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Ben is a conductor who is doing graduate work at The University of Texas. He needed some new headshots for some upcoming concerts he’ll be conducting, so we met up for a quick shoot. We did some formal photos; you know, tuxedo, neutral background, black and white, etc. etc. We also dressed down a little and did some that were a little more casual. I like these shots with a little more environment to them. They’re just so approachable. And I love the white couch.
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 11:11pm Posted in coupling, wedding
I had an early morning engagement shoot today with Jessie and August. We hit downtown Austin about the time the sun was coming up and spent some time roaming around alley’s and such. They were really fun to hang out with, and man, they really committed to everything I asked them to do. Well, I really wanted Jessie to take a few flying leaps in those high heels, but that was about the only no-go.
I’ll be back in a few days with the finished shots, but here’s a little flip book of their raw images. Congrats, Jessie and August. Can’t wait for your wedding in July.
If you’ve followed my blog with any regularity, You already know Kendi and Bryan. I shot a bridal for Kendi last summer and did a couple shoot for them as well. they are some of our favorite people in the entire world, and last year they moved to the Texas Hill country, not too far from Austin so since then we’ve seen a lot of each other. Weekends for them in Austin. Weekends for us in Kerrville. Funny thing about them is that after we’ve spent a few days with them, and everyone heads home, and we’ve all group hugged and said our sappy goodbyes, it takes about an hour and a half before Amy and I start wishing that we were all still together. This is what we have come to call the post-Skeen slump, which can last several days and four or five bottles of wine.
We were in Kerrville in January, and while we weren’t there specifically to see Bryan and Kendi, we did have dinner with them. Before dinner though, they had to go out and do their nightly photo shoot for Kendi’s fashion blog, Kendi Everyday. Kendi’s blog is absolutely amazing and all you fashionistas out there who don’t already know about it should go visit it right now (er…right after you finish this post). Bryan, who himself is an incredible photographer, does all the photography for her, and she posts almost daily. We were happy to go along for the shoot and I brought my camera, snapped a few shots, and then promptly forgot all about them.
Yesterday I was cleaning off some memory cards, and I found a wonderful little surprise. These behind-the-scenes shots of Bryan and Kendi at work.
March 1, 2010 - 1:13 pmStephanie Cardenas - These are the best! You are so great at capturing personalities!
March 1, 2010 - 1:31 pmmerydwen - Your processing is AMAZING! Those colors are beautiful! And even though you shot in several locations, the lighting (which is beautiful considering it was MID-day!) and color flow seamlessly! You're so talented!
March 1, 2010 - 2:02 pmLora - My favorite are the ones at the Metro station! SOOO CUTE!
March 1, 2010 - 8:31 pmZadie - These are pure goodness!
March 2, 2010 - 12:41 pmJennifer Russell - Nate, as always they are so much fun to look at. Love the one of them on each side of the glass. I know how much their parents are loving these. Mom
Oh Man. The weather. Sometimes it just doesn’t cooperate.
I’d planned a shoot with Lizzie and her mom Seanna for this morning about a month ago. But it’s been so cold and rainy and stormy, and for a week the forecast was promising that Sunday was going to be cold and wet. When Tuesday got here and there was no change, I called Seanna and we bumped the shoot up to Saturday morning. Turns out that was going to work better for everybody, and as luck would have it, Lizzie’s cousin, and one of my favorite little heartbreakers, Evan was going to be in town on Saturday too.
So we met up saturday morning and guess what? Cold and rainy. By the time we met up, the rain was starting to really come down, and there was no way things were going to end well. Soooooooo, I checked the forecast. Which was promising a nice overcast day for Sunday. We all agreed to meet up in the late morning, since it was going to be overcast, we wouldn’t need to worry about dealing with the ugly mid-day sun.
Well guess what? Today we had a warm, clear, sunny, day. Natch. Sometimes the weather just doesn’t cooperate. I don’t love shooting in the middle of the day, but Lizzie and Evan are both so cute, I don’t think it matters much. Can’t wait to show you guys the finished shots, but in the meantime, here’s a flip book of the raw shots. The last flip book I did was pretty popular, so I thought I’d give it another go. Maybe it’ll become a thing…
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