had the privilege to photograph Heather and Ed's wedding at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Florida. We have photographed several weddings at Black Diamond and it provides for some AMAZING images. The Quarry provides an excellent background for the wedding. However, this wedding had its challenges. It was raining all day and the decision was made to do the wedding outside anyway. Just before they were to leave to be taken from the clubhouse to the Quarry, it stopped raining. The rain held off until after the ceremony and started again briefly as we were taking their portraits around the Quarry area.

One thing that is a bonus to being a wedding photographer in Florida is that you are always prepared for the rain. We tell all of our brides to expect some rain pictures if it happens to rain on their wedding day. Well sure enough, we got some images in the rain. Enjoy the images from their wedding day!!

Pick your Price Sessions | Central Florida Portrait Photography

We feel that everyone is deserving of having some amazing portraits done for themselves or for their family. Whether its senior portraits, family portraits or even model sessions, everyone deserves to have some amazing images created for them. However, cost can be a major factor when it comes to looking for a photographer to create these images for them.

Well, we decided to create a program to remove the biggest hurdle in getting some amazing images...

Cost

We will be offering 10 sessions that we are calling "Pick Your Price Sessions"


Its simple. Email us with a price that you would like to pay for your portraits and if its reasonable, we will accept it and schedule your session. Include the type of session you are wanting and the products that you would like from your session (prints, digital images, canvases). If we are unable to do it for that price, we will counter with a price that will hopefully work for both of us.

Here are the guidelines:

1) Only 10 spots are available

2) Sessions can be any of the following types: Senior, Family, Newborn, Maternity, Boudoir, Engagement, Bridal

3) Sessions dates are scheduled subject to studio availability. Certain dates cannot be guaranteed, so please call the studio if you have a specific date in mind

4) We offer a full range of products including prints, albums, canvases, metal prints, acrylic prints and acrylic blocks. A week or so after your session, you will be invited back to the studio to view your images and make your selections based on what your "Pick Your Price" included.

What is a "reasonable" offer?

Its pretty simple.. Its one that you are happy to pay and one that we are happy to accept. Keep in mind that this is our livelihood and that we need to cover our expenses at the very minimum. And since this is how we pay our bills, making a little money would be great too :)

So what are you waiting for?? Email us your offer at curtiss@curtissbryantphotography.com and lets create something awesome!! :)

Briana and JJ | Engagement Session at Percy Warner Park | Nashville Tennessee Wedding Photographer

A couple of months ago we had the opportunity to photograph an engagement session for Briana and JJ in Nashville, Tennessee where they are currently attending school. As a Central Florida wedding photographer,we were excited to get away from all the flat land and head into the mountains. We wanted to create some images for them that incorporated the beautiful scenery of the area. We decided to meet at Percy Warner Park and do the session there. If you ever visit the Nashville area, definitely make a stop at Percy Warner Park as it is an amazing place. We found that the park is HUGE and provided plenty of opportunities to create some awesome images. Here is a bit of what we created for them.

Melanie and Kenny | The Reach | Key West Wedding Photographer

We had the privilege of joining Melanie and Kenny in Key West for their wedding. They decided to get married at The Reach, which is one of the Waldorf Astoria properties. The property was amazing and provided us an opportunity to create some awesome images for them.

One of the perks of being a wedding photographer is that we get to travel to some awesome locations for our client's weddings. We loved the opportunity to photograph Melanie and Kenny's wedding in Key West. We started at The Reach for the ceremony and a few family portraits, then we headed by tram to the Southern Most Point for another photo opportunity. From there, we headed to the A&B Lobster house for a reception dinner.

Overall it was an amazing wedding in Key West and we are glad that we could be part of Melanie and Kenny's wedding day!!

Katherine & Daniel | The Thomas Center | Gainesville Wedding Photographers

A couple of weeks ago, we joined Katherine and Daniel to celebrate their wedding day. The got married at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Gainesville, Florida. It is the church that Daniel grew up in, so it held special meaning to them. It was more than just a church or venue to hold their ceremony. It was their family.

