I have always said that my heart is in photographing weddings. I don't think that will ever change, but I do want to branch out. Try different things. Explore photography.
I've set out a list of goals for myself. A major one is to do more personal work. Work that I would not normally do at a wedding. Work that stretches the bounds of my creativity and style.
The first personal shoot I've started has become less of a shoot and more of a project. I decided that I wanted to take couples and individuals underwater for a portrait session.
I rented the underwater housing for my camera and other necessary equipment and did a quick camera test underwater last Friday. You don't realize HOW SCARY it is to put your camera-baby underwater until you actually do it. I was sweating bullets and checked every 10 seconds or so for any leaks.
Saturday, I had the most wonderful Anna and Lucas over for a all out test run. (You can see their AMAZINGLY gorgeous wedding here.) A lot of this session was all about trial and error. I wanted to really get to know the equipment and understand its pitfalls. Even though it was a COMPLETELY new experience for me, we got some really amazing photographs.
Here are a few of my favorites:
Since the test run was a complete success, I'm having an all out underwater session marathon this weekend with some AMAZING couples. I can't wait to show you those photos!
-Becca
A while back, I photographed Katy & Drew's engagement session at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. One of the backdrops we used was the St. John's Episcopal Church Ruins Well, that session led Chris to me even BEFORE he proposed to Callie!
Callie and Chris met in Hawaii (where Callie now lives), but they have spent much of their relationship apart since Chris was stationed in Georgia. Ever since the possibility of becoming engaged, Callie wanted to have the engagement shoot in front of church ruins. This lead to asking around, lots of google searching, the proposal, and finally the shoot!