Future planning ..... working the plan now

Backwards, yes and no.  Every plan for a future plan begins with actively working a plan now.  In August of '09 and in an entry earlier this month I wrote about getting into the engagement/wedding photography business.  More recently it is with a friend and fellow photographer.  We've kicked around the idea considered how we may approach the work... in stylistic terms.   Most of the wedding photographers whose work you will see adopted a photojournalism style.   It is a good technique and I won't say anything against it except that everyone does it.  What I want to do is to bring a fashion editorial feel to the images.  For the engagement photos that means employing a make up artist and a stylist for the couple.  It will also mean selecting venues that speak to a particular theme and working with them to create poses that also fit that fashion forward style.

Last evening I met up with Ben and Tori.  For those who follow the blog you may recall Ben from the January shoot that I did with him for his website http://bendietschi.com/ and publicity materials.  The website designer decided to place an orange colour cast over all the photos.  At first I didn't like it and thought I'd say no to the change, but it kind of grew on me.  Which brings me back to last evening.  Since Tori recommended me (I knew Tori from a shoot I did during my first year as a wishful photographer) I told them during the shoot that we'd squeeze in a few images of them.  I didn't like what I did so I said we'd get back together once the weather was suitable.

Last evening it was suitable and my engagement/wedding portfolio has begun.  This is an image of Ben and Tori from last evening.  The green cast you see over part of the last image was intentional as I was shooting through foliage.  I was trying for a 'dreamy' look and feel.