Trash the Dress

I have wanted to do a "trash the dress" shoot from the day I found out what it was. For those of you who don't know what this type of session entails, it's pretty much a girl trashing a wedding dress in some way. Many times this means that she is in a body of water, but I've seen photos of girls with their dress burning (imposed), or muddy, or covered in paint, and so on. A good friend of mine volunteered to be my guinea pig for a shoot. I thought immediately about chocolate syrup, and paint. My wife thought of soap bubbles, I'm proud of her. :) Rachel looked great in her dress, and we started off doing some formal shots. Some of my favorite photographs came out of these shots. We then moved on to chocolate syrup, followed by purple paint, and finished up with the soap bubbles. My wife, improving on her idea, thought of using a foot bath that we have to make the bubbles, so we were able to set the bath in the middle of the set and let it go until we had enough to get the shots. Overall, I am very pleased with this session. It was a lot of fun, and quite messy, but more importantly, Rachel did an excellent job. She looked fantastic, and the photographs are some of my best. Enjoy!

The Thompson Family

I've met some really great people in the past year while doing photography. I can't believe it's been a year already! I've spent time photographing individuals, families, objects, and events; I've loved every minute of it. When I started the business, I was quite nervous about how I was going to be able to attract new clients, but as I worked this past year some pretty cool things have happened. The most important lessons I've learned is: 1) Create great photographs, and 2) Give your clients what they ask for while creating things they may not know could exist. I've met some of the nicest families doing this job, and the Thompson family one of the nicest. I've done a couple sessions with them already, and did some product photography for one of their employers based on their recommendation. When we have our session, we work in their home, which by the way is so full of color and interesting items it makes a fantastic backdrop. They are always so welcoming and generally happy to have their photos taken that it's a pleasure working with them. They are a good looking family, and I look forward to many more sessions with them. Enjoy!