Posted by evoke on May 20, 2008
This past Friday, I spent the morning with Julie & Bernie, and for the first time in a long time, I really had to wrap up the shoot within 2 hours!! And amazingly, I almost did everything I wanted to do. There was one more spot I wanted to go to, but I know I still got all their angles!! Julie & Bernie are getting married in November, and it's going to be an awesome affair... You just got to stick around! I really try & warm people up in front of the camera before I get them to really work it, but this is how they started - Yum to the tum!
Who knew NC State had so many awesome areas!
I'm not sure what these are exactly, but they look hot here!! Or maybe Julie & Bernie make them hot...
Oh yeah.. the action came at the end!! Save the best, right?!
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Posted by evoke on May 19, 2008
Two Saturdays ago I had a marathon boudior shoot at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, NC and it turned out H-O-T!! Obviously I'm not going to reveal but so much, but it was an amazing day. I photographed three girls that are gifting their husbands with some super sexy presents. It may seem like an awkward thing to picture yourself doing, but any three of these girls will tell you that it was not near as terrifying as they thought it would be. In fact, they all walked out feeling incredibly confident. I'm doing another marathon session at the Umstead on June 22nd, so if you want more info or just want in, email me & I'll slide you in!
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Posted by evoke on May 16, 2008
Yes... I normally try & blog a day or two after a session, but Woah - it's crazy time in wedding world! So, two weeks later you finally get to see Stephanie & Dan... So, before I photograph a couple I like to do a little research & figure out how to reflect their personalities and make the images their own. Stephanie, Dan & myself talked on the phone before this but between them & me, I don't think they were expecting the immense silliness!! Every crazy idea I had, they were totally on board with & it just got me more & more excited!! Well, the session was an early morning one, so we first met for some bean juice:
And then straight into some yumminess
Turn right, and go straight into crazy town
What.. crabs can bite!!
Tasty... the yin & yang of it all-
OK.. I also told them to bring props - anything that would be meaningful to them. Well.. there exists a Valentine's Day gift that Dan gave Stephanie years ago & it's not going anywhere!! Normally one may think of a sweet stuffed animal, rockstar sunglasses like Erin & BC... in this case it was a very old balloon with very old candy still unwrapped. AHHHH!! They were just begging for more silly shots.
And then when there's an opportunity to incorporate signs, I'm on it.. I'm hoping you can see the "Help stop animal cruelty" sticker
We almost kicked some others off this tire in order to get these shots, but the people that were there left & the brute force was reserved for another day..
Ok, so another prop - an old restored gold fan. Dan actually restored it himself, and it's important to them ok!!
Dan brews his own beer, but we didn't exactly have time to photograph that
Another funny story, and oh yes - there are many more than the ones told here!! Dan graduated from UNC & Stephanie graduated from Duke. There is a significant amount of ... uh.. rivalry. It could be called that.. or just complete disgust. Being a NCSU graduate myself, a fight definitely could have broken out.
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Posted by evoke on May 12, 2008
I am presently on the hunt for a second shooter at weddings. I need someone that can first & foremost dedicate around 20 or more Saturdays to me per year, and be comfortable in complete chaos 8-9 hours each Saturday. I need you to be extroverted, be teachable & critique-able, come shoot & hand me over your images. Email me if you're interested! .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Who knew NC State had so many awesome areas!
I'm not sure what these are exactly, but they look hot here!! Or maybe Julie & Bernie make them hot...
Oh yeah.. the action came at the end!! Save the best, right?!
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