09.09.08
emily and rob
Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas
Rehearsal Dinner: The Ferry House Restaurant
Preparation: Pelican Bay at LucayaMake-Up: Chelsey Trumphour
Hair: Senses
Ceremony: Private Bahamian beach
Reception: Pelican Bay at Lucaya
Photographs: FRED EGAN | Weddings
Heather Thorne:
Love this wedding Fred! I'm especially drawn to the first two images. Beautiful!
(09.23.08 12:56 AM)
sean:
woot. nice one.
(09.17.08 02:00 AM)
September:
You're officially on my short list : )
(09.16.08 05:40 PM)
Frank Glodek:
I am always impressed by the ingenuity of your details shots; the dock over the water, the blue bird painted in the beach chair, the rings on the map of the Bahamas. A lot of really unique touches as I usually expect from you! :D
(09.16.08 02:38 PM)
neal:
That ring shot made me stop and get out of my Google Reader. Thank you for giving me pause!
(09.15.08 06:17 PM)
Jeremy Gilliam:
I have been waiting impatiently for this blog update since when you were twittering about this wedding! Crisp, clean, and rockin'. Great work.
(09.13.08 10:32 PM)
jeremy parsons:
Killer, bro - great stuff, as always.
(09.12.08 04:57 PM)
MissPhom Photography:
Huge fan in the house!!! I mean HUGE fan of you and your work.
Blog stalking and lurking from Jacksonville, FL.
(09.12.08 03:08 PM)
Linda Truong:
You know I love your work. You rock, Egan!! :D Details are rocking and it's so fresh and I can smell the sand and the sea... Beautiful!
(09.12.08 11:58 AM)
Maya:
Love the jumping on the beach shot! Great perspective.
(09.11.08 08:40 AM)
John Waire:
Details, details, and more details -- Love the rings! The groom clicking his heals takes the cake. Awesome shots!
(09.10.08 07:44 AM)
Stevi Savage:
You shoot such beautiful details. I love them.
(09.09.08 05:23 PM)
Ryel j:
Love the details and the fun emotion of the day!!
(09.09.08 12:26 PM)
lauren clark:
I love the great dane shot!
(09.09.08 08:18 AM)
Amy:
you're awesome
(09.09.08 01:42 AM)
Martin Wolf:
The little square photos in this series together are great! Perfect look for the detail here!
(09.09.08 12:10 AM)
MARCO:
who let the dogs out?
(09.08.08 11:11 PM)
Kevin Cooke:
Awesome Fred, Frikkin Awesome!
(09.08.08 10:51 PM)
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09.08.08
perception/deception
I've seen this Dove film clip (exit RSS readers if needed) more times than I can count. While I never tire of viewing the end result, I'm torn...inside. This ideal of beauty isn't the whole truth and yet I want it...look for it, desire it...I want to photograph it. Whenever I work with models, I find this battle of perception/deception harder to fight as I'm immersed in a world of conditioned ideal beauty. Everyone's thin, has good bone structure and has not a care in the world...and the rest of the public tries to conform to that standard via plastic surgery, eating disorders and limb lengthening surgery. I feel it's a deception partly responsible for the countless insecurities we, women especially, wrestle with.
Can this industry (avg. female model: 5'8"/115lbs) harmlessly co-exist with the real world in which the average woman is 5'3"/162lbs? Or is the industry the true ideal and we're just not measuring up?
On the other hand, this topic also begs the question, "Do we really want to exchange the distorted version of reality we've created for the truth?" Do we want to look at ugly people? If we're honest with ourselves, we may or may not like our answer.
On the other hand, this topic also begs the question, "Do we really want to exchange the distorted version of reality we've created for the truth?" Do we want to look at ugly people? If we're honest with ourselves, we may or may not like our answer.
emily:
My brother. if that is not a timeless question for all existence than I don't know what is. We live in a brainless, ignorant world.
As for truth, we all have our own truth and acceptance of. But truth itself, as a societal whole, is a million different deceptions that will never unite...to an acceptance of any perception.
