Kimberly Reed Photography

Alyssa- Pittsburgh Trash the Dress session

August 3, 2009

Some of the images from Alyssa's session:

A fave:

another fave:

I've got to give kudos to Leeann for seeing this stairwell and suggesting we use it for a few shots.

We started walking over to this grate hanging on the wall, and next thing I know, Alyssa is climbing right up there, heels, big dress and all. Gotta love enthusiasm like that (and the images that resulted)!

another fave:

and one of Alyssa and Leeann together:

Thanks for a fun evening ladies!

Leeann- Pittsburgh Trash the Dress session

August 3, 2009

Can I just begin by saying how much I love, love, love doing these sessions? If you're unfamiliar with the Trash the Dress concept, it's a session after the wedding day where the bride dons her dress again for some fun and creative portraits without needing to worry if the dress gets dirty or takes a little beating during the process. (Now, I've seen this taken to the extreme; I've seen images from sessions like these with the bride cutting up her dress with scissors, rolling around in paint, and similar instances that really do trash the dress.) My approach is more along the lines of creating edgy, beautiful, creative images without having to worry about sitting or laying down in urban places, or occasionally getting wet. I love doing these sessions because they give me a chance to be creative without many constraints, and they give my clients a chance to get glammed up and wear their dress again and get some ultra-fun, fashion-oriented imagery in the process.

Anyway, when Leeann and her best friend Alyssa first contacted me about doing a session I was stoked. They decided they wanted to do an urban theme, so we made plans to begin in the Strip District and see where the evening took us. It had been threatening rain all day (so much so that we almost postponed the session), but in the end it worked in our favor- providing nice diffused light and some really moody skies as a backdrop.

On to a few of my faves from Leeann:

One of my faves:

LOVE these next three- the combo of the moody sky, the city in the background, and that reflection make me swoon.

This one is my favorite

Also, Leeann recently started her own photography business. Check out her work here: Leeann Marie Photography

Up next: Alyssa's photos

Shoot with Beckstead workshop recap

October 12, 2008

I spent a few days at a photography workshop by destination wedding photographer extraordinaire David Beckstead. We spent the day with a few models in Harmony, which is about 45 minutes north of Pittsburgh. Here are some of my faves:

Jeremy and Heather- trash the dress

August 12, 2008

Jeremy first contacted me about doing a trash the dress session last year. Alas, we had to wait until he and Heather were married before we could safely trash her dress. If you don't know Jeremy, he's a fantastic DJ , and he and Heather just got married last month. These two were up for anything, which is always quite fun from the photographer's standpoint. :)

Jeremy invited our friend Joanne along, so the two of us were equally delighted at the creative freedom we had.

Jeremy and Heather had scouted out some brilliant locations ahead of time, so we spent a few hours hanging out and getting some delicious images of the two of them. Here are some of my faves from our session: (Also, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that at the end of the day, the dress was wet and dirty, but nothing a good dry cleaning wouldn't take care of).

These ferns were fabulous.

Love, love, love these last images. How hot are these two?

{August 12, 2008 2:28 PM} abie said: Kim, you are simply AMAZING!!!! Super cool images and props to the brave bride!!!!

{August 12, 2008 3:27 PM} Heather - Jeremy said: Kim I LOVE them!!! They are beautiful! Thank you so much!

{August 12, 2008 3:38 PM} leah said: Awesome!! I love these.

{August 12, 2008 9:21 PM} Jeremy G. said: Kim its 9:20pm right now. . I've been glued to my computer staring at the pictures for .. what ... 6.5 hours now. . I did take a break for dinner.. but both Heather and I are back. Thanks so much!

{August 13, 2008 11:13 AM} Lexi said: Where are these places?? THEY ARE GORGEOUS and I want to go there.

{August 13, 2008 11:14 AM} Kimberly said: That's awesome Jeremy- I'm glad you guys love them! I had a great time and loved hanging out with you guys.

{August 13, 2008 11:20 AM} Kimberly said: @Lexi- Aren't they fabulous? They are by Jeremy and Heather's home near Clarion, PA (about ~2 hours north).

{August 13, 2008 3:03 PM} David Burke said: These are KILLER Kim!! AWESOME!

{October 16, 2008 2:33 PM} karen said: brilliant photography...

Jeremy and Heather- sneak peek

August 12, 2008

more coming soon...