I had an absolute blast hanging out with Caitlyn & Johnny in Stonington a few weeks back for their engagement session. They had so many awesome ideas and cool props, I was like a kid in a candy store!! I mean, come on – look at the size of that balloon! Both Amber and I are super stoked for their wedding at Harkness State Park in a few weeks.
Alright people….time to make up for lots of blog neglect. Prepare yourself for all kinds of yummy images and blog posts!! First, we have the Calice & Vincent who decided to shoot their engagement photos in NYC to capture the few years they spent there while studying at NYU. In just a few days they’ll be leaving behind their totally kick-a** apartment in Washington Square and flying half way around the world to have their wedding and start a new life in Taiwan. We started shooting in Central Park which as many of you may know I have done countless times with lots of different couples and families. But I was super psyched when Vincent told me he’d be bringing his huge bass! We busted out the flash in true Raw Photo Style and rocked the bass all over Central Park – so fun!!
We ended the session back at Washington Square and then b-lined to the West Village where Vincent & Calice hang out all the time. Obviously the best part about playing bass is jamming in a grungy jazz club until the wee hours of the morning! So, we headed over to Fat Cat in the West Village, played pool, rocked some more flash, and listened to some deep bass lines courtesy of some serious local talent.
Enjoy guys and good luck with the wedding!
We posted the images from our last lighting workshop on our facebook page a little while ago but have yet to post them here on our blog! We thought now would be the perfect time to do so since we have two new dates to announce: August 19 & September 23.
Just a few simple steps to sign up! For August 19 click here: http://www.rawphotodesign.com/august19 and for September 23 click here: http://www.rawphotodesign.com/september23
You’ll need to create an account first and then you’ll be able to place your order. Feel free to email Amber with any questions: rawphotodesign@gmail.com
Believe it or not we already have two people registered for August 19 and we’ll only be taking 3 more. Five spots are open for September 23rd and believe it or not but that’s how large the class gets…..only 5 people! We ensure limited class sizes so everyone gets hands-on experience throughout the entire day.
August 19 will focus heavily on off-camera flash in relation to weddings. So if you’re curious as to how we apply our lighting techniques to the craziness of a wedding day schedule than definitely do NOT miss this class. We’ll be featuring lots of behind the scene snapshots of actual weddings and discuss our reasoning behind each and every technique and set-up.
Here’s some images from our last workshop!
Here is a great example of what flash can do and the options that open up. Here is one pose in natural light without any flash used.
Here is practically the same pose, same exact time of day, and same ambient light. There is nothing wrong with the natural light photo, understanding how to use flash just gives you more options on how to take your images to the next level.
Love this shot I grabbed of Amber still teaching while modeling at the same time!!
