Photografriends

The more I get to know other photographers, the more grateful it makes me to be a part of a creative community.

It’s so funny how you hear about other people, you see them post on Facebook and you have tons of the same friends, but yet it takes awhile to get around to meeting in person. There’s an anticipation that builds up around actually seeing each other face to face…and I always feel a little bit star-struck, like I’m finally meeting someone famous.

Which is why I so loved getting to meet some of the local photographers whose paths had not yet crossed mine at other networking events – and catch up with others who I haven’t seen in awhile. We grabbed drinks (or in my case, a bowl of brussels sprouts – I’m rather obsessed with them at the moment and they’re a perfect appetizer!) and then spent the evening roaming the streets of Annapolis with models. Yes, models. Like we were the paparazzi. Life long dream accomplished.

The whole point of the outing was to play around at sunset and into the dark and to try different things with off-camera lighting. I brought along a light stand, a shoot-through umbrella, and two flashes in addition to my regular bag of lenses and things. I really ended up loving these from the sunset portion of the evening though…and it really shows why the golden hour is the very best time for portraits!