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Angela + Jake | Lakeview IA Engagement Shoot

Geoff Johnson — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:17:30 +0000

Another special one. My wife grew up spending time at Blackhawk Lake in Lakeview, IA. I had traveled there a few times with her for family events and has such a great vibe. After connecting with Angela & Jake we got to chatting about locations and when she mentioned she’s from Lakeview, I knew we had to shoot there.

Alex + Austin | Engagement Shoot at Memorial Stadium

Geoff Johnson — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:23:38 +0000

A few images from my recent shoot with Alex and Austin. I’ve had the opportunity to shoot at Memorial Stadium a few times and of course being a husker fan myself, I loved walking on that field. It’s a special place! Looking forward to the wedding next year.

Courtney & Ira | Seattle

Geoff Johnson — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:14:21 +0000

Back in April, Matt and I traveled to the northwest for one of my top engagement sessions ever. It’s not everyday that we travel by seaplane to a remote family cabin. Yep, we flew by seaplane to Quilcene on The Hood Canal outside Seattle, Washington. I managed to shoot a few rolls of film for this as well.

This place is special.

I met Courtney at Gina & Mike’s wedding back in 2007-so cool that she kept my card all that time and called me to photograph her wedding (in Napa this August). Since both Courtney and Ira grew up in Seattle I knew we’d have to shoot their engagement portraits there. After a few phone calls to talk about locations and details she had mentioned that Ira is an avid skier. I was discussing with her options to shoot near some mountains or something “Northwest”. What a location she got. This place is Ira’s family retreat (summer holidays, clam-digging, getting oysters) and you can feel how special it is. Although the cabin was being remodeled we managed to spend about 2 hours before heading back to Seattle. On our way back we took the scenic route and flew over the Olympic Mountains.

I love that 3 days before the shoot I got a text message “we have a seaplane for Saturday”…

It’s been so long since I’ve shot film, below are a few of my favorites.

Nebraska Wedding Day Cover

Geoff Johnson — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:57:46 +0000

Back in October I worked with Nebraska Wedding Day to create a couple of cover and editorial images for the 2011 magazine. Below are are some of my favorite images from the shoot along with the final February cover. Another cover is slated for June. It really took a team to pull this off and I would like to thank all of the people involved in making the shoot a success. Check out the sweet behind the scenes video at the end of the post.

Courtney Lockridge
Chris VanKat
Kate Heller-Thomas
Tiffany Love-Zach
Ann Luchsinger
Brad Luchsinger
Magnolia Hotels
Select Model Management
Ellynne Bridal
Petal Creations
Petal Pushers
Sarah White Jewelry

Cover Shoot for Nebraska Wedding Day Magazine from Geoff Johnson on Vimeo.

Carly + Patrick | Southern Engagement Shoot

Geoff Johnson — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 05:07:18 +0000

A few of my favorite images from my shoot in New Orleans with Carly & Patrick. I had a blast working with them and looking forward to their wedding this summer.

Tiffany + Donnie | Ten Years Later

Geoff Johnson — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:24:54 +0000

My friend and fellow photographer Tiffany Love and her husband Donnie just celebrated ten years of marriage. Check out the shoot we did late this summer plus one of my favorites I shot from their wedding back in October, 2000.

One of my favorites from their wedding. I just love the emotion here. Shot on Kodak T400CN film.

Anna + Chris | San Francisco Engagements

Geoff Johnson — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:03:05 +0000

One of two SF engagement shoots this fall. I think one of my favorite locations for Anna & Chris’ session was our trip up to Muir Woods. I’m looking forward to their wedding next summer in sunny Cabo!

Liz & Devin | Engagements

Geoff Johnson — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:08:13 +0000

A few of my favorites from my engagement session with Liz & Devin. I actually have their wedding images coming up on the blog next week!

Alison & J.R. | Chicago Engagement Portraits

Geoff Johnson — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:38:13 +0000

We’re just about a month away from Alison & J.R’s wedding and thought I’d share a few of my favorite images from their engagement session in Chicago.

Latest ONE Magazine Cover

Geoff Johnson — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:39:41 +0000

Here’s the latest cover for ONE Magazine. The cover features Jack Becker, the Joslyn Art Museum’s new Executive Director. We decided the to show off the new sculpture garden. If you haven’t had a chance to see it, you should check it out. Plus they’re open later on Thursdays.