Another Artstar Original

Ok, I borrowed the title from my client Dave's band lyrics... In answer to the question, "How can we do what we love better?", i.e. making memorable photographs and taking care of our clients, I suggested to Dave and Jean that we add something about music to their engagement session since Dave is a drummer and they met at a show he and the rest of the guys in his band SydeFx were playing. Jean & Dave loved the idea, and we settled on going to band practice after the Pretty pictures. Here are the results!

This image is one of my favorites and came about mid-way through the Pretty. I've heard some photographers say they think their best work is always at the beginning of a shoot, but I find that my subjects and I generally need to warm up to each other. There is a window of comfort and natural interaction that I'm looking for, and sometimes it's actually hard to get there. It's always worth it, though. Oh yeah, isn't the background lovely, too?


Suitable for framing:


Acting silly but too cute to resist:


A really nice shot by my new UGA intern Sarah:


Hollywood screen kiss:


I love the depth provided by shooting sideways along a wall:


Awash in sunset:


The bridge works really well for black & white images:



At practice Dave shows off his cool tattoo:


And settles down to keep the rhythm:



D&J snuggle up between songs then wave off onlookers:




And lastly, an I Love You embrace:


Aw... check out the whole presentation by clicking here. The second song in the slideshow is by SYDEFX, although it should be noted I had to cut the track into a little less than half to correspond to the number of photos from the practice session. Peace.