preston castle shoot | ione | california | part 2

working with these models was definitely a highlight of the day.  some of them had modeling experience and for one of them it was their first time.  some may say that working with a model is different from working with a bride, but in my experience the feeling is quite the same.  

on any shoot my mind is constantly racing to look for the good light, then the backdrop, then figuring out where to crop the backdrop, which leads to lens selection, then f-stop and shutter speed, then angle and in camera composition.  all the while i'm trying to talk to the subject and keep the energy going so that the subject doesn't get bored or disconnected from me.  

as you can imagine, this is enough to fry your brain and by the end of a shoot my brain is nearly dead.  so whether it's a model shoot or a just another bride, by the end of the day i feel like a bus has ran over me.  and then you get your work back and it's all worth it a hundred times over.














preston castle shoot | part 1 | ione | california

I was graciously invited by Caroline and Dan of Tinywater photography to come shoot with a group of photographers at Preston Castle in Ione.  I know, Ione? I don't know.  But it was a shoot to remember.  The hair, makeup, dresses, and models were "i liiiike very much".  I was reeling from the amount of eye candy all around.  We had to break up this post into 5 parts because of all the goodies.  So everyday we'll release a new one!  

Our first post is some of the getting ready.  Just some teasers to whet the appetite.  Stay tuned...

Raquelle Siders (MUA)
Image Provocateur & VIP-CAT Makeup Academy
Solon 916.474.5578
www.imageprov.com

Bridal Dresses
Diamond Bridal Gallery
www.diamodbridalgallery.com

AGAPE Designs (funky non-wedding dresses)
Jeremiah
916-640-6760
agape_lov77@yahoo.com


shoes. 

the florescent light is what is causing the change in color across the image.  cool.

that is some serious hairage.  

raquelle's magic arm working that hair.  harry potter's got nuthin' on her.