I finally had some free time over the long weekend to process these pictures, and I am so happy to finally be able to show you! My friend Erin of Erin Hatch Photography organized this awesome shoot and brought along some amazing girls – Mariah, Denise, and Kamille. They aren’t professional models but they did such an phenomenal job that they could totally pass for models. And very stylish too! It was unusually cold that day, so a few girls had goosebumps and I felt so bad for them. But they really hung in there, and we had such a fun time. Each model had a very different, beautiful look and a different approach. It was fun to have so much variety shooting in one afternoon! Seriously, I can’t wait to go back to the dry lake bed!
Getting there was quite an adventure because it is off the beaten path. There are a few dry lake beds in town, but none of us had been to this particular one before, and there are no road signs directing you where to go. And we were so far out of town we didn’t have reception, so I couldn’t look it up on Google maps. At one point, we took a wrong turn and ended up off-roading it on a really bumpy dirt path. Luckily, I was riding in my friend Tirzah’s ginormous truck, which handled the terrain quite well.
This is a close up of the dry lake bed. It’s a very interesting texture!
You can see quite a few people go off roading here, and it was impossible to find a perfect patch without any tire marks. So I made it part of the photo!
The light at the dry lake bed is stunning combined with the silhouette of the mountains. There were a few guys riding dirt bikes all around us, and you can see the dust that they created in the background. It makes for a neat effect.
Denise’s tropical dress almost made me feel I was shooting on the beaches of Miami! So pretty!
Yes, Kamille’s eyes are really that color, no Photoshop! They are piercing blue!
I love these pictures. Kamille did an amazing job putting together her wardrobe, hair, and makeup and bringing it all together.
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[...] together another fabulous shoot for some local photographers (the last one she put together was the model shoot at the dry lake bed). This time, she gathered up some girls she knew to model for us in their wedding gowns. And they [...]
Really great lighting in these, I ESPECIALLY LOVE the B&Ws!