CAPTURED

One of the most demanding things about photo shoots is the ability to withstand cold and hot temperatures without looking as if the environment has any impact on you at all.  I know it doesn't seem like much, since some of us choose to go outside with no coats or maybe forgot a jacket on a cold breezy day and may even love the heat during the summer time.   However, some shoots require extreme temperatures like the current issue of Sports Illustrated.  Alaska in a bikini?? 

 

On this particular shoot, the temperature was quite cold, although not in Alaska, I was at least able to cross my hands... luckily...

 

I especially love emotive and mood photography.  Unlike fashion photograph,y where lines can be exaggerated, dramatized and even surreal; photography capturing the moment, mood and emotion take on a different meaning.  Behind the lens, one has to make sure the audience receives the captured message and meaning.  The feeling must be portrayed even if there is fashion involved.  In reality, I think it's more so of the feeling you are experiencing, or feeling from the image itself, or maybe the moment you are currently experiencing.  Sometimes it's hard to put into words or even know how we really feel at any given moment. 

 

As we transition out of winter season, here are some of my favorite captured images that continue to inspire me regardless of season and temperature.

 

 

 

Simplistic and casually styled, these images go beyond just everyday feeling, emotion, and outward presentation.  How we carry ourselves and what we create through the arts are exceptional ways of making your own mark.  What will you do today? How will you feel? How will you carry and present yourself?  What will you leave behind?