This past Sunday, Melissa Oholendt invited me to a bridal shoot downtown with her friend, Grace [an amazing album designer], and fellow photographers Joel Nelson and Tim Cothran. They all do amazing work and it was so much fun doing this shoot with them.
We started out at Grace's apartment
Her stunning gown
Melissa doing her thing!
I'm always on my toes when shooting with other photographers because you never know when they'll quick turn their camera on you! Thanks for the shot Joel.
The shot I got
Love this one
We started the shoot in an alley.
Joel in action
By the time we got downtown it was really really dark. Maybe not ideal for a natural light shooter with a little 50mm 1.8 lens. Still had fun though!
This was typical... balancing the camera on my knees, holding my breath [it really works!], then pressing the shutter! I might have to invest in a flash or better camera\lens. Can you imagine me looking like this at an evening wedding? Ahh..NO! Again...thanks Joel for another action shot ;)
Here's Tim getting some good shots in the dark...
Again, a huge thank-you to these photographers. I learned so much from being on this shoot with them!
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These pictures are lovely!!
Looks like fun! I cant wait for my upcoming bridal shoot with photogs!
ooooooooooh .... looks like sooo much fun julia!!!
Here's a tiny trick to try next time you're in a long shutter exposure situation---in addition to using your knees for a pod--set your camera to the multi-exposure self-timer mode, so that you can have zero camera movement from pressing the shutter during the actual shot(s)... Even 1-second shots can become second nature utilizing this method with just a little practice.... It also works well for when you want to show movement in running water, and you don’t have a pod or beanbag with you.