A Professional Wedding and Portrait Photographer Ready to Capture Your Special and Magical Moments!

My name is Aaron Riddle and I am a professional photographer residing in Winchester, Virginia. I specialize in wedding photography, portrait photography and special event photography needs.

As a wedding photographer my style is unobtrusive, friendly photojournalism. I capture the spontaneous smiles, people living in the moment and details of your day as they naturally unfold. Your job is to relax and enjoy your wedding! My job is to document it for you to relive forever.

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Sketch Name: Facebook…No, Literally!

Thoughts While Sketching: We all have come to know and be a part of the social networking site Facebook (if you don’t know what I am talking about, I am surprised you even came across my Web site). But what is a “facebook”? According to Wiktionary, a facebook is:

A college publication distributed at the start of the academic year by university administrations with the intention of helping students get to know each other better.

That definition is acceptable, but I think my sketch better illustrates what a “facebook” is to me.

I am taking part in Blog Action Day. For those of you that are not aware, Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion. This year’s issue is “Climate Change”.

There is rampant debate all across the world regarding climate change. Is it a real threat? Should it prompt swift action from governments to enforce laws protecting the environment? Is it only a theory developed by those wishing to restrict the production of certain products? My whole opinion on the topic is quite simple…

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Wedding Date: September 27, 2009

Wedding Location: Maryland Renaissance Festival, Crownsville, MD

Photo Session Details: Early this summer I was contacted by a client interested in having me photograph their September wedding. Upon reading the details regarding the wedding I immediately knew that this project would be one of the most fun and interesting photography jobs of the year. My clients, Chris and Augie, held their wedding at the Maryland Renaissance Festival . . . a recreation of a medieval 25-acre English Tudor village showcasing “an era of chivalry, bawdiness and good fun.”

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Wedding Date: September 26, 2009

Wedding Location: Winchester, VA

Photo Session Details: Kimberly and Chad Anderson hired me to photograph their wedding held at the Long Hill Bed and Breakfast in Winchester, Va. The wedding was a small ceremony consisting of family and close friends (30-40 people). The weather had been rainy and drizzly all morning, so I was hopeful that it would subside for at least the outdoor portion of the wedding. Thankfully the weather cooperated somewhat and there was only a light rain and mist during the actual ceremony.

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Photo Session Date: September 2, 2009

Photo Session Location: Community College Soccer Field, Northern Virginia

Photo Session Details: I was asked to take some photographs for a local community college’s various athletics teams this fall. This includes the men’s and women’s soccer teams, along with the men’s and women’s basketball teams (set to debut this fall). The first of these photo shoots involved the men’s soccer team’s first home game of the season.

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Photo Session Date: September 12 – 17, 2009

Photo Session Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Photo Session Details: My family has been vacationing in Myrtle Beach, SC for 25+ years. It feels like a second home to me as summer does not seem to be complete without spending some time on the beach, dining and playing a few rounds of miniature golf. Now that my children are a bit older, they were able to make the trip (an eight hour drive) down south for a family vacation.

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Photo Session Date: September 5, 2009

Photo Session Location: Berryville, VA

Photo Session Details: This past weekend I photographed a small wedding ceremony in Berryville, Virginia that featured food, music and traditions associated with Jamaican culture. The wedding included 50-60 guests, including some that had traveled as far as Jamaica, to attend the celebration.

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Photo Session Date: September 5, 2009

Photo Session Location: Washington, D.C.

Photo Session Details: I was contacted by Leanne Lipton, a local veterinarian with her own practice (Meridian Veterinary Services), who was interested in obtaining some portraiture shots to use on her Web site, promotional brochures and to accompany her published articles in professional journals. Leanne’s practice specializes in a holistic approach to treating animal family members combining traditional and alternative medicine (acupuncture, herbal treatments, etc).

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