here are some pretty little things i’ve seen the past few months.

[see more of my pretty little things project here, or contact me to book a shoot!]

happy holidays!

living with the tiger press image for haymaker performance group, september 2011.

photographer/lighting designer: allie mullin

stylist: ann tilley

sunset image: creative commons

concept: Haymaker

many thanks to julia gartrell for the use of her truck and garage for the shoot!

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haymaker asked me to help them create a press image for their upcoming play incorporating abe lincoln, a 50s housewife, and a jon voight-esque midnight cowboy into the most bizarre road trip. studio shoots are normally stressful, but this one was a lot of fun to set up, shoot, and edit (yes, i’m a nerd. i love photoshop).

living with the tiger debuts october 20. if this image is any indication of what the show will be like, it’s something you can’t miss.

[click on the photo to see the larger version-there are lots of little details we’d love for you to see! as always, i’m available for bookings.]

autumn feet.

[click on the photo to see my girl on film series.]

images i made of the distillery collective’s first experiment: taboo conversations.

[click on the top photo to see more of my event photography, or contact me to book a shoot!]

shaleigh comerford, dancer and teacher.

i studied dance with shaleigh at ninth street dance in durham. she taught me how to dance with honesty and integrity, not to simply perform the movements. our bodies are made to communicate and be pushed to their limits.

as a clumsy person with two bad knees, this idea was hard for me. could i be a dancer? could i share my thoughts and feelings through movement? shaleigh showed me that i could. shaleigh ends each class with a mantra: thank your body for all that it has done for you today. we all should celebrate our bodies for what they are and for their immense potential.

shaleigh is leaving to further her studies of the Gaga Teaching Technique in tel aviv with ohad naharin, director of the batsheva dance company.

gaga, not to be confused with lady gaga, is a movement technique that “originated from the belief in the healing, dynamic, ever-changing power of movement.” shaleigh is one of the first eight people to travel to israel to study with naharin, and she’s going to bring it back to share it with hundreds of dancers in the states.

she has a kickstarter campaign to fund her travels and needs our help! please donate if you can. 

here are some images i made of shaleigh teaching a ballet class at ninth street dance. my sister’s in the lavender leotard. she saw how much i enjoyed modern and took ballet!

[click on the top photo to donate to shaleigh’s kickstarter campaign today.]

brad & cat’s wedding [09.03.11]

here are some photographs i made while second shooting a wedding with beth ely.

[click on the photo to see more of the weddings i’ve photographed, or contact me to book your own wedding or portrait session!]