Loved this shoot! I felt so fortunate to have been granted access to a very funky old abandoned building in Ellensburg. It made this model shoot possible. Inside the building there is a beautiful velvet pew which gave us the inspiration for the styling. Whimsy Couture was born. My sister was able to help style and we decided to go with a soft, lacy feel all in cream… although this proved harder that we thought. The clothing store only had one skirt in cream so we ended up making several of the models skirts out of tops pulled down around their hips. My mother had several lace pieces that she let us use and also all the short white gloves. I used reflectors, my elinchrom with a soft box, a big flashlight and a speed light for lighting. I had fun photographing in a big mirror that was left in the building. It’s hard to tell but it was freezing inside the building and we had to keep the models wrapped in blankets while they were waiting to be photographed. They all did such a great job! Thank you models, Gaylyn’s Salon, Maurices and Carolyn Hamilton stylist.
