Jonathan L Golden Photography - Houston Texas Wedding and Portraiture Photographer

Emily and Chris’ Wedding – Destination Wedding Photography – Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (sneak peak)

Jonathan — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:08:28 +0000

I can’t hold it in! I’ve got to show a little sample of some of the beautiful shots from my 4 day trip capturing Emily and Chris’ wedding in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

While waiting for the full post, head over to Emily and Chris’ engagement session shot on the campus of gorgeous Rice University in Houston, Texas.

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Deborah and Keith’s Wedding Reception – The Plaza Club – Downtown Houston Texas (Part 2)

Jonathan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:33:18 +0000

Deborah and Keith’s wedding reception was held at The Plaza Club on the top floor of One Shell Plaza in Downtown Houston, Texas. An absolutely fabulous event with great food, amazing music and a couple who’s love lit up the room.

In case you missed it, don’t forget to check out Deborah and Keith’s ceremony at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church.

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PPBF Weekly Challenge: Isolation With Shallow Depth Of Field

Jonathan — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:21:41 +0000

From the PPBF:

This Week’s Assignment:
Subject Isolation With A Shallow Depth Of Field

As photographers we are storytellers. Our job is to provide elegant tools for our customers to tell their stories. One way we can create a more elegant and polished story, and further define ourselves as professionals, is through the use of a shallow depth of field. A shallow depth of field is a tool a photographer can use to draw the viewer’s gaze to a certain area in a finished portrait, making it more clear was to what the photograph is trying to convey. This week, your assignment is “Shallow Depth Of Field”. Tell a story, and make the subject of your story more clear through the use of a shallow depth of field.

I love this image. It was shot during a night bridal shoot I had a few months ago at Discovery Green in the heart of Downtown Houston. My Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 is one of my favorite lens’, partly because of the smooth creamy bokeh it produces. This image was shot wide open (f/1.4) with two speedlights bounced off a cement wall directly behind me.

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Deborah & Keith’s Wedding – Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church, Houston Texas (part 1)

Jonathan — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:41:58 +0000

The first time I spoke with Deborah I could tell she was going to be a glowing bride. She seriously GLOWED through the phone. I did not get a chance to meet Keith until the rehearsal, but I knew he had to be a spectacular guy to land Deborah. I actually met Deborah through her daughter, Suzanne, who is a close friend of my wife, Kristen, a few years ago. What a great family! This was one of those fun events where it was evident that the goal was to 1. have a wedding and 2. HAVE A GOOD TIME! While part one is focused on the ceremony, you will want to come back for part two next week; what a party!

These wedding images are of two people deeply in love with each other. Their friends and family were awesome and made me feel comfortable from the moment I walked through the door. I don’t know what could be better for a photographer.

I hope you enjoy Deborah and Keith’s Wedding images as much as I enjoyed shooting them.

In case you missed it, don’t forget to check out Deborah and Keith’s wedding reception at The Plaza Club.

Too Cool!

Deborah’s first of 3 dresses was absolutely STUNNING!

The look on Keith’s face the first time he saw Deborah was priceless!

DEFINITELY ready to Party!

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Mindy & Greg – Houston Engagement Photography

Jonathan — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:51:32 +0000

Not to long ago, Mindy and Greg met me at Discovery Green for what turned out to be a great engagement session. It’s awesome to work with couples during such a “luvy dubby” (ya I went there) time in their relationship. Mindy’s eyes have so much emotion in them. She clearly knew what exactly how she wanted to look in her engagement photos and she WORKED IT. I only gave her minimum coaching and let my shutter just go. Greg took a little work but with a few tips, we loosened his hips and really cranked out some fantastic images.

Enjoy!

When Mindy and Greg went to do a quick wardrobe change, this guy somehow got my attention. As he was clearly striking his best pose, I obliged and took this photo. It would have been even better if he’d given me a view of those yellow/brown acorn chompin teeth.

