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Hunter | Chapel Hill Bridal Session

Courtney — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:32:00 +0000

Two weeks ago I shot the bridal portraits of Hunter Faulkner on a
beautiful farm off of Old Greensboro Road in Chapel Hill. Hunter wanted
a pastoral setting as a backdrop for her photos, so I spent the day
prior to our shoot driving around in search of a farm. I remembered
that my boyfriend and our photo professor, Pat, shot guns on some scenic
property near Pat’s house, so I got the address from Justin and then
paid a visit to John and Betty Sue Yow at their wonderful beef farm.

The Yows were more than accommodating—Betty Sue gave me a personal tour of Valley View Farm
the day before my shoot and even sold me some amazing beefsteaks and
sausage from her cattle. She made suggestions for portrait locations,
which included a blue bus that had been abandoned in one of her fields, a
pond near the cow pasture, and an old wooden barn nestled in a field of
yellow flowers.

I had a blast during this shoot, wandering from one scenic location
to the next and following the dynamic post-thunderstorm evening light.
Hunter looked beautiful in her long gown, and I loved her cowgirl
boots! Shoots like this make me grateful to be photographer living in
Chapel Hill—there are so many beautiful locations to choose from (not to
mention wonderful Chapel Hillians who generously lend me a space to
create beautiful images).

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Ellie | Old Salem Bridal Session

Courtney — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:17:00 +0000

I shot bridal portraits of fellow UNC alum Ellie Bucherati last week in Old Salem,
N.C. Ellie and I bonded the second week of freshmen year at UNC when
we randomly met at the Student Union and commiserated with each other
about how difficult the transition to college actually is. She was a
breath of fresh air for me six years ago, and she was the same during
our shoot. I had been having a pretty rough week, but after shooting
with Ellie I felt high off of all the shared creativity, laughter, and
good conversation.

I have shamelessly been watching reruns of America’s Next Top Model
for the past week, and it really paid off during this shoot. Ellie is a
natural model–her mom even claims that she has been posing since
birth! (Ellie’s “smizes”
would floor Tyra Banks herself). When Ellie asked me if it would be
weird to do a bridal shoot in a graveyard, the ANTM-obsessed artist in
me shouted, “HECK NO!” Ellie was bending herself in all sorts of
deliciously model-esque positions among tombstones and eerie cast iron
gates, and I couldn’t keep the Top Model photographer in my head from
shouting “Girl, that is FIERCE!!!” I’m pretty sure I squealed with
delight and babbled a number of ridiculous, semi-coherent exclamations
throughout the entire evening.

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