I had an amazing time photographing this big, loving family in the village of Lake George a few weeks ago! I was so grateful that they chose my team to be their photographers and I was blessed with an amazing time on the job, as well as some beautiful pictures in the end. Throughout the shoot I was able to shoot each immediate family individually with their own personalities and relationships in mind and then a big group shot of everyone. My favorite part was photographing the kids and putting a spin on each kid's spunk and flare! From the oldest daughter, Chloe, of Sophie and Jay who is clearly a model at heart, to their youngest, George, who had plenty of adventurous ideas, and to Kristen's beautiful baby who was full of smiles; I loved taking each and every portrait. Their go with the flow vibes and excitement is definitely shown in each image. Thanks for being amazing you guys!
Studio Photography
To anyone who knows me and my photography well, they would definitely know that natural light is my go to when it comes to taking photos. I love manipulating the light thats already there and for portraits, golden hour is usually my go to time of day. This semester in college, I took a studio photography class that caused me to really push myself. Normally I would prefer natural light over artificial, but I do appreciate certain times that really do work for studio lighting. It was super helpful and good knowledge to have when learning the technicalities on strobes and hot lights. Some of the projects came relatively easy to me to shoot, but others caused me to stay in the studio for 4-5 hours at a time. Even though it wasn't my preferred method of taking photos, I really appreciated taking this class because its really important to challenge yourself in different techniques. Here's the results of hours and hours of frustration trying to get everything right and making plenty of mistakes throughout this semester.
Places I Shouldn't Be
Although it may be frowned upon by many, I get a huge thrill out of seeking out abandoned places with friends and exploring! There's something really incredible about not only getting to the place discovered, but even trying to find it for the first time. I'm definitely one down for the journey and experience opposed to the destination. Not only do I enjoy the thrills of taking risks, because lets face it, going to these places isn't the most legal thing (shh don't tell my mom), but I love imagining the history of each place. Like what could have happened in each of the rooms, who lived here, and how many lives has it touched? Also, why is it abandoned and what has been the story since? There's no denying that abandoned and worn down places are rad, but there's something more than just the looks that engages me greatly. When I to go explore, I'm not one to vandalize like others may have before me, but I'm there to experience, observe, and document. There's something beautiful about being able to take pictures and capture the unknown story that each place holds.
Also, to anyone who has actually continued reading and scrolling down the page, shooting abandoned places has given me great opportunity as well. Recently Liam Stewart has inspired me greatly to shoot more than just portraits. If you don't know Liam, he's a great landscape photographer and you should definitely go check out his Instagram, @liamstew7. I love working with this great photo friend of mine because we balance each other out so well with our specialty of work, but still have a cohesiveness as well. While shooting with friends, I tried to get some more shots that aren't as portraity as I usually shoot to push myself out of my comfort zone. Here's a few of my shots that I tried out!