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Ava’s First Ballet Recital

Jonathan — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:52:06 +0000

Last Friday, after many months of preparation, Ava performed in her very first Ballet recital. This was actually her first performance of any kind (not counting “showin out” in the living room). To say we were thrilled would be an understatement. Both sets of grandparents, one great grandmother and other family and friends joined in the festivities.

My parents followed my two younger sisters and I all over the country as they played golf through college and I played football. My dad, who also played collegiate football used to tell me that he got more enjoyment watching me play then he ever got from playing himself. Whenever he said that, I would give him a cockeyed look of “ya…right.”

After watching Ava dance and twirl across the stage during the recital, I fully understand what he was talking about.

Enjoy the pics!

After so much amazing ballet dancing, someone was sleepy.

No worries though. We had more than enough sweets to go around at the post-recital after-party. The cake was made by Aunt Lizzy, who is in the process of opening up her own cake shop. Her cakes are DELICIOUS!

Yes, I had a cupcake too

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Ava’s First Ballet Recital [Sneak Peak]

Ava’s First Ballet Recital [Sneak Peak]

Jonathan — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:57:37 +0000

I could not believe how proud I was when I saw my little Ava on stage performing. She was brilliant; if I have to say so myself.

More to come!

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Ava’s First Ballet Recital

Andrew Speer – Oyster Creek Family Portraits

Jonathan — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:52:14 +0000

I grew up with Adam and Jessie Speer as we attended the same middle and high schools. They were that couple from our high school clique that stayed together through college and got married. After 10 years together, they were blessed with a beautiful, healthy and very energetic baby boy; Andrew!

While training for various events, I’ve run around 300 miles in and around the 2.25 mile trail but this was my first time to shoot at Oyster Creek Park. While on some of those long runs I’ve often caught myself meditating on how I’d work through a shoot just like this. When Jessie agreed to do the shoot at Oyster Creek, I was ecstatic!

Take a look at a few of my favs and let me know what you think.

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Halloween Fun 2009 – Houston Family & Event Photography

Oneka Birthday Party – La Colombe D’Or | Houston, Tx

Jonathan — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:07:56 +0000

Every year in Houston, we get a consistent warming through mid to late march before one last surprise cold front. Just as we start to bring out the shorts and tank tops, we get slammed with 2 days of damp windy cold. It just so happened that Oneka’s Birthday Party fell on one of those days.

It’s funny what a few libations and some good music to dance to can do to the mood. Looking at these images, its hard to tell that it’s 40 degrees and windy!

Complete with mojitos, a great live band and of course cigars, the meticulously planned Cuban-themed event was a hit!

Here are a few of my favs from the evening!

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Sophie’s 2nd Birthday Party – Houston, Texas Photography

Life and Asher Samuel | Houston Newborn Photography

Jonathan — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:25:32 +0000

WOW! Its been over 2 months since I clicked “Add New Post” for this blog; smh. Actually, its been weighing quite heavily on me lately because I really do have a lot of great things to post. I’ve had the opportunity to work with some fantastic clients recently.

As far as life is concerned, during my 2 weeks off from my 9-5 at Christmas 2009 I was lazily clicking through the channels one afternoon. Somehow, I found myself watching the Ironman World Championships (shocking right in the middle of BCS Bowl Season). The Ironman Gods must have been summoning me toward 12+ hours of pain and suffering because 2 weeks later, after running the Houston Half Marathon, I decided to buy a triathlon bike, hop in the pool and start training for my first triathlon. I’ll be starting my triathlon career at the sprint distance Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 in Galveston on April 24. I’m super excited!

ALSO and most importantly, my wife Kristen and I were blessed with a beautiful (and healthy) newborn baby boy; Asher Samuel Golden. I’d like to thank all my friends and family for their loving thoughts and prayers while Asher spent the first 7 days of his life in the NICU at Texas Children’s Hospital. At nearly a month old now, he is sleeping, begging to be fed and going through $.65 diapers just like any other newborn. We have truly been blessed!

As I ease back into a regular blogging schedule, I figured I’d start with a few photos of the newest member of our family.

We were in good hands!

Mimi

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Halloween Fun 2009 – Houston Family & Event Photography