Emilly

This was Emilly’s first time modeling
and I love how you can literally watch her progression
through these photos!
By the end she’s a pro!!!
It takes everyone some time to acclamate in front of the camera,
that’s why I believe engagement photos are so important before the wedding day!
It’s a great practice run for the bride and groom!

What’s funny is I had another photo shoot lined up

but it fell through,

so I asked Claire if she knew anyone willing and able to model

and she suggested her cousin Emilly.

It wasn’t until after the session that I realized Emilly

was one of my dream people to work with

because of this photo in my old scrapbook:

In high school, I tore out this photo from a magazine and wrote “My Favorite Photo”

on the previous page.

I don’t exactly know why

besides it’s black and white and the freckles are gorgeous.

So after the session with Emilly, 

I realized she is the most identical looking to this model as I will ever get!

And this photo shoot was completely unplanned,

yet it seems things aligned themselves in the most perfect way possible.

I experimented with a reflector for part of this session

and Claire was there to help!

I took photos of Claire a few months ago for fun,

and soon after she randomly won the Giveaway for a free photo shoot or lesson!!

So we decided she will observe me shoot a few sessions,

then we will meet up and talk details like editing, lenses, etc.