Wanakhavi is good friend of mine (and awesome videographer/photographer), and asked if I would help out and shoot his brother and future sister-in-law’s wedding and I happily obliged! They were married at Villa Christina on Friday and the day couldn’t have been any more perfect. I did about four Go Away Rain Dances the night before, and God really looked out for Tamara and Kofi because those dark clouds that brought fistfuls of heavy rain the days before disappeared that afternoon! Yay!

Here are some sneak peeks, I’m going to post more later today but I brought the wrong hard drive to school (yes…I’m in class right now!).

Dress from Brides by Demetrious:

Tamara has a grace about her that I wish she could package up and sell! She was SO calm, on a day when most of us are a ball of nerves and excitement!

I will say, one of my favorite favorite favorite moments when shooting a wedding is when the bride gets into her dress. It’s like this moment of excitement, tension, nerves, and then, surprisingly, a wave of calm once the last tie on that dress is done.

One of the two flower girls. They were SO cute!

ALL, and I mean ALL of the bridesmaids were GORGEOUS, see?

I love love loved the details Tamara and Kofi put into their big day! Pink, black and white = one of my favorite color combinations!

A little fun with off camera lighting

FAVORITE!

Tamara and Kofi, THANK YOU so much for letting me document your big day! I had an amazing time, and met some of the most gracious people in ATL

More to come! I promise!

Hello! I’m back again!

As you can see, I need a clone. Or maybe a small child that’s proficient in CS3 and Lightroom that I can pay in cookies (that’s not child labor, is it?)

All jokes aside I’ve been extremely busy wrapped up in several projects! One, being a documentary project on Egbe Alaje, THEEEE coolest Afro-Cuban dance class in Atlanta, which is held every Thursday at the D.A.I.R. Project. I’ve gotten to know some fabulous individuals– of course, Charisse, whom I’ve followed from DC to ATL , Sekou Alaje, the ridiculously talented lead drummer, and alllll the gorgeous, graceful dancers and other talented drummers who come and participate. I’ve learned so much about the significance of Yoruba/Afro-Cuban dance and drumming, and preserving the culture and history of the Diaspora in general, and I’m grateful that Charisse and Sekou have allowed me to document their class!

And of course, what’s a blog post without photos!? Yesterday was their 1 year anniversary in Atlanta, and because my professor LOVES to make me work really extra hard and think outside the box, go where I’ve never gone before, and try studio lighting outside of the studio and make me put away one of my favorite prime lenses (the 50mm 1.4, LOVE!), here are some of my results!

And of course, this is a to be continued, because I’m still shooting this project and have LOTS more goodies on my hard drive!

Again, THANK YOU to Charisse and Sekou and the members of Egbe Alaje for allowing me up to be all up in your face with a camera!