Perfect Wedding Guide Shoot.

I am so behind on blogging it's not even funny.  Not even remotely funny.

*heavy sigh*

The weather has taken a turn for the better around here, and for that I am incredibly grateful.  February and March tend to be my least favorite months of the year because of the dreary weather we have here in Atlanta.  So I welcome the warmer temps, the slight increase in humidity, and the sunshine with open arms.

Yet it still rained the day I had this shoot.  :D

A photographer friend of mine asked me to join him on a bridal fashion shoot for Perfect Wedding Guide (a local bridal print and web directory).  The shoot was at the King Plow Arts Center in downtown Atlanta, and the purpose was to get promo shots of wedding dresses and bridal bouquets.  We had three female models, one male model, and a team of hair and makeup artists.  It was insane.  lol

The space was incredible, though.  The women from PWG wanted something edgy this time around, and from what they said it was a departure from their typical shoot.  I was a little nervous going into the shoot because edgy just isn't really a word I'd use to describe anything about me...including my photographic style.  But I was excited to break out of my box and try something new.

Jeremy and I sort of split up so we could divide the dresses and the space to move things along more quickly.  That means the full responsibility of these shots FALLS ON ME.  :D  The location, the angle, the lighting, the pose...it was all on me to direct it all.  And anyone who knows me knows how much I dislike directing my subjects.  lol  For that reason alone it was a phenomenal experience for me. 

And here are the results.  :)

I spent most of the day working with this last model (obviously), and I'm ok with that since I loved her look.  After we left I could not shut off my brain, though...kept thinking of things I should have shot or tried.  But I'm pretty much that way after EVERY shoot.  LOL  All in all I'm really happy with the way things turned out, but good lord was I stressed out about it all!  It's the first time Jeremy and I have worked together, and this is the first time I've worked with PWG.  I always feel like it's an interview of sorts, and I just wanted to do well.  There's always room for improvement, but I also think I learned a lot from this shoot.  And that's what it's all about.  :)

Plus it was kind of fun to shoot something other than expectant moms and newborn babies for a change.  ;)