Minneapolis Wedding Photographer Becca Dilley Photography » Portraits

Amy Urban Headshots

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:00:36 +0000

Something colorful, clean, and composed for Amy of Armato design & press.

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Colorful headshots for Amy

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:00:42 +0000

This shot is my favorite from my session with Amy – the color and clarity are great for online use, but it stays interesting at larger sizes because of the changing focal plane. I “free lensed” to get the shifting focus effect (basically, holding the lens away from the camera at an angle and focusing manually).

It is a technique, in my opinion, with a very low hit rate – you just don’t get many photos that work compared to the number that are just blurry, or plain weird. But most interesting photos are the cumulative effect of low hit rates. To put it another way, with great risk comes great reward.

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Dan & Lisa & Coffee {daily photos}

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:00:22 +0000

A bit of fun with my in laws at Mickies Dairy Bar in Madison.

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Awilda 3 years

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:00:27 +0000

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New Orleans – 6 years ago {personal work}

University of Minnesota engagement {Tonya & Emem}

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:00:14 +0000

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Balancing the blue

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:57 +0000

Balancing the blue wall with Tonya & Emem at the Guthrie theater.

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Romney

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:22 +0000

I re-discovered a few images I took several years ago when I lived in Boston. I documented then-Governor Romney at a celebration event for Junior Achievement of Massachusetts.

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Pigeons as impressionist artists {favorites}

Madison Family portraits for the holidays

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:55 +0000

Thank you to Annie, Layla, & Jennie, who all contributed to a non-profit in exchange for holiday portraits of their families!

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Ever forward – Minneapolis Skyline

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:42 +0000

Task: bring a noir feel to a portrait with the Minneapolis skyline. Solution: off-camera flash to create moody shadows and allow me to stop down on my camera for a darker sky and background. Also vital to this portrait – the right clients. Thanks, Tonya & Emem!

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Mirroring light – Guthrie Theater Minneapolis

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:00:47 +0000

The Guthrie theater can be dark – so dark that even at ISO 3200, there is just not enough light for detail. So, this image is actually a composite of two images – one with Emem holding the flash directed at Tonya, and the second with the situations reversed. I can’t lie – got this idea from a post by Ryan Brenizer, perhaps the worlds most innovative photographer, and added it to my bag of tools – and was finally given the opportunity to use it.

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A bit of theater noir

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:00:13 +0000

I love the Guthrie theater – it is a world class location for theater, and I admire their commitment to keeping the common spaces public, even as it becomes a more well known place. Because I usually shoot there several times a year, I make it a rule to always find a new way to shoot when I am there. It can be easy with locations like this to find something that works and repeat it again and again. That would be a disservice to my clients, and, it would also be boring to me! I loved the pop of color that Emem & Tonya brought to this lounge space.

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Madison headshots {Lisa}

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:00:10 +0000

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Lisa

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:00:15 +0000

We were at lunch when Lisa said she might need new headshots. I grabbed my bag and we walked up to Madison’s capitol building for some fun in the late December sun.

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Baby G

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:00:46 +0000

An unexpected difficulty of being a wedding photographer: growing close to your clients and their families during the wedding process, and then loosing touch as the years go by. But, luckily, Mandy & Hai had a lovely baby girl, and so I had the pleasure of meeting her and seeing them for a fall portrait session!

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Falling for Minnehaha park {Meghann & Matt}

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:00:54 +0000

In Meghann’s words “we need to have photos taken at least every 2 years”. Since it has been almost that long since they were married at the Guthrie theater, it was my great pleasure to see them again for some fun in the fall at Minnehaha Falls park.

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