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July 2024 Favorite Image of the Month

July 2024 Favorite Images of the Month ~ It’s been another busy month here in the house. I’m learning the guitar—an absolute newbie, but I love it. With the scorching temperatures, we’ve been finding cooler air by visiting art museums…

Shadow on wall shows clinking of glasses and the couples at The Houstonian during cake cutting - a WPJA award winning images

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image-of-the-week-4 – play with shadows and silhouettes

In this week’s image of the week, I love shooting indoor weddings. I use available light, working with shadow and light. It’s always a rewarding challenge to use whatever light is spilling onto the dance floor, be it the DJ’s…

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Favorite wedding images of 2021

Thank you to all my beautiful couples in 2021. Here’s my roundup of favorite wedding images throughout the wildest twelve months in my 15-year career photographing weddings. We all know how challenging and complex 2021 was, so I’ll dispense with those…

Bridesmaids in a San Antonio wedding venue make their way to the ceremony start position

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Bridesmaids – This weeks top 6 favorite images – March 18, 2021

Bridesmaids gather as bride gets ready Leica M9 + 35mm summilux A Bride shares a joke with a bridesmaid on her wedding day Leica M(240) + 35mm summilux A prayer circle with the bride, bridesmaids and flower girl before her…

Emotional image showing bride and groom moments after getting married and calling her grandfather who could not attend wedding. Galveston, Texas photographed with a Leica M(240).

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Grooms – This weeks favorite six images – March 11, 2021

Bride and groom at The Lyceum Museum, moments after getting married and calling her grandfather who could not attend their wedding. Galveston, Texas Leica M(240) + 35mm Summilux F2 1/250 Toward the end of the night a final dance for…

Little boy asleep is captured at wedding reception Hotel Galvez wedding reception in Corpus Christie, Texas. Photographed by Philip Thomas with a Leica M(240).

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Kids snoozing on a wedding day – This weeks favorite six images – March 3, 2021

A sleeping child at Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas Leica M10 + 35mm Summilux A little boy on the patio at Welfare Cafe, Welfare, Texas A sleeping flower girl naps on the sofa at Barr Mansion, Austin, Texas Leica M10 +…

Guests light up cigars in celebration of the couple Texas Hill Country Ranch Wedding - Bri + Joe - American girls meets a Brit-Wedding photographer-Philip Thomas-064

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A quiet moment – This weeks favorite 6 images – February 24, 2021

Grandmother and granddaughter in a quiet moment away from the crowds at Driskill Hotel in Austin Texas Leica M10-P + 50mm Noctilux f1.7 1/350 The bride walks through the door at Barr Mansion in Austin, Texas. Leica M10-P + 35mm…

Beautiful bride tears up as she reads a love letter from her husband-to-be at Hayes Hollow Hidden Falls

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Bridesmaids – This weeks favorite 6 images – February 17, 2021

On a wedding morning at Hotel Galvez and Spa,Galveston Texas. Bridesmaids surround the bride as the hairstylist shows how to fix the veil. Leica M10-P, 50mm Noctilux f1.7 1/180 A newly minted couple hug in celebration during a wedding reception…

A proud mother of the bride observes her daughter getting ready on her wedding day St Anthony Hotel

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This weeks favorite 6 images – February 10, 2021

Starting today and just for the sheer love of the craft, a new weekly blog post, a favorite selection of six photos and what I like about them. My style is mostly as a wedding photojournalist and what I love is to…

Modern documentary wedding photographer Philip Thomas serves San Antonio and beyond - WPJA 2020 v1 winner

Favorite wedding images from 2020

2020 favorite wedding images. Every wedding I photograph is precious and distinctive in so many different ways. Here are some of my favorite pictures from my couple’s beautiful wedding days. To view my Top Ten Places for Engagement Pictures in…

Loran and bridesmaids in a decisive moment at St Anthony Hotel San Antonio Texas -0386-L1003507

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Decisive moment – Image of the week 11 – Philip Thomas

I love what I do for a living. For over 25 years, I’ve been fascinated with the ‘Decisive Moment.’ My style of photography is primarily based on this concept and what I look for to tell a story in one…

I love images that look seemingly simple, and yet this shot was challenging to capture. The focus is on Alison, our beautiful bride, and her father during their joyous first dance. But I’m always looking for more, and I love multi-layering my images and tell the story in the most profound way possible. The challenge is to capture these moments in real-time with interactions from the photographer. If I can do this in one shot, then this is a good example. My back was up against the reception wall when capturing these. At first, the flower girls noticed me but eventually placed their attention back toward the subjects.

Layering images – Image of the week 10

This weeks it’s all about layering! Stuck inside during COVID-19 lockdown, I thought I would have so much time to shoot mini-projects. But in reality, I’ve been busier juggling kids, online school, cooking, and everyday household chores; time is getting…

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July 2024 Favorite Image of the Month

image-of-the-week-4 – play with shadows and silhouettes

Favorite wedding images of 2021

Bridesmaids – This weeks top 6 favorite images – March 18, 2021

Grooms – This weeks favorite six images – March 11, 2021

Kids snoozing on a wedding day – This weeks favorite six images – March 3, 2021

A quiet moment – This weeks favorite 6 images – February 24, 2021

Bridesmaids – This weeks favorite 6 images – February 17, 2021

This weeks favorite 6 images – February 10, 2021

Favorite wedding images from 2020

Decisive moment – Image of the week 11 – Philip Thomas

Layering images – Image of the week 10

Image Of The Week 9 -Finding Reflections – Philip Thomas Photography

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