I am so excited to announce that I am going to be starting a new website for the wedding side of my business. I am naming it La Candella Weddings. 
I am in the process of designing the website right now, but will be giving you frequent updates! However, here is a little taste of what it will be like….romantic, ethereal, and lovely. Cant wait for you all to see it! And in the meantime, if you are an engaged couple in the Pittsburgh-area and are still looking for a wedding photographer, please contact me! I adore helping to make brides feel even more beautiful, and creating images that will take your breath away.
New Wedding Website. . . . . La Candella Weddings
Stylized Bridal Shoot
As promised, here are the final edits from my recent stylized bridal shoot. For this shoot, I got to work with one of the sweetest, most genuine people that I have ever met. Andrea and her husband are so adorable. This is actually the third time that I have had the opportunity to work with her! I had so much fun with this shoot, and can not wait for the next stylized couple photoshoot! (Interested? Contact me!) I would also LOVE to hear your feedback! Have questions about anything? Ask away!
Smoke and Light
I recently did a fashion shoot with a couple of lovely models from the Pittsburgh-area. I had worked with them both before, one for a Lifesized-Photoshop theme, and the other for a Fairytale Couple theme. But the theme for this shoot was a tiny bit different. I got the idea from a couple inspirational fashion photos that included smoke. I got a bunch of those colored smoke balls and was so excited to do the shoot.
I was planning on doing the shoot in Pittsburgh, but found out that it’s technically illegal to use anything that has to be lit with a match in the city of Pittsburgh…so I had to find a new location. As you can see…I obviously found a new location. (Again, absolutely none of these were shot in, around, or near the city of Pittsburgh.)
Here are a few of the first edits I have done from the shoot…
I adore these shots of Kelly. She almost looks like a porcelain doll, and I just adore the dreamy, ethereal look of the photos. (I know….I tend to lean towards that type of style in my photos, hehe.) For these photos, I hung a lace curtain on some limbs, put my off-camera flash in the limbs securely behind the lace, and my assistant Christi had one of the smoke ballls lit in a coffee cup to the left side of Kelly.
This shot above of Ali and Kelly is breathtaking, in my opinion at least. I adore how the smoke is rising around them.
I am so glad that I shot in RAW for this photoshoot. The photo above would not have turned out quite so nicely without it. (Anyone wanna see the before? I would be happy to show you!) The before photo was pretty bright and blown out, and because of shooting in RAW, and my free 30-day trial of Lightroom…which by the way, I am seriously considering buying, I was able to bring the photo back to what it is now. Isn’t she so gorgeous?
I just love the photo above. I have always loved things with a vintage feel…and this photo is just so subtle and pretty.
Can’t wait to show you all more! If anyone would ever like to book a shoot, please feel free to contact me!
Any couples out there?…
As you may or may not remember, I did a stylized fashion couple photoshoot a few months ago. I absolutely ADORED how it turned out, and I would love to do some more shoots like it. I had so much fun finding the props and styling everything. In case you didn’t see it, here are a few of my favorites from the shoot.
Well, here is where you come in. I am looking for couples to do more stylized shoots with. Interested? I am going to give preference to couples that are already married/have access to a wedding dress, and also models. I will be a little bit selective, but if you are around the Pittsburgh, Pa area and would like to be in a fun, creative couples photoshoot, please contact me! You can either leave a comment here, on my facebook page, or you can drop me a line at angiecandell@gmail.com
Fairytale Fashion Couple
Here are the edited (and some unedited) photos from my recent Fairytale fashion couple photoshoot. I love the results of this shoot, and can not wait to do another stylized couple photoshoot around the Pittsburgh area. Interested in booking an engagement shoot in this style…or maybe you have another amazing idea for a shoot? I would love to hear from you!
A Peek into a Fashion Couple Shoot!
Hey everyone!
So…I finally got to do one of my stylized fashion couple photoshoots! And the theme of this one was a fairytale. I seriously can not wait to show you all of them. Even right out of camera, I love them. :) I put A LOT of work into conceptualizing this shoot. Like I showed you all in a previous post, I made a flower train, but that was just the beginning. I got lots of props for this, like a grapevine heart, petals, birdcages, fake clouds, and sequin makeup. The shoot was so much fun, and I really hope to do more of these couple shoots in the future! The models are Ali Soukovich and her boyfriend, and my assistant was Kassie Jackson of KJ Photography & Design. Here are a few initial sketches that I used for the shoot, along with two teaser photos! Enjoy!
