New Orleans Bridal Shoot:: Model Dawn

Well, I never had a chance during the busy fall season to blog about my amazing trip to NOLA for the Pictage Partner Conference. I was invited to speak this year (I skipped the last one because Micah was too little for me to leave!) I took a different approach to this year's conference and spent more time SHOOTING than doing anything else really.

The fabulous Sara France lead a shooting workshop with a pretty in pink model named Dawn. We just strolled down the French Quarter and shot inside our hotel lobby some too. I don't always blog workshop-type shoots because well, they're a beast of their own. I'm not a huge fan of jockeying for room with 30 other photographers and have little to no control over lighting or posing. I usually hang toward the back and just shoot what I can, when I can and try to enjoy the experience.

Most of my favorites from this shoot were during times when everyone else was transitioning or not shooting or I was at a different angle. For that choice, I wasn't able to get a lot of eye contact, but Dawn did notice my approach and like any great model, even during the "down" times, she was always still modeling! I wish we could have stayed longer, but we had to get to the airport and missed the last hour or so of the shoot. Once the group crossed the street we were about to walk back in when I decided to try and grab the last shot. I was happy I got the through the window-Lady shot that I wanted.

**Please note, there is one image that contains graphic language. Sorry if that offends you. It's not the typical thing I shoot or show, but I do feel that it typifies in one image what NOLA represents, both beauty and edge. If you've been there you understand that the place is nothing but one huge juxtaposition of such things.***

Enjoy!