Jessica & Aaron's Blissful St. Augustine Wedding!

And yea, there was a castle :) Thank you to Jessica, Aaron and Laurie (planner) for giving me the chance to capture these incredible images. Your love and passion make every image next level!

Senior Portraits Jeep Style!

So she wanted a picture with her Jeep... But how to do it? We planned on starting at Moss Park for the more "typical" shots but for the Jeep shot I wanted to get somewhere I could play with light around sunset. I've done a few car and senior shots before but felt we could do something different with this shot. The location I picked was close by, under a huge oak tree with Spanish moss.

After years of staying more basic with my lighting, I recently started playing with both corrective gels and creative gels. For this shot I decided to use the creative gels to light the tree and inside of the Jeep. Then a 3rd and 4th light were added for the side and front of the Jeep and subject.

Congrats to Mike Varro for being selected to represent the USA

http://www.usrowing.org/news/2017/08/11/usrowing-announces-pr3-mixed-4-national-team/

This picture was taken of Mike at the SORA boatyard and is one of my favorites ever. He didn't start rowing until last year but has come on strong, strong enough to make a boat at the world championships. I wish Mike and all his boat mates all the best in Sarasota!

University High School Senior Portraits with Jonathan

I love this family. We've known each other since our kids were in elementary school together and now I've done all 3 of their sons' senior portraits. Each time is an adventure with mama Felicia art directing and other members of the family (sometimes without credit... you know what I mean Felicia) pitching in here and there help us get amazing shots. I can't thank them enough for continuing to come back time after time. Now all we need to do is wait for a wedding :) 

Brit's Crew +1

Brittany and Greg's wedding is one that sticks out in my mind though it was a few years (and 4 babies) ago. Something about really hot weather and a red British phone booth comes to mind :) This is another amazing family I've continued to work with over the years from newborns to family portraits to now, newborns again :) I am so grateful for families like this one. We don't see each other all that often but between the times I get to work with them and social media, we've kept in touch for a lot of years. 

I love these kinds of family sessions. Brittany was clear that she wanted to focus more on natural, lifestyle shots rather than too posed. That said, the bed was an amazing idea :)