What an amazing couple and a beautiful wedding. As Gainesville wedding photographers, we get the opportunity to photograph at some amazing venues and churches around the Gainesville area. But this church stood out. Not only was it HUGE, it was very ornate. It provided an amazing opportunity to get some amazing images for Katherine and Daniel.

The reception took place at the Historic Thomas Center. If you have not been there, do yourself a favor and take a visit. You will not be disappointed. The Thomas Center provides for a variety of settings for your wedding images there. They have large oak trees, plenty of greenery, the old buildings... its a photographers paradise. Unfortunately, we didnt have a whole lot of time to do the creative portraits on the grounds of the Thomas Center, but as wedding photographers, we learn to work fast with the time given to us. So we were still able to create some AWESOME images for them on the grounds of the Thomas Center.

Thank you Katherine and Daniel for allowing us to be part of your day! Enjoy the images. :)

Lindi and Paul - Engagment Session - Central Florida Wedding Photographer

As wedding photographers, we typically get "stuck" shoot the same things that we typically shoot. This isnt necessarily a bad thing since people hire us to do what we are good at and they trust us to create awesome images for them. However, on occasion we like to break the mold and step outside the box to do something creative and fun. Enter Lindi and Paul...

Lindi and Paul recently had us shoot their engagement pictures at Fort Cooper State Park in Central Florida (Citrus County). We wanted to offer something a little different than the traditional portraits that are normally taken. This was to be more of a couples type session along the lines of a Calvin Klein advertisement. So it was a little bit more sexy/intimate than most other sessions that we photograph, but since we shoot engagement sessions all over Central Florida, we wanted to do something different and outside the box. However, we feel that this type of engagement session provides our clients with images that they cherish more than the traditional type sessions because it shows how into each other they are. We got the shot for mom, but the rest of the session was about them and their personal relationship can be seen in these images. Its amazing and we LOVE the images that we created. Thank you Lindi and Paul for being AWESOME!!

Victoria and Nick | Wedding at the Bayfront Marin House | St Augustine Wedding Photographer

We recently had the privelage of photographing Victoria and Nick's wedding in St Augustine Florida. They chose the Bayfront Marin House as the venue for their intimate wedding. Wedding photography to us is about capturing the emotion and memories from the wedding. You can tell how excited and in love Victoria and Nick are.

After the wedding was over, we took a brief walk around St Augustine and did some creative images with them. Part of the allure of St Augustine and the Bayfront Marin House is the old, colonial feel. We wanted to create images that gave that same intimate feel. Enjoy!

Samantha and Orlando | Bahamas Engagement Session | Central Florida Photographer

Did you know that we are able to travel to a location of your choice for your wedding or portraits? As a Central Florida wedding photographer, we shoot a lot of the same locations over and over because that is what our clients see and would like to do. Every once in awhile someone wants to go somewhere different that they havent seen before. So we are able to accommodate those requests and travel to the location of your choice... even if its in the Bahamas.

Meet Samantha and Orlando.. Samantha is one of the models that I shoot quite often. I photographed her for her senior portraits a few years ago and have used her several times since for various projects. About a year ago she and Orlando got engaged and she made it known that I would be shooting their wedding and engagement portraits.

The only issue that we had was that she wanted to do them somewhere a bit different and a place that we normally dont use for engagement portraits. So I had mentioned the possibility of going on a cruise to the Bahamas and doing their engagement session there. She LOVED the idea and booked it.

So off we went to an "exotic" location for their session. We had a blast walking around downtown Nassau for their engagement session. Here are some of their images.. I cannot wait to photograph their wedding next December. Who knows, there may even be a trip to Puerto Rico involved ;)... Stay tuned, but until then ENJOY!! :)

Family Portrait Month

Its October, so that means its family portrait month!!! So how about a little discount for those family portrait sessions?

Book a family portrait session with us in October (session can be in Oct or Nov) for $200 and we will credit $150 towards your purchase total. Best of all, ALL of our prints, wall portraits AND canvases are Buy One Get One free!! We are also extending the BOGO to our custom card designs (perfect for Christmas cards) and our new flip books which make great Christmas gifts for family.

We only have a limited number of these sessions and once they are gone, they are gone. So if you would like to reserve one for your family portraits, contact us today to reserve your spot. This is only valid for family portraits and the sessions had to take place before November 24th.

