the jumping photo...

Love it or hate it the jumping photo has become a must have "creative" shot that every photographer goes too...and every wedding party trys to recreate. This blog will not try to talk you in to doing a jumping photo, or try to talk you out of taking one, it will just provide some smiles on the subject....

first off...how many people do you know that can actually jump? by jump i mean get day light under there feet, more than two inches of it...now add in while dressed up in rented penguin or dressy cloths that someone else picked out? i am sure your list is getting smaller. i have some pretty athletic friends, and a few family members...but look at this picture below...either this is a photo shop masterpiece...or a bunch of college basketball players, tennis stars, soccer studs, and maybe a high jumper in the mix. i love the guy on the far right..i think he is a male cheerleader..or at least was, because thats one stellar star jump!!

now the next pic is more what i think the average group of grooms man could pull off. Given there is a trampoline around on the wedding day....

Not all good jumpers are athletic men, do not ignore your gifted girlfriends who may have some skills of there own....this group had some hops...however it looks as if they are jumping the hedge..and trying to escape maybe?

Sometimes bridesmaids and brides however dont think before jumping....please notice the girl in the far back holding her pee...and also this must have been the brides idea because she definitely jumped in first....

Now the perfect jumping shot is not easy to get....for example...

the guys went...girls left squatting....

2 guys went....1 guy three girls left squatting...



yay...girls went...2 boys went...one very awkwardly, and the last guys in landing i think...

nest we got it...well almost..miss bride forgot to jump..and facial expressions are now..like "WTF i am tired of jumping!"

o wait they tried one more..but all gave up...i do like the full squat by the first groomsman though...!

this wedding party also had a hard time getting everyone to jump at the same time...i like this one cause it actually looks more like they are a roller coaster...than a jumping bridal party...!

they also have this one... which is semi successful for such a large bridal party...now i give the last wedding credit cause they are jumping out of sand which is harder to do...however this party just shouldn't have done the picture...pretty sure no bridesmaids wanted too... they just put there arms up and yelled "yahoooooo"

this bridal party does have my favorite squatting picture though....its funny to me cause it kinda looks like they are all about to pee in the woods....

some jumping pictures are just adorable..check out these....

the no one told me to jump. i am just so happy to be marring this pretty girl jump!!

this one is just adorable...totally looks like they are going to jump for joy down the road of life together...
and this one is my absolute favorite....!!! the groom jumping is just more cute than the whole party because when the whole party jumps good chance you will get one person who does the fake jump..by bending his(in this example) knees and putting his arms up..check him out on the end...! (is it just me or do the people on the ends do the funny stuff..careful who u put there) now this bride didn't want to jump...so she made everyone else...like.."hey guys, i am gonna look normal and cute, you all can look silly"

Now if you don't want to do the now traditional jumping pic...u could do this...

HAPPY WEDDING & HAPPY JUMPING!!!!!

PS.....

this last pic...i just came across it i couldn't resist... ;)