February 16-17th, 2013
Every year I struggle to come up with a birthday activity that is unique and enjoyable for all involved. This year, it just so happened that a band I LOVE (The Burning Hotels) was playing a rare show the weekend right before my birthday. The only problem is that the band and show were Fort Worth. Solution? Birthday road trip with a handful of my closest friends! I decided to take my camera along (of course) for some freestyle, candid shots with a documentary flavor. P.S. My camera was occasionally commandeered by my sister Kathryn, and who knows who else.
Only one photo of the actual show is included, as The Wild Rooster was very dark, but we had a great time hanging out and listening!
We had no idea who this guy was.
At our “super-high-end motel” later that night and the next morning…
Out to brunch (the most important meal of the day) at The Bottom.
Nice day to climb in a tree. With a sign posted right next to it that clearly read, “For your safety, do not climb in tree.” But what do they know.
Then a few of us continued on to the Stockyards and caught the… cattle run?
Exploring afterwards.
Sizing up the competition.
2013, Andria Lindquist inspired, antique store, b&w, bar, bff, birthday, black & white, black and white, Blackbox, brunch, Caleb Beavers, candid, cassie neahring, catie bartlett, cattle run, Concert, couple, cows, creative, details, documentary, exploring, fashion, film effect, Fort Worth, Forth Worth Texas TX Stockyards cattle run cows, freestyle photography, fresh, friends, fun, funny, goofy, grainy, hipster, Jarrett Franklin, Jordan Howard, junk, Kael McDonald, Kathryn Lee, Katie Comtois, laugh, Lisa Lee, low light, Melissa Beavers, Model, motel, Nathan Winfrey, natural, natural light, odd, old, original, outdoor, personal, Photo, photo bombing, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, Portraits, pose, presets, raccoon butt, random, Reed, relax, road trip, silly, sister, smile, stockyards, sunlight, Texas, The Burning Hotels, travel, treasures, tree climbing, TX, unique, vacation, vintage, VSCO, Wild Rooster
February 9th, 2013
Nic, Emmy, and crew were so much fun! Amazing vintage chic details at one of my favorite venues. I met these two in college and was super excited to get to play this role in their big day. It was quite the party from beginning to end, full of photogenic people!
Make sure to check out the first look session photos- always my favorite part of any wedding day.
VENDORS
Venue: OKC Public Farmers Market
Coordinator: Heather McKinley (Farmers Market)
Florist: Sherry Parks
Cake: Debbie Schwab, Sweet Treasures
DJ: Mike Ipong, BTP Productions
Photo Booth: Drea Dillard, An Event to Remember Photo Booth
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I realize that these images barely scratch the surface of the “steampunk” look, but I’ve always been drawn by this style and really wanted to do a steampunk-inspired shoot. I have to give props to Catie Bartlett for shooting these with me! We had so much fun with the dark and whimsical theme, in a perfect, woodsy location, on a nice day in December.
2012, Alice in Wonderland, anna lee, Anna Lee Media, b&w, black & white, black and white, black lace dress, Blair Witch Project, branches, catie bartlett, combat boots, concept shoot, creative, creepy, dark, dead leaves, dead trees, differnt, dramatic, edgy, fashion, feather necklace, film, flip hair back, Forever 21, fresh, grainy, hi lo, hi-low dress, inspired, intense, leather jacket, light leaks, lightroom presets, long brown hair, magical, makeup, Model, moss, mossy ground, natural, natural light, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, oklahoma model, old, original, outdoor, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, Portraits, portratis, pose, rebelbelle, red lips, red lipstick, rough, scarey, scary, senior portraits, skirt, smokey eyes, spikes, steam punk, steampunk, studs, supermodel, Tim Burton, top hat, tough, unique, vintage, vintage tone, VSCO, whimsical, whimsy, wind blown hair, witch, witchy, woods, woodsy, woody
These guys are no stranger to the blog. Paperscissor is Evan Crowley (vocals), Cameron Mintz (guitar), Caleb Tullis (guitar), Josiah Tullis (bass), & Clayton Stroup (drums). Go check out their song Dream Cure Magic Attack here– it’s my favorite. And grab free downloads while you’re there!
Some shots from their most recent show at the Conservatory in Oklahoma City:
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2012, 35mm, 85 mm, agency, Ashley Hatfield, b&w, back lighting, black & white, black and white, blonde, bokah, bokeh, boots, brown, brunette, Canon 5D Mark II, cargo, Clifton Roberts, close up, comp card, Composer Pro, country, creative, cross process, Crystal Glidden, cute, dead tree, details, Edge 80 Optic, eyes closed, faded colors, fallen trunk, fashion, film, flowing hair, freckles, fresh, fun, glow, grain, grainy, green, hair, hands, head shot, high fashion, hipster, hunch, jean shorts, Jon Ervin, jump, knit top, laying down, lean, leather boots, lens flare, light leak, lips, long hair, lovely, Mamiya RZ67, messy, Model, model folio, motion, move, natural, natural light, Norman, nose, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, old, original, outdoor, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, portfolio, Portraits, pose, red, retro, romantic, senior portraits, shake head, shirt, silhouette, skinny, spider web, sunflare, sunlight, tank top, thin, Thunderbird Lake, ticks, tics, tilt-shift, unique, vintage, vintage tone, wood
2012, b&w, backlighting, backlit, beading, black & white, black and white, black tux, blurry motion dance shot, bouquet, brick wall, bridal party, bride, bridesmaids, bright, button back, cake detail, ceremony, close up, cool, creative, cry, cute, dad, details, disco ball, documentary, dramatic, dress shot, Edmond, extreme angle, father of the bride, FCC, First Christian Church, first dance, flip over veil, floral arrangements on stage, flourish, flowers, fresh, funny, get ready, glow, gold, grainy, grand exit, groom, groomsmen, hand arm tunnel, hands, hanging on door, help, high contrast, hold hands, hug, icing, in love, individual portraits, Kevin Winters, kiss, lace, laugh, lawn, light, lights, love, MAC at Mitch Park, macro, mom, mother, natural, natural light, navy, navy blue dresses, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, old chapel, original, outdoor, party, pearls, pews, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, Portraits, pose, prep, pretty, Rachel Parks Winters, reception, red church door, red yellow blue, retro, rings, romantic, shoot down, short lighting, simple, sing, sister, smile, soft, sophisticated, stained glass, swirl design, swirling lights, tool, train, trees, tulle, unique, veil, vintage, vintage tone, walk down isle, wedding at FCC Edmond, wedding dress, white, window, wooden rafters, yard
2012, Austin, b&w, beautiful, beauty, black & white, black and white, bright colors, brown eyes, busty, button up, close up, comparison, country, curly brown hair, cute, Dalls, Daniel Hendrickson, details, different, dress back, fake eyelashes, fake laugh, fashion, field green, forrest, fresh, full body, fun, glamour headshot, gorgeous, grainy, hands on hips, head shot, lace, laugh, Laura Simma Hendrickson, long cathedral veil, Model, modern, Mr. & Mrs., Mrs., Mustang, natural, natural light, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, original, outdoor, Photo, photo shoot, photogenic, Photographer, Photography, Portraits, pose, pretty, romantic, run through field, sandals, satin, side by side, smile, spiral curl ringlets, styled, stylized, sunflare lensflare, sunlight, sweet, tall grass, Texas, tool, trees, unique, vintage tone, wedding, white wedding dress, woods
