2014 was an amazing, wonderful, down right spectacular year for AJBC Photography. You know why?
Because of all the beautiful 75 faces you see here (I'm missing a few for the ladies who wanted to stay private.)
Beauty, Boudoir, Families, Kids, Seniors, Weddings, Destination Weddings, Animals, Fitness, Commercial, Events, Products. All in 1 year. All because these amazing people believed in what I could create for them, what we could create together.
It blows my mind seeing everything and everyone together in 1 box. My (almost) whole year in recap. From the first tiny square to the last, ever experience, every session, every client, every new friend I made, every moment we captured, it has changed me, it has shaped me, it's now a documented piece of history. I can not wait for 2015 and I can't thank you all enough for filling each and every square here.
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Outdoor Sessions
This week was the first week I had to branch out of the studio without my assistant for this 52 week project and see what happened.
There was a time when all I had was my creativity. No props. No studio. No extra fluff. No real ways of knowing how to properly edit and da hubs.... always da hubs, next to me.
So I decided this week, let's drop the tricks, all of them. Let's go back to doing what I know best- taking a scene and running with it.
I extra like this because as of late Jake and I have been doing a pretty good job of getting out and doing things we normally wouldn't do, but what we built our relationship off of in the first place. Hiking, walking around town, photographing just for us, filming just for us, and simply enjoying the simple things in life.
I give you:
The Seekers Of Shelter
We actually started a company (The Seekers Of) based on those beliefs- getting outside, creating beautiful things, and helping others build their small dreams in to big realities with the help of artistic visual media and... and little.... seeking.
If you want to check us out you can, here----->
Marysville High School Senior, Port Huron, Michigan Photographer, Lexington Background. Phew. We're breaking down city barriers on this one. LOL!
Mom said Devon didn't want his Senior pictures done. I didn't believe it... that's just a guy being a guy. It's easy for a girl to say she wants to have a model day, but for guys that feels weird. I told her, trust me, we'll have him loving his portraits and the experience by the time we are done, and I stayed true to my word. I truly believe guys should have the same custom treatment as girls, that we don't have to go all out crazy with a 6 piece wardrobe set and hair and makeup to still do something they will love and enjoy. Here's proof of that.
Fly Apart.
It's a phrase you'll find in the Thesaurus for Explode.
I find it much more elegant and appropriate.
The whole point of this project for me, for us, for ajbc photography as a whole is to get outside the box, be different, yet still be beautiful. Tell a story, BE the art, make people think. I'm super happy this week because I feel like we unknowingly achieved ALL of that, even though our initial idea got thrown out the window.
Below is actually where the whole idea started. With the driveway, some white sheets, black acrylic paint, and a butterfly. We grew from there. Although the final image I chose wasn't what we planned on, it's always interesting to see what stems from what. And sometimes, even if it's "wrong" that's the best part about it.
I obviously have to give HUGE credit to Taylor for being SO willing to help me with ideas, go outside in the freezing cold, "strip" down, and cover her hands in harsh black paint, all for the sake of art, all for the sake of exploring, all for the sake of letting our creativity explode.
Fly Apart.