First time as a Second Shooter

As most of you may know, I assisted Damaris Mia this past Saturday with a fabulous wedding. I feel extremely blessed to have been able to shoot my first wedding & also second shoot for the first time all within passing my first year mark in the photography business. After shooting the first wedding as the primary photography I blogged about it here, so now I'm sharing my thoughts on this too. Hoping it can help someone who has never done it or will be soon! 

SIDE NOTE: Luckily for me, this wasn't the first time working with Damaris - she's very talented, sweet & definitely a rising star. Earlier this year she put together a styled shoot & invited me to join her, check it out here. It was a great learning experience for me and I am forever grateful D, I hope you know this. 

I never like to make my post go on for days, so I will do my best to keep it short & to the point. My duties as the second shooter were as follows:

• Dress accordingly - this was discussed days prior through email
• Ask primary for game plan of the whole day (don't want to smother with questions throughout the day) knowing before is key
• Stay clear of main photographer at ALL times
• Remember that you are there to compliment main photographer
• Find different angles to shoot
• Offer to carry equipment bags
• Shoot candids of bride+groom and guest
• During down time offer snack or energy bar ;)
• Make sure primary is hydrated throughout the day
• As primary was taking family formals, I was inside the reception hall taking detail shots of table settings, flower arrangements, cake, etc... *Note* If Naomi wouldn't have been there to assist with formals, more than likely I would have been helping direct family unless told otherwise  
• Keep speaking to a minimal, unless asked for opinion or suggestions
• ONLY pass out the main photographers business card

The bride & groom opted to do a first look session before the ceremony which left plenty of time for family formals and alleviated stress on their pictures, so I was asked to take the groom ahead and prep him to see his soon to be wife for the first time that day. It was a wonderful moment full of emotions. Image below was seconds before...

Cannot wait to share more from this excellent wedding, but as the second shooter, I MUST LET THE MAIN PHOTOGRAPHER BLOG HER IMAGES FIRST :)

If this post has been helpful, talk to me. I'd love to hear from you!

We are officially 15 days away from 2011~! HAPPY THURSDAY

xoxo,

b.love

The Crowder Family

Meet the Crowders... they are a beautiful family that participated in the Tonya Joy Workshop that I attended a couple months back. Finally found some down time to post these!

 Yup, she's a daddy's girl just like me ;) 

Work it!

Kelsey, I pray I look this good after having children... your GORGEOUS!!!

Many thanks to the Crowders for being excellent models!

xoxo,

b.love

Quote of the Week: William Arthur Ward

The quote speaks for it self so I'm not going to say much. Needless to say, after reading it for the first time yesterday, it instantly became my new favorite! It is a question to ponder on... A question to ask ourselves. 


I'm very excited for tomorrow, I'll be second shooting alongside the fabulous Damaris Mia! 


Happy Friday, stay safe & for you Southern Californian's, stay cool. Its suppose to be in the 80's! We are soo spoiled here!!!  :)


xoxo,


B.Love

December.

I cannot believe it. Or maybe I just don't want to. Another year has pretty much passed us by... Today is the 2nd of December, next thing you know it will be Christmas and then New Years!!!


This is what I'm doing & you may want to try it too. It can be a challenge, but I love challenges, thats just how I am. Instead of looking at it as "I'm a year older" I'm going to say "another year where I've been blessed and cant wait to see what the future holds." Seriously, outlook has a lot to do with how happy we are. I continually remind myself that life could be worse this instant if I didn't have the people I do in my life, if I was missing a limb, had a life-threatening disease or simply did not have food in the fridge to feed my family. You see what I mean? And it helps to remember that God is in control. If there is something that I need. He knows. If there is something I'm struggling with. He knows.


Let's all take a moment and reflect on the people, things and opportunities we've had in the past year... Like the quote below says "recognize & appreciate." Just do it. 


I took the picture below as I was scouting an area for future photo sessions... Photographers, you get me right? :)

Happy Thursday <3's!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Yes, I'm late... I know. But its been a busy couple of days for me, as I'm sure its been for you too... I hadn't touched a computer keyboard since last Wednesday until yesterday morning. That has to be a record! It was actually nice. So those of you who have emailed me these past couple of days, you will be receiving a response shortly. I'm slow. Sorry, trying to get back on track here. Its the holidays, thats what they do to us. 


This past Thanksgiving Thursday was my first time cooking a feast. A feast for five from scratch.  What was I thinking!? Just kidding, it was great! And my recipe-reading skills even surprised me! But even more impressed was my daddy. He said I am now officially ready to marry. Then I reminded him I just celebrated three years of being married, thank you very much. Ha ha!  Everything was delish!  I was beat by the end of the night, but it was all worth it. Laughed until my stomach ached because my dad had jokes, ate soo much that I wasn't able to sleep well that night, but I would do it all over again. In. A. Heartbeat.


I am no chef, but did have a juicy turkey on the table alongside with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, green beans & sweet potatoes (a huge hit, thank you Cherisse for the recipe). Oh yeah & how could I forget the pies! Pumpkin, Lemon Cheesecake (my husbands fav) + Pecan. Marie Calendars makes them soooo good ;) Maybe I'll attempt a pie for Christmas!


Then, Friday thru Sunday I was asked to document a youth retreat. It was full of blessings from above and will be sharing those images soon!


I cant take the credit for whipping up the deviled eggs below, but I have been accused of eating most of them! ;) A big thanks to my brother David for helping me out with the appetizers. Love you!!! I had planned to take pictures of everything, but I was exhausted by the time I was done... hey, God-willing, there will be a next time.