Here is a gallery of a wedding album from the wedding of Jenny and Todd which took place at the beautiful Arrowhead Yacht Club in Greenwood, Mo. I love this place. I love this couple and their families! Pardon the redundancy but I love doing what I love!

I love my work all because of people like Sarah and Jacob. One of the neatest, most wonderful things about my work is seeing two people share something really amazing. I think there’s so much redemption, hope and positivity one can feel just being around two people who care for one another deeply. It’s like the first day of Spring every day! This is so true of Sarah and Jacob who exchanged vows recently at Village Presbyterian Church and had a terrific soiree afterwards at the Little Theatre in downtown Kansas City.

John Petrovic is an associate photographer for Glow Imagery

I first met John a few years ago while we were both slaving away photographing friday night football games for Kansas City area newspapers. John would invariably have to leave in order to photograph another football game for The Olathe News, a semi-daily serving the suburbs of Kansas City. Over the years our friendship and respect for one another’s work grew.

Anyone who knows me and my studio knows I have a strong leaning towards wedding photographers with a background in daily journalism. Why? There’s a lot of reasons. But primarily I believe the experience of creating front-page worthy art of out of what is usually very challenging, dull subject matter on a daily basis is a an amazing boot camp for photographers looking to branch into wedding and portrait photography. After a few years working for a daily newspaper I know a photographer will have the creative skills, resourcefullness and people skills that are mandatory for making a successfull wedding photographer.

If a photographer can make an amazing front-page image while standing in freezing rain with police officers bossing him or her around while staying calm, friendly and patient then they can handle your wedding pretty smoothly!

Since we met, The Olathe News has become a casualty of the great newspaper meltdown of 2008-09 and John has moved on to greener pastures. We sat down for an interview with John to share a little about himself with our current and future clients.

Q: How long have you been a professional photographer?
A: I have been a professional photographer since Jan. 2002.

Q: What is it you like most about working with Chris Cummins and his studio Glow Imagery?
A: The thing I like best working with Chris is that he is very approachable when having questions and he is willing to give constructive criticism. He is also very fun and great to work with.

Q: What is it you love most about wedding photography?
A: The thing I love most about wedding photography is being able to experience the couples big day and being able to provide them with something memorable they can enjoy the rest of their lives.

Q: What is your background in photography?
A: I started photography in high school as something that was just fun to do. But in college is where I really started to enjoy and it and I feel in love and new it was something I wanted to continue to do as a career. After college I worked in Junction City , KS at The Daily Union for almost three years. I moved back to the Kansas City metro area and worked at The Olathe News for five years.

Q: What do you like to do in your spare time?
A: In my spare time I enjoy relaxing at home with my wife and 17-month old boy and occasionally trying to catch a sporting event or concert.

Q: What’s the wildest/craziest thing you have experienced as a photographer?
A: The craziest thing that has happened to me as a photographer I think was when I worked at The Daily Union in Junction City. The city is the close neighbor to the army base Fort Riley. I was photographing one of the entrances/exits (at the time I didn’t know it was illegal) for a story and when I was done and about to get in my car, the guards came running at me and made me put my hands up. They then called the local Junction City cops and I was let go.

Q: How do you feel your background in newspapers has prepared you for wedding photography?
A: My background has prepared me for wedding photography in a way that I can see/look for things in a different way than non-journalism trained photographers. I do the traditional posed type photography but will also get photographs that show the emotion that comes with the big day.

Q: Do you have a website where we can view your work?
A: You can view my work at http://jdpetrovic.carbonmade.com/ and http://johnpetrovic.instaproofs.com/

Click the photo to see a gallery of portfolio images from John Petrovic

Q: How would you describe your style of photography?
A: I would like to say my photography can be categorized as “in the moment.”

Q: How do you feel you benefit a couple as an associate photographer for Glow Imagery?
A: My background has prepared me for wedding photography in a way that I can see/look for things in a different way than non-journalism trained photographers. I do the traditional posed type photography but will also get photographs that show the emotion that comes with the big day.

One of our wedding clients from this past Fall received her wedding album recently and had this to say…

“Chris, we just got our album in the mail and it totally made me cry - in a good way. You did such a magical job of capturing our wedding and then laying out our story in a few simple pages. The spirit of both of us and what we wanted for, and got, that day is captured in your images. Thank you so much for documenting our day in such a wonderful way. We will always treasure the photos, but even more than that the class and support you provided on our wedding day.” Jennifer Gordon Erickson, married October 10, 2009.

Check out their wedding album:

The first page of Jennifer and Mike's album from their Kansas City wedding.

Your favorite photography studio was part of a write-up about wedding photojournalism in KC Magazine’s February issue. Check it out, Glow Imagery is on page 17. (Not our picture on the cover.)

Glow Imagery featured in the February issue of KC magazine. (Cover photo not Glow Imagery's)

Today I thought I would experiment with a neat little embedded movie gallery from a group of wedding images from Arrowhead Yacht Club in Greenwood, Mo. Love this place!

Arrowhead Yacht Club | Lake Winnebago - Images by Glow Imagery

The after effects of a Christmas blizzard could not stop this terrific couple and their gorgeous wedding! Congratulations Jennifer and Mike! We will be posting more images from this wedding in the coming days. All the pictures from this wedding will be visible in an online gallery by Jan. 10.