Palm Beach Photographer | Hot Rod - Hot Chic {Pin Up Shoot}
Calling all hot Palm Beach females(especially tattooed/modified ladies)! This is your chance to get some HOT pictures for a very low price. $170 for the session which includes professional pin up style hair and make up (from an artist who specializes in it) and 45 min's in front of the camera! {You're saving $$130!!!} You'll also get a private viewing gallery on my web site and you can order as many of these hot pics as your little heart desires! The reason for this discount? I'm wanting to build my portfolio with shoots that are more my style.
The theme is hot rods and hot chics. This will be a mini marathon and each girl will get her own time to shine in front of the camera. July 24th starting in the morning and booking in one hour increments. Location and further information will be given upon receiving your deposit ($50). Please email me shootme@mirroredimages.net to set up your time. First come first serve!!
Palm Beach Photographer | Promotional Pictures of yours truly ....
Gahhhh!!! So cliche, but I HATE having my picture taken. I can pose you, no matter what body type or features you're rockin' but I can NOT pose myself. /sigh. Okay, now that I had my tantrum.
Along with the new branding I am also getting all new material printed and I've included a section about me. First, I'm horrible at writing about myself. Second, I'm horrible at getting my picture taken. So I asked my darling friend Eric to photograph me today. Eric taught me a lot about photography and now he's a *retired* photographer so I was stoked when he agreed to do this for me. I wanted to kill two birds with one stone so I figured I would bring my mini man along and get some pictures of us together. I've never had professional pictures taken of us together. HYPOCRIT! Yes, I know. I guess I'm so critical of myself because I do this professionally.
Anyway, we battled with drive-bys, wind, wanting to do sun flares, and the heat. Oh and we fed a stray kitten. But I'm happy with the outcome. But just for the record, if you ever go to Forest City.... don't dress like me. You'll get weird looks.
PS- If you've followed me on Facebook you know I am now offering a discount to tattooed/modified brides. I am tattooed, so I can get away with profiling! And I think women who are tattooed are beautiful. The weddings of modified couples are always a TON of fun, which adds to my reason to wanting to build my portfolio with expressive and unique individuals. Email me about the details if you're interested.
PPS- I'm setting up a day for a mini pin-up marathon. I use the term pin-up loosely. I'm not setting up the typical sets. It's going to be hot rods, hot chics (inked preferably), and hot outfits. This will not be a boudoir/pin up type session. I'm working on finding a make up artist who can do pin-up styles. Email me for details and to put your name on the list. Slots are on a first come first serve basis.
So on to the photos! (Hair & Make up by Katie Cotton, Photography by Eric Mack, Lighting by Eric + Gavin, Editing by Me.)
And heres some of my crew! LOL
My FAILED attempt at a sun flare!
Palm Beach Photographer | New Material
A few days ago I got this crazy idea that I should rebrand. I say crazy because I literally JUST rebranded back in November. I liked it at first, but I didn't feel like it went well with my personality or my style of shooting. As I previously blogged about, I am relocating to Palm Beach next month and I felt that this would be a perfect time to change the look of everything. I figured, I have to reorder everything to update the address and phone number so why not do it all!
I designed my logo and after enlisting in the help of a few good friends, we went with the color scheme and logo version you're seeing now! Green and purple, dots and lines, and some sort of splotchy thing. I feel like its fun, fresh, clean, modern, and definitely more my style!
Because I'm on a short time frame, with the move approaching in 19 days, I purchased a marketing kit from Go4ProPhotos that included all the templates you see below. I spent the entire day plugging in my information, new colors & logo, and creating a kit for weddings and one for portraits. Although it's a lot of polka dots, I really like it! I can't wait to get it all printed and put together hard copies of my welcome kits.... and I can't wait to hear what everyone else thinks of it. So let 'er rip! I want to know the good, bad, and the ugly!