(09.15.08 11:28 AM)
Christina:
As some who falls into the 'ideal' range in terms of size (b/c of genetics, not by choice), I'm actually glad when I see real women instead of rail thin models in advertising campaigns. I know I don't look like a model and wouldn't want to -- at least by being average, its my brains and talents noticed first :) Add in that most clothing designers designed for the 'ideal' -- forgetting that average women actually eat and have curves. I have to agree with Melissa though, beauty is in the eye of the target audience.
(09.09.08 08:33 AM)
MARCO:
If I think that I'm better looking than everyone else, do I have a perception or a deception problem?
(09.08.08 11:13 PM)
Melissa:
Both of those videos are completely powerful. A photographer in the city where I live recently petitioned for "average" women to be a part of a photo shoot for a new bridal store. She requested brunette, blonde, and redhead models to contact her if they were interested. The catch: they had to be between 25 and 35 years old, 5'4-5'7, and 105-115 lbs. I was shocked! ...If I was perusing bridal store websites and campagins I'd feel pretty bad looking at women who were that thin as I was trying to search for my perfect dress for my perfect day! But on the other hand, the spread was going to be publicly displayed as a marketing campaign, so of course the store owners and photographer are going ot want "model" types. It got me thinking, where do we draw the line? what is real beauty? Perhaps it's just as much to say that in the minds of some people: beauty is in the eye of the target audience. --M
(09.08.08 03:53 PM)
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09.04.08
inspiration from shorts
As the still photograph medium continues to bleed over into the moving pictures medium and vice versa, I continually find myself inspired by what some very talented commercial photographers are doing with moving pictures. It's a natural progression, really. Check out the links below and watch the shorts. I will be doing this some day...soon.
Ladies, if any of you have ever wondered what will turn my head...cute girls in prep digs. It'll do it ever time.
September:
The first one is exquisite. So cool!
(09.05.08 06:00 PM)
Christoph Weihs:
wow.. the first one is so well made.. love the musik and everything..
(09.05.08 02:17 PM)
wefwefew:
wefwefwefwfwef
(09.05.08 01:45 PM)
carrie:
that rugby short is super sexy. (i just blogged a short done for jcrew yesterday).
(09.05.08 09:07 AM)
Linhbergh:
The rugby film somehow makes me think of a very hip college aged school of Witchcraft and Wizardry from Harry Potter.
(09.05.08 02:49 AM)
Gustavo:
Sweet, some of my recent favorite shorts are the ones by the Ritz, check them out at http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Films/Films.htm & of course all time faves are the BMW Films.
(09.05.08 02:16 AM)
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09.02.08
shotgun in dublin
As soon as Victor and I landed in Dublin we hopped in the rental car and tried to get adjusted to the right side of the road, traffic and Gaelic.
Sara:
I learned how to drive a manual while I was living in England. The very first time was when I was in Wales and I had to drive, on the right side of the road, on the right side of the car, shifting with my left hand down this tiny winding mountain road with a cliff to the right and a giant mountain to left and semi trucks going fast as hell all around me. YIKES.
Then I lived in Dublin and had to deal with their crazy driving, too.
(09.03.08 11:24 AM)
Kayla B.:
Haha! That is so funny!! Thanks for sharing. I also love the photo on Victor's blog of you bustling the bride's dress. :-D
(09.02.08 06:10 PM)
Amy Martin:
Fun times! Thinking about driving a stick shift on the left side freaks me out!
(09.02.08 05:15 PM)
Kenny Kim:
Dude that was a fun video. Thanks for sharing! :) wow, if it's not bad enough to drive on the passenger side, you guys had to drive stick?! :)
(09.02.08 04:51 PM)
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09.01.08
janine walker
The tattoo peeked out of Janine's left Ted Baker coat sleeve. It's significant...it's the Chinese character for "Fiery," the nickname her father gave her as a little girl. I found that interesting because (half of my heritage hails from Taiwan) Egan is an Irish name meaning the very same thing..."Fiery." We met up while I was in Dublin for some portraits to update her web presence...and had a brilliant time of course! Thank a million Janine :-)
Janine Walker photographs weddings and portraits in Portadown, Northern Ireland while keeping a fun blog that chronicles her professional and personal life. Married to her wonderful and supportive husband, Andy, they entertain 2 lovely dogs and butt heads over laundry day.
