Recent pictures by David Shirk, a wedding photographer in Birmingham Alabama
I was asked yesterday if I were able to take good night pictures. . .it’s something that I’ve been doing so long, that I almost forget that it is not normal to enjoy shooting in “dungeons” (dark places with black ceilings, or outdoor night receptions). I was at a photography conference a couple of years...
Paris = Epic It is a bit daunting shooting in such an iconic city. To be totally honest, the pictures in front of/under the Eiffel tower are some of the trickiest I’ve ever taken. The challenge is to see something iconic with new eyes, and to give the impression that Holly & Scott are the...
I love people who are “different,” and Anna & Aaron would definitely fit that description. They are both super-creative, deliberate, kind people with an awesome vintage sense of style that they incorporated into their wedding. The wedding was as my home church, Vestavia Hills Lutheran, the reception at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, and we went...
“I feel that this picture encompasses the entire day. We are both smiling and gripping each other’s hands, so excited about being married. I remember us laughing about the fact that our wedding day was finally here, we had been engaged for almost a year and it seemed like it would never happen.” – Meghan...
The picture above is Ashley’s favorite picture from the day (and I might have to add, one of my favorite pictures ever!!). Here’s what she had to say about it: “My favorite picture is the one in the wild flowers because I had no idea that was even there until we arrived that weekend, it...
