Liz Cranmer, Jody Ann Crane, Kristy Gardner & Jamie Swainson – I had heard of these wonderful photographers here in Calgary, but didn’t actually meet them until January when we went out for dinner. Laura Taylor had been chatting with the other 4 for awhile and they were all meeting up for dinner and she asked if I wanted to join them? Yes please! I was nervous but excited! And they couldn’t be a sweeter, more fun group. After dinner that night I threw out the idea of getting together for a stylized photo shoot to see how each photographer saw and captured the same subject. They were game! Liz, Jody and I hit up value village and Fabricland to look for clothes and fabric to make outfits for the shoot. Liz was a creating machine and whipped up a few outfits. My mom was awesome and helped me get a few ready as well. We booked the photo shoot for June which felt like forever away, but it’s amazing how fast time flies and the day hit before we knew it. We toyed with the idea of getting models, but I was able to convince them (just barely) that WE should do the modelling. As hard as it is to be on the other side of the camera it is a lot of fun, and I’m so glad we did it!

When the weekend before the shoot came up I was nervous as the forecast said rain for the next 2 weeks. We picked the one day that said no rain, but the skies were not looking good the closer it got to us meeting up. Laura and I left to head to meet the others and the thunder and lightning hit. Then pulling in to our meeting spot the rain started a little and then came down hard! I kept hoping the rain would pass, but it just got worse. So, Laura and I hopped into the car with Kristy, Liz and Jamie (still waiting for Jody who was finishing another shoot) and we danced to Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez to pass time. Nothing like bonding in a car singing along to T-Swift, dancing like no one’s watching. Fun times! To my great relief the rain eventually stopped, the sun came out and it was beautiful!

So what happens when you get 6 photographers together?? Absolute magic! We shot until it was ridiculously dark and then finished the night off with dessert. It was such a fantastic night and I can’t wait to do it again! Thanks ladies! Here are Liz and Kristy. Keep an eye out for the rest to follow 🙂