Hollye Schumacher Photography from Serendipity Videography on Vimeo.

This video was put together by Taryn and Bill at Serendipity Videography.  They were kind enough to put together some out-takes of me in action at an Indian wedding and piece them together with one of my favorite tunes.  It covers scenes from both the rehearsal dinner and the actual event.

These are images of my good friend and incredible yogi, John Salisbury. He practices at At One Yoga. If you’re ever interested in checking out one of the best yoga instructors in town, sign up for one of his classes or workshops.

The vision behind these images stems from the idea that yoga should be practiced everywhere and not just on the mat in the studio. The essential lesson of yoga is the challenge of bringing what you’ve learned in class and meditation into the real world. With this project, I wanted to find locations in the city that would compliment that philosophy by juxtaposing the beauty of the practice with harsh lighting and “found” locations that were not typical of a yoga portrait. With that in mind, I was careful not to over produce and over light the subject. The majority of the images are straight out of camera and all have minimal lighting applied.

At One Yoga recently acquired these images to use as part of their clothing line, spiritual gangster. Keep an eye out for them in their ads and products. :-))

John is balancing on the top edge of parking garage. To his right is a 40 foot drop.

American Dali is a local band in Phoenix lead by (singer) Kathryn and (guitarist) Ryan. I wanted to give them a more hard-core look using lighting and location while also maintaining classic clean lines and stylistic lighting to make the images pop. I’m a big fan of using leading lines in my images to direct the viewers eye to the subject and to add to a more interesting composition.

For the tech-heads: I shot this session at night in a number of location and parking garages in Phoenix. I used only a single soft box and my 580ex flash units along with my Canon 5D.

you can check out their myspace page at this link

Harmony and I have been working since this Summer to get images of her in a non-traditional yoga environment. There are quite a few locations where we shot, but these were some of my faves. I love the simple background that the sky and brick create, along with the illusions of the line, and the grungy feel of the ground.
Harmony is an incredible teacher(!) for those who may be searching and I’m honored to have had the opportunity to work with her. Drop me a line if you want info on where to check out one of her classes.

My sister, Brooke, got married in June…and I am JUST now posting her shots. I’ve been so busy this Summer with travels and clients that I’ve neglected my poor sister’s wedding images. I wasn’t technically the “official” photographer for her wedding since I was the maid of honor, but I did manage to take them around San Francisco for about 10 minutes to snap a few quick ones.

These were taken after the ceremony in Monterrey

This little bonus shot was an image I took of my mom playing the Ukulele at my sisters reception…go mom!!