I made it to the UK and have had two cups of proper tea today in order to adjust to the time difference. There are lots of things about this place that I love already!

But for now I wanted to leave you with two links.

1. Awhile back, Tiffany gave the juxtaposition sessions some great press by blogging about her session over at weddingbee. More to come soon. [link] I love press on this project! I really want a gallery show in November or January.

2. Last week I did a workshop with groundbreaking Las Vegas based photographer John Michael Cooper of Alt-F. Let’s just say he’s the guy who invented the idea of ‘trash the dress’ or what has morphed into my fearless bridals — as in, not limiting the dress to sit in a box forever without being properly commemorated. At the end of the workshop, we watched him do an art bridal shoot…. recreating [in the rain] the image of little red riding hood (look carefully in the right side foreground for the wolf, which was actually his dog). We then watched as he made a composite of about 10 images to bring his final product to life. Intense and stunning. And too much work for me! Also of great note is my backside prominently featured as I was photographing jmc doing the zipline swing halfway through the video at the bottom. [ link to blog post ]

Last month I was thrilled to have an opportunity to learn from Yervant, an Australia-based world wedding photographer who shoots the weddings for international models, royalty, and local superstars. I trekked out to NYC for an all-day seminar and learned a lot just by listening to him talk

This morning I found a link to a video [eta: video is gone now] of Yervant shooting on the streets of Melbourne for one of his favorite clients, Poppy. Not only does this session show the style I like to shoot bridals (well, minus the armenian accent!), but also highlights how fun and stress-free bridals before or after the wedding can be.

My clients know that I currently include complimentary bridals and engagement sessions…. I’m extending the offer of bridals for a limited time to anyone who has an amazing dress they want to show off!