internship two, day eighteen

a new task with this internship and i've found something else i love doing with photos...

 putting together albums! 

i had to wait to post these specific photos because the couple wasn't going to see the finished product until their big day, but now i can finally post a small sample of what i've been doing while working in the office with eric. this is a book for the couple's reception using images eric took from their engagement session.

i'm still loving what i'm doing and have lots of updates to post on here, so stay tuned :)

wendy + jon - southport, nc wedding

my first wedding job as a paid employee! :)

for this super cute wedding in southport, i assisted and did some second shooting for susie linquist, my first internship photographer. the bride and groom [wendy + jon] were both so sweet and easy to work with, along with the rest of the bridal party, family and friends. these people were there to simply celebrate the marriage of the beautiful couple and have a good time. it was a little rainy when we first started that afternoon, but the bride was smart to bring clear umbrellas to use in the photos as a cover up. just before the wedding started the sky cleared up and it didn't start raining again until the end of the night, making so much easier to take the photos (and more fun for everyone in them!)

internship, day forty-seven

wedding day! 

a year before i left california i was hired to shoot my first wedding. until today, i thought it would have been my last wedding... ever. but it was also that wedding that convinced me to go back to school and actually study photography, not just walk around town like i knew what i was doing (knowing what i know now, i am so sure i had NO clue what i was doing back then!!)

susie, as always, was such a great support throughout the day when i showed up unprepared (who knew there were so many more things you need to bring with you to a wedding compared to an engagement shoot) as well as when i got flustered, having flashbacks to that first wedding i shot four years ago. 

overall the experience was intense and intimidating, but i'm so glad i got to see how a wedding *should be* shot. i'm also grateful i got to tag along for this wedding before leaving susie and my internship with her before starting my second one - i feel like i have a much better understanding of what i'm getting myself into...even if i'm not quite where i want to be just yet. and i'm still excited and looking forward to whatever may happen over the next two months of my next intern experience.

as a side note, it was really nice shooting a wedding on the beach... no shoes!