• Returning to Wedding Photography in Greater Atlanta

    In 2017, I decided I wanted to be able to photograph a wedding.

    a bridal couple with eyes closed and heads together standing under veil
    Capturing quiet moments after a wedding ceremony

    So, I established Caroline Price Photography back in 2017, complete with a proper foundation because I wasn’t willing to photograph a single wedding without a legitimate business structure.

    a couple kissing in front of a wedding venue in Newnan, Georgia, standing under lit sparklers
    Sparkler exits are a magical way to end a wedding day and make for excellent memories captured forever

    48 weddings and 11 five-star reviews between Google and my public Facebook business page later, I closed Caroline Price Photography last May for personal reasons that are now resolved.

    a bride dressed in her wedding dress, with mom kissing her on the cheek. photo is in black and white
    Candid moments before the wedding are so important to document in pictures

    I’ve deeply missed weddings.

    a black and white photograph of a bride and groom kissing on a grand staircase, with a little boy about the height of the railing holding his hands over his eyes
    Family moments like this during bridal portraits are so fun do photograph

    And more: I’ve particularly missed the ability to provide quality wedding photography at a budget price.

    a bride standing on the bridge of a dock, photographed from a lower than railing vantage point. Bride is looking down at her bouquet
    Capturing the beauty of the bride on her big day is a true honor to document in photographs

    So, here I am a year later, and I’ve simplified my business structure quite a lot. I’ve pared my gear down to a professional Fuji setup that still delivers the same beautiful colors as before, but is much more sustainable weight-wise for my back on long wedding days. I’ve still got the actual LLC (now as Caroline Price, LLC), and I still have the business license and insurance. I still have the ability to deliver gorgeous galleries, and I’ve refined an even better post-processing style. I’ve updated my process to be more sustainable for me and very easy for you. I’ve also got gorgeous new USB-C photo drives available for clients, as shown below.

    a photograph of someone holding a cream linen keepsake USB box, with a crystal and rose gold colored USB drive in the box
    The linen box pictured here is available to the first four couples who book in this new season; the rose gold and crystal USB-C drive will be a continued offering

    And, I’m ready to open up the calendar to a very limited number of wedding dates.

    a bride standing by a grand window, looking out into the rain while holding a colorful red and orange bouquet of flowers
    West Georgia weddings can be beautiful even on cloudy and rainy days

    I’m offering a single package: eight hours of coverage for $500 (Includes fully edited photos delivered in an online digital gallery and via keepsake crystal and rose gold color USB-C drive. Please note: to ensure the highest quality without the burnout, my delivery timeline is a relaxed six to eight weeks. Available in the West Georgia and Greater Atlanta areas– A small, flat-rate travel fee applies for weddings located inside the Atlanta perimeter to cover gas and parking depending on select venues). I’m offering my eight years of wedding industry experience, my authentic self, and my very best for your wedding day.

    a young couple in an embrace, posing for a photograph, both smiling for the camera. The bride is holding the groom's face and the groom's arms are around her waist
    Couples portraits between the wedding ceremony and the reception are a special time. Some couples opt for a first look but I have found that most prefer to have the magic of the first look being while the bride walks down the aisle

    The first four to book will receive their keepsake USB-C drive in a beautiful cream linen box as shown above.

    a photograph of a bride standing in a blue room, holding white open shutters, the bride is facing the window and we see the bride's dress and veil from the back only
    Bridal portraits can be beautiful inside as well as outside

    I am quite aware that this is an extreme budget level pricing for the wedding industry. But I also know from experience that offering this level of accessibility is exactly where I find the most joy and professional satisfaction in my photography practice.

    A bride stands by a cream colored walll and window holding a very small lavender bouquet
    Window light makes for beautiful bridal portraits. Sometimes the most beautiful settings are the simplest in decor

    So, reach out via hello@carolineprice.com or my contact page. Tell me your story. Let’s tell your wedding day story together.

  • A Pivot

    Well, Christmas didn’t exactly go as planned.

    We planned to travel to go see family in Kansas City and Nebraska for the next ten days.

    Yesterday, we made it as far as Oneonta, Alabama before we decided we should stop at an urgent care for Covid, flu, and strep for Porter because he had a sore throat and no one we were going to visit needed to be exposed to sickness.

