A few of my favorite frames from the experimental film photo shoot with Leah at a horse farm in Massachusetts. Film looks strange and wonderful compared with the perfect digital images we see everywhere nowadays.
Thanks to Leah and all involved for making this cold, experimental photo shoot a success!
Some images from the experimental part of our photo shoot.
top 2 images = Holga film
bottom 4 images = Ricoh point-and-shoot digital camera
I did some bridals with Leah at her aunt’s horse farm in Massachusetts. Most of the session featured experimental photos using holga and film, but I took a few frames with my canon camera as well. Leah’s wearing the “Lindsey” tartan in the image on the left, and a stunning faux fur stole in the image on the right.
We’re looking for a talented makeup artist and hair stylist for a special studio concept shoot from 10am-3pm on Wednesday, August 19. Location: Lowell, Massachusetts.
We are also looking for a woman with a ballgown in a rich, vibrant color to use in the shoot.
Please email rachel@mergeweddings.com if you’re interested.
source: brides.com
We’re still looking for one more bride with a cute SHORT white/ivory wedding dress for a special photo shoot on the afternoon of April 15 at our studio in Lowell MA. If that’s you or someone you know, please email me at rachel@mergeweddings.com.
I’ve not yet really gotten to photograph a bride in a short (white) dress, so I am really excited about this shoot. I’m working with an amazingly creative floral designer and peonies (which are in season) and I’ve scored some vintage accessories to use on the shoot.
We’re also seeking creative hair, makeup, and jewelry design artists to help with the shoot. My inspiration for the shoot is REAL SIMPLE meets Anthropologie.
ETA: wowsers – just found a shoot collaboration photographed by Stephanie Williams that does what I would want to do from the shoot (but in a different environent). Check this out!
Suzanne was married last September and not only did it pour on her wedding day, but it was hot and humid too! A chance to come in and try some bridals with her hair down, in a relaxed environment was appealing to her.
(check out the look on Suzanne’s face in the far right image! I think Tammy had just made a funny face!)
If you’ve followed my wedding work at all or knew me back when I was planning my own wedding last year, you probably know that I am a sucker for birdcage veils. It was really difficult for me to narrow these down to a few favorites, so please indulge me to show you lots of arty noir birdcage veil shots!
I really hope birdcage veils don’t go out of style this year. That Hollywood glam look will never get old to me.
We did a short segment of the photo shoot out in the parking lot outside my Lowell studio space. It was cold, but I wanted to take advantage of the beautiful cape I commissioned one of my 2009 brides to create for me.
Suzanne had flowers put together by her local florist, and the results were astonishing! I took them home after the shoot and ONE WEEK LATER they are still blooming. Check out Stapleton Floral Inc in South Boston for elegant bridal flowers!
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Last week, right after getting back from Phoenix/Key West and having half of my gear stolen by an American Airlines baggage handler in Miami, my good friend Tammy Swales came for a visit from Rochester NY via Mystic CT. In anticipation of our time together and because I was excited to shoot in my new studio space, I put out a casting call for some studio-based bridals so we could play around with the equipment and learn the space.
And boy, did we have fun!
For some of the shots with Jessica, we wanted to get her curls flying in the air, so Meg would spin the chair and then hop out of the way. It was very funny!
To my own embarrassment, I’ve taken to the tradition of doing a ridiculous portrait with one of the props from each studio shoot. You’ll remember the giant flower from the juxtaposition group shoot, for example. Well, this time Jessica’s earmuffs were just too amazing to resist. I think I might win another sexy award for this one!
Check out these images from Jessica’s bridal session:
Thank you beautiful Jessica for letting us play dress up with you! It was so fun to do these bridals!
