A blog about photography and things that are interesting to photographers.
12 Mar 2021 1 minute read 4 comments stevenvanelk
These photos are from a few years ago. I went out one morning and saw the world covered in a half inch of frost. I had to get to work so I just took a few photos with my iPhone 4s. A few days later, I woke up at dawn again to find the world once agai...
10 Mar 2021 1 minute read 2 comments stevenvanelk
A few years ago I woke up before sunrise to find that everything was covered in heavy frost. The night before it had been extremely foggy, but I didn't think much of it. I took my phone out back and grabbed a few photos as the sun was rising. Back th...
8 Mar 2021 1 minute read 5 comments stevenvanelk
Being a wedding photographer is weird. Most people think of wedding photos as the cheesy, posed family portraits where everyone is staring at the camera and smiling. Modern day wedding photography means you have to be good at a bunch of different typ...
7 Mar 2021 1 minute read 4 comments stevenvanelk
The surface of Lake Michigan shimmered in the setting sun. All along the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore the water was placid and flat. I've been visiting Lake Michigan with my family since I was a kid, and I've never seen the lake so peaceful. Ther...
6 Mar 2021 1 minute read 3 comments stevenvanelk
I had an elopement in downtown Indy last year on December 23rd. The couple was planning to get married back in India, but because of the pandemic they couldn't travel home. So instead they got married in downtown Indianapolis and used zoom to broadca...
2 Mar 2021 1 minute read 2 comments stevenvanelk
I recently took a trip down to Gatlinburg, Tennessee with the family. It was hazy the entire time we were there and I was a little nervous about flying my drone (DJI Mavic Pro), but I did it anyway. I only lost sight of it once in the clouds, but I w...
