Some models make me exclaim “holy shit!”. Every time I work with them, I can’t believe what I’m getting.
Kari is one of those models.
I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned this on the blog before, but there’s more to modeling than just being pretty. There’s professionalism, there’s reliability, there’s flexibility, there’s passion, there’s creativity, there’s versatility, there’s hard work, but above all, there’s the way they move.
Photography is of course all about the STILL image, but you can tell you how well a model moves by looking at their work. The better they know how to move, the less a photographer has to do. With an exceptional model, you just point, shoot and occasionally suggest something.
The last time I shot with Kari, it was in a cemetery and I kept asking her to look really sad. This time, it was all about looking really cool and man could she pull it off! Kari has all the qualities I mentioned above in spades, plus she’s ultra nice. The complete package.
I hope I get to work with her many, many more times.
I consider myself incredibly lucky; I have very few wedding horror stories to speak of. 99.99% of my brides are a joy to work with.
But every now and then I really just click with my couples. Working with them becomes effortless, talking to them when I’m not behind the camera is easy as pie and staying in touch (my Facebook account is where it’s at, baby!) is a breeze.
With Rob & Lyndsy, that’s exactly what happened. And what a wonderful pleasure it was to work with them.
Now, I can’t speak for other photographers, but I’m a STRONG believer in having a relationship with my clients beyond just the professional one. And I don’t do this as a ploy for future work (although that does tend to happen), I do it because I love people…
You read that right! Imagine that! A photographer who loves people!
Anyway, so without further ado, here’s their wedding day, beginning with my favorite image:
Day 49/365
Sue and Adriu are both models I’ve worked with before, separately. I knew I could count on them to do the basics, like… you know… showing up. But more importantly, I knew I could count on them to work hard and give me some killer results.
In this case though, I felt the results would depend on me. And that’s because I’ve never really done a shoot with 2 models at once. Actually no, I did one a few years back, but I meant that I hadn’t done a shoot with 2 models at once since I’ve been any good as a photographer.
I also wanted to tell a basic story with that string of photos. This was just a “fight and make-up” idea. Not that complicated, but man I had a hard time doing it right… I’m pretty happy with the pictures individually, but there’s a lot of room for improvement in terms of telling the story.
Anyway, here you go:
Day 50/365
And then today’s shoot. These are just the little 5×5 cards that I use for my wedding price list (now). I just got those the other day and thought I’d share. Right side is the front, left side is the back.
