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
"W" cake topper, 2012, accessories, b&w, bedazzled, black & white, black and white, bling heal pink shoes, blue eyes, Brandon Willis, Brendon Willis, bridal party on stage, bridals, bridesmaids catch boquet, bright colors, Caitlin Hart, Caitlin Hart Willis, ceremony, Cherokee Hills Baptist, creative, cry, curly hair, cute, day-after shoot, different purple bridesmaids dresses, dramatic, El Reno, Engagement, engagement ring, epic, Erin Hart, fashion, flower girl purple headband, flowers, fresh, funny, garder, garter, glowing, grand entrance, grand exit, grey suit, groomals, group family prayer, Guthrie, half ponytail, hands, happy, hug, Kathy Hart, kiss, kiss in getaway car, lace wedding dress, large flower fudant, laugh, Lensbaby, love, loving, mansion, Model, natural, natural light, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, old, original, outdoor, pastor, pear shaped diamond ring, pearl flower belt, pearls, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, Portraits, pose, purple flowers boquet, purple tie, Ray Ivey, reception, ring shot, rings, romantic, rustic blue door, send-off, session, sexy, sister, small town, smile, snuggle, sunlight, sweet, throw rose petals, tilt-shift, toasts, unique, veil, vintage, vintage tone, wedding, wedding dress, white rosette, willow tree
My beautiful sister Kathryn often ends up being my go-to model when I feel like shooting, whether I’m trying a new technique, idea, or just for fun. In this session, she shot a few of me as well!
And… one of me:
2012, Alien Bees, alternative, anna lee, artificial light, b&w, backdrop, bandeau top, beautiful, black & white, black and white, black flower hair piece, blonde curly hair, blue background, blue eyes, creative, cute, different, dramatic, fashion, fresh, gaged ears, grey background, Kathryn Lee, lip ring, Model, natural, natural light, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, original, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, picture, Portraits, pose, ring flash, romantic, self portrait, senior pictures, senior portraits, sheer shirt, sister, strobe, sweet, unique, vintage tone, winged eyeliner
2012, 6 bridesmaids, 6 groomsmen, acreage, Alice in Wonderland, all different color bridesmaids dresses, antique, arms in the air, artificial, b&w, baby's breath, back lighting, backyard, banner, beautiful, big group picture, birdcage, black & white, black and white, bokah, bokeh, bouquet, bouse, boutonniere, bride, bright colors, brown, bustle, button, button up dress back, cake, centerpieces, ceremony, ceremony crowd shot, close up, contemporary, country, craft, crafty, creative, creative set up, crochet, cropped in, curly brown hair, cute, Daniel Hendrickson, deck, decoration, details, diamond, dip back kiss, DIY, doilies, doily, dramatic, dress hanging, Durant, eclectic, excited, fabric, fake eyelashes, fan programs, farm, fashion, father of the bride, field, first look session, flash, flower cake topper, flowers, flying veil, fresh, friends, fun, funny, garden, getting ready, glow, goofy, gorgeous, green, grey suit, grey-brown, groom, guestbook, guests, halo ring, halter top empire waist dresses, handmade from different color same pattern fabric, hands, hands in pockets, happy, hotel room, hug, intimate, Jamie Sampson, jars, kiss, lace, lacey, lantern, large area of land, laugh, Laura Simma, lens flare, lensflare, long cathedral style veil, love, macro, magical, makeup, Model, modern, mom help, mother of the bride, natural, natural light, notes, nude, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, old, old books, old chair, old doors, original, outdoor, parents, pastel color scheme, pendant, Photo, photo shoot, photogenic, Photographer, Photography, picture, pink, Portraits, pose, poses, prep, pretty, projects, props, recycle book pages, red, relaxed, resourceful, retro, ringlets, rings, romantic, roses, rustic, scene, scrabble pieces, sentimental, shallow depth of field, short lighting, silly, silver, sister, smile, Southern, sparkle, sparkley, special, speedlights on location, stage, stars, strapless, strobe, sunlight, sweet, tables, tan, teacup, teddy bear, Thackerville\, thread spools, trees, unique, unity salt, unusual, variety, vases, venue, vest, vintage, vintage tone, walk down isle, waterfall, wedding dress, wedding planner, whimsical, white, white chairs, white isle runner, wildflowers, wind caught veil, window light, wooden, woods, yellow
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
Lately I’ve wanted to make time for more artificial lighting on location to create a fashion edge, so I grabbed my sister Kathryn and my friend Catie for some just-for-fun experimenting. We found an awesome, tall, wheat field in Yukon, OK and spent the sunset trying different setups for a variety of effects. It was an overcast day, which gave us some cool clouds, and with just a couple speedlights, we were able to bring them out while keeping the front fill soft and dreamy. There’s a natural light shot thrown in as well.
2012, artificial light, Avril Lavigne look alike, b&w, black & white, black and white, blonde hair, blue eyes, bright colors, Canon 5D Mark II, Canon EX 580 II, catie bartlett, country, creative, cute, fashion, fresh, hair blow wind, Kathryn Lee, lighting, Model, natural l, natural light, okc, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, original, outdoor, Photo, photo shoot, Photographer, Photography, pink tank, Portraits, pose, posing, purple, purple weeds, romantic, senior portraits, shirt, sister, soft, speedlights, sweet, tall grass field, unique, vintage tone, vintage tones, wheat field, Yukon