New Product Offering

We recently decided to offer metal prints for our clients to purchase. When researching a few different companies to find out who provided the best quality, we decided on Nations Photo Lab (http://www.nationsphotolab.com/prints.aspx) as the lab to supply us with our metal prints.

Once we placed the order, we received it very quickly. The packaging was great and protected the print from damage that can occur during the transit. Upon opening the box when it arrived, we were amazed at the colors and the vibrancy that shows on the metal prints. Its amazing. We ordered the gloss version, so it also had a sheen to it that made it pop even more. To our surprise, the print was sturdier than we had anticipated it to be. It definately make an impression and its something that we have added to our lineup and will continue to offer our clients going forward. Thank you Nations for an awesome product we can offer our clients.

Ashley | Maternity Portraits | Central Florida Photographer

We recently had the privilege of photographing Ashley's maternity session at our studio in Citrus County. We typically dont to a whole lot of studio type maternity sessions, so we ended up outside behind the studio. There is just something about that outdoor surroundings that add to the beauty of maternity portraits. Its something "different" and not traditional and if you follow our work, that is what we LOVE to photograph.

After the session, we decided that we wanted to do a few more outdoor portraits with her so we secured a local rustic location for a 2nd day of shooting. Ashley's maternity session was a blast to photograph. Its a privilege to be able to provide these types of images to our maternity clients. Thank you again Ashley for allowing us to capture this time for you.

Tia and Mauricio | Engagement Session | Ybor City

We met Tia and Mauricio in Ybor City for their engagement session. Mauricio plays in a band and we felt that the old feel of Ybor would work perfect for them. As with most of our sessions, we meet and just walk around the area without much of a plan. It allows us to find the areas that will work best for their images without "having" to go to a particular place.

Here is what we captured for them. We cant wait to shoot their wedding next month!}

Samantha | Class of 2014 Senior Portraits

We photographed Samantha for her senior portraits a couple of months ago with her horses in Ocala. As senior portrait photographers, we strive to keep the seniors in their element and showcase who they are and the things that they are into. With our Experience sessions, we provide a hair and makeup artist to get the seniors looking their best. We like to refer to our sessions as "A model for the day experience" where we photograph them in a similar manner as we photograph our model clients. So from the hair and makeup to the posing, we treat them like a model for their session. It provides a unique experience that few studios can offer. We want to provide artwork for our clients to display in their homes.

Well Ocala is horse country and Samantha had two beautiful horses that she wanted to incorporate into the session. So after the hair and makeup, we took off to a Sholom Park and started the session there. We photographed a few outfits at the park and then went back to photograph Samantha with the horses. We finished just after sunset and got some amazing images that she can showcase in her home and take with her when she goes off to college. You did awesome Samantha!! Enjoy your senior year!

Powder Paint Family Session - Central Florida Portrait Photographer

Its almost October, to that means that its almost official Family Portrait month. October is the month where the majority of our clients do their family portraits for their Christmas cards. Rather than doing a traditional portrait session that all your friends and their families do, why not do something different? Well this session is just that... Different.

A couple of months ago we were asked to photograph a family session for a friend of one of our wedding clients. I spoke with her on the phone to get an idea on the type of session she would like to do. She told me she wanted something "Different and not like anything else any other family has done for their portraits". How refreshing. As a family portrait photographer, I cant count the number of times that we have been asked to photography family portraits on the beach with the clients wearing white and khaki (or jeans and black) or something along those lines. They are the cliche family portraits and not something that I like to embrace, but if the client is set on doing those types of portraits, we will do them.

But this client wanted different and we LOVE different. So we emailed back and forth a bit tossing around a few ideas and then it hit me. Why not a powder paint session? We did one for a few models a few weeks before the phone call, so I had a reference image to show the client. She LOVED it, so we began the planning process. Initially, she only wanted to do the powder paint, but I had recommended that we do a couple of "traditional" portraits since the last time she did a session, the kids were kids and now they are in High School. So it has been awhile. So she agreed, but eagerly wanted to do the powder paint portion.

Well the day arrives and we begin with the traditional portraits and then get crazy with the powder paint. Below is a sample of what we captured for them.

