Portraits
A sunlit dreamy day to take your bestie out to your favourite blossom tree. These gave us both major Bridgerton vibes, too. Yet another example of how springtime is the best time.
Fog is my favourite - the way light glows, mist covering and darkening the woods, the eerie and atmospheric magic of it - I have always been drawn to shooting in this weather and I was so overjoyed for this sweet little session with Kat at Island 22.
This winter I’ve found my editing has been a bit moodier and darker - not sure if that’s the mood or just where my hearts at these days, and not sure it’ll stick around for the colour and vibrancy of spring, but if there’s one thing I’ve always loved about creating art it’s that it’s constantly changing, adapting, growing, unfolding - this is totally counter to what other photographers may say, but what I love best is editing for the session instead of for the consistency of my Instagram feed. Some sessions just WANT to be a bit moodier.
Going for some Taylor Swift Folklore vibes.
I think this was in June, and one of my first sessions after lockdown. It was so good to get back and shoot while also figuring out how to create in my style and keep a distance. There’s this abandoned house a few blocks away from me that I’ve shot with before - we shoot from the empty lot beside it or the sidewalk - but it’s such a sad & fascinating little house. I’ve always had a soft spot for abandoned spaces: why are they abandoned? What are their stories? They’re places where the layers of years seem to exist over top one another simultaneously - where you can imagine how they were while processing the state they’ve been left in.
I feel so lucky to still have had opportunities this year to get out and shoot - there is a connection in photographing others, a care spent in creating, and this year more than ever every minute spent making art was a gift.
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Model: Amber McGregor
A sweet little photo shoot full of summer vibes - wandering around my neighbourhood with Autumn Mastin.
I have a Beauty Flash Sale running right now, too - until August 7th, book a short & sweet portrait session for $295, 5 digital files of your choice from a downloadable online gallery, and about 20-30 minutes in summer golden hour. Give me a shout to book - spots are limited!
Hope you’re all having a beautiful & revitalizing summer!
