I gave up on engagement shoots and senior portraits last year. Not my thing anymore I thought. BUT I’M BACK BABY!
Nick and Ingrid reached out to me last month to see if I’d shoot some engagement photos for them. I’d normally say no, but Nick told me, “we love your style and wouldn’t want you to shoot anything else.” I was in.
Nick and Ingrid at Lake Harriet
Even if engagement shoots or normal portraits aren’t my favorite thing to do, there’s so much freedom being told to shoot “my style.” Those simple words allow for creativity to flow even if there are some limitations to what I’m photographing.
What’s even better, they wanted to start the session at Hunt & Gather, a place I had always wanted to take photos at, and then end at Lake Harriet, one of my favorite places in the world (wrote about that a couple weeks ago)! This was truly a match made in heaven.
I had written off doing portrait shoots because I didn’t want to get sick of photography. I didn’t want to use my camera just for money. I didn’t want to be a copy of other photographers in this industry.
Doing them with a lifestyle, candid approach that brings out my style makes them incredibly more fun, though.
Whatever kind of portrait shoot it is, if I can be free, we can create some MAGIC!
Check out some more lifestyle magic I’ve made in the past that I’d love to keep pursuing. ⬇️
Don’t ask me about weddings, though. I’m busy that day or something.