In the midst of the holiday season we decided to do something crazy.  Between Christmas shopping, filming a love story in Tahoe, spending time with visiting family, arranging a family photoshoot with said visiting family, wrapping presents, prepping a move to LA, and some various elements of life…Ian and I decided that why not add a Couture Motion photoshoot onto that pile of madness!  I mean why not right?  So that’s what we did.  We left a family vacation a day early so that we could do this photoshoot the day before we moved to LA.  We thought we were crazy and even as I was curling my hair I contemplated postponing until we had more time to prep.  But I am SO glad that we didn’t!

We met Ginnie McMillian, of Roots Photography, and her husband Carson in a dingy alley in Bakersfield right before the new year.  I have known Ginnie for many many years.  More than I’m sure both of us would like to admit.  It was so great to have her take our photos.  We were absolutely confident that even if we weren’t prepared for this shoot, she would most definitely be.  She has a great eye and she made us feel so comfortable!  We are so used to being behind the camera that we were nervous to be where our clients usually are, in front of the camera.  But we felt like we were simply hanging out with Ginnie and Carson.  The photoshoot was so fun!

For the photoshoot, we had an idea of throwing popcorn at the camera, maybe incorporating some film and our CM anthropologie letters we have in our office, and utilizing our theatre chairs that we refurbished.  Beyond that we didn’t have much.  That’s where Ginnie & Carson totally came through!  They brought their awesome popcorn machine and vintage film reel.  And with those additions, Viola!  We were having our own little stylized shoot in a dingy alley.  Ian and I are so happy with these images!  A huge thanks to Roots Photography!!