Thomas and I photographed a couple of engagement sessions for his friends recently and it's been quite fun, but I'm also learning that it takes some convincing to get people into random fields and patches of wilderness. Even if it's not far off the beaten path, people seem to picture manicured lawns and grandeur houses as the best backdrops for photographs. While those can definitely work, when it comes to portrait photography (even simple outfit photos for a blog!) the background is secondary, so something basic and even wild works quite well. Fields like this one, which Thomas calls "wild birdseed hill" even allow you to play with foreground--placing yellow flowers in front of the lens to float like orbs in the finished pictures. It's all a learning process; figuring out how to communicate your vision and make people comfortable and achieve the images they desire--it's definitely good that the pressure is minimal since we're only photographing as a favor and in the end you just want people to be happy with their pictures.
Outfit details:
Korkease booties (old)
*pictures by Thomas
LOVE the dress
ReplyDeleteI've dreamed and dreamed of finding an expansive overgrown flower field like this- is this in (N) Ireland or back in the states?
ReplyDelete@Kitsune-kun Northern Ireland right across the street from Thomas's house. :)
ReplyDeletethat dress is so fun! love the colors!
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nikki
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I love the colors in these photos. When I visited Ireland, I remember scores of yellow flowers as well. My outfit photos tend to be against a wall, so it's definitely secondary to me. :)
ReplyDeletexx Abby // a geek tragedy
Oooh, I never realised Northern Ireland was so absolutely beautiful! It's a stone's throw from home but I've never been. Your pictures of it are just breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteWhat camera do you use for your pics? :)
How can anyone say no to a flower field? They are so beautiful! I love the patterns on your dress, they lok so cute! <3
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@V it's a canon mark--you can find out all my camera info here.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful field! Looks like spring perfection.
ReplyDeleteRachel
Super duper pretty, especially that last shot! Alex
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I need that dress! No, the outfit! lol. I'm usually not a yellow person, but I love this. Beautiful field.
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ReplyDeleteI much prefer this kind of backdrop to a more formal and neater one. Plus I find there are less people around too.
ReplyDeleteThe print on that dress is pretty awesome too!