Recent pictures by David Shirk, a wedding photographer in Birmingham Alabama
Ashley and Ryan had an intimate ceremony at Gabrella manor and were cool enough to tromp around Birmingham with us afterwards to take more pictures. I’ve always wanted to shoot at to Sloss Furnaces on a wedding day, and it was totally awesome. Also quite awesome was the 60 degree day in December – we...
Collins might be the happiest person I’ve ever photographed – no stress and all sunshine:) She also trusted me COMPLETELY during our several days together. We had a very limited time window to do an engagement shoot in Auburn this summer, and of course there was a monsoon on the day of our shoot. But...
As a wedding photographer, I have become a big believer in providence – kind of like daily bread, we are given what we need in terms of light and location. The challenge is to recognize and utilize what we are given, whether it’s rain or sun, cathedral or church basement. We had a quick theological...
Katheryn is an architecture historian/preservationist, and when she contacted me about photographing her wedding in a burned-out church in Beaufort, S.C. I couldn’t resist! Old Sheldon Church was originally built in 1770, burned in the Revolutionary War, rebuilt, and burned again by Sherman’s troops during the Civil War, and since then it has been maintained...
