Sarah is someone I want on the payroll. Her sole purpose would be to find awesome locations for us to shoot in and make it happen because she is just that good at it. She and Neil pushers-of-the-envelope, which makes them our very favorite kind of people. And for every shoot we've done with them Sarah has found a way to make it even more amazing than the last.
Most recently she came to me with list of links to obscure and aesthetically interesting places and told me to pick one. Our mission was to create a post-wedding shoot that would be unlike anyone else's in a place that would look like nowhere anyone had shot a wedding shoot before -- we all flipped for the old abandoned Tennessee State Prison.
That's right: wedding photography where the Green Mile was filmed? (and many other movies: let's not forget, Ernest Goes to Jail!) Yes! Sign us up.
Sean and I have known about this place for years, but we've always heard that it's nearly impossible to get in to shoot, and no one even begins to know where to start.
Enter Sarah: Location Scout Extraordinaire. Miles of red tape and several hoops jumped through later, we were in and Sean and I could. not. wait for this session. The grit, the age, the eerie yet beautiful structures + our smokin' hot couple in incredibly glamorous attire = Sean and Mel's dream. :0)
Sarah keeps count of the possible number of sneak peek images we usually show on the blog and she said she thought making this shoot happen deserved a 3 image blog post. I'm so excited about this shoot that I really couldn't narrow it down to that so I added a few more. ;0) Enjoy!
Sarah and Neil - we are so glad to have had the opportunity to call you friends. Thank you for letting us be a part of your wedding experience and for working so hard to create such awesome imagery with us. You. rock.
I am constantly impressed by the high school seniors I have the privilege of photographing. They are amazing young people, full of creativity, passion, and ambition. Hannah is no exception and I so enjoyed our time together last week. Here are a few of my favorites from her session. Thanks for looking. :0)
What are your biggest struggles with photography? Your biggest struggles as a photographer?
With so many people trying so hard to make it as photographers, Mel and I want to help you. We've offered private one-on-one consulting for the past couple of years and have seen absolutely fantastic successes; however, we can only accept a limited number of people per year and we would really like to help more.
Leave a comment below with your biggest struggle with photography, your biggest struggle as a photographer, or even just questions that you've had on your mind. We'll be looking through the comments and answering some of those questions in upcoming blog posts!
Seven's biggest struggle when playing the piano is that he currently can't quite see the keys.
So let's hear it! What can we help you with?
Sarah and Neil - we are so glad to have had the opportunity to call you friends. Thank you for letting us be a part of your wedding experience and for working so hard to create such awesome imagery with us. You. rock.
Seven's biggest struggle when playing the piano is that he currently can't quite see the keys.
So let's hear it! What can we help you with?