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Season 6 Intern +Brittney invited to do a shoot with her. I met this lovely model by the name of Megan Parker. We worked well together, and let’s not forget she’s gorgeous, so I asked her to do a shoot with me the next morning. I told Megan to show up at 7:30 a.m, look pretty, and bring an umbrella. I had no idea or theme for this except that I was going to shoot during the golden hour. I invited my best friend Darrius …read more
The Golden Hour
Portraits
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I’ve been doing some intense research of portraits. I have a long way to go but I’m getting there. I had lots of fun with it and met really cool people in the process. I love portraits because of the story each individual has. They were all going through something different and I decided to capture the moment. My favorite part was attempting to do my self portrait by setting my timer and somehow trying to run back in front of the lens to get …read more
We Go Together Like Tic. Tac.Toe.
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Before you guys start reading this blog, I want to make it clear that this is going to be very emotional and deep. Shall we? My best friends Joey and Simmie came to visit me in Atlanta this weekend. I was actually very nervous because we haven’t seen each other in so long. But this is exactly why I adore them. When they popped up at my job, it was like we were never separated. Simmie started making jokes on how I was looking crazy …read more
Wedding Day Hooray
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I’m going to be really honest right now. I had no idea what Wedding Day Hooray was. With my busy schedule and school, I somehow forgot to do my research on what this event would be about. At one point, I thought Wedding Hooray was probably LeahAndMark’s own way of saying this is a wedding. Anyways I arrived at the Ambient studio and everything came together. I was pretty excited that I got there. There was a bunch of soon to be bride’s looking …read more
Young Love
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Today I had the opportunity to photograph my friend Rylan and her lovely shy boyfriend Gerald. When I shoot couple’s, I always take about fifteen minutes to just let the couple tell me whatever they want about their relationship. If there’s no story behind love, then there was never love to begin with. I observe how couple’s interact with eachother just so I can get an idea of what type of photos I want to take. This was my first time shooting a young teenage …read more
Cherry Bomb
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Walking into a store full of shoes was very overwhelming. +Krista and I had to restrained ourselves from going nuts in there. +Raven invited us to do a shoe photo shoot at Cherry Bomb in Little Five Points. I could sit here and complain about everything that went wrong with my camera technically that night but who cares . I was surrounded by awesome people and tons of shoes and clothes. I didn’t have a lot of time to get the shots that I needed …read more
My Pure Bliss Experience
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As I am writing this blog, I am eating my last bag of Pure Bliss Organic Banana Gorilla Granola. Whole Foods is first on my list of errands to run tomorrow. This was my first time shooting any type of food with a set stylist. Everything was organized and quiet. Mark was all about business of getting things done quick and getting things done right. Five minutes in the door, and I was already shooting the first set of granola that +Lori did an awesome …read more
Shukri
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When Mark told us we were supposed to shoot models, I freaked out. While I was waiting for Shukri to arrive, +Jo made me practice with a lovely couple. I realized I needed so much practice with that. Im very shy and soft spoken, so telling people how to pose was harder than Mark telling me to set something up that I have absolutely no clue about. I completely suck at telling models exactly what to do. So I took the easy …read more
My First Day with Leah and Mark
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Last Friday, I had my first photo shoot with Leah and Mark. The closer I was getting to the goat farm, the more my stomach started to turn. I started shaking when I got off the exit. So I stopped at the gas station to get something to drink, and collected my thoughts. I was nervous because, I was afraid I wouldn’t be accepted, the alumni and new interns wouldn’t understand me, (let’s not forget, I’m extremely shy) and I would be left out. But …read more
Time to Reflect
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I call this picture “ time to reflect”. After a long and hard quarter, my mother thought it was best if go to Haiti for Christmas break. I was at one the most beautiful unknown location in the world, and for some reason I was still tense. So I figured a vodka and mango with a hint of lime on the rocks would help (By the way, it really helped). As the time went by, I started to reflect on my life and how I …read more
Glitter In The Air
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Season 7 intern +Krista, invited a group of girls to go shoot a drag show at Burkhart’s. Honestly, I was kind of nervous. I’ve taken documented all types of unusual people, but drag queens would be kind of risky. I didn’t think they would be too comfortable with a bunch of girls in their face with a camera documenting their transformation. I was the first to arrive and decided to have a drink to calm my nerves. As soon as we got in there to …read more