Trash the Dress session in Hawaii
I know that the teaser we posted a couple of weeks ago left some of you very patiently waiting to see the rest of Ksusha and Vova’s Hawaii Trash the Dress Session :) And it’s ready now!
We love it when our clients have crazy original ideas for their shoots and we were beyond happy when Ksusha told us about the perfect jungle for their Trash the Dress photos. It usually gets dark very quickly among the tall trees and we made this our first location of the day. In fact, it was almost a bit spooky to be there, especially when we realized that some parts of Jurassic Park were actually filmed in that exact area :) I was trying to not let my imagination run completely wild, though, and I now believe the dinosaurs in these jungles became instinct after getting bitten to death by the super-vicious mosquitoes we encountered there! Soon after entering the jungle all of us simultaneously started doing some kind of strange dance/yoga movements while trying to scratch every part of our bodies (which were now itching). Mosquitoes also made it a bit hard to concentrate on shooting when all we wanted to do was scratch :)
Some of our faves:
Here’s a behind-the-scenes shot of Mike photographing Ksusha:
And some of the resulting images:
I was also working all available angles, be it in a mountain stream or not :)
And here’s what I saw:
Mike and his new yellow Crocs are inseparable:
The shot he was getting:
Our second location was at a tiny and cute beach not too far from Waikiki.
Throughout the session we got deeper and deeper into the water until we were eventually almost swimming while barely holding our cameras and lights above the water. It got dark quickly but we were having tons of fun and couldn’t stop shooting!
We looove Trash the Dress Shoots as the original idea behind them is to simply be free to see how creative we can get without worrying if the dress might get dirty. Dry cleaning it afterwords will usually take care of everything and still allow you to store the dress spotless.
We are glad to offer Trash the Dress photo sessions (also known as day-after-shoots) around San Francisco. The location need not be as tropical and we can simply roam around the city or countryside while creating amazing images with you dressed up in your wedding clothes. And the great thing is that we won’t have the time pressure usually found on a wedding day.
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Oh wow… amazing outcome! I’ll spill a little secret – Mike had to get in the water in his boxers to get these shots :) It was absolutely worth it! Thank you!!!
i don’t “like” it….i LOVE it!
Wow, such great work. Loved seeing the shots of you guys working too – always nice to see the “behind the scenes” shots. That last series with them in the water at the end of dusk are gorgeous!
wow wow wow! All the shots are so amazing. I really love the behind the scene shots – they are so fun to look at. The water shots are incredibly beautiful as well. Great job as usual Mike and Natasha!
Vova looks good in white:) all of the pics are great, some are like WOW!!!!
love the in the water ones! great job guys!
this could be used in an ad for Hawaii :-)
WOW!!
Love it!
soo HOT! my computer overheated & I had to reboot :)
I just saw a segment on the Today Show about this “Trash The Dress” phenomenon. What a fun idea! Oh, and great photos…as usual!
Wow just wow:))))
these photos are absolutely gorgeous!
Simply gorgeous ! Truly like them all but the first ones in the jungle are so surreal…Bellissime ! ;)
Thank you guys, we appreciate your comments! It’s great to know that this trend is growing and appeared on the Today’s Show.
Here’s the man to thank for this movement – JMC!: http://www.altf.com
Mike
Gorgeous
hot stuff!
Those are AMAZING pictures!! Great job!
Kudos to Misha and Natasha for employing the sexylenz and photozhop.
Here is the actual unretouched pic from that session:
http://img8.yfrog.com/img8/8339/1209119931lamyan.jpg
ROFL :))) Vova, when did you leak that untouched photo to the public :))))
amazing!
ridiculously amazing, guys.
vavavoom. fabio step aside!
Those are STUNNING trash the dress photography! Dude, I like it!
The shot with the two of them in the water with the texture overlay is awesome! Gives that image a little something extra that you’re not expecting from a scene like that. Killer shoot!
Wow! Beautiful trash the dress photos! I love the first one! It’s so dramatic and atmospheric.
Wow, what an incredible location! That had to have been so much fun!
wow, I love your use of flash in some of those night shots.. stunning!
WOW, just WOW!
To Be Professional Wedding Photographers in gorgeous San Francisco and then to be able to do sessions in Hawaii! Lucky You!! The last shots with sunset in the water are so beautiful I am sure the couple adored them!
Fantastic! Love the use of light and what a great model you had in the bride. I am doing a wedding and trash the dress in Hawaii tomorrow and then again in Kauai next Tuesday. Can’t wait! Thanks for some inspiration~
You have taken trash the dress photos to a new art form! Bravo!!! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
I love your dress! Who is it by/ where did you get it?
very beautiful.i enjoyed……