52 Week Photo Challenge - Week Eighteen!
Ok so if I was to call this a challenge I would be lying. The truth is the light at magic hour does all the work for you. The sun turns everything a brilliant gold color as it starts to set for the night and can turn the ugly duckling into a beautiful princess!
Week Eighteen - Magic Hour!
This just happen to be perfect timing with my new friends that I met at a festival in Arizona. Ever since I started taking photos of pregnant women, my eye is naturally drawn to the baby belly. I love it (and secretly want one of my own). So I planned to take this gorgeous couple out at magic hour when the sun would light them up just right! I decided to shoot through a tree branch to add depth of field.
Click on the photo below to see more photos. Anika had a beautiful baby girl. We almost got to see them in LA but the timing was not in our favor. Next time for sure!
Next week's challenge - Tripdych!
52 Week Photo Challenge - Week Seventeen!
Most photographers know to never take outdoor portraits at noon. The shadows it leaves on the face are unforgiving. But sometimes you can use this in a creative way?
Week Seventeen - High Noon!
For this challenge I decided to cease the moment with a new friend of mine. She has brilliant rainbow hair and I had her wear an equally bright shortsie. Since the sun at noon is directly overhead the shots to the face would be impossible so I turned her around to face away from the camera. At this moment we were playing in a river that apparently we were not supposed to be in. After I captured one shot we were caught and asked to leave. But at least we got one shot and a little dip in the heat of noon!
Next week's challenge - Magic Hour!
52 Week Photo Challenge - Week Sixteen!
This summer I went on a very exciting road trip but I took as many challenges with me as I could. Now that I am home, I will tell you all about them! For this challenge I got to photograph with a wild animal. Animal are always interesting because they don't take direction very well so you kinda just have to make it work with what they are doing!
Week Sixteen - Wild Animal!
One of our stops on the road was at a festival called Faerie Worlds!! Think Ren fair but for faeries! I saw more faeries in one place then I ever have before in my life. This gorgeous girl in my photos was walking around with her pet snake wrapped around her neck. When I approached her about taking some photos I also asked if I could dress her in a snake skin onesie. It was the perfect Wild Animal on the spot photo shoot to tackle this challenge. By then I had everything but light. The evening had come and it was now or never. I think it still turned out pretty good!
Click on the photo below to see more photos.
Next week's challenge - High Noon!
52 Week Photo Challenge - Week Fifteen!
I love LENS FLARES! The sun is an incredible thing. It adds so much mystery to a photo! I can't wait to show you these!
Week Fifteen - Lens Flare!
I was recently at a music festival called Lucidity in Santa Barbara and had the opportunity to photograph a crazy cool girl named Indiana. She has a natural animalistic quality and real raw energy! When I saw her in this outfit I could not resist but take the moment to capture her in all her attitude. So inspired and intrigued by this woman! I think you will be too!
Click on the photo below to see more from this gallery. We played with the sun and we played with bones!!
Next week's challenge - Wild Animal!
52 Week Photo Challenge - Week Fourteen!
So this was not my original plan for this challenge but when the opportunity presented itself it was too good to pass up!!
Week Fourteen - Use a Location to Wow!
So I called on a good freiend of mine to help build my wedding portfolio. I took her and her hubby to the Emeryville Marina to take some fun photos!!! Out of the blue a very nice man named Miles took us onto his increible boat and let us play with his pirate hat and pirate sword. WHAT!!!! I know! It was a great day! Here are the great photos that came of that day!
Click on the image below to see more photos. They are pretty WOW!
Next week's challenge - Lens Flare!
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