September:
It seems you two 'fiery' souls were destined to meet. : ) Great shots!
(09.05.08 06:01 PM)
Janine:
Aw Fred they are brill!! You just rock. It is so weird to see myself on your blog lol! HI TANYA!!! Oh and my main website is one of the casualties of bludomain9's death :(
(09.02.08 02:28 AM)
Tanya Perez:
Awww Janine looks beautiful! We met her in Vegas this past year. It was awesome. :)
(09.01.08 06:15 PM)
Chase G:
Fred! The URL you put doesn't work... http://www.janinewalkersblog.com/ works though. Nice pics man.
(09.01.08 03:28 PM)
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08.29.08
the glamourous mammoth men
Our Mammoth Man blog was recently featured on the blogs of Glamour and Apartment #34. I'm a little shocked at how many people outside of the wedding photography industry read and kept up with this little chronicle of our adventures. Here's to the upcoming third trip!
September:
YAY! Finally someone recognizes the brilliant blog that led me to you! : )
(09.05.08 06:03 PM)
PhotoSmith - Sarah e. Smith:
wow! that's too cool. Love the Mammoth men project, you guys are all awesome!
(09.01.08 03:17 PM)
~abi~:
wow! it is so weird to have my blog-stalking worlds collide! i follow joanna's blog "a cup of jo", then began following her blog for "glamour" when she started it. and of course i have followed all of you "mammoth men" for awhile now! :) so funny!
(09.01.08 12:21 PM)
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08.28.08
ireland: off the top of my head
The warmth of the Sun peeked through the throw blanket of cloud cover for the first time all week as Victor and I trekked to Dingle, Ireland. We managed to cover the width of the country in my first ever visit to the island. Tomorrow we shoot the wedding but our travels up to this point have been adventurous.A. Driving has been quite entertaining...near collision experiences abound as Victor tends the wheel (from the opposite side of the car) and I decipher the numerous maps.
B. Brazen Head pub...supposedly serving brew since 1198, it's Ireland's oldest pub and quite quaint and nostalgic. I did fish 'n chips here. Classic.
C. Guinness Storehouse tour...this tour of the Guinness factory was one of my favorite segments of the trip. So much history behind Ireland's most famous porter. I learned how to pour my own pint...I'm a pro now.
D. The Fitzsimmons pub in the Temple Bar/Barf district was the only place Victor and I could mooch free wifi. We often found ourselves enjoying a pint of Smithwick's and responding to emails via iPhones while enjoying LIVE covers of U2, Oasis, Sno Patrol and The Beatles. Wonderwall is still a rad song.
E. Victor has this thing when booking hotel rooms where he thinks a "double" bed is two beds in a single room...when in fact it's a "full" bed in a single room. Due to this technicality in understanding, we shared a full size bed the fist night in Dublin. You have my permission to laugh.
F. I've never gone nine rounds with Jet Lag...seriously, who's he been training with???
G. I finally got to use a Dyson Airblade to dry my hands while at the Guinness Storehouse. AWE-SUM!
H. I linked up with Janine Walker, a photographer from Northern Ireland, in Dublin for a shoot. I love meeting new people via my blog in person!
I. The best slice West of Italy can be found at Gruel in Dublin, Ireland. Hands down the most incredible pizza to ever touch my lips!!!
So that's what's going on in the Irish Summer Time zone. Cheers!
Aaron:
Seriously, thanks for sharing your Irish adventures. I seriously LOVE Ireland. I've been meaning to get back there for some time now. Awesome, awesome...
(08.29.08 11:49 PM)
Christina:
Despite the jet lag, you've managed to cover a lot :) Enjoy the Irish weather for us Texans not so fortunate to escape it...
(08.29.08 09:17 AM)
MARCO:
BRILLIANT!
(08.29.08 01:07 AM)
Chantal:
Ahhh! I spent two of the BEST summers of my life in Ireland....the Brazendhead and Temple Bar were my favorite hang outs!! I hope you post more photos from your shoot around Dublin. It is, hands down, my favorite city in the world!!
(08.28.08 08:51 PM)
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