So, while I’m waiting to get back into production mode, I thought I’d put up a couple images from Sunday’s engagement session with Erin and Adam. (Before you get confused - we are working with TWO couples this year named Erin and Adam…I know, what are the odds?) We did a very themed shoot - which was a lot of fun and a different approach for me. The original plan was to style outside, but the weather pushed us indoors - so we styled a winter white studio session for the first part of their shoot. THEN we headed outside when the rain cleared and set up our on location theme and just had a lot of fun with it!
Erin and Adam, you are so much fun, I truly had a blast hanging out with you two! I am so excited about your wedding and getting to work with you this year.
I’m pretty pumped to share the images from this session on the blog - as soon as they are edited, I’ll have them posted here!
Save The Date…
A peek at the studio session… A little Anthro inspired perhaps?
So many gems and awesomeness to come! So, get stoked for Erin and Adam! Congratulations to you both…
Yesterday, I had the honor of photographing Ashley and Owen’s incredible wedding. What a blast and what a bash! There are so many amazing moments to share - but I was so excited about our night shots that I couldn’t wait to throw one up on the blog. Maybe I’ll add a few others in the next couple days! So here’s an insta-fave straight out of camera. I love so many elements of this image, and I certainly love the new Mr. and Mrs. Peak! Congratulations y’all!
Spec Info: Shot with Video light, ISO 2000, 85mm, 1.4, 1/40, WB - Tungsten
And yes, it’s raining in this shot - you can see the drizzle more in some of the others - I’ll get them up soon.
Undertake a video project to market the studio - DONE!
{AMELIA IN ACTION} - NEW PROJECT LAUNCHED
I’m excited to finally share this new project on the blog! This was a major and fun undertaking, and how awesome to check this off the 101 in 1001 list.
A few months ago I started talking with my buddy Seth Newell about doing a video project for the studio that would show a behind-the-scenes view of a real shoot with real clients. It was important to me to give people visiting my website a taste of a real relationship instead of using models for the shoot. We started brainstorming different concepts, and then just got to work on making it happen. Due to the crazy weather we had been having in Alabama (where we shot the video), we had to really work around a lot of schedules and weather constraints. And then, finally, it just all came together at the right time with the right clients!
We shot video of me on seamless paper run sideways - which I thought was brilliant - and Seth and Sean had me just run around and be. I was pretty nervous about their plan to interview me off-the-cuff, but in the end the guys were right - the monologues are unscripted and from the heart, and I think it lends even more authenticity to the final product. Following that portion of the day, we met up with Ashley and Owen for their actual engagement session and got behind-the-scenes footage of our afternoon shooting together in rural Alabama. It was kind of wild driving around with an entourage, but it was a ton of fun! Unfortunately, we had to wait a couple months to launch the whole thing due to a death in my family and a move to the West Coast. Now, the day has arrived…
A huge thanks to Ashley and Owen for being willing participants in this experiment! Y’all are amazing and I am so thankful to be your photographer. I can’t wait to see you two tie the knot next weekend back in Alabama!
And a HUGE thank you to Seth and Sean of Green Block Productions for your creativity, patience, hard work, talent, laughter, and friendship!
And Graham, yet again - what would I do without you?! Thank you for integrating the website and being so awesome. And for the chapstick and coffee…
Yay for fun projects to kick off the new year! Is it wrong to say that I’m looking forward to tackling 2010 Elin Woods’ style? Yes, I’m sure it probably is…but I just did.
In no particular order, and for no particular reason, here is a smorgasbord of yummy awesomeness from the last month! I’m not going to lie here - I have no clue how to kick off this blog with a bang in 2010 - and this just seemed like a completely nonsensical and yet legit way to do it.
Every image included in this post is one that just kind of grabbed me for some reason or another - a little bit of film, a little bit of digital, and a whole lot of diversity. The hope here is that I may actually be motivated by this post to blog the overwhelming amount of work and sessions from 2009. And right now I am! I have loved looking through the last month and grabbing images that jumped out at me. It will be so much fun to share the stories behind these, and the many others that are backed up a bit more…
So, here’s to 2010, Los Angeles, new endeavors, and the wonderful encouragement that I was unexpectedly given today…(more on that later). Enjoy - critique - be confused - embrace the randomness - and leave some love!
Well, the holidays have come and gone…family members have passed on…we’ve conquered a cross-country road trip…officially moved to Los Angeles…friends and family came to stay…the Crimson Tide won the National Championship…I dominated the 405…my studio has been unpacked…a new life begun…all in the last two weeks.
Needless to say, there’s plenty to blog about.
Let’s just kick things off with this - I’m beyond happy to be getting back to some sort of routine. I can’t wait to really dive into 2010! So many things to share…
And because blog posts always need to be accompanied by an image - here is one that makes me smile. I love this shot of Emily and Matt at their wedding reception - the film grain came out so beautifully, and the emotion is just really raw…love it.
