The Book "Have I Told You" Hits The Market Place Today

October 28, 2013
YEA! “ Have I Told You ” has hit the marketplace on Amazon! [This is the follow up to the original Blog Entry.] This is the book that we photographed the cover for. Dawn did the model wrangling, Rob Miller and I did the lighting and cover layout together, Kristine Kowalski was our model and I was the photographer. The local author, F.L. Ja...
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War Birds Gathering 2013

October 05, 2013
E lkhart, Indiana again played host to the The Warbirds Gathering. Generally this town plays host to much slower, not to mention larger, aircraft as it is the preferred staging area for airships traveling East and West especially for Notre Dame and Chicago Bears football games. But lately the municipal airport has welcomed vintage aircraft to its a...
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The Minister From Hell

September 30, 2013
D awn and I have heard horror stories of ministers/priests/officiants doing this, but we have never known anyone that it has happened to, and thank God we have not had it happen to us (knock on wood). When I first saw this video I thought, "Oh no, I know what is coming!" And, yep, it did, The minister "went off" on the videographer. This incident...
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Jesse and Emily Morris's Wedding Day

September 28, 2013
Congratulations Jesse & Emily On Your Wedding J esse Morris has been apart of Dawn and my life for quite some time. We first met Jesse at an ice rink when I was coaching his older brother Jimmy. At that time he was a small boy running around the rink getting into absolutely no trouble at all. We got to know the entire family as the years went...
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Book Cover Photo Session

September 26, 2013
It was a busy day yesterday on Facebook. It was reveal day for author F.L. Jacob 's cover art for her book entitled: Have I Told You. Digital Mitchell Event Photography was recommended by a mutual friend (thank you Jennifer Stephens) to be the photographer for the cover art. The author's husband called us and inquired if we were available and inte...
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Amanda and Cameron's Wedding Day

September 21, 2013
Congratulations Amanda & Cameron on your Wedding Day. September 21, 2013 It was a lovely day for a wedding at the Christiana Creek Country Club, especially for an outdoor wedding. Not too hot. Not too cold. Not too windy. Just about right for a wedding day during the last days of summer. The pergola, adorned with flowers, was nestled in the arb...
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Importance Of An Image

September 19, 2013
J ust needed to share this with someone. I family friend and client just stopped in and handed me three printed photographs and asked if I could scan them and then edit them to crop out and make pretty the mother in the shot. You see, the mother had just died and they needed a photo for the obituary and funeral home. They did not have a good one of...
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Jill and Rod Corson's Wedding Day

September 14, 2013
Congratulations Jill and Rod, may your married life be as happy and memorable as the day you were married.
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Film vs Digital - Which is Better?

September 12, 2013
W e used to say that there are two types of photographers out there; those that shoot Canon and those that shoot Nikon. Well that is changing as other camera manufacturers such as Sony and Olympus are entering the market with equally capable products. Therefore, that debate will continue. Another debate that will also continue is the debate over Fi...
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Night Under Fire 2013 NHRA Drag Racing

August 31, 2013
E very year the Summit Motorsports Park, an NHRA drag racing facility, has a 24 hour event called Night Under Fire. Located in Norwalk, OH the race track is owned and operated by the Bader family who started the facility 50 years ago this year. Each year towards the end of the racing season they bring out all the big names in racing, along with exc...
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Lovely Lavender

July 22, 2013
M ichael and I took a little drive to scout out a wedding venue that we will be photographing at soon up in Michigan and we discovered the loveliest place just across the street from the church. It is a lavender farm named Lavender Hill Farm in southwest Michigan. Michael loved it as soon as he saw it because it was a see of purple, not sure about...
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Dinner at the Elks with Friends and Good Cheer

July 17, 2013
M ichael and I got a call the other day from one of my friends from high school. They wanted to get together with some of the other local classmates for dinner later in the week. I said, sure let me see what Michael is doing, I checked his calendar and my Android phone and he was free, so we sent the other girls a message on Facebook and the prompt...
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Bouncing On-Camera Flash to Make It Look Like Off-Camera Flash

July 09, 2013
Twilight Photo Session at Potato Creek State Park O ne of our photographer friends, Brigitte Dee Fries, invited Dawn and I to join her on a photo shoot to a local state park. Brigitte had found two young ladies who were willing to model for us; one was a friend of her daughters, and the other she "discovered" while shopping at a local supermar...
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New Lenses

June 27, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
We are proud to announce that we have added the following lenses to our equipment list: 50mm F1.4 prime - Canon 85mm F1.4 prime - Canon 24-70mm F2.8 zoom - Canon 24-70mm F2.8 zoom - Sigma 100mm F1.4 Macro prime - Canon 70-200mm F2.8 zoom - Canon Each lens brings with it its own special characteristics and advantages. 50mm F1.4 prime - C...
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20 Questions to Ask Wedding Venues

May 23, 2013
Here is our list of Frequently Asked Questions – please feel free to take this list with you to wedding venues you might be considering. -- Form your wedding photography friends at: Digital Mitchell Event Photography 1. How soon (in advance) can/should I book my wedding reception venue? 2. Am I able to tentatively hold a date while I am re...
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