Alina's Trash the Dress : Sneak Peek

We went to this awesome car junkyard to trash Alina's wedding dress. We went through so much to get this place to allow us to shoot there but we were so happy when the day finally came. Alina was such a trooper. It was a very hot, muggy day and we had to do the shoot mid-day because that's the only time we could get in for the shoot.

I never anticipated that all of the sand would cause such a hazy mist in the air. It made it so difficult to focus properly and made the images lack the pop that my photos normally have straight out of camera. But we used some off camera lighting to help fight through the sand mist a bit and then I really jazzed them up in photoshop.

We had such a great time shooting Alina. More of her fabulous Trash the Dress photos coming soon!!

BEFORE EDITING PHOTO



AFTER EDITING PHOTO





BEFORE EDITING PHOTO



AFTER EDITING PHOTO



Fighting the sand in the air was difficult but luckily, I knew I'd be able to fix it in photoshop. There was nothing more I could have done on set. I just love the way they turned out though and how needing to fix the hazy air pushed me that much harder to make these images pop!

More coming soon.. hope you enjoyed the sneak peek!

Until next time...

Upcoming Boudoir Marathon -Oct 24th or Nov 21st

Hi Ladies,

I've done 3 boudoir marathons already this year and they just keep getting better and better. Along the way, my assistant Latanya and I have learned a tremendous amount and we just keep adding new things and raising the bar in the boudoir industry. We've been asked to branch out of our own local market and start traveling for our boudoir marathons. We're excited to implement this into our 2010 goals!

We're offering one final marathon for 2009. And we're going to do it just in time to be able to get the photos finished by or before Valentines Day. Married ladies can take advantage of this as a Valentines present or engaged ladies can hang on to the photos and reveal them on the wedding night. The possibilities are limitless and the choices are yours!

Normally, we'll take 7-10 people for our boudoir marathons but this one will be very limited to just 4 people.


Details: (and what's included)

- Limited to 4 ladies

- A full THREE hours of shooting time with us (We normally give 90-120 minutes only). The great part about this is it gives you more time to warm up and become comfortable in front of the camera and gives us a better chance to get some incredible shots.

- Myself and my assistant photographer. One of us will be shooting and the other will be controlling the lighting, ensuring you are lit beautifully and in the most flattering way.

- An online gallery for 90 days

- An 5x5 10 page photo book album (upgrades available at an extra cost)

- At least 20 fully edited, glamour retouched images for your album and also on a DVD.

- Gorgeous location for the shoot (to be determined)(Will either be in the Tampa area or in the Orlando area)


Please email me at PureEmotionsPhotography @ gmail.com with your name, telephone number, best time to reach you, and which of the above dates would work for you (please say both if both would work for you).

I will call you to discuss the details and pricing information.

First come, first serve. This is a special package only offered to 4 ladies and will be our last marathon of 2009 and the final chance to get boudoir pictures before Valentines Day.

We look forward to bringing out your inner sexy through our lens and bringing it to life.

Kori: Boudoir Reveal

Kori is getting married to a wonderful man in January of 2010 and I will be shooting their wedding. As a surprise, Kori snuck the money to me for the boudoir marathon while her fiance was signing the wedding contract! He has absolutely no idea and he is just going to be so excited when he sees these photos. I know it's going to be so hard for Kori to keep them a secret for the next 5 months!

Coming soon: Christie and Sandra's boudoir reveals (hopefully within the next 5-8 days!!)

Without further ado.. hope you enjoy..













Kori thought I was crazy when I asked her to lay on a shelf for this next photo. I wanted her to just be like an object on the shelf and thought it was very fitting with the maids outfit. When I showed her and Latanya the photo on the camera, they both loved it!



























and last, but not least!




Until next time.....

Rebecca and Walt: Wedding photo Reveal !

I have been a bad blogger lately because I have been so busy shooting and trying to make editing deadlines but I want to share some things I've shot recently with everyone!

Rebecca and Walt's wedding took place on a rainy, stormy day, May 16th, 2009. They came to Florida for their destination wedding by the water and guests came from all over the place too. It would turn out to be fate that everyone happened to be staying at the hotel because let's just say that after the ceremony and before the reception, everyone was in severe need of a change of clothes!

Rebecca and Walt did a "first look" where they saw each other before the wedding. I've already blogged that so to see them just go to the first look category and take a peek.

Rebecca and Walt, we could not have asked for a better outcome from your wedding. The emotions, laughter and happiness you gave us put so much energy into the day. Your love for one another shone brightly through the clouds, thunder and lightning. We wish you the very best in your life and love for one another and we're truly honored we were able to capture your amazing day!

As always, there's tons of photos! I am horrible about updating my website so this is the best way for everyone to see mini-complete weddings.

Hope you enjoy the pictures!

P.S. 2 more weddings and an engagement session to be blogged hopefully by tomorrow!

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These first few photos are right after we did the first look. Doing a first look allows the couple tons of time together to get photos with one another while they still look pretty! We also did all of the family formals before the ceremony and this allowed everyone to go straight to the reception and party!














Signing of the Ketubah before the commencement of their Jewish ceremony



Rebecca and Walt were married out on the beach area of the beautiful Grand Hyatt. Their reception was in the Hyatt's ballroom.



A very stormy ceremony







Everyone is still smiling though



And everyone got DRENCHED!







Breaking of the glass:



Reception time!!





They had orange lighting accenting the room. It truly was beautiful.







Since it poured on the ceremony, the DJ played "raindrops keep falling on my head.." for the couples grand entrance













Some of the awesome moments during family formals! I truly wish they could all be just like this:









And a couple of comments guests wrote in the guest book that struck me as funny!







The traditional Hora



I think some went up his nose. Poor guy! *giggles*









Bride down. I repeat, bride down. Poor Rebecca, she fell so much that day. But when she saw the photos, she just rolled in laughter.







The best man and Walt being oh so silly:




And there's nothing particularily amazing about these next couple shots except for the man in them. Onno was a sweet man who unfortunately passed away shortly after the wedding. I was so happy that we got so many great photos that had Onno in them as this was the last time many people ever saw him. May he rest in peace.





That's all folks. Until next time...