My first Editorial. My first Publication. My first Fashion Shoot. My first Cover. My first time dreaming something bigger than I thought I could actually do.
When Eco-Beautiful Magazine wrote me and asked if I would be interested in doing an editorial, it took everything I had to not scream like a school girl. Being published is a step in this industry, but being asked to shoot a spread is whole other. PLUS, I have a degree in Fashion Design, I studied Couture Bridal and Evening as my focus. This is something I adore. BUT a totally different approach to it.
The shoot was amazing. Seriously.The Eco-Beautiful Weddings’ team was so great to work with and I can’t wait to work with all of them again. A special thanks to Natalie Obringer of Honey Luxe Imagery for assisting me during the shoot!
I did leave the shoot feeling like I had found myself. I thought I had found myself already in this business since I have been more “me” since I started photography than I have been my whole life. Then I did this shoot and it was seriously one of those “aha” moments. Once we got to the last few dresses my groove totally set in, I jumped straight into my zone…and I was straight up higher than a kite. Fashion & Photography. Duh. I mean. REALLY. D U H. I studied it my whole high school and college life…fashion. It wasn’t until I went from wanting to travel the world being a fashion designer, to being a suburban mommy, that I lost that “clue”. By the time I stepped into the photography world I had pretty much lost all of my past fashion life and I jumped right into portraits, kids and families. Never once considering tapping back into the fashion world. Duh. So this shoot really kinda smacked me on the back of the head and knocked some sense into me. Am I dropping everything to be a Fashion Photographer? Ha. No. I am not stupid, it is SO not that easy and I know I have a lot of growth to still do there. I adore my portrait clients and I really do love what I do. You may however see me playing a bit more with things, throwing more of this and that into my sessions, or shoots I organize. I never stop growing…evolving myself, work and business. This is the perfect example. So… I may lay my head on my pillow at night dreaming of my future spreads in various magazines. I know that is the biggest dream I could dream. I know my odds are low. But I know that I LOVE a good challenge and I love the fight to try. I haven’t even made it as far as I thought I wanted to go in the business I am in now. And now I want to quadruple that? Of course. Why not? As my Facebook slogan says “Never limit yourself…” It will be fun to try, right?
Now that I have written my little “me moment” get over to check out this wonderful magazine that Katie Martin and Robin Fisher have put together for Eco-Beautiful Weddings. The magazine is filled with everything you can imagine for the perfect Eco friendly affair without missing a single ounce of style!
