Michelle

We don't get many requests for bridal portrait sessions, but Michelle's mom has her heart set on a formal image to hang in the dining room. Understandably, the day of this shoot she looked at her daughter with immense pride, and maybe even a little disbelief that this beautiful woman was once her baby girl...

The first takes, traditional of course:




Starting to break the rules (trust me, there are tomes of instructions on studio portraiture that I pointedly avoid):




This image feels very classical, as if Michelle might be a Grecian woman painted on an ancient vase:


Views from above:




And towards the end of the session, my favorites, including Richard Avedon-inspired glimpses of the studio itself:





See you and Matt on October 6, Michelle!