    Sure enough, Porter has strep. So, back home we went. Interesting 5 hour drive at least. And I’m glad we found out before we made it all the way to Memphis, which had been our original plan for seeking out an urgent care. The drive back from Alabama was much shorter than the original idea.

    Still, Christmas plans being thwarted is rarely the end of the world.

    Today we slept in and Jared and I went to Costco and Trader Joe’s for goodies. And boy, we did come home with goodies.

    And then tonight, after a predictable meltdown, I returned to creative brainstorming. Because: the gear puzzles in my brain will not stop turning. My brain naturally turns to creative problem-solving when left to its own devices, and my photography gear has been a problem for the last six months.

    When I sold off the second Fuji GFX 50sII and several lenses, and purchased the Fuji X-S20 and started contemplating moving more seriously back to the X series ecosystem, I hit a major creative wall when the first attempt to adapt the Cinelux 37.5mm lens to the X-S20 failed.

    It’s a technicality: When I originally cobbled together the adapter, I could not find a M65 to X Series adapter. I had no idea there was actually a company making them.

    So instead, I bought a M65 to M42 step down lens filter ring, and an M42 to FX adapter.

    And, I proceeded to have a massive meltdown when the lens wouldn’t focus on the X-S20 because the focal point was closer to the sensor than my lens could get. And I gave up, assuming the 37.5mm would only work on the GFX forever.

    However: there is a company making these adapters, and I have one on the way now.

    Which means, my dream of making my GFX be an exclusively monochrome camera while the X-S20 is the color version, shooting Cinelux lenses simultaneously……well, that dream is alive again.

    In my brainstorming, I have also realized exactly how stunted my creativity has been most of the late summer and Fall.

    And I know why that is, and I take it as a very good sign that my creativity is returning. Even if it is only taking the form of creative problem solving thus far, it makes me extremely happy to realize that maybe I am making substantive progress to leaving the past in the past.

    Even if the meltdowns have not completely stopped just yet. The meltdowns may never stop completely; it occurred to me that they may actually be a symptom of the PTSD. But today, I recovered enough to get excited about my art again and that is enough.

  • True Blue Miracle

    Every once in a while on Facebook, I post “Current Mood” and just post a link to a YouTube video of a favorite song.

    This time of year, it’s often a Christmas song.

    This song from this episode of “Sesame Street” was one of my favorites growing up– I cannot tell you how many times I watched this episode when I was little.

    ‘Tis the season, y’all.

    Side note: The Carrollton Trojans play in the state playoffs at Mercedez-Benz Stadium tonight. We’re going to win!!

    Oliver is very excited because he has been invited to hang out with the broadcast kids and they are going to get a behind-the-scenes tour of GPB’s broadcast setup.

    Liam is traveling with the band, and Porter is coming along as well.

    Go Trojans!!

  • a reflective guided journal

    I made something.

    I made a reflective guided journal. I set out the specific parameters in both Gemini and Google AI Studio and between the two of them, I came up with quarterly segments filled with weekly goals, and daily prompts.

    I made it for myself primarily, with the goal of maybe sharing it with the wider world.

    It’s going to take some time to format though; while I have the content, I have a specific way I want that content formatted and there is no easy way to handle that in a bulk way into Canva, which is what I am using for the formatting.

    I am very, very, happy with the content, though. It’s something I would use, I think it will be both fun and uplifting. I’m impatient to get it done but realistically, it will likely not be done by January 1.

    Time is not really relevant however; the journal is not formatted to be time-dependent.

    I was inspired to make a reflective, guided journal primarily as a self-help tool for myself, to help get myself through the year in an even-keel sort of temperament while also setting new goals. Gemini helped me set out parameters that allow the journal to be helpful without dispensing psychiatric or medical advice.

    I hadn’t really intended to come up with a whole product, except that I wanted something pretty for myself.

    So, caroline price luxe: intentional living guided journal is on the way.

  • a christmas favorite

    “I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day” is one of my favorite Christmas songs, and this version by The Mayries is absolutely my favorite version of all.

    I discovered it through Apple Music several years ago sitting with the boys waiting for the bus to pick them up, early one morning.

    It made it into the forever Christmas playlist.

    Enjoy!