Capturing Movement in Photography

Hello lovelies! 

I've been catching up on family time and a bit of reading this last week, so not had much to share with you over here. But today I'm back with something so wonderfully dreamy, a photo series that feels a little Alice in Wonderland meets Edward Scissorhands. Ha! I think it's the table that makes it a bit gothic, feeling both beautiful and creepy in the same breath. I loved having an opportunity to create art that was unique to my norm, and these are definitely so! 

I shot these photos last year with a dear friend and photographer, Nichole Garcia of Squid Photography. She had a vision to capture movement inspired by dance and we wanted to do something a little moodier with it, with an intention of incorporating as much of the movement of the clothes and fabrics into our shots as was possible. I have this stunning dress (wore it for this shoot as well!) with the most romantic construction, tulle that tucks and wraps around the bodice and then falls in panels to the floor. It's absolutely perfect for playing with when you're hoping for photographing texture and movement in fabric. We even used the dress as a sheer filter over the lens in a few of the shots.

We had the most gorgeous location here at Ebb and Flow Flowers, a floral studio with incredible vintage woodwork and open face brick walls, allowing us the chance to use elements of the design in the shots with the intention of enhancing the movement and the angles. It was fun using the decor in that way and trying some new things, eg: draping my skirt over the edge of a table and pretending that I was laying in a field of wildflowers and not a giant table. ;)

So here you have it, hope you love them!

As you can see, feeling like a complete idiot is part and parcel of the experience when modeling. Anybody can do it!

Side note: Nichole and I collabed in every way on this shoot. She took the photos and sent them to me for editing. 

Also! If you're local to Green Bay and don't already know, I have a dance studio called Celebration Dance and I would love to have you and your daughter join us for classes. Check out our website HERE. 

Celebration Dance Photographed {part 1}

These are my girls, all the lovely little ladies and young ladies who take class on a Monday night. I am so crazy about all of them, seriously though. What a huge joy it is to teach dance and to train them in fine tuning those skills. My greatest hope is that they will begin to love dancing as much as I do and this year has been incredible as I have seen a group of these girls do just that. Some of the young ladies that have been with me for 4 or more years now are turning 10 and 11, a magic age where it seems that an incredible passion for their craft has at long last emerged and they're taking it seriously. Finally!  They're on their way to becoming stunning dancers. Makes me so happy. :)

Tuesday classes coming soon! 

{Unnecessary addition here but will say it still ... as I'm uploading these pictures to Blogger I'm just so bummed at how the picture quality is lost in the transfer to this platform. I'm looking at them side by side with Lightroom. Makes me realize, once again, how I really need to change platforms. Another thing to check off my to-do list. Will look into it this summer I think. Picture quality is such a beautiful thing so I need it to be top notch. Bit of a "grrrr" moment here but wanted to share these pictures all the same.}

Fancy Dancers

My girls are performing in their Christmas show this weekend and in honor of their big weekend, I thought I would share some pictures that I took from a recent dress rehearsal. I have so much love for these little ladies and am so proud of them and what they've accomplished in dance this semester. 

We're a part of a bigger production for Christmas, one with actors and a choir and a fun set. Over 100 kids! So our costumes are thematic and go with the storyline, hence the genie hats, bees and cowboy boots. :) Just in case you thought I might be going mad!