The Mud-Splattered Bride
…see what I did there? The whole Tarantino thing? I’m sure you did..!
I’ve already received a few emails as to what, exactly, a ‘Trash The Dress’ photosession is. Definitely outside of the normal ‘wedding photo’ realm, what happens is the bride (and groom, though often it’s more of a bride-focused set) at some point after her marriage (once the planning, the stress, and the excitement is over), takes her gorgeous gown out one last time for a beautiful, fashionable photosession. Generally this occurs in locations and situations outside of where you would usually wear a wedding dress, though destroying or even dirtying the dress isn’t absoluteley necessary.
This was the first part of the session for Ray & Joyce’s ‘dress annihilation’ session – believe it or not, this is the same dress she later wore in the City series (props to Joyce’s mom for a bang-up cleaning job!). Huge props to Andy King again for the assistance, behind the scenes, and the Title image. Enjoy!
1 – Starting off slowly…
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3 – just thought this was cool presentation.
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6 – Not the theme for the set, but it’s a nice moment!
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9 – Now we’re getting somewhere
10 – one of my fav shot-sets in a long time.
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12 – Heck yeah, Oshawa and area! Thanks Lew for the deets!
13 – more of a test shot, but loved the mood and ended up making the cut
14 Now it’s onnnnnnnnn!
15 “…pretend you’ve slid down here, and it was her fault!” Loveee it
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17 – This is a bit spicy. Love the mud!
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19 – shot looks wayyyy better at full rez to appreciate the details.
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21 – Crop shown to the right so you can appreciate how muddy Ray got for us. Total awesomeness.
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Behind the Scenes
Showing my direction for the ‘exit the water’ shot. Sexy, non?
Barebulb flash is the only way to go
hehehe Picture 25!!!!! Picture 25!!!!!! Tell Joyce Carmey loves pic #25!!!! hehehhehehee!!! =P
That picture of you splashing out of the water is too sexy. Haha
Great photos man, love the way you play with light and shadow, focus and detail. Oh, and mud ofcourse, heh.
Jeremy – you’re a really really talented photographer with a great eye for light.
Are most of your shots done with a single speed light? It seems some you’ve managed to bring 2 lights (1 front 1 back) and some with an umbrella or softbox – which surprises me given that you’re in full daylight and these things aren’t that bright…
Blaise
Hi Blaise,
At some points, 2 or 3 lights are used – be it a combination of speedlights/strobes or just one or the other. Thank you very much for the kind words!
Jeremy