If you’ve followed my photography career/journey at all then you probably remember my beginnings of shooting primarily fashion + editorial styled shoots. I spent over a year creating connections via trade shoots with local models and fellow creatives. Those shoots kept me inspired and growing as an artist, and I definitely feel like quite a bit of credit is owed to those days in regards to where I currently stand as a successful photographer. I spend my days now primarily shooting weddings and creative couple portraiture. I am so so so happy to be doing that; however that doesn’t mean from time to time I miss some of my funkier fashion-forward work. So I decided a compromise might be to allow myself to plan concept shoots during my slower periods. This is a shoot I planned with that idea in mind. Carlee + Austin are a real couple and this is real chemistry. Carlee models for LModelz of Indianapolis and has obviously shared a few tips with her boyfriend. They took this shoot by storm and made all my dreams come true. Special thanks to Barbie for sharing her MUA magic with us. I’m so excited to share these moody, stripped down, simple yet fierce shots with all of you. Be on the lookout for more stylized and editorial type couple shoots making their way here on the blog. If you + your boo want to volunteer to get weird in front of the camera, get ahold of me!