| SO SOMTHING BIG HAPPENED |
Continue reading until the end to find out.
Audree and I go way back. She was in the first shoot of mine that I ever really considered "editorial." Even though I look back on those pictures now and cringe, I think that shoot was a really big step for me and allowed me to really advance in this industry. She has grown up so much since I saw her a year ago, and I've progressed so much as a photographer, that when we got together, we ROCKED the shoot. I mean literally. We stood on giant rocks.
Continue reading until the end to find out.
Audree and I go way back. She was in the first shoot of mine that I ever really considered "editorial." Even though I look back on those pictures now and cringe, I think that shoot was a really big step for me and allowed me to really advance in this industry. She has grown up so much since I saw her a year ago, and I've progressed so much as a photographer, that when we got together, we ROCKED the shoot. I mean literally. We stood on giant rocks.
Audree has such great bone structure and such great hair; I wanted to really do something that I felt like I couldn't do with anyone else. So I hit the thrift shops, and I found some of my favorite dresses TO DATE! At least for photo specific purposes.
I happened upon a beautiful long dark blue velvet dress. have I mentioned how much I adore velvet? I buy it any time I find it in a thrift store. I love velvet so much because it catches the light like no other fabric! It is so royal looking and has such a decadence about it. The next dress I found was a paisley-floral type print dress that boasted my favorite color: oxblood, and was perfectly topped off with a beautiful lace collar. It has lace? It now belongs to Janna. So I strolled the isles a bit more, content with my selections, but just in case there was something spectacular I was missing. THERE WAS.
Right before me lay a beautiful, lavender, silk dress from the 80's. I was like, is this real life?
AND IT WAS! Lavender is one of those colors that I can never resist. It looks good on everyone, it is great for every season, and it never goes out of style.
Let me clear just one thing up. I may have made this thrifting journey sound super dramatic and time consuming. I was only in the store for a good 7 or 8 minutes. Just so we're clear.
Right before me lay a beautiful, lavender, silk dress from the 80's. I was like, is this real life?
AND IT WAS! Lavender is one of those colors that I can never resist. It looks good on everyone, it is great for every season, and it never goes out of style.
Let me clear just one thing up. I may have made this thrifting journey sound super dramatic and time consuming. I was only in the store for a good 7 or 8 minutes. Just so we're clear.
I decided on Sharon Johnson Park for location because I remembered they had this awesome rock design. I thought that the oxblood paisley-floral dress would really be complimented by the dark gray and silver tones of the large stones.
The weather was nearly unbearable. I felt so sorry that Audree had to wear velvet in like 100% Humidity. Not only that, but the air was extremely sticky and hard to breathe in. We could hear the thunder clouds rolling in.
I wanted to really expand upon the wardrobe and display within the photos a really subtle retro atmosphere, so I used poses that were significant of the era and actions that described the "theoretical view" of women and their roles during that time period.
Please take a look at the photos and tell me what you think.
The weather was nearly unbearable. I felt so sorry that Audree had to wear velvet in like 100% Humidity. Not only that, but the air was extremely sticky and hard to breathe in. We could hear the thunder clouds rolling in.
I wanted to really expand upon the wardrobe and display within the photos a really subtle retro atmosphere, so I used poses that were significant of the era and actions that described the "theoretical view" of women and their roles during that time period.
Please take a look at the photos and tell me what you think.
***ANNOUNCEMENT***
I recently found out that three of my photographs are being featured on Vogue Italia's Website. I will post them below.
You can view them here:
http://www.vogue.it/en/photovogue/Portfolio/5729bce9-d60c-45b2-869e-94c4ed69c44f/Image
I recently found out that three of my photographs are being featured on Vogue Italia's Website. I will post them below.
You can view them here:
http://www.vogue.it/en/photovogue/Portfolio/5729bce9-d60c-45b2-869e-94c4ed69c44f/Image
| Back to reality |
Here are some shots of Audree I took exactly a year ago.
And here are the shots from the other day.
Seeing the progress I've made in just a short year really inspires me to keep pushing on.
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