Fine Art Wedding Photography by DWP

The Entertaining Company: Toast, Taste, and Tour

On Sunday we had the opportunity to shoot part of an event put on by Kara Underwood of Magnificent Milestones called Toast, Taste and Tour.  This was an event for the newly engaged, and it gave them the opportunity to scope out 4 of Chicago's finest venues and some of it's top vendors.  We're going to do a few posts highlighting each of the vendors that were at the Ivy Room, where we shot.

The Entertaining Company catered at the Ivy Room, and their spread was not only beautiful, but unbelievably delicious.  I had a chance to try some of their coconut cupcakes, which were absolutely amazing! They also had coconut Martinis, grilled shrimp with cabbage and these very cool golden eggs with mousse inside, and many other delicious treats.  If you are looking for a caterer, you should definitely check them out!

Here a few photos of their spread from Sunday:

DWP accepted into the International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers

We're honored to have been accepted into the ISPWP (International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers). While they are a newer organization, they have one of the most stringent admission process of any pro wedding photography association and we're please to be one of their members. 

While we have been long time members of the WPJA (Wedding Photojournalists Association) and the PPA (Professional Photographers of America), we can now add the ISPWP to the list of organizations that endorse us. 

New Designs by EventCreative

I recently had the privilege of photographing a showcase of some of EvenCreative's newest designs for weddings and corporate events. I've worked with them at several events their designs are among the most original and innovative I've seen. Daureen, Nathan, Bridget, and their top-notch team are outstanding to work with.

-Dave

New David Wittig Photography weddings site goes Live!

After months of work, we're very excited to have launched our new wedding photography website. Be sure to click on the "full screen" option for the full effect.

We were fortunate enough to have the site developed by Andrew Hargreaves, an incredible designer, who's work and resume blew us away. Not only has he worked for Apple and Adobe, but he has recently developed the industry's best photographic gallery tool: http://www.fotagraft.com

We wanted a site that let our images speak for themselves, unencumbered by gimmicky animation, yet one that balanced elegance with usability. Andrew did a masterful job at achieving that balance. We wanted a site that was all about our images and the less it looked like a traditional website, the better. 

If the technical details bore you, stop here and go enjoy our new website, otherwise read on to learn what makes this site tick...

A few days ago, I claimed that this would be one of the most innovative wedding photography sites, and I feel that claim needs some explanation as much of what makes it truly innovative is beneath the surface and may not be immediately apparent.  

The first element is that it can operate outside of a browser and full screen, appearing to be like a screen-saver or standalone application. This element of Andrew's development amazed us and fit our vision of a site where the user was so immersed in the photographs they forgot they were viewing them on a website. 

The second element is even further beneath the surface, but no less amazing. We've all been on websites that take so long to load that navigating it becomes a test of one's patience. Andrew has done a remarkable job of optimizing the code and efficiently using bandwidth so that the site moves along with almost no delay. Furthermore, by working closely with Andrew we were also able to optimize the images so that they would load quickly. 

The last innovative element is some excllent scaling technology that allows our photographs to expand to nearly twice their size without suffering the terrible loss of quality that typically accompanies this operation. 

Anyway, enjoy the site!

Sneak Peak #2: the new weddings website

We are thrilled to be on the verge of launching our new wedding photography site and wanted to share one more sneak peak. More details to come!

Sneak Peak #1: the new weddings website

For several months we have been working with an amazing web designer on what we believe to be one of the cleanest and most innovative wedding portfolio websites in the industry. We are very close to going live, so here is the first sneak peak. More will be revealed tomorrow...