Model shoot with Cassandra downtown

Cassandra is an aspiring model who contacted me about wanting some photos to add to her portfolio. We decided to go for the urban look and shot in various places in downtown Jacksonville. I loved the locations we found and will definitely be returning to them for future shoots! Cassandra is a great model... she can really work it for the camera and is willing to do whatever it takes for the shot. Her pictures really say it all...

Alan and Tayyaba's 2 day wedding!

I recently got the privilege to be the assistant photographer in the wedding of Alan and Tayyaba, with my friend Liz Golden. Liz is an amazing photographer, and pretty much my inspiration! I hired her to shoot my wedding back in March and we quickly became friends. And now she's making me her official second photographer for her new business! Its always such a great experience working with her, and I learn so much. I will still be doing various shoots on my own, but now I also get to work with one of the best wedding photographers in the business! So thank you Liz for all you've done for me!

Anyways, Tayyaba and Alan's wedding was a beautiful two day event that showed how two cultures can really come together in the name of love. The first day was an Islamic wedding to honor Tayyaba and her family and the second day was more of a "traditional American" ceremony for Alan's family. They were both beautiful events and really showed how the love between two people can bring two totally different cultures together. They have an amazing love story that is truly inspirational. Here are a few of the images I captured over that weekend:

Sunrise shoot with Anais

Anais Fatale is a professional belly dancer and she wanted to get some new shots for her website and for promotional purposes. We decided to shoot at the beach at sunrise because I thought the bright colors of her costumes and the bright colors of the sunrise and the early morning light would really compliment each other. I was right, and we ended up with some amazing shots! I got soaking wet in the process ( was literally chest deep in the ocean and fully clothed) but it was well worth it, and the pictures speak for themselves! Anais was fun to work with and she had some really beautiful costumes. I'm gonna come take some classes from her one of these days (she says its a great workout!) If you're interested in learning how to belly dance you can check out her website at: www.anaisbellydance.com