This is a special post. Just a day after I delivered the pics of Marita, John messaged me saying how much everyone loved them and that we wondered if I could do pictures for his and Marion's upcoming 25th anniversary (awwwww!).
Of course I was! We had a hard time getting a date that would work---after being rained out once already, it rained again on our "rain date." It was a little disappointing because I could tell everyone was so excited. So I made a proposition: instead of postponing again, I told them I could do two mini sessions instead of one longer session, and we could have some fun outside with the umbrellas and the cold. So off I went to Chelsea, Quebec, with a little plastic baggy to throw over the camera, just in case.
I'm so glad we went ahead. Not only was it a ton of fun, but it was
just fun to do something a little different. In addition, the sky
is like a giant softbox on grey days, so you don't have to worry about
harsh shadows.
I don't always work with my subjects ahead of the shoot on a theme, but Marion provided me with pictures that she particularly liked. They had a distinctly different look and feel than my usual work, so it was nice to play with some new techniques and explore some new "feels." If I hadn't seen the images she showed me, I think we would have had totally different results.
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| just for fun - this is like that game when you are a kid and you have to find all the differences between two pictures that look the same! |
The rings. The bracelet. The hands. The trees and the rocks. A quilt made by John's mom to cuddle under. An Italian leather jacket. I love that everything has meaning and a story.
Happy 25th you two! Definitely something to celebrate. Thanks for making me a part of it!
P.S. We still have Part 2 to do!
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