When I first picked up a camera I decided that aside from my daughter, I liked taking pictures of inanimate objects. They didn’t move, talk or stand impatient while I tried to adjust the different settings on my camera.
When I decided to take my passion for photography into a business, I decided that I wanted to do family portraits. They were more fun than an inanimate object and made my blog more interesting than a picture of a tube of chapstick.
Around this time I also started to shoot models as a way to practice for paying clients. I revelled in creating images that looked like an editorial spread in Vogue.
When I started second shooting a few weddings, I realized that my true calling was wedding photography. The rush of a wedding day, the emotions of a father who was giving his daughter away, the joy in a couples face as they turned around and faced their family and friends for the first time as husband and wife, the romance…I love it all.
And so I found my niche ~ a melding of my two passions ~ fashion and love. It wasn’t an easy road, but I knew as soon as I was there that I would no longer be happy shooting inanimate objects.
The June SoCal Photog Shootout was held in Seal Beach at the amazing Old Ranch Country Club. The theme was “Finding Your Niche” and it featured many areas of photography from babies to editorial and basic to very technical. Special Thanks to our vendors, leaders attendees and models for an amazing day!
THE VENDORS:
~ Event Coordinator ~ Kim Lefavbre kim@six2sixevents.com
~ Make-up & accessories ~ Nicole Enjoli http://nicolenjolijewelry.com/
~ Flowers ~ French Buckets www.frenchbuckets.com
THE GIVEAWAYS:
Special thanks to these companies for donating a few giveaways!
~ See Spot Shoot www.seespotshoot.com
~ Pixel 2 Camvas www.pixel2canvas.com
Weddings:
~Led by Joe and Mirta Barnet http://www.barnetphotography.com
~ Models: Tony & Crystal
Commercial/Fashion:
~ Led by John Mireles http://www.photographerstoolkit.com
~ Model: Evan
Family:
~ Led by Bobby Brown – http://www.bobbybrownphotography.com
~ Models: Skelton Family
Seniors:
~ Led by Amber Fox http://www.amberfoxphoto.com
~ Models: Richard and Hannah
Babies:
~ Led by Jen Disney – http://www.jendisney.com
~ Models: Kaya, Rhett, Austin
Additional Photography by: Matthew Saville
Our next SoCal Photog Shootout is in late August. Join this group for more details. Our newest group the Los Angeles Photog Shootout will be holding it’s first event in Long Beach at the Ebell Club on July 21st. For registration details click HERE.
