Two years or so, a snapshot.

I’m nearly finished laying out a massive new sample book.  Images in here represent about two years of coverage by Climie + Co.  To be fair, one of them is from 2005, but that’s what we’d call a Career Image, and it will never ever ever go away.  :)

I hadn’t planned on posting this, but most folks will not see this book in person, so this is the next best thing.  Fortunately, I had a helper (hi Brian!) who was able to make the initial selections, taking 41,000+ *final* client images down to I think about 1,100.  Much much credit goes to him for this even being a possibility.  I’m just now digging out from the spring wedding blitz, and I’d never have the time to go through all those images one at a time.  Once he gave me the selects, I got it down to about 400 of my favorites, then setting about the task of laying out this book.  It wasn’t easy!

I experienced, as most photographers probably do, a period of time where I just thought I couldn’t pull together a tight collection of images, that it was a complete waste of time.  I wasn’t in love with our work early in the selection process.  I’d seen it a thousand times.  I was ready to scrap the whole thing and move on.  But then as each subsequent edit was made and I started boiling things down, cutting images mercilessly, a great collection of images emerged.  As photographers, we have to be very self-critical if we are to grow visually.  We have to stand by our decisions, even when others disagree, that an image really is worthy of being presented.  At the same time, we also have to know when we like an images for reasons other than that they stand on their own, and we have to cut them out, get rid of them.  It’s an extremely difficult process, but one that teaches you a lot about yourself and your craft.

Anyway, I sit here immensely proud of the images we’ve gotten for our clients.  We have truly enjoyed working with each and every couple.  It feels good knowing we had a part in preserving their heritage, their moments.

On with the images already!  Each image is a full spread (2 pages).

Take care, and see ya around!

ETA: I’m sure folks are curious, so I’m going to attempt to label the images with the image taker (me or Zack generally).  Notes correspond to the above spread.

R: Marc Climie

L & R: Marc Climie

L: Marc Climie; R: Zack Arias

R: Marc Climie

Marc Climie

L: Zack Arias; R: Marc Climie

L: Zack Arias; R: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

R: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

Marc Climie (Turks & Caicos – apparently Baby Face was staying in the unit downstairs, and it was rumored Jay-Z was in the huge yacht anchored just off the coast – there for a wedding – NOT this one, lol!)

L: Zack Arias; R: Marc Climie

L: Marc Climie; R: Zack Arias

Marc Climie (the career shot, the one Brooks Whittington says I’ll never surpass, and that I should just go ahead and quit, lol)

R: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

L: Zack Arias (likely); R: Steve (Steve is an associate that works with us.  I tried to keep it to just Zack and myself to keep things simple, but I just love that shot so much!)

All: Marc Climie

R: Marc Climie

Marc Climie

L: Marc Climie; R: Zack Arias

All: Marc Climie

L: Marc Climie; R: Zack Arias

L: I have no idea but either Zack or me.; R: Zack Arias

All: Marc Climie

Marc Climie

L: Zack Arias; R: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

R: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

L: Marc Climie; R: Zack Arias

All: Marc Climie

L: Marc Climie; R: Zack Arias

All: Zack Arias (I think – the right hand one I’m not 100% sure of.)

Marc Climie

L: I have no idea.; R: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Zack Arias

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

L: Marc Climie; R: Zack Arias

L: Marc Climie; R: Zack Arias

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

R: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

Marc Climie (Lit strictly by moonlight at about 11pm.  Full moon, beautiful night!)

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie (A possibility the L one is Zack, but I’m pretty sure that’s my light.)

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

Marc Climie

L: Marc Climie; R: Zack Arias

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Zack Arias

Zack Arias (I so love this shot!  The people in the background totally make this shot.  I actually like that it has motion blur.)

All: Marc Climie

R: Marc Climie

Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Zack Arias (Not 1,000% sure of the L one.)

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

L: Zack Arias; R: Marc Climie

L: Zack Arias; R: Marc Climie (I’m pretty sure.)

L: Marc Climie; R: Zack Arias

Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie (Probably.  Not 1,000% sure on the R one.)

Marc Climie

All: Marc Climie

L: Zack Arias; R: Marc Climie

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