My husband brings me home bridal magazines which I devour like fine chocolates. I love all wedding related things...especially dresses. And flowers. And shoes. And cool venues. And vintage cars. And...you get the idea. I noticed recently that in magazines and online, wedding photographers tend to do either all black and white ads (cheaper in print, for sure!) or black/white with a photograph. Since my work focuses SO much on color saturation and bright, bold jewel tones, I realized that I needed to create some ads that reflected that. Using my beautiful model Lisa from the stylized bridal shoot, I created five ads. I asked for input from friends and family. I have a tendency to ask for input when I'd probably be better off working alone...I like to find out what's good/bad/appealing to a large group of people, but at the same time, I have to realize that I can't please everyone. Yesterday was a mostly positive experience and I ended up with ads that are colorful, creative, and totally the image that I want Gilded Lily Photography to have in the wedding world.
I am shooting two weddings this year with a possibility of a third that has just arrived and I'm psyched...I can't think of anything better than helping people have a picture book of the start of the happiest days of their lives.
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