A Dutch Still Life Inspired Collaborative Session
Annnnnd, we’re back! It’s been a while, especially for us normally regular bloggers, and it feels so good to be creating and posting new material again.
Let’s be honest, it’s been a hard several months for everyone in the wedding and event industry, but what we didn’t realize would be the hardest would be the longing to create, to collaborate, to work with people, meet new, epic couples and work to make their photos a reflection of who they really are. So now, with a new feeling of gratitude to make new things and meet new people and a schedule full of intimate weddings and family sessions, we’re excited to share more work for the rest of the year and continue letting 2020 teach us new lessons like pivoting and slowing down.
This collaborative session was a dive back into the wedding industry for everyone involved, and we welcomed it with open arms and also fancy snacks. Sessions like these are a way for wedding professionals to stretch their personal visions, collaborate with friends in the industry, and inspire future clients with what is possible for their own weddings.
When Morgan of Valley Flower Company reached out that she wanted to collaborate on a dark and moody styled shoot, I immediately thought of my favorite art world inspiration: Dutch Still Life Paintings. We relied mostly on paintings from the 16th and 17th century to give us inspiration, mixing botanicals, insects, brass objects, and fruit. When we brought Lindsey Leichthammer on board for both calligraphy and food styling, the cheese and fruit trays she styled perfectly tied every element together. The three of us decided to bring hair and makeup stylists whose work we admired AND who we knew we’d have a fun time with, so it was an easy decision to ask Elizabeth England to work her makeup magic on Kym, who not only was an insanely talented model, but also made our hair dreams come true with the loose, natural styling of her own hair, as the owner of Omnia Hair Studio.
We had the best afternoon working together and catching up on life, and we did it all in our house and backyard (and used our Icelandic Horse too!).