Mahailey’s Homestead Trash the Dress | Charleston Photography
Posted by: Swept Away Studios | August 27th, 2010 | Posted in: Modern Photographers
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We were not 100 percent sure if they were red ants crawling around… or perhaps the long-green grass brushing against our skin. The summer sun invited Mahailey & I in, with a welcoming glow, for her third portrait shoot. Taking me along to her family property, I immediately became head-over-heels with the land. How great for someone to be able to use a backdrop with personal history… but how rare for it to also strike so many heart strings behind the camera as well.
I have a daydream about this secluded lot of land just waiting for me. It would have a river or lake and a little dirt road… The type of place your music doesn’t bother any neighbors and a yard you can fill with memories. Those type of places with a breeze caught by weeping trees and character that can’t be bought. A lot of times the daydream looks a lot like this photo shoot, and so, it was very exciting.
After braving what we could of the fields, grabbing a coke and heading to a beach… We took a few more photos by the shore.
I am so excited for Mahailey & Craig to now be happily married. Spending time with someone through portrait photography has changed my entire outlook on life and work. While weddings bring a chance to share in a moment of someones life, portraits have the opportunity to bring an entirely different set of love stories and energy. I am so grateful for meeting Mahailey… She trusted me to capture three segments of her love story and it was inspiring. Perhaps people do not know when they change your path a little, but it has been a pleasure getting to know her. I hope to continue photographing the life moments of many past and future clients.
