As most of you know, I love shooting Reclamation dresses! They are unique, romantic & versatile pieces you could shoot over & over and you would never tire from them. I’m bringing in an amazing design in the new year that I can’t wait for. Trista and her team are incredible designers and I swear to you the dresses are infused with magic inevery stitch. She is also a huge supporter of fellow artists and creators. I love signing in to watch her Instagram live videos to catch a glimpse of her daily creations or musings.
I rented my first Reclamation dress via KCL Photography’s Travelling Dress Canada group. She created a group for Canadian photographers so that we could all have the opportunity to shoot with these incredible dresses.
I was lucky to have 3 shoots while I had the black lace dress with me! This first shoot was with Ginger Turley of Ginger Turley Artistry. We wanted to create portraits that were a true representation of her style & of herself and I think we accomplished just that.
P.S. To get that dust shot, I had my lovely assistant Maddisen drive by. I did layer a bit more in but the initial effect was done in shot! So fun!!
This second set I wanted to play with light and explore this beautiful location a little bit more. I shot a previous Reclamation dress here and didn’t want the two to look remotely the same. Kyla is always up to create together and her red hair against this background was perfect. We also shot some outdoor boudoir - but more on that later! ;) We created a high fashion look and I also got to play with my 14 mm lens. I don’t always get to bring that bad boy out but when I do it makes magic.
This third set was a year in the making. Danielle Anderson of Renegade Beauty and I designed this with hopes of it getting published in Gilded Magazine. We wanted to shoot something a little bit spooky, we love dramatic shots and we reaaaally wanted to incorporate gold leaf with Danielle’s own spin on the look. We are so grateful to have been published among the other very talented international artists. With just 30 minutes to shoot, and only 10 minutes of that still during daylight this was the most challenging shoot. Thank goodness for flash! It turned out exactly how I imagined it and it wouldn’t have been the same without each person involved.
Team:
Photography & Concept - Emily-May Photography
Co Designer, Make Up & Hair - Renegade Beauty Co.
Model - Jarilyn Southgate
Crown - Lady Sixela Designs
Assistant - Bright Adventures Photography
Dress - Reclamation
