Last week my friend Kiley and I had decided to retake photos of her and her dog, Hallie. I shot pictures of the two of them when Hallie was just a puppy. Together we decided we wanted to head up to table mountain in hopes that some flowers would be in bloom and we would get some nice weather and a wide open blue sky. Sure enough, there were yellow blankets of flowers and the weather was cloudy out.
Being a Lab, Hallie had a lot of energy, so we played "chuck it" with her until she sort of calmed down. After playing "chuck it" and treating Hallie to some doggie snacks we were able to get the attention of the high energy dog.
Before Kayla said "YES" to Jaime we spent several hours shooting on the Sundial Bridge and the botanical gardens.
Here are the images taken before Jaime asked the question:
Oh ya.... There is one thing that made this day almost a disaster:
Don't worry the equiptment is fine:) If you watched the video closely you can see that this was right before the proposal. I was in the process of positioning Jaime and Kayla so that Jaime could get down on one knee! And you can see both families on top of the bridge getting ready to surprise Kayla. Thank you Jaime and Kayla and once again, Congratulations!!
The first shoot of the Studio Photography class assignment, "All American, Norman Rockwell," was mine.
The original plan was this: put a male and a female model, acting as though they were on their first date to the carnival, on the Butte College football field with about 40 balloons and a wide open, beautiful blue sky. Unfortunately, as should be expected, there were a few issues. First, the male model was a no-show. Second, rain began to fall.
So...? Plan B: shoot in the Butte College art department's brand new Black Box Theater. The new concept? Shoot the female model, Lauren, as a southern belle at the carnival jumping with complete excitement and happiness. Thankfully, Lauren was able to really get into character and turned a failed shoot into a fun and educational day of photography.
Here are some more images from the shoot:
As the shoot neared the end we realized we had 20 balloons that needed to be taken care of. Lauren wanted to take one home, and a few others were inhaled, always a good laugh. I had decided that I wanted to pop the balloons and maybe catch something exciting. Here is a fun video of this event.
and an image:
Thank you everyone for helping me with this shoot!!!
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