Author Archives: Brian

Photo Elan is Brian & Jennifer Hartman, award winning international wedding photojournalists. We shoot weddings, fashion and advertising photography on location worldwide. We are members of A.S.M.P., APA, PICTAGE, THE KNOT, MYWEDDING, AND WPJA.

ray + jamil 09.20.08

Ray and Jamil, raised in Seattle and now residing in Boston, celebrated their marriage on Saturday, 09.20.08 at Bell Harbor. It was a typical Fall rainy day in Seattle…what’s Seattle without a little rain?  They had an amazing wedding day starting at Hotel Andra in downtown Seattle and finished the day at Bell Habor [...]

david + jessie court in the square

There’s nothing like a beautiful couple in beautiful Pioneer Square on such a sunshine filled day in Seattle as it was on 09.13.08.  David and Jessie had some fantastic ideas for their wedding which we’ll be blogging about soon, but for now check out just a few of the images we captured on this day [...]

Incredible New Canon Camera!!! Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Photo Elan just put a deposit on two new Canon EOS 5D Mark II cameras due to arrive sometime in November.  We can’t wait to get them in our hands!  So those of you who have already booked us for weddings after November, you will have us showing up with the new cameras, two in [...]

sam + masuma 08.23.08

All of our couples are so great and wonderful to work with and Sam and Masuma were no exception.  They are two of the sweetest people with such great energy, we’re so happy for them!  Their weddding day was Saturday, 08.23.08, with the ceremony at Interfaith Community Church in Ballard and reception at Maggiano’s Little [...]

ben + jill - holy trinity . arctic club hotel

What an amazing day it was! On Saturday, 08.16.08, we started the day at the Arctic Club Hotel where Ben, Jill and their wedding party prepared for the day. From there, we took the limo bus to Jill’s parent’s home on Mercer Island for some photos before heading to Holy Trinity for the [...]