Geoff Johnson Blog

Nebraska Wedding Day Editorial Shoot

Geoff Johnson — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:44:33 +0000

I’m excited to share a few images we shot for the spring issue of Nebraska Wedding Day Magazine. It took many people to make this happen – huge thanks to everyone involved.

Courtney & Dave Lockridge, NE WeddingDay Magazine
Creative Director, Megan Cooper
Models, Select Model Management
Photo and Camera Assistants, Andrey Mikityuk, Miranda Hallaway, Sara Jennings-Graves
Dresses, Ellynne Bridal
Jewelry, Sarah White
Hair Stylist, Salon Deja Vu
Makeup, One Makeup Artistry
Film // Video, Bellus Photo + Film

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’s Napa Wedding (part 1)

Geoff Johnson — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:55:20 +0000

Hands down one of the most amazing weddings I’ve shot. This wedding took place at Beaulieu Garden in Napa Valley. The first part here is just a glimpse of the location from our film images. I decided at the last minute to rent the Mamyia RZ 6×7 in SF. Many thanks to Jenna and Laurie from Laurie Arons Special Events for all the hard work and especially for picking up the camera rental. More to come…

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.

Jamie + Jeff | Lincoln Wedding

Geoff Johnson — Mon, 16 May 2011 03:46:52 +0000

Here are some favorite images from Jamie & Jeff’s wedding. The wedding took place at Hillcrest Country Club in Lincoln. It was great having photographer Andrey Mikityuk shoot with me.

Alison + JR | Wedding

Geoff Johnson — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:54:33 +0000

A few favorites from this beautiful fall wedding of Alison & JR’s back in October. I think one of the coolest things about this wedding was the band from St Louis, Galaxy Red. A mix of traditional with a bit of spinning and you get some great entertainment. The reception took place at one of my favorite places, Happy Hollow Country Club in Omaha.

Laura & Kendall’s Story | Photo + Film

Geoff Johnson — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:40:38 +0000

UPDATE: Featured on Style Me Pretty

As 2011 wedding season gets into full swing I thought I would share Laura & Kendall’s story. We’re in the process of tweaking our site to feature more films, but couldn’t wait any longer to share.

Flight Timelapse

Geoff Johnson — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:29:46 +0000

As much as we fly I thought it would be a cool experiment and try a timelapse of our journey. After a few test runs on the outbound flights last week, we finally got an entire flight. So here’s an hour flight from Burbank to Las Vegas in 30 seconds. We used the iPhone 4 and with a little gaffers tape and the window shade we had a steady rig.

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.