I couldn’t have asked for a better day or a better pair of clients to work with – I loved these two!
Recently I was asked what the biggest challenge is to photography in the desert and I came up with two responses:
1) Too much sun
2) Too many ‘warm’ colors
Too much sun makes very hard shadows and makes it difficult to balance out the lighting on faces and keep blue skies blue. Warm colors are your oranges, yellows and tans that are prevalent in the desert. Cool colors on the other hand are your greens and your blues. Desert sun takes on different shades throughout the day, but I’ve found that the most consistent light to maintain cool, vibrant colors is in the morning.
Life is slowly returning to Las Vegas’ plant life and while some of my favorite shooting spots are still the color of hummus, we’re starting to see some green grass return and the morning sky, while mostly cloudless, is taking on more cheery shades of blue. As we move into March, I predict that the weeks of rainfall are going to leave us with a desert blanketed in pale purple flowers, lots of green grass and beautiful leaves on the trees.
We began with Shane and Kimberly at 10am and within five minutes I knew I was going to love the shoot. They were dressed so well for their ages and the quality of the morning light that it was as if a photographer picked out their clothes – here’s another example of how color ‘makes’ a shoot; Shane’s soft blue shirt complemented the blue flowers in Kimberly’s blouse, the blue in her eyes and made her blonde hair ‘pop’ and the combination of bright, cheery colors really pulled these two together. Soft pastel colors just work!
Why shoots like this work: Instead of trying to reinvent the wheel by introducing something overly exotic to the mix, we just took a step back and let the beauty and romance from a more innocent time influence the shoot.
This is a young couple that will make it – what better gift for Valentine’s day than an outdoor couples photography session?
The aspect I love most about younger clients is the fact that they laugh without abandon and every movement is animated and infused with energy, which just shows up amazing on camera – they’re in love and not afraid to show it!
I wish the absolute best for Shane and Kimberly and sincerely hope we have the opportunity to work with them again.
