RVA Headshots & Creative Portraits | Richmond, Va Portrait & Wedding Photography

 

These days, it’s so important to have unique and eye-catching photos to post on instagram or facebook, especially if you are a small business owner, an artist, musician, actor, etc. I get so many emails and messages asking if I do headshots that are a little more approachable than a traditional headshot. I like to describe this kind of shoot as a “creative portrait” session. It’s a blend of traditional headshots and stylized portraiture that truly captures your personality. I use a blend of film and digital photography to give my clients a variety of options to choose from. Not too long ago, I did a senior portrait session for Cole. He was interested in portraits that showcased his own personal style and reflected his aesthetic as a musician. He’s in a band called Flow Resale with his sister, Marigold. I did the most amazing fashion shoot with her in 2017 (which I still need to blog… putting that on my to-do list now)! If you’re interested in a creative portrait session, you can contact me here!

A few of my favorites from our shoot:

 

Instax Square SQ10 Review | Double Exposures | Sample Images

 

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The Instax Square SQ10 has quickly become one of my favorite cameras to take with me on day trips. My husband, Chris, and I love to take day trips out of the city to go on hikes or to visit the beach. Usually on these trips I’m trying NOT to work, but my obsession with photography means that I have to bring AT LEAST a camera or two… or three. :)

Here are my favorite things about the Instax SQ10:

  1. It’s small and lightweight - I can easily fit it into a purse or backpack

  2. It has the ability to do double exposures (a MUST for me when buying a camera)

  3. The colors it produces with the prints are actually really nice

  4. You can pick and choose which images to print so you don’t waste film

  5. The prints are bigger than the Instax Mini (which I always found to be a bit too small)

The Cons:

  1. The camera is slow in-between photos so it’s easy to “miss the moment”

  2. The digital images that are stored on the SD card are pretty low quality and would not be useful for anything other than maybe posting on Instagram - and even then, the photos would be somewhat pixelated

  3. It’s easy to accidentally print an image if you hit the switch on the side - if it’s in the “Auto” position, it will print right after you take the image

  4. There’s no way to know how many prints are left in the film cartridge

Overall, I highly recommend this camera for beginners who are interested in learning more about film photography. The Instax Square SQ10 is a “hybrid” camera - meaning it has features that both film and digital cameras are known for. It’s great if you are learning about double exposures as well, because it allows you to see the images overtop of each other on the digital screen, as you are taking it. The main cons of this camera are just that the camera is slow when taking photos and that the digital versions of the image are somewhat useless. I have a few samples below of the digital images from the SD card.

Be sure to check out my YouTube video about the SQ10 below for the full review!

Here are some of my favorite photos I’ve taken with the Instax Square SQ10 so far:

(The first 11 images are scanned versions of the printed photos, the last 6 images are the digital version of the photos from the SD card)

 

RVA Wedding Photography | Michael & Diana's Wedding at Rainier Chapter House in Seattle, WA

 

I’ve known Michael & Diana for years. They are both the cutest and sweetest humans to ever walk this planet, so naturally I was super excited when they asked me to photograph their wedding. Chris, my husband, was the DJ and has also known Michael & Diana forever. I always love getting the chance to visit Seattle and it was such a beautiful, sunny day at the Rainier Chapter House. We met at Volunteer Park for their first look and then walked over to the Conservatory for some fun floral double exposures. All of my favorite film photographs (polaroids, holga double exposures, etc.) can be found at the bottom of this post, so be sure to scroll all the way down! It was truly a lovely day hanging with the two of them. Here are some of my fav photos from their wedding day!

<3 Myles Katherine