Palm Beach Newborn Photographer | Baby Karigan {5 days new}
I had perfect timing with this trip to Florida. Karigan was born just before I arrived in Palm Beach so at 5 days new we set up a newborn session for the lil lady. She is so precious and loved. She has an older sister and two older brothers, no doubt she'll be a spoiled lil thang. We played with hats, headbands, boxes, and even some kitchen decor. I'm looking forward to the next session with the whole family :)
Palm Beach Wedding Photographer | Trash The Dress {Mr & Mrs Parker}
Romy and Dallas just celebrated their 6th year wedding anniversary and as a gift for each other, it was picture time! After 6 years and 2 kids Romy still looks amazing in her wedding dress. We shot their trash the dress at the beach, where we drew a crowd of on lookers and even a few people who were trying to get IN the picture with them. We were expecting rain from the south and we could see it down the beach, so we rushed through the session but managed to get some sexy and romantic images of them.
Here's to many more years of your marriage and love!
Palm Beach Infant Photographer | Ella {3 months}
Ohhhhh this baby! She smiles all day long and as soon as the camera comes out she's a diva! No smiles, but we'll try for one next time. We took Ella to the beach for her first outdoor photo session and then we went back to mom and dad's to finish the session in doors. I just love her tutu! Mom made Ellas headband which matched perfectly with the tutu.
Greenville Wedding Photographer | Amie + Lukas {Engaged} !
The sun was out all day, it was beyond hot out and not a cloud in the sky. On the way down Wade Hampton to tonights session the lighting started and the bottom of the sky fell out. I was pretty nervous that the session would have to be rescheduled, but thankfully for us the rain stopped just as Amie and Lukas showed up at Paris Mountain State Park for their e-session.
The pair met through mutual friends while studying at a library. Amie invited Lukas to her sorority's semi-formal because he was "safe" but soon after realized she actually liked him and he liked her! So much for nice guys finishing last ;) . He pulled off a surprise proposal that he's quite proud of because Amie always tries to figure out surprises!
Amie and Lukas are getting married at Twigs in Greenville on 9.3.11. This will be my second wedding at Twigs, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they set up for a fall wedding because my first was in December and it was FREEZING! Nonetheless, the decor was beautiful.
Congrats to you both and I look forward to your wedding!
Greenville Newborn Photographer | Lil' Gracie {4 days new}
What a day! Miss Gracie definitely had us running on her schedule today. After a while she gave in to the paparazzi and fell asleep. Gracie was born on Memorial Day at 5:15 pm lbs 1 oz. She sure gave her momma a hard time in the days leading up to her arrival, but she's absolutely perfect and as precious as they come.
I purchased these adorable hats from an awesome lady on Etsy. She overnighted them to me so we'd have them in time for the session today. Here's a link to her store!
Greenville Wedding Photographer | Erin + Charlie {Engaged} !
Erin and Charlie are having a beautiful destination wedding in Myrtle Beach on 9-10-11 ( Get it? ) Today we set out to photograph their engagement. I remember emailing Erin asking if she wanted to book their session soon so we could avoid the summer heat, well today was the hottest day of the year.... coincidence that it was the day after the "rapture." Lucky for the three of us, this location had plenty of shade, all we needed was a breeze and we'd be set!
You both were fun to work with and I can't wait to photograph your wedding! (Smile Charlie!!)
Greenville Wedding Photographer | Lauren + Simon {Married} !!
Another beautiful wedding shot with Ben Robi Photography! Ben called me and said he needed a feminine touch for an upcoming wedding. ;) Actually he called saying that he needed a female photographer to do "Getting Ready" shots for an upcoming wedding... but same difference, right?! Either way, I showed up and decided to stay until the end.
The ceremony was at Furman University's Chapel and it was the first wedding I've been to or photographed at their chapel. It's beautiful both inside and out! The high ceilings with the wood accents and the traditional touches through out make it a classic and timeless place to get married. From there we packed up and headed downtown Greenville to Larkin's On The River for the reception. What a busy day for downtown. There were probably 5 other weddings going on, the Greek Festival, and some kind of music event going on. Larkin's in a beautiful place to have a reception because of all the wonderful natural lighting and decor.
Thanks for having me Ben, and thank you Lauren + Simon for allowing me to capture such a beautiful and special day for you both.
