Randi’s mini session within her Flash Course…

You know when you talk to someone on the phone or just email back and forth without ever seeing a photo of them? Subconsciously, you create in your own mind what you think they may look like. Needless to say, Randi and I exchanged many emails while we were booking and planning her Flash Course and talked several times on the phone. So… I had a vision. It was not this. I can’t tell you what I was thinking… nothing REALLY specific… just not THIS. So, there I was, pulling up to the airport curb looking for a girl that matched the voice I heard on the phone.. in a red jacket—That’s all I knew. Soooo, uuuuhh….. she failed to tell me she was a supermodel.

Ok, not actually a supermodel, but definitely fooled me. She was seemingly quite nervous being in FRONT of the camera rather than behind it, but it was a good lesson in taking direction, giving direction and feeling the awkwardness someone feels when there’s a camera RIGHT in your face. Buuut… I would say she did incredibly well, huh??

We were instant friends as soon as she loaded her luggage into my car. Right away, we had more to talk about than just photography. At the end of our time together we had felt like it had been a week (in a good way) with all the things we had accomplished… and also felt like we had known each other our entire lives. This is a start of a great friendship ahead!

Here (in my favorite room, the fireplace room) we took a few warm up shots inside and I love how relaxed and casual she looks.

This is such an angelic pose/light source/face etc. I just LOVE it!!!
F is for FIERCE. A lesson in shooting in open sunlight and exposing for the sky…LOVE the simplicity here. Just a simple pose, pretty girl, off set in front of the Salvation Army building in downtown Tempe.Randi—–THANK YOU SO MUCH for taking a risk on this trip. Your amazing effort and passion will pay off and I am SO proud of you and the work that you’ve accomplished! Keep up the amazing work!!!