I am lucky enough to share studio space with my first featured photographers so I get to see their gorgeous work all the time!  Clay and Lisa are amazing photographers and ridiculously fun too!  Enjoy our first Vendor Conversation with Red Gallery Photography!

Business Name: Red Gallery Photography
Names: Lisa Hernandez & Clay Justice
Phone Number: 614-794-1113
Email Address: redgallery {@} redgalleryphoto {dot} com
Website Address: redgalleryphoto.com
Blog Address: redgalleryphoto.bigfolioblog.com

How did Red Gallery Photography come to be?
We met at a local modeling agency, where we were both doing portfolio shoots for models. After we got married we kept getting asked to photograph weddings because of our fashion based style.

How would you describe your style
A blend of fashion & photojournalism

What is your favorite aspect of your job?
The emotional, happy reaction our couples have after re-living their wedding day through the photographs we’ve taken.

How many people shoot for Red Gallery Photography?
Two – Clay & Lisa, occasionally we have one of our associates shoot with us.

What is the starting investment for a wedding?
$2950

Anything else you want to tell us about Red Gallery Photography?
Clay & Lisa: We’ve been known to stop traffic, climb trees, and brave all extreme weather conditions to get the perfect shot for clients. That’s just part of the fun for us.

Childhood ambition?
Clay: photographer
Lisa: photographer

Dream vacation?
Clay: Amsterdam
Lisa: Fiji

Last time you laughed until it hurt?
Clay & Lisa: That’s an everyday occurrence at our house thanks to Clay.

Favorite part of a wedding day?
Clay: the challenge of capturing each wedding in an original way.
Lisa: photographing the bride just before the ceremony, when she is beaming with excitement!

Last thing you bought?
Clay: synthesizer
Lisa: yarn (for knitting)

Greatest length gone to get the perfect shot?
Lisa: Braving the windstorm of 2008 to get some outdoor photos that the bride had her heart set on. The wind was so extreme I came home after the wedding to find a tree had fallen on our house.

Favorite animal at the zoo?
Clay: monkey
Lisa: otter

Can’t live without?
Clay: Lisa
Lisa: Clay

Hidden talent?
Clay: guitar playing
Lisa: Rock Band singer (the video game)

Favorite quote?
Clay: ‘Run Forrest, run!’ Jenny in Forrest Gump
Lisa: ‘Do everything in love’ Paul the apostle

Best compliment ever received?
Clay & Lisa: One of our brides said when she looked at her wedding pictures with her family they loved them so much that they were all weeping with joy.

If you weren’t a photographer, what would you be?
Clay: musician
Lisa: clothing designer

Describe your perfect day.
Clay: beach bummin’ – swimming, drinking, eating, playing, lovin’…
Lisa: Boogie boarding in a warm ocean in the morning, a bike ride in the afternoon, and a bonfire on the beach for a perfect ending.

Please share with us some of your favorite images from 2008.

Thanks to Clay and Lisa for answering my questions!

Coming up tomorrow: Nicole Dixon Photographic

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