Road trip to Pasadena for Heather and Dave’s wedding proved to be an amazing weekend. It started with packing the passat full of equipment, i.e. the cinema team and all of their movie making toys, they have a lot, which left little room for our bags, let alone the room for the four of us…However we did manage to cram in and after a short trip to the Socal we were ready for what turned out to be just an incredible wedding.
Heather and Dave used a friends private home for their day, and the California weather turned this outdoor event into an afternoon and evening of sunshine, laughter, dancing, and just flat out good times. From the ceremony site out in the back yard, to the dinning and dancing to the tunes of a live music, to the cigar lounge, to the scotch and wine, to the marshmallow smores and milk, to the surprise spider man, this wedding celebration did not have a dull moment. And for all those who were able to escape the Vegas heat for a few days should thank Heather and Dave for not only a wonderful day, but an enjoyable day in the summer sun.
There are all day events, and then there are all day parties with your closest friends and family, and that is exactly the event that Amanda and Andrew (Oli) planned and executed for their day at Anthem Country Club. The day started with a morning ceremony, followed by a casual coctail reception and afternoon tea. After a short break in the day, the ballroom was transformed from a dinning room into a dance club where guest partied till wee hours of the morning.
One of the amazing thing about Amanda and Oli’s wedding had to have been their guest. Experience world travelers, Amanda from New Zealand and Andrew from Englend, had family and friends from all corners of the earth, and many of them were able to make the trip to the States for this important occasion, and the guest that could not make it were filmed and incorporated into the best man’s speech which left everyone laughing, crying, and hugging. Then the first dance, bride and groom dance off was a kick to watch and kept everyone talking about it the rest of the night. The entire day really was amazing. Amanda and Oli, you guys were so fun to hang with. Enjoy a few images
Over the past weekend I was quite the busy little assistant. Being a senior we thought it would be fun if I photographed people my own age. On Monday a couple of us photographers got together and had a fun in studio senior shoot. We played around with lighting and posing and had a blast while doing it. Johnna, our vibrant and gorgeous model definitely made the shoot a lot of fun for me. We wanted the shoot to have more of a vintage look and I would have to say they came out exactly how I had in visioned them. Thanks to Lisette at L Make up Institute Johnna really had a vintage look. Photographing my senior friends has been an awesome experience so far, I can not wait to do more! Thanks Johnna for all the beautiful photos and fun!
Another New Fun thing that we got to play around with were Tarrah’s silhouettes. We are now offering them to seniors. We think its a fun little add on to your senior pics that no one else is going to have. In this example its me photographing Johnna. I absolutely love them!
I wish I had a better excuse for falling so far behind on my blog post….and once you fall behind the idea of catching up seems like a mountain of work, but the best way to catch up is going to be one blog post at a time. The thing I am thankful for, although I have been absent, is that we have an amazing staff of photographers and cinematagraphers that have kept the happenings at the studio fresh on the blog.
The images below do not represent why I am behind, but Rhi and I did have a chance to get out of our everyday photography lives over the 4th to spend some time with friends and family…we call it research on perhaps future adventures into a winery, wedding event center….
Rhiannon and sis enjoying afternoon wine tasting with dad
The other day I went out on my first official Senior shoot. I had an absolute blast! Not only was I shooting one of my good friends, but I also got to switch roles with my very bossy photographer Mike and he got to assist me for the day. Taylor was one of the easiest people to photograph, she was definitely a natural in front of the camera. Not to mention she had many heads turned giving us an audience through out the whole shoot. Thanks to her natural beauty and Mikes guidance I think we got some really cool shots. This shoot made me very excited to shoot seniors and I can’t wait for my next one! Thanks Taylor and Congrats on making it to Senior Year!
Occasionally you do something that you know you will remember for the rest of your life. In June, Digs studio became a part of the candle lighters family. We were given the opportunity to photograph Camp Firefly. It was four days of non-stop photographing and non-stop fun. I can say for myself and the rest of the studio that this was one of the most amazing and rewarding experiences. There were multiple events from sunrise to sunset, which resulted in me having about 8,000 pictures to sort through and choose from. Everyone there treated us as if we were family, we were called through out the week “The Paparazzi.” It fit well considering the whole studio was there capturing these moments. Besides the fact I was given the opportunity to spend four days with my amazing, and just absolutely hilarious co-workers, we spent the week with children that have gone through so much, but never once did they lose their incredible, bubbly personalities. I can honestly say that I did not stop smiling once while I was there. Not only were the children amazing, but every single volunteer there made the experience that much more memorable. When I got home, I was asked multiple times, “Asha, how was camp?” and my response was, “Life Changing”. I don’t think I will ever truly be able to describe how extraordinary this experience really was. All I know is I am forever grateful that I was able to be apart of it and I am already looking forward to next year.
Thank you Candle Lighters from all of us at Digs.
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