Ten Eyck Tuesdays

WARNING: Crazy, huge post! I can't help it--I had too much fun!

Last Tuesday I spent the day with an awesome group of people. Val McCormick, Claudia and I were the lucky ones to make it into Carla Ten Eyck's first session of Ten Eyck Tuesdays. What a great time we had! The lovely Robin Dini and her husband Frank were our models for the day.

Before I begin, let me say this about Ms. Carla Ten Eyck. I signed up for her workshop because I admire her work and her enthusiasm so much. I wanted to see her in action and hoped some of her magic might rub off on me. Not only is she an amazing talent, but her love for what she does is infectious and she so enjoys sharing and teaching and helping people grow.

Spending time with Carla is just good for the soul.



Our first stop was a park at high noon. Not ideal shooting conditions, but we managed to rock it. Robin and Frank are so in love and so natural in front of the camera.














How's this for a cool location? Who knew a highway overpass could be so fun to shoot in? (Carla did, that's who.)







The Frankness.











Our last stop was in a crazy tunnel near the train station. A normal person would probably just hold her breath and walk quickly through, hoping nothing would drip on her from above. (Ha, ha--private joke for those in attendance!) But, again, we rocked it!









Carla set up this cool shot using Frank's aviators.



A Couple's Self Portrait. Robin shot this photo of herself in Frank's glasses. How cute are they?!







I rest my case.

Karen and Chris: Part One

So last night was just a teaser.

I will be posting this wedding in a series as I make my way through my favorite images. Below is a sampling of mostly details. I have a hard time keeping these to a reasonable number because I was so into her details! The flowers and dress and shoes, the venue, the hair, the flower girls! So many great shots of her beautiful details!

















The bridesmaids looked awesome in their chocolate brown dresses:



One bridesmaid was a new Mommy. She looked amazing and her sweet baby was just 4 weeks old! So cute!



Devon preps. It was so fun to see Devon--it's been years. We grew up on the same street and played together when we were little!



Just a cool shot of "The Scene." Lots of activity as everyone gets ready:



How 'bout these flowers? My sister and I were ooh-ing and aah-ing all day about these beauties. I must give props to Clementine Floral for their exquisite work:



And these?









Steph, a bride I shot last year, gets her glam on. Foxy Lady!



Her girls weigh in on the lip gloss. It's a group effort!





Nothing like a little bubbly to set the mood!







Karen sees herself in her dress for the first time. Perfection.

Rediscovery Workshop, Part One

I had the pleasure of attending an amazing photography worksop last week hosted by the super talented Carla Ten Eyck and Steve Depino. What a day! Carla and Steve invited us all to re-examine why we got into photography in the first place. What is it about photography that first captured us? What can we do to feel inspired again?

They also pushed each of us to think about how we would like to learn and grow technically. We were encouraged to shoot in a way that was new to us--to use a lens we don't often use, to try an angle or a perspective we never shoot from. This was a great exercise. I grabbed my 85mm lens that I have only owned for a short time and have only used on a couple of occasions. I knew I liked this lens for close-up, intimate portrait shots, but I made myself use it almost exclusively that day--even when we shot our model couple, Justin and Mary Marantz. I have to admit--it frustrated me at times because I kept wanting to "go wide" and fall back on my usual lens, but I knew this was a perfect opportunity to play and to experiment.

This workshop was awesome. I feel like it absolutely inspired me and I just loved having an opportunity to work with and learn from the many other talented photographers who attended.

I must also give a shout out to my favorite hairdresser, Kerry, from Cahoots Salon in Avon. She did a superb job on our models' hair and make-up. Wait till you see these ladies! The models were such naturals--none of them are "real-life" models but they all rocked their shoots!

Here is Cara. Her expressions were perfect:

Her sister, Jamie, was also workin' it:

Okay--so this is my first blog post EVER and it has taken me way too long! My poor 3 year old has been entertaining himself behind me for just about the whole time and we are overdue for dinner! I have plenty more to add and until I post this am not sure my pictures are going to post as nicely as I hope--size and quality--so if they don't, I may re-post them later.

Anyway--this post is To Be Continued...