11/19/2021
Photography, for me, is all about going with the flow and working with the opportunities life presents you.
I was super excited when Dara Brackett reached out to me about doing an engagement session. I always enjoy spending time with her and Shawn Abline (Shawn was also the man behind the mask for the Friday the 13th shoot last year https://www.facebook.com/143638672323206/posts/3596145543739151/ ), so getting to do their portraits was something I was really looking forward to!
The shoot was planned a month in advance. We were ready...
..until the day before the shoot when Dara sent a message saying "So Shawn has a black eye..."
I told her I can fix that in post, no big deal, but then I started hatching a plan to embrace that black eye. I ran it by Dara, who I think was dubious, but open-minded. And once we were on site, an ideal location presented itself...