Carl Zoch Photography Blog

July 23, 2010

If Cara and I were able to do our wedding over we would take notes from Jonathan and Meghan's! We enjoyed our time with Jonathan and Meghan and were stoked that they were willing to brave the nasty heat for an hour and a half of portraits! We drove around Tulsa exploring cool locations, running a red light and finding our way on top of a hotel roof. It was failsafe! Congratulations Jonathan and Meghan!

Vendor information is at the end of the post.

I brought my ugly yellow HOLGA along for the ride! Below are a few that I dig.

Vendors

Wedding Dress - Priscilla of Boston

Groom's Suit - The Duchess

Venue - The Dresser Mansion

Florist - Lindi from The Bridal Garden

Cakes - Ann's Bakery

DJ - Zach Downing

Beer - Coop Ale Works

Photographers - Carl and Cara Zoch

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Amanda Madden says:

I LOVE the shot where her hair is blowing and their faces are together! :) also, I wanted to ask you a couple of camera questions...Like what do you shoot with and how do you make your holga shots look so great, in other words do you have any tips because all of mine seem to fail. I hope you don't mind helping me. I really admire your work.

Thanks
Amanda Madden

(08.05.10 @ 04:46 PM)

Michelle Stone says:

wow...ridiculously good.

(08.03.10 @ 03:01 PM)

katelyn swanson says:

completely love this wedding! it looked like so much fun. amazing job carl!

(07.29.10 @ 01:25 PM)

Hannah Colclazier says:

Best wedding dress ever!!!! The photos are okay too I guess. ;)

(07.26.10 @ 03:54 PM)

Hi-Fi Weddings says:

OH MY WOW! i love this! if the couple is interested in sharing their music info, then i'd love to feature this on hi-fi weddings! i love every single frame dear carl!

(07.26.10 @ 03:05 PM)

Michael Raiden says:

Absolutely stellar.

(07.25.10 @ 11:44 PM)

Aaron Snow says:

Freaking amazing.

(07.25.10 @ 02:24 PM)

Pamela Winters says:

Lovelovelove the pics. So sorry we missed it. Wind in your hair, rooftop, . . . great work.

(07.24.10 @ 09:37 PM)

Amanda Thorson says:

This is such a lovely wedding. I love her dress and the shots in the library are great!

(07.24.10 @ 09:09 PM)

Ryan Ray says:

dude! wind in the hair image is ridiculous!!

(07.24.10 @ 05:26 PM)

Camden Chitwood says:

these are amazing! What a cool couple, too-love their style & LOVE the brides wedding dress!

(07.24.10 @ 12:40 PM)

Vee says:

You did an amazing job!! What a beautiful couple!

(07.24.10 @ 12:30 PM)

Sarah Rhoads says:

HECK YES!!! CARL! once again you never fail to take care of some of my closest friends and give them amazing art that they will LOVE for forever! Meg & Jonathan you two look so friggin beautiful it's sick!!

(07.24.10 @ 11:30 AM)

Luke says:

Bravo my friend, bravo

(07.24.10 @ 11:27 AM)

Tyler says:

solid dude.

(07.24.10 @ 11:20 AM)

erin conrad says:

that might be my favorite wedding i've ever seen! nice work.

(07.24.10 @ 10:27 AM)

Sue Flint says:

You surpassed all my expectations! What a wonderful way to remember one of our happiest days ever! You're amazing!!

(07.24.10 @ 10:08 AM)

Aaron says:

Are you kidding me!!! Freaking amazing carl.

(07.24.10 @ 02:22 AM)

Meghan says:

Carl and Cara, what can I say?! I just couldn't be happier. Thank you thank you thank you! You have perfectly portrayed the look and feel of the happiest day of my life!

(07.23.10 @ 11:05 PM)

Mary says:

LOVE the Dresser Mansion, I shot my first wedding there and it was awesome! You did a fabulous job with these photos (as usual) and I just really love the vintage feel of it all!

(07.23.10 @ 11:04 PM)

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July 21, 2010

thad + clara + thaddeus

If I could go back in time as a child I would request to be thrown high like Thaddeus!

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Amy Glenn says:

OMG! These are the cutest pictures ever!! Clara you look AMAZING as always and Thaddeus is adorable!! Love love love the pics & all of yall!

(07.20.10 @ 09:41 PM)

Clara Cunningham says:

Thank you, Heather! Carl did an awesome job....and yes, it doesn't hurt having such a cute little boy!

(07.20.10 @ 09:12 PM)

Liz says:

Umm these photos are amazing! Thaddeus may be the cutest child on earth. I am so excited! CZ has skills....

(07.20.10 @ 08:39 PM)

Hannah Colclazier says:

I love the second to last one...looks like he's saying "Awwww shucks!"

(07.20.10 @ 06:33 PM)

shannon says:

these are crazy awesome! that lil guy is so cute!

(07.20.10 @ 03:46 PM)

heather caram says:

awe clara!!! i love them!! you all look so happy :)

carl, you did a wonderful job of capturing them!!!

(07.20.10 @ 03:43 PM)

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July 21, 2010

100 eyes in 24 hours

Thank you everyone who entered the contest! I was blown away by the response! I enjoyed looking through all of the photographs and like the idea that this little project might have encouraged a few people to photograph something that they wouldn't have otherwise. I look forward to doing more of these contests in the future! Below are some common questions that I've received in emails so I thought I'd answer them here.

What is CARL//WAS//HERE?

CARL//WAS//HERE is an ongoing project and collection of images that document my travels and the ways in which I've come to see the beauty in this life. There are millions (and probably billions) of images that die on hard drives and I'm doing my best to not let that happen for myself. The site also exists in hopes that others might enjoy the imagery for themselves whether they're looking through the images or adding them to their walls.

What was the competition? The best sky photo taken on a cell phone within a 24 hours.

Why did you do this competition and will there be more in the future? I love the idea of how people collectively see life within a 24 hour time period. I think the idea of that is intriguing so I wanted to see if we could pull that off here. The response was overwhelming! The second reason is simple. I want to share my art. I'm looking forward to doing more in the future. I'll be making announcements for these competitions through twitter so be sure to follow along.

The Winner - Benny Jacobs!

To be as fair as possible I did my best to drag all of the images from my email to a folder on my desktop without looking at who the email was from. I then looked at all of the images in a grid form (like below) and then made my decision. I chose the image that I ended up staring at the most. I don't necessarily have words for why I chose this photo other than it was moving to me.

*Sorry for cropping all of your photos into a square. It was the only way I could share them all. Don't hate me too much :)

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AHyatt says:

I had fun with this too...maybe there can be a contest for people who don't have all those fancy and fun apps for pics. It would be interesting to see what raw images people could come up with. HOWEVER Good Job Benny really cool pic for sure!

(07.23.10 @ 04:20 PM)

Chris McCord says:

Yes very fun, I agree, more contest, random topics from you, and lots of participation...keep it up!

(07.21.10 @ 12:55 PM)

D.J. Ellis says:

That was fun...let's do it again. Some great shots in here for sure. Congrats Benny!

(07.21.10 @ 12:17 PM)

christian traina says:

From left to right in chronological order... what does #27 mean?

(07.21.10 @ 12:08 PM)

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