Underwater Green Bridal Session With Dani – The Dry Part
by Val on Sep.07, 2010, under Wedding & Engagement
Hey folks,
Every once in a while you need to reinvent yourself, they say. I’ve been thinking about my post-wedding sessions for a while. I really wanted to go outside of the box and do something different, more glamorous, exciting, wilder, sexier.
There were several possible directions to explore, but somehow the water theme was always in my head. …It had to be in or around water, period. That’s is how the idea about this photo session came up. The goal was to explore bridal beauty underwater, in a natural environment.
Salmon River in Colchester is one of the few bodies of water in CT where the water is crystal clear and you can spot fish at the peak of summer and use them as a decor. Add to that the beauty of the rocks around the river, the green forest, the blue sky, and there you go…
The initial plan was kind of ambitious and we had to script everything and divide it it into several parts. We started with a couple of portraits and dry shots, just to warm things up. Here’s what came out from this first part:
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Of course, a project like this couldn’t happen without help. And help deserves its credits. My sincere thanks to:
Dani – for so gracefully accepting to be our model, and for her patience and desire to learn. Thank you thank you thank you, you were awesome!!!
Danny Kash – The Major Goodtimes® Guy, The One and Only! – for the great job he did videographing the whole shoot, but primarily – for his awesome attitude, friendship and support. Kudos man, you ROCK!
…and last, but definitely not least,
Mike Bryce – for his big heart and volunteering to come down to the river on a hot busy weekend and land that fish for us. What can I say…
Stay tuned, the next part of the shoot will be on the blog real soon. You’ll see how a fish and a bride look like together underwater in front of the camera. And to spice things up, this time we shot video too – with all the details behind the scenes. …Coming up soon.
Love,
Your Pal Val
a.k.a. CT Wedding Photographer Val Nanovsky
