Since I'm originally from Wisconsin snow isn't a big deal for me, and since I've lived in Tennessee for 3 years I'm starting to enjoy the beauty of snow again. My friend Sandra is from Mississippi so she was pretty excited about the white magic. We obviously decided to go out and shoot in it. 

I decided to shoot first. Sandra had a dress she loves so I shot her in that first. I like adding movement to my images instead of just pretty portraits in unusual places. 

The second shot was .. erm the same concept just with my touch of an abandoned wedding dress. 

I love playing in Photoshop. Like .. LOVE! I meet a lot of people who hate Photoshop, which probably just fuels my love for it even more.

For my images I did fairly small changes (in my opinion). I changed the trees from a sort of dying yellow to a forest(ier) green and gave her hair a purple or white tint. My bigger changes would be the black fabric and the branches in the second image were both added.

I'm a lot happier than I was expecting with these images because I didn't have a clear idea where I was going which in turn allowed complete freedom and no down side. I did have a little trouble coming up with a clear final piece but I'm still trying to work on "less is more" concept. 

The best part about this shoot was that it was sleeting the whole time and Sandra and I both changed outside. Yup, we got nekkid in the freezing rain and snow. It was a very tense shoot. We didn't waste time and had to think quickly. It was a great learning experience. :)

P.S. I have one more image I'm working on from this shoot. It's very Photoshop heavy which is why it's not ready yet. I'm very VERY excited to share it, so stay tuned!

So I wanted to follow my last post with a "happy ending" so to speak. After I graduated I said I seemed to 'misplaced' my love for photography. I had faith that it would come back to me so I got two jobs in my field. My second job in with a photographer in Nashville, which is a pretty good commute (2 hours) but it's my favorite job. 

My friend, Sandra, who graduated a quarter before me still lives in Nash so I get to visit her and crash at her place if I don't want to drive home. It's nice because we were kind of going through the same thing. We had no ambition to shoot or to pick up our camera. Then after we did a shoot we were happy and excited .. we just couldn't hang on to that. 

I had a little easier time because my sister is pregnant and asks me to take her Belly Photos every week so I "had to" take out my camera and edit. 

Yesterday was a good day, we both broke out of our 'funk'. Sandra and I went to a Bus Graveyard and even though it was 25 degrees we both modeled and shot. It was more of a test shoot because we hadn't been there before and didn't know what we'd have to work with. Even though it was colder than we'd like I still was energetic with shooting. I even started generating ideas again!

I climbed a mountain of chairs that were taken out of the buses. It looks rickety but it was very sturdy, haha! 

Taken by Sandra Louise Photography

Edited by me.

This is a working edit. I like the vintage feel but it's either too heavy or missing something. I hate not knowing which!!

I will tell you time and time again that I have a love for water. I say love, it's probably more of an obsession.

 

I found the most stunning model for this shoot. I contacted her before I even looked at her portfolio because she was what I was looking for.

She has very long curly hair that just begs for attention and her bone structure looks flawless when her hair is wet behind her.

By far my favorite from the shoot. 

As it's Tennessee, the lake was well heated so we just got to shoot, the only obstacle was the murky ground that would arise with any movement.

I'm so excited to add this shoot to my series! What a terrific model, I can't wait to work with her again!

So, I was supposed to be in Wisconsin this past week but since I take the MegaBus and it left 10 minutes early, I missed it! So, instead, I spent the week in Chattanooga with my parents, sister, nephew, and my grandparents were in town to visit too!! So, other than all that crap, I did get to enjoy some great company. 

I was finally able to get Braxton's Easter/Spring pictures done for the year!! I'm excited to share some of my sneak peeks with you guys, though! 

We did 'indoor photo shoot' one day for a more of a studio kind of look and mostly because I think we did it after his nap and it wasn't all the nice outside. 

How cute are these pictures? All kinds of eggs and spring time is in the air! Literally!! =)

A little sneak peek of our outdoor shoot!! I'm going to have to try and save some of these for when it's closer to Easter though. =) This park was really awesome though and can't wait to try and get more pictures here!

"Blowing Wishes" 

My photography crew for that day. We like to bring my mom along for two reasons..1. She knows more of where she's going and 2. since Braxton is so used to being around Kelsi, having Grandma there helps him focus and get some cute pictures! 

I think that's the biggest challenges..Braxton probably does do better with a photographer he's not all that used to because it's something and someone new! But then again, he still does so good with me..it's a toss up, I guess. 

Stay tuned for more Spring and Easter pictures, though! :)