Showing posts with label zumba photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zumba photography. Show all posts

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Zumba + Yoga Shoot for Melanie Smith in a Costa Rican Oasis

Even though it's been months since I traveled to Costa Rica (El Sabanero Eco Lodge via Move Well DC via Trip Tribe!) for vacation, and I'm finding myself flipping through all the photos of our wonderful trip more and more these days.

Maybe its because I miss being in a tropical oasis, or I'm just not *fully* ready for fall to kick into high gear, but either way, I keep daydreaming about early morning yoga sessions, home cooked meals and relaxing in the canopy...

Speaking of Costa Rica, I finally edited photos from a mini session I held with my fabulous Zumba-instructor friend Melanie while I was there.


To be honest, it's basically a miracle these photos exist at all -- they're not the best shots from the shoot, but rather, what I could salvage. See, I had completely edited the session when my Lacie hard (where the files lived) drive decided to fail on me. I did everything in my power to recover the files but could only recover about 10 shots -- 10 of my outtake shots to be exact.

Ugh, technology man. I guess I learned the hard way the need to double back up everything I shoot.

Regardless, while I know these aren't my best shots, or my best work, I'm surprisingly happy with them.




Maybe its because I loved the trip we took so much, or because I'm currently injured and can't shoot (long story -- see P.S. below), but looking at these photos just makes me smile.

P.S. I'm hurt right now (fell and sprained my AC joint while doing a handstand in yoga class!) and won't be shooting for a least a few weeks, which sucks. I'm getting better though -- its been almost two weeks and I'm finally out of the sling! Wa-hoo!

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Preview Photos: First-Ever Zumba Shoot!

One of the things I love about photography is how I'm always learning or experiencing something new while doing my work.

A few months ago, I received a surprise email from a wonderful D.C.-based Zumba teacher, Melanie, who asked if I could pencil her in for a spring photo shoot.

I of course, said yes, but had one little problem -- I had ZERO experience shooting anything Zumba related. Melanie, the total doll that she is, still wanted to take the leap with me and we settled on a date.

Now, several months after our initial conversations, I'm so glad she trusted me to capture her amazing energy -- the photos were STUNNING. Here's a preview: