Collaboration is a word that is used a lot in the photography world. It is an idea that people in this industry can come together to use their strengths to produce amazing work. I love this idea! One of my favorite things is to work with other talented people such as makeup artists, stylists and other photographers. I feed off of it and working with others always produces a better result.
Conceptual shooting is another word that is used in this industry. Coming up with a concept for a photo shoot is fun. It is a time when you, as the photographer, can do something out of the box, out of the norm. You shoot for yourself and do things you wouldn’t normally do for a regular photo shoot. It is a time when you can try new things, practice new techniques or improve on something.
Over the holiday break, my friend and fellow photographer Lisa Carpenter and I talked about doing a fun, styled shoot just for us. I thought of a concept and ran it by Lisa and we started brainstorming from there!
Since it was around New Year’s, we decided on a Glitter and Gold Party Theme! Once the theme was set, I went shopping! I love to play stylist so this was right up my alley! I ordered some awesome clothes from Urban Outfitters and Forever 21 and everything looked awesome on the models. Accessories and jewelry were key to these looks and I loved playing with different colored tights and sparkle everything!
We decided on a location for the shoot, which was this awesome spot that Lisa got for us! The exposed brick on the walls and the concrete floors gave the shoot the look we were after.
I called my good friend Katie Cotton to do the makeup and hair and we just all had fun being girls!!
Thanks to my great friend, Brantley, we found some awesome girls to model for us! Lauren, Haley, Bailey and Allie were all beautiful and they had a ball in front of the camera. It really just ended up being a party!
Below are the images from this shoot! I learned a lot about artificial light which is not something I typically use. So it was fun to try something new! If you are a photographer, I encourage you to do a shoot just for you! And if you ever want to collaborate on a conceptual shoot, give me a call! I am always up for it!!
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