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Another question every bride needs to ask her potential wedding photographer

There are many questions a bride really needs to ask her potential wedding photographer, but there's one question that is often overlooked, and it could make all the difference in the world. Here it is: Are the images you're showing me from a styled wedding shoot or are they from an actual wedding? See, when you go to bridal shows or meet with potential photographers, they're going to try to put their best foot forward by showing you their very best "wedding" images. You may notice that the word 'wedding' is in quotes. That's because many photographers show you incredible images that never actually happened at any wedding ever. They were made in what is known in the industry as a "Styled Wedding Shoot."

Katie Noble Session

A few months ago, I shot a commercial session for local dentist, Talia Nutting. It was a great shoot, and that's where I met one of Talia's patients, Katie Noble. After processing her images, I just had to get her int he studio. She's a one of a kind beauty, and definitely demonstrates that 30 is the new 20. I finally got Katie Noble into the studio and on location for a session of our own this week. Here's some of my favorites.

Not to be a party pooper, but PhotoVogue Italia is not the same as getting published in Vogue Magazine

There’s nothing wrong with the PhotoVogue section of the Vogue Italia website. It provides a place for photographers to showcase their work, and frankly there’s a lot of beautiful work shown in the PhotoVogue portfolios. It’s a great place to browse and get inspired. It’s also a nice spot to showcase your work to a larger audience, but let’s stop making it out to be more than that. Saying your images were “published in Vogue” when your images are accepted for the PhotoVogue site is misleading at best and purposefully deceptive at worst. You’re only softening the impact of the moment your work really appears in the glossy pages of a well-known publication. You’re hurting your real moment to shine.

BE YOU.

I have been both awed and inspired by the beautiful photographs of incredible photographers and artists worldwide, but I’ve tried very hard not to follow names or fall in love too much with any one photographer. My fear was and is that I would too closely want to emulate the style and creativity of someone else, and I would never find the creativity in me or develop my own style. BE AWED. BE INSPIRED, BUT BE YOURSELF. YOU’RE BETTER AT IT THAN ANYONE ELSE EVER WILL BE.

So, you want to be an NFL Cheerleader?

That's exactly what Marylyn Inman wants. It's the dream she's chasing as she graduates from the University of Tennessee, and I was glad to help her with it. Marylyn needed a flattering head and body shot to send off with her applications to become an NFL Cheerleader. Hopefully the Houston Texans see this Vol's talent and personality and get her on the field. Good luck, Marylyn.

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