A Pool Party // Wayfinder Photographer Collective // Utah Fashion Photographer

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Elisa Saurette, model, photographed with natural light at the Wayfinder Photographer Collective Pool Party 2018
Hello, you wonderful people! These photographs are brought to you by Wayfinder Photographer Collective, the group where Ashley Gardner and I organize styled shoots for photographers in a community-over-competition environment to create beauty in their own style and their own pace. Sometimes we throw in a mini workshop here and there, but this time it was all shooting. If you're a photographer, model, hair/makeup artist, designer, or other skilled individual who wants to join our future shoots, come join our Facebook Event Group linked below. We ask for audience input often.

[Wayfinder Photographer Collective]

Scroll to the end for full event credits.

 Technical Info
All these portraits were lit using natural light in varying degrees, some in shadow and some in direct sunlight. I exposed enough to detail in the shadows and experimented with varying light-to-shade balance in post-processing. This was my first time bringing my Sony a7iii and Sony G 24-70mm 2.8 lens out of the studio and into the wild. I even took it underwater with housing and a prayer. (I'm not kidding.) The autofocus ability in any situation blew my mind. I'll post about that another time.

For now I hope you just enjoy the party. :)
















































CREDITS

MODELS
Avonlea Roy @avonlearoy, Hair @sofiaallday, Makeup @beautybysofiamarie
Chelsea Snow @shellseathemermaid, Hair @bellebeautycall, Makeup @beautybysofiamarie
Cori Gustafson @corinne_gus_model, HMUA @bellebeautycall
Darby Hadley @theoriginal_gingersnap, HMUA @hmurrmakeup
Eliana Wilcox @naniwilcox, HMUA @hmurrmakeup
Elisa Saurette @elisa.saurette, HMUA @elyssa.anderson.hair
Halle Murray @hmurrmakeup, HMUA @hmurrmakeup
Priscilla Orosco @abit.of.pris, Hair @bellebeautycall, Makeup @beautybysofiamarie
Sadie Hatch @sadie7233, HMUA @elyssa.anderson.hair
Sofia Sparacino @sofiaallday, HMUA @beautybysofiamarie

HMUAs
Elyssa Anderson @elyssa.anderson.hair
Halle Murray @hmurrmakeup
Heather Chadwick @bellebeautycall
Sofia Sparacino @beautybysofiamarie

PRODUCTION: Wayfinder Photographer Collective @hello_wayfinder
FILM: Wendy Hurst @wendyhurstportrait

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