Southern Bride Magazine 2010 Fashion Shoot - Memphis Wedding Photographers

This soon to be released issue for 2010 will feature some of the images that I shot with my team last summer. We had a great shoot with a tropical rainforest theme designed for brides to embrace the elements of nature. My beautiful wife Janice handled the incredible hair fashions for the shoot which gave the models an extra touch of elegance. Shooting in a southern rainforest has it's challenges. We treked through about a mile of narrow trails on a muddy day using a Kawasaki Mule 4 wheeler. Once we reached our scouted destination, we had to deal with a very hot humid day, full with mosquitos, bugs, poison ivy and a few snakes. Fortunately, the models braved the elements that most brides won't have to. I've shot in locations in the Jamaican rainforest, many tropical islands, and up in high mountain terrain, I'd say this was about the most challenging shoot dealing with the heat. One of the models got attacked by a mosquito, which whelped up on her face after a few minutes. Of course, timing each model arriving by 4 wheeler caused some delays, and our day got away from us fast. We shot in morning sunlight, mid-day sun, afternoon direct sunlight, late afternoon sun, and that perfect light at the end of the day, and for the last segment, some rainclouds came upon us for the wrap up. Special thanks to Southern Bride Magazine and their editors, the staff, the interns, and all of the models, makeup artists, florists, drivers, gear roadies, and the Memphis Museum team for helping us simulate a real southern rainforest. As you can see, the results were well worth the work and sweat.