Behind the Scenes: Photoshoot with Kelley, Kassia, and Me! (pic heavy)

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Hey everyone! As you may have picked up from reading my blog, I really love to share my love for makeup and beauty. This can only mean that one of my favorite things to do is express, express, express myself in multiple facets! I'm so blessed to have some amazingly talented friends to have fun together with, so I wanted to share some of those moments with you. ^.^

A couple of months ago my good friend Kassia, who happens to be an incredible photographer, invited me to come along to her photographer friend Kelley's house to have a just-for-fun shoot. I brought some of my kit and the two talented women brought their weapons of choice (camera, a balloon, jewelry, etc.)

Here's some behind the scenes video that Kassia caught of me applying makeup on Kelley and some of Kelley's gorgeous shots:


And I did my own makeup of course too! It was a pinky-brown look with extra-long winged liner, one of my favorite "natural but popping" looks. The weather was just ridiculously nice and Kelley lives out in the country with acres of land so they caught an incredible sunset that gave everything this heavenly warmth.

Here are a few shots that Kassia took of me.


And some that Kelley took. Can you see a difference in their styles? I think it's fascinating! Love it! :)


And one of the incomparably beautiful Kelley. She's actually currently offering a special deal on mini-shoots for $250/30 minutes of shooting and 15 edited images on a cd for you to print. Contact kelley@kelley-photo.com for more details. :)


For kicks, they also took some old school polaroids. I just adore how authentic these look. Somehow they seem more like you are actually catching reality off guard. Its innate imperfections make it that much more beautiful.


I know it was SO many photos but with these two amazing, friendly, professional photographer friends, everything was just a blast and I am constantly reminiscing about the experience. ^.^ Nothing like good memories caught on film to brighten your day. Thank you so much Kassia and Kelley! You two shine like bright beacons in a world where everyone with a camera thinks they are a master photographer. You don't take pictures, you create art and I will always be in awe of your talent and inner beauty as well.

Hope you could feel transported along with me to our vision of sunshine, giant balloons, yellow grass, brown boots, and smiles. :)

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66 comments

  1. Stunning!! beautiful pictures! i love it! =)

    and i LOOOVE your dress!! where is it from??

    this is the type of look i want my engagement shoot to have! <3

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  2. Omg You loook gorgeous!!!
    You have such great and talented friends (:

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  3. you look so so so gorgeous in all the photos! <3
    i love your dress tooo!!

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  4. I love them all Jen, you are just gorgeous!! <3

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  5. amazing,if i had a camera like that, i would probably take years to learn how to take such amazing photos . You look great =)

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  6. absolutely. amazing.

    these pictures capture true beauty and joy!
    i can definately tell you guys had an amazing time! :)

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  7. reggi: Thank you so much, Kassia and Kelley are just so incredible!

    My dress is Rodarte for Target. :)

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  8. Beautiful pics!! I loved your dress!!

    kisses

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  9. Great set...these photos and background reminded me of the video Target made to promote this actual dress!

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  10. wow! these pictures are so professional, so candid, with a perfect vintage wash. you are so beautiful, jen!

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  11. wow the pictures are amazing.

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  12. omg so lovely x3
    i love the polaroids!
    you should be a model :), you're so photogenic and beautiful

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  13. WOW you look amazing! and props to both Kassia and Kelley for such great shots!

    <3 nina

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  14. ooh wow Jen u look amazing! how does it feel to be so beautiful??!

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  15. very stunning ^.^ love the 4th one down - very edgy!! haha <3

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  16. wow! She is an amazing photographer. You are so pretty Jen. The photos are to die for :)

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  17. you looked gorgeous!
    so does kelley!

    i love polaroids
    it really does give the feeling of catching reality off guard

    thanks for the post =)
    you and your friends are definitely a group of very talented ladies

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  18. You're gorgeous! All the photos are amazing. :) Love love!

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  19. I really love the theme you guys came up with - it is fun, Summer-y, and light hearted! (No pun intended hehe)

    You of course, are looking stunning! You chose the perfect outfit/makeup for the shoot! Props to all of you!

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  20. Absolutely gorgeous. The scenery seems so nice as well.

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  21. Wow.. they're really lovely!

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  22. wow these pictures are beautiful! XXX

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  23. ;O
    Beautiful. You know you could be a model ?

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  24. wow amazing! the photos came out wonderfully!

    they're really talented photographers

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  25. Those are amazing, fit for an album cover or something!

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  26. You look gorgeous! Your pictures look like it came out of an Elle magazine!

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  27. you are the most amazing and beautiful person ever!

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  28. ahhh i love the polaroid pics too! gahhhh this is soooo cute! <3333 i love your smile! teehee. okay, i'll stop spazzing ^o^

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  29. My goodness Jen! You're so gorgeous ^^
    So beautifully photogenic too =P
    I'm sure no one minds when you post loads of pictures of your beautiful face! ^^

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  31. absolutely gorgeous Jen. I'm loving every single photo. :)

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  32. I'm so sad I missed out on that Rodarte Dress! It looks so great on you! Lovely pictures!

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  33. such pretty pictures! you really are photogenic!

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  34. You're gorgeous and I absolutely love the polaroids!

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  35. Beautiful and perfect! The pictures are really nice, when i looked at them I felt calmness, there's so much beauty and peace in it. Love it girl!

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  36. awesome job!!
    love your makeup and picture.
    you look gorgeous girl.

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  37. Its lovely! Love the whole vibe from the photos. So relaxed and fun!

    You look stunning!!! What a lucky hubby! Hee!

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  38. awww, Jen, you're the sweetest!! thank you for all your kind words - i have to admit, though, shooting you is so easy i don't know if i even had much to do with the outcome :) can't wait to do it again!!

    oh, and it is super fun to see the difference between kassia's and mine - so funny since everything was exactly the same and the shots were minutes apart! love it and love you both!

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  39. The pictures are lovely! Sunset glows do capture the best moments!

    Just out of curiosity, where did you get your dress? It's so romantic feeling!

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  40. Hi Jen. U looked very gorgeous in those pictures. Very easy breezy look and i especially love the pink LOTD. Guess what, it inspired me to use pink on my face today :)

    Your friends Kelley & Kassia looked stunning... Beautiful babes... Hope to see more of your work soon.

    xoxo

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  41. stunning stunning stunning! i have no other words to say...

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  42. I thought about buying this Rodarte dress when it was @ target, but you pull it off much better than when I put it on in the dressing room.

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  43. How gorgeous Jen! You always have beautiful collaborations with Kassi! Kelly's pics are just as stunning! xoxo

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  44. WOW--totally awesome..both the model and the photographer!!!
    amazing shots!
    I LOVE IT!

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  45. OMG they are like amazing photographers! thumbs up! the pictures are stunning! wow

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  46. Amazing photos. You look stunning!
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  47. those photos are gorgeous!!! that's awesome you have such talented friends. I do love your friend Kassia photography. Too bad my wedding was in South Dakota last year =)

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  48. Awe, I love you! And I love Kelley. You both are gawrgeous gals!

    It's fun the see the difference in both of our styles since we used the same camera.

    Instax pictures are my favorite. <3

    And thank you for all the sweet comments to everyone who liked the shoot! <3

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  49. I really enjoyed these pictures and esp that video! Ah, to be so photogenic and video-genic.

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  50. the photos were captured amazingly. you all look beautiful. simple make up but... less is more!!!

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  51. you look beautiful!
    what happened to the last contest??
    was there a winner?

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  52. Jen, I was wondering if you are going to give up the makeup tips for this photo shoot? Thanks!

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  53. you're such a gorgeous model ~ hehehee.

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  54. waahhh your so gorgeous~~ i need a dress like that!!! xxx

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  55. you look amazing.. so beautiful!

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  56. woah such beautiful photos!! i especially love the last one by Kassia =)

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  57. Hey Jen! Love the pics. I gotta say the 4th pic that Kelley took is amazing. It's FB "profile-pic-worthy"...or that's what I like to call beautiful pictures. :) LOVE LOVE the polaroid pics and the big balloon!!!

    -Rose
    from youtube.com/roseinthepark

    ;)

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