Danielle Maternity Session - Underwater - Citrus County Portrait Photographer

Like most women who are expecting a child, Danielle wanted to do a maternity session to document this stage of her life. However, she wanted something that is different and not something that you see everyday. So she contacted us to schedule the session and we came up with a session that included some underwater portraits. As one of the few photographers that is able to offer this service (and the only one with experience and professional equipment), we were able to provide her with something unique for her maternity session. We met back up again a few months later in Citrus County to do the "regular" portraits, but with out own little twist to it. As you will see, there is a LOT of yellow. She has decided to paint the baby's room yellow and wanted the pictures to match the room, since that is where they will be displayed. Enjoy some of our images from Danielle's maternity session!!

Daniela and Alberto - Gainesville Wedding Photographers

Daniela and Alberto recently got married in Gainesville Florida. As Gainesville Wedding Photographers, we had a blast photographing this couple throughout the University of Florida campus and other areas around Gainesville. However, these portraits went a little differently than most of our wedding portraits go. They actually did all their couple's portraits BEFORE the wedding. Thats right, Daniela threw on her dress and Alberto threw on a suit and tie and met us at the University of Florida two weeks before the wedding. Why would they do that you may ask... Well their wedding day timeline was very tight and they didnt have a lot of time for the creative portraits, which were very important to them. So they decided to be different and do them before the wedding.

And as wedding photographers, we have to be prepared for everything. So we met with them outside Ben Hill and went to town on their session. They are an amazing couple and we feel very privileged to have been chosen as their wedding photographers. Thanks guys. It was a blast!!

Here are a few from the portrait session and wedding day.

Michelle and Miguel | The Peabody Orlando | Central Florida Wedding Photographer

Michelle and Miguel got married at the Peabody resort in Orlando. As Central Florida Wedding Photographers , it was an honor to photograph at The Peabody for the first time. What a treat. If you are thinking about getting married there, DO IT!!!! The place is awesome and your photographer will thank you :)

Back to Michelle and Miguel. We shot their engagement session a few months ago in Clearwater on the beach. From that moment, we knew that we would love to photograph their wedding day at The Peabody. They were awesome in front of the camera and showed real emotion with each other. We have been looking forward to their wedding day for months and it did not disappoint.

A little background. They have the same exact initials. They also have pretty much the same last name already. In fact, Michelle only has to change one letter in her last name. How cool is that. Not only that, but you could tell they were meant for each other. Disney couldnt have made a better story if they tried.

Not only were Michelle and Miguel amazing, their bridal party was a blast to work with as well. They have some awesome friends and family. We love to create fun images with the bridal party and they did not disappoint. The entire day was a blast. Congratulations Michelle and Miguel!!! Thank you for having us as your photographers. It was a treat.

Here is some of what we saw (more after the jump)

Kaley and Alex | Sunken Gardens Wedding | Central Florida Wedding Photographer

We were honored that Kaley and Alex chose us to photograph their beautiful wedding at the Sunken Gardens in Central Florida. We love to photograph at new venues and have been able to provide our wedding photography services throughout most of the Central Florida area, it is becoming increasingly difficult to photograph in new venues. Well we have never photographed at Sunken Gardens before and when Kaley was explaining the layout to us, we got really excited. Not only were they getting married in an awesome location, Kaley and Alex trusted us with their wedding images, so they gave us full reign to do what we needed to do to get some awesome shots. We love when our clients trust us to capture their wedding day without providing us with a set list of poses they would like to do. This allows us to get more creative and provide images that the couple will cherish.

Kaley and Alex were no exception to this. They rocked it and had a beautiful wedding to boot. Cant get much better than that. Thank you guys for allowing us to provide our wedding photography services to you and allowing us to be a part of your day.

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Erica and Rob - A Day out theme Engagement Session - Central Florida Photographer

Erica and Rob joined us in Brooksville for their engagement session. We wanted to do something a little different than the normal sessions that we do, so we came up with a theme of "A Day Out" to utilize for their session. So we came up with a camping type look to use for the session. So the entire session took place around a lake and the look of taking a day out and enjoying themselves. It was a tad bit on the cold side, but they rocked it and pulled it off. Take a look and enjoy!