We were lucky when we shot the engagement session of Tülhan & Haldun. It was just not raining. The session was photographed in the little swiss city of Baden where they also will be married later this year. Even if I had preferred to shoot it in Istanbul ;) Maybe next time. It’s said that they both have some unmarried brothers and sisters :)

We had a great time and afterwards I shared some technical secrets in the restaurant with Haldun. For Adobe Lightroom stuff, check the blog of Matt Kloskowski: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips. Very helpful and every Monday is ‘Preset Day’ and Matt shares some of his Lightroom presets for free!

EDIT: I completely reworked the images and applied some different sharpening (another secret ;) Click on the images to view them large. Enjoy!

Today I had the honor to take the wedding photographs of Mozhgan and Reza from Iran. Mozhgan knew very well what kind of pictures she wanted, but to find some “jungle” in downtown Zurich was not that easy… Finally we found in the park some bamboo that could fit as the matching background. The light was great in the late afternoon, with the soft sunlight shining through the clouds. Nevertheless I used some fill flash to bring out the bamboo in the background. But just keep your eye on the beauty in the foreground! You’re a lucky guy, Reza :)

It was said to be maybe one of the last days of summer. With really hot weather up to 30° Celsius, great to go to the lake, swim, relax and meet some friends.

We took the chance and visited some good friends that live near the lake of Lucerne, Markus and Gisela. It was really time to go because I never met their youngest family member Loris till today. He’s one year old now and super cute. As I am a photographer and specialize not only in wedding photojournalism but also in portraiture and family photography, I was honored to shoot some relaxed portraits :) OK, maybe he’s not that convinced about what I’m doing… I hope later in his life he will love this shot nevertheless.

Actually I was first asked to shoot some new portraits for the passport of his elderly brother Silvan, turning 4 years old in 2 weeks. But as Silvan didn’t like the idea to have pictures taken of him – even when he was explained that without passport he would not be able to join the family for holidays – I started with some classical shots from the back :)

But finally we found the smile we were looking for. With a little bit of mum’s help :)

Of course he was able to do it better all on his own:

OK, I think Silvan is ready for holidays :)

Congratulations to the happy parents, Renee and Jeff! Enjoy the new family life, your daughter is so cute :)