Exposure: Bel and Dodge Pangburn

A love story told in photographs, Bel and Dodge Pangburn shoot together to bring their unique take on weddings and portraits to their clients.

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Nov. 30, 2011 8:07 p.m. PT

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Happiness is a Mini-Mart

(Credit: Bel and Dodge Pangburn)

Photographer: Bel and Dodge Pangburn

Speciality: weddings, portraiture

Biography: Bel fell in love with photography when she purchased her first SLR at age 18. Then she wandered the planet pointing said camera in every direction. Before long she had several onlookers asking her to take photos of them, and she happily obliged. This snowballed into the birth of Trigger Happy Images.

Soon after, Dodge, who hails from Oklahoma in the US, stepped into the picture and swept Bel off her feet. He has since been bringing his creative eye to every shoot. These days you can find them shooting weddings, travel, portraits, events, interiors, fashion, lifestyle.

Other things you might like to know about Bel and Dodge: Bel studied visual art at university (she even has a piece of paper to prove it). Dodge had his first solo art exhibition at age 20; his "mom" was very proud. Bel and Dodge also run their own creative company called [db] collective.

Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 35mm, Canon EF 50mm, Canon TS-E 45mm, Canon EF 15mm, Canon Speedlight 430EXII

Video interview

More of Bel and Dodge's work can be seen on Trigger Happy Images or on their Facebook page.

Why not shoot a family portrait session in their local mini-mart? The results are colourful!

Exposure: 1/500, f/1.4, ISO 400

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Dirty Feet

This collection of feet belong to some gorgeous children who live in a remote village in Cambodia. Their joy is not found in "things".

Exposure: 1/2000, f/1.4, ISO 100

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Three Yellow Balloons

This is Tionie Newth. She has an amazing story of overcoming the suicide of her father, sexual abuse and an eating disorder. This image was shot for Enhance Magazine, which was featuring Newth's inspirational story. I love the contrast of all the elements and those three perfect yellow balloons.

Exposure: 1/400, f/8, ISO 100

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Peeking

These lovebirds were wed on the beach moments before this image was snapped. Love is intoxicating. Lucky we caught a peek.

Exposure: 1/200, f/1.4, ISO 100

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A Day at the Fair

This is our niece. We took her to the fair on a sunny day. We've become a little bit addicted to shooting into the sun since we took this. There is something very magical about it.

Exposure: 1/1600, f/1.4, ISO 100

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Chalkboard & Woman

We didn't really get to know this woman, but her face tells her story. This was taken in a Cambodian classroom. The Khmer writing on the chalkboard provided the perfect backdrop.

Exposure: 1/160, f/1.4, ISO 100

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A Field of Flowers

We were pretty chuffed to find a sizeable patch of these sweet mauve blooms for our lovers to lie in. They look so dreamy.

Exposure: 1/1250, f/1.6, ISO 125

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Air

This image freezes a moment of chaotic on-stage energy forever. Event photographers are generally focused on capturing facial expressions, the size of the crowd and so on, but we think this pair of happy feet best capture the moment.

Exposure: 1/640, f/1.4, ISO 800