I tell ya, shooting with models like Hailee Lautenbach of NEXT Models and Option Model Management, it’s a tough job.
But seriously, any chance I have to shoot with Hailee, I’m going to take. I can’t imagine getting many more chances in the future once her career really blows up.
As many of you know, I’ve done several shoots with Sharon. And they just keep getting better. It’s great when the models you work with feel like friends. This was a shoot we put together real quick back in February right before Sharon left for Indonesia, where she is currently killing it as an international model.
This shoot also marks the unfortunate last shoot I was able to do on the roof of my studio. After this shoot, I asked to go up there with a model as I had done several times before, and suddenly it was completely off limits to me. Oh well. It was good while it lasted.
As well as a “last”, this shoot also has a “first”. This was the first shoot I’ve done with digital in a very long time, and the first ever I’ve processed with VSCO. I shot some film rolls as well, but with how expensive shooting and developing film is, I can’t afford to shoot for everything and also pay the rent. Rather than telling awesome models like Sharon, “No, I can’t afford to shoot with you,” it seemed a better business decision to simply invest in a good digital camera. I still am primarily a film shooter, especially for weddings, and will be for as long as I can. But I’m not the type of film shooter who is rabidly anti-digital for every circumstance. Digital works well in certain contexts, just like film is better in others. Fashion photography is just one of those industries where it’s really difficult to shoot film exclusively.
It’s that time of year. The weather in Portland has warmed up, the sun is out in full force, and all the couples whose weddings I’m shooting this summer are getting around to scheduling that engagement shoot.
Meet Saul and Naphtalie. I decided to take them out to Sauvie Island for their engagement photos. It’s a quick little drive from Portland, but once you’re there it feels completely different than what you’re accustomed to in the Northwest. Instead evergreens and moss, suddenly it’s open fields, vineyards, farms, and even a beach. I’m so excited to shoot their Salem wedding in August!
This was one of the more fun shoots I’ve done in a while. Sometimes it just clicks, and you feel a connection, however small it may be. I’m so glad I got a chance to shoot with Lana before she left for the East Coast.
In case you didn’t know, I’m on Instagram (go follow me!). That’s how I met Sarah. Who knows how that happens, but all I know is that we followed each other, liked each others photos, then suddenly I see she’s going to be in Portland. So I say, “Hey, wanna shoot?” Sarah was sweet and it was fun to meet her along with her friend, travel companion, and awesome photographer Asha. Go check out her beautiful work as well.
