The Woodland Venue, Fayetteville: The Problem and Four Ways Out of It
A woodland venue in the Ozarks, presenting the problem every wooded site presents: light that is dim, green and directionless.
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Venue Guides
We are writing a photographer’s field guide to every wedding venue we would happily work in, city by city. Each guide covers the light, the timing and the frames that work – and says plainly where we are drawing on craft rather than on having shot there.
The River Market, Little Rock: A Walk Through the Site
A nineteenth-century warehouse district on the Arkansas River, where brick, steel and a big river sit within a few hundred metres.
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The Victoria Venue, Fort Smith: How the Light Moves
A historic venue in Fort Smith, on the Arkansas River at the Oklahoma line — where the plains begin and the light changes character.
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Pratt Place Inn, Fayetteville: How the Light Moves
A historic inn on wooded acreage in Fayetteville, where a hillside and a closed canopy between them decide what each hour is good for.
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The Stone Chapel at Mattix Farms, Lowell: One Frame and How It Is Made
A stone chapel on Arkansas farmland, and one frame that depends entirely on the sun striking the wall at a shallow angle.
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The Chapel at Sugar Creek, Pea Ridge: One Frame and How It Is Made
A chapel in the Ozarks, and one frame worth planning the day around: two people in an open doorway with the dark interior behind them.
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The Box Turtle Venue, Rogers: The Problem and Four Ways Out of It
A rural venue in the Ozarks, presenting the problem every open-field venue presents: a high sun, no cover, and green in every direction.
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The Barn at the Springs, Garfield: A Walk Through the Site
A barn venue in limestone country, where the springs run clear and cold all year because the water comes out of the rock.
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The Crystal Ballroom, Little Rock: The Venue’s Own Logic
A historic ballroom in downtown Little Rock — a room designed to be lit from the ceiling and reflected off the walls.
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The Barn at Twin Oaks, Rogers: The Venue’s Own Logic
A barn in the Arkansas Ozarks — a building designed to be dark, dry and ventilated, which makes it the best free studio in this guide.
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