My family and I are enjoying this holiday weekend camping at the coast before our kids start school. :) Wedrove into town, so I wanted to get a postup real quick while I have service. I’m going to be short on words because I am short on time! :)
I hope you are all able to get out and enjoy the last of the summer sunshine. If the sun isn’t hot enough for you, Brianne’s steamy Vixen session should do the trick! ;) She rocked the shoot! Enjoy!!
We decided early in our career that we would offer complimentary engagement sessions to all of our wedding clients. Occasionally we have a little hesitation from our clients who don’t understand the need for such a shoot. The main reason we do these sessions is to get our clients in front of our cameras before their wedding day. This gives us a chance to get to know them better without the wedding-day stress. We can also see how the couple interacts with each other, both when we are watching them and when they don’t know we are watching them. ;) To sum it up nicely, engagement sessions give us the opportunity to do our homework before the final exam.
With that said, Elysse & Rodney were on the other spectrum. :) They were both very excited about their engagement session, which made working them so much fun for Jeff and I. I love nothing more than when my clients also do a little homework and familiarize themselves with our work and style of photography. It adds a level of trust from them that allows them to be less inhibited because they know that while the poses might feel awkward, through the lens it’s a totally different perspective.
Elysse & Rodney, we had the greatest time with you two! You are so adorable and I absolutely loved seeing how much you two adore and love each other. :) Thank you so much for traveling so far to do your session, I hope you loved the location of your shoot as much as we did! Your trust in us and willingness to jump in with both feet- literally- was pure awesome! We are so excited for your wedding this October! Thank you for choosing us!
To view more from Elysse & Rodney’s engagement session, be sure to view their slideshow. Enjoy!
by Holli True
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Love love love the cowboy boot shot!
They are adorable and these are beautiful! You rock my dear
I LOVE the tree that looks like 2 people entwined, it is a lot of gorgeous imagry.
These two are adorable, but the kisses you captured are full of passion. I really love this shoot.
Once in awhile I try to enter my pictures into a weekly contest put on by I Heart Faces. Each week they welcome a guest judge and feature a different topic. This week’s topic is Photojournalism, which means capturing a moment as it is happening, not posing a perfect picture. As a wedding photographer, a lot of what we do is photojournalism because we strive document the day, not recreate, reenact or interrupt what is happening naturally. So, needless to say, I love this week’s topic and just had to enter! :)
The photo I chose to enter is of one of our 2010 bride’s, Erin and her dad. This picture just warms my heart. :) Erin’s dad was able to keep his composure right up until it was time to walk his one and only daughter down the aisle. As they stood in their living room, waiting for the wedding party to make their way down to the altar, he looked at her, she looked at him and they were both overcome with emotion. They clung to each other as they sobbed. It was such a beautiful, heartfelt moment to witness. :)
by Holli True
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This made ME cry! Such a wonderful picture.
Oh this is just beautiful! I love the emotion and the body language. You captured it perfectly!
Love this photo! The emotion is evident and I imagine the photo on the back wall was “his little girl” and here she is all grown up. Wonderful photo.
wow…now that is sweet.
omg! I wanna cry! It made me think of the song “I LOVED HER FIRST” by Heartland. This is probably one of my favorites in this challenge so far…
Love love love! You could even suppose the picture in the background is a picture of a little girl, maybe even the bride.
oh, wow. I am tearing up just looking at this! Such a powerful shot! gorgeous.
oh my… his face says it all. Beautiful shot – such a sweet moment captured.
Such a sweet moment – my only sister and her boyfriend are talking about marriage – bittersweet for sure. Great picture.
Oh my… I feel a tear coming on. This photograph is incredibly touching. There is so much to this story… little girl is growing up… WOW!
Okay, so normally I can be rather wordy with my posts. :) However, it’s 11:20 at night and I am sooooo tired right now from the weekend I’ve had. Last night my friends Kristi, Melissa & Justin drove 7 hours away to see John Mayer and Keith Urban together in concert and The Gorge in Washington. Rather than stay in hotel, we opted to make the drive back home through the night, which means I only slept 1 hour last night and about 4 hours today. I. Am. Exhausted.
Despite this, I had to post about this monumental experience. If you know me, you know that I am in luuuurve with John Mayer. And I mean luuuuuurve. :) I have been a JM fan for over 10 years now and have seen him in concert numerous times. This, however, was a concert unlike any other. It was AMAZING!
John & Keith together made for the most moving performances I have ever seen. The level of respect they had for each other and how honored they were to share the stage with each other was truly unbelievable. They had the greatest melodic chemistry. :) It was a once in a lifetime concert and I was proud to be there and see it live! :)
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to smuggle my camera in, so my friend Kristi was kind enough to let us use her camera. :) We had amazing seats (only 17 rows from the stage) but halfway through the night a woman was so kind and gave me her ticket, which was only 6 rows from the stage!! :) I managed to capture some extra pics while there! And John Mayer managed to rock my world- literally! Luuuuurve!! Oh! And, as Keith was doing his solo set he hopped off the stage and ran down the aisle only a few feet from us! I ran into the crowd and managed to get within an arm’s reach of him and get some video footage of him, which is posted on my Facebook page! :)
John & Keith- thank you so much for such an amazing music experience! You are both true musicians who have mastered your craft. Your love and passion for what you do is so evident, so raw, and so powerful to watch! Keep rockin’! :) Until next time, Johnny boy!
by Holli True
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it truly was amazing to see the two musicians together for a special concert…..Thank you Jeff for the ticket, sorry you couldn’t go,your loss my gain!!!!!!
best concert EVER!!!!!
When I started this blog, I intended for it to be strictly professional. About a year ago I decided that I was going to make this more of a mix of my business and personal life. However, it seems in recent months, I have totally gotten away from this, which is crazy, because in the past few months my life has changed significantly. So, I am bringing back the mix because I feel the need to bring the conversations back to my blog. :)
Okay, so here goes!
Four months ago I left the comfort of my full time job to pursue a full time career in photography. My passion and love for this industry is so intense and so undeniable that I can’t imagine doing anything else with my life. Bottom line, photography makes me happy. And I just that if you have to do something that takes time away from your family, you better love it. And I do.
The transition has been a bit of a whirlwind. I’ve barely had a moment to think, which is good, because it means that I am busy. But, I didn’t exactly have the time to focus on how I was going to run a full time business before it actually happened, so I am learning as I go. Eek! Right? Right. Maybe I am being too honest here, but I’m just trying to keep it real. I understand photography and my role as a photographer, don’t get me wrong. I’m simply learning all of the other responsibilities that come with owning your own business.
The past 3 days I have been tuning in to Jasmine Star on CreativeLIVE. It has been so inspiring! Jasmine has a way of making me think about my business and life in ways I never imagined. Something about her really speaks to me. For that, I feel so indebted to her. I’ve also had a chance to talk with so many amazing photographers via Twitter, who are eating up every last but of info via live feed, just like. me. :)
Branding is a huge facet of Jasmine’s business and I strive to make it a major focus of mine. With that said, in many ways, I feel that I am still creating my brand, so I intend to bring it to the forefront and really work on it. I know how I want my business to look to my potential clients, it’s the execution that I am stumbling over.
Internet, I really hope I can figure it out. :) I can assure you that there will be a lot of new, fun, cool things happening on the blog in the near future. Also, I will give you a play-by-play on some of the exciting and terrifying trials and tribulations I will be going through. Thanks for taking this journey with me. :)
by Holli True
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by Holli True
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