Wednesday, December 30, 2015

The Concept

This year has been one of great success and growth, and along with that come growing pains. Pains like not knowing what direction to follow when I am being pulled in many different ways - commercial photography, editorial photography, real estate photography, portrait photography, and yes, even wedding photography...
I had to take a break from all of this work to just get out and shoot something that I thought up and go with it. A concept driven shoot.
I contacted the cool couple I had in mind for the shoot and they were into what I had in mind. And here is how it went...

I found a nice location with limited public access so we wouldn't have to worry about crowds of people. It took some work to get access to the riverside but it was worth it. This shoot was just before fire restrictions so we were able to have a nice little fire to help set the fun, romantic mood. This was kind of a maternity shoot too as Rhiannon was getting pretty close to her expected delivery date.

In my scouting of the location I found out where and when the sun would set so I knew how to set up on the day of the shoot. Once the sun starts going down you don't have time to waste... 

Jory and Rhiannon are such a cool couple. They own Bully Boy Tattoos in Duncan and have a nice, relaxed vibe that makes working with them so easy.

Most of these photos were shot using my 135mm lens, with the exception of the first photo being shot as 35mm. You can see what the change in focal length does to the overall feel of the photo.


 I love how in some of these photos you get the sense that this isn't even a photo shoot. Just a couple in love, enjoying a beautiful summer evening.


I was so happy with how all this turned out. It was a great way for me to let my creative juices flow while delivering a nice set of photos to this young couple (now young family of three - welcome Stevie). So expect more projects like this from me. It is one of the more rewarding things I get to do as a photographer :)