Photo Elan Blog

katie + jason

Brian — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:20:57 +0000

On a clear, bright, sunny February day in …… Seattle, I had the incredible fortune of photographing Katie & Jason’s wedding. Everything about their wedding was elegant and romantic.

I love the time of year and atmosphere of the Seattle Tennis Club.

our new website is live!

jennifer — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:06:38 +0000

It seems like we’ve been working on our new website non-stop for months and now it’s finally live, yay!! Have a look and keep checking back in, because we’ll be working on adding new content. www.photoelan.com

BEK + RYAN Pravda Studios

Brian — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:02:33 +0000

We are insanely busy working on our new website, which we hope will be ready to go live at the beginning of next week! This is a very memorable wedding we shot at Pravda Studios. Bek and Ryan were awesome to work with, such a warm, fun loving and cool couple. Joined by close family and friends, they partied into the night with The Hemingway Reference on site to keep the party moving.

Beautiful and delicious desserts from Bakery Nouveau!

Venue: Pravda Studios
Caterer: Gourmondo Catering
Band: Hemingway Reference
Photographer: Brian & Jennifer Hartman of Photo Elan

Jennifer & Tony found love on eHarmony

Brian — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:56:36 +0000

Jennifer and Tony had a beautiful wedding at Court in the Square! We got some sweet night shots with them in Pioneer Square after the sun went down, I absolutely love shooting at this time of the day…. night with the glowing old fashion lights in Pioneer square I’m able to mix a little light with the existing light to create a ‘night’ image that feels natural without being dark. They are also featured on eHarmony’s new national ad campaign. We’ll keep you posted on their eHarmony story!!

Court in the Square – Janet & Thomas Night Photos

Brian — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:05:40 +0000

Janet and Thomas had such a fun wedding at Court in the Square! Once the sun went down and it stopped raining, we headed up to the rooftop to get some night photos. Here are two cool shots that we got, check it out.

Happy New Year!!

Brian — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:15:18 +0000

Fashion | Arctic Club Hotel | Seattle University | Photo Elan

Brian — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:37:44 +0000

As an official sponsor of Seattle University’s “On My Block Fashion Show” we rocked out this beautiful shoot with the U’s Fashion team at the Arctic Club Hotel.

My other passion | Mt. Rainier Nature Photography

Brian — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:53:31 +0000

We had an amazing hike the other week when we climbed Mt. Rainier’s Tatoosh Range. When we pitched our tents it was dark and roughly 35 degrees out… Fahrenheit. Then after a while in front of our fake LED candle fire, the temp dropped to roughly 25 degrees, and………. we climbed into our sleeping bags and froze most of the night. By now you are wondering who this other individual was hiking and by the powers of deductive reasoning (it would have been too cold for Jen) you’ve come to the conclusion that in fact Jen and Cole where snug at home in Seattle enjoying hot chocolate in front of the LED candle fire at a Hawaii like 75 degrees. Patrick and I did this thing and knocked out some amazing images. Patrick is our associate photographer and can wrangle a serious pixel. He has also back packed into the wilderness over 100 times (at least that’s what he told me) and assured me that he had the survival skills necessary that I wouldn’t have to carry him out of the wilderness should things go south. (Go ahead and leave a comment below, Patrick). Anyway, when we reached this area, it was overcast and we couldn’t see the sky or the Mountain, and after about 5 minutes passed the clouds parted and the sun and earth created twilight and a sliver of light slashed through the atmosphere and well….. we got kind of excited. I took this shot with my beloved Canon 5D Mark II at the full 21 megapixels, so if you’d like to buy a billboard sized fine art print, I can accommodate you. Patrick on the other hand was shooting with a Nikon. On the way down the next day we picked wild huckleberries in the meadows of Rainier (first and last time, since it’s against the rules) which made for excellent pancake topping.

Rock Seattle | Tran & John

Brian — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:34:47 +0000

John and Tran are getting married soon and they wanted me to shoot their engagement pictures, we decided to get something hip, urban and at night. We set out for Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square and ended up in John’s home town, West Seattle. We met John and Tran at a wedding where John was the wedding D.J., spinning for Wave Link. On the night of the photo shoot we stopped the rain for a few hours and shot some amazing stuff, check out the images!

CHRISTINA & JAMES The Golf Club at Newcastle

jennifer — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:35:19 +0000

October 10th was a beautiful day for a wedding at The Golf Club at Newcastle! Christina and James had a Chinese tea ceremony just prior to their beautiful wedding ceremony attended by over 300 guests. We had a fun time photographing them and their guests throughout the day, especially at our crazy booth during the reception. Here are just a few images from their wedding day!

A few Photo Elan Zany Booth Photos!

Venue The Golf Club at Newcastle
Photographer Photo Elan