Nothing can replace a groom seeing his beautiful bride for the first time walking down the aisle, right? Seeing her before would spoil it! But how great of a picture can you get of the groom's reaction, or the bride's, during the ceremony? If there's only one photographer, who do they choose? And even if they get both reactions, the subjects are in separate pictures. It's difficult to capture the connection if the reactions are in two pictures. I've witnessed first-looks several times over the past year and the footage I got, whether photo or video, was unbeatable.
Experimentation
Mary is the owner of beauty product company, Herban Lifestyle. Her business practices are admirable: everything is natural, organic, fair trade, and sustainable..and my God does it all smell good. I've done two photo sessions at Mary's house. Who knew that photography could be such a relaxing, calm experience? We took our time on her porch brainstorming creative ways to display her products. Sometimes things turned out great, other times they didn't. But without experimentation I wouldn't have produced some of my favorite photos. Mary's products - from the basics (salts, scrubs, soaps) to the experimental (make your own infused liquor kit!) make for some amazing gifts.
Bling
Ha Nguyen has some kick ass jewelry. She hand-makes all of it..something I can't wrap my head around. Check out her unique, yoga-inspired creations here.
Disaster Photos
My boyfriend's twin sisters are beautiful. So naturally they have perfect babies. Photographing babies, perfect or not, is tough. You might not realize until after, but sometimes the disaster pictures become the most treasured.
Yoga Dance
Hannah teaches Yoga Dance, something I'd never heard of to be honest. When taking her head shots I first had her in a traditional sitting pose, looking at the camera. I then realized that did not show who Hannah was or what she did. So I suggested we just go outside and dance. The results were much better.
