Lisa Whalen Photography Blog!

Maayan and I had talked over possible clothing choices, and on the day of our shoot my quite fabulous client showed up with a car full of clothing options. I love options! It’s always fun to be able to work with a variety of different looks during a shoot. Since these photos were just for fun (our session was a birthday gift to her from a friend) we’d talked about the idea of creating a shoot that was less documentary in nature, and more about inhabiting a role or persona that you don’t normally get to display during everyday life. The result? A look I like to call “Hobo Glam”!

I had as much fun playing around with the post-processing on these images as I did shooting them. I wanted to create a more "old-fashioned", textural look within the imagery to go along with the abandoned urban feel of the actual location.

Nature always finds a way to make her presence known, even within primarily industrial areas! We decided to take some photos utilizing the cascading green growth that is steadily overtaking the area.

When we discussed outfit choices I had suggested picking one with some bright color to it which would create nice contrast in an otherwise fairly mono-chromatic space. The outfit Maayan choose was perfect. I love the luxurious satiny-red of her corset top, as well as the necklace that she chose to go along with it.

As I've stated before, IT'S ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN, and Maayans' lighthearted and playful approach to having her photos taken made my job easy! All I had to do was click the shutter, again...

and again...

and again... Well, you get the point!