The day two blog certainly didn’t come as quickly as the day one blog. What I lack in timeliness I will make up for in pictures.

A quick recap of what I learned/discussed on day two of my first istockphoto.com Mini’Lypse.

- Makeup Artists are awesome. As a rule, they start drinking before anyone else.
- If you bring 10 photographers, 20 dancers, 3 makeup artists and many helpers into Small Town Texas, people will drive by real slow. Several Times.
- Aerialists tie good knots.
- Chimping is contagious
- Rat traps are sticky and gross
- Ballet is awesome to photograph, as is Irish Dance and Tap Dance
- The AlienBee Vagabond is both fitting for a Bohemia’lypse and life saving. (Thanks Mark!)

Onto the photos of the behind the scene action from both days.

John Mootz, Light Tester Extraordinaire

Josh Banks, Second Station Setup Shot.

John gets Dana and Becca in place for his shots on our third set, first day

Stefan, Testing the Lights for our first setup on Saturday Afternoon

Steve, Fun with the Ring Flash.

Patty, Ring Flashed

Lori, Ring Flashed tambien

Angela, Flashed and Sparkly

Pam, Light Testing on Day Two, set one

Lori, On the Afternoon Set, probably cursing a Skyport

Pam, Impossibly smiling, even though a skyport is attached to her camera

Steve, Chimping

Tavia, Flashed with an Orbis, Flower in her Hair

Geoff, Showing Off (his images I think)

Aimee, on the 25000 pound table

Fin

–JB

Emily at Woodlawn Park

Emily’s Bridal Portraits went awesome Sunday’s in San Antonio. I was assisted by my longest-time friend, Russ. Emily brought along Kate.

First off, the sky was beautiful, some wispy clouds, but otherwise blue. The wind continued my streak of Lubbock-like breeze patterns, hard and often. Undaunted, we set off on to the Deco District in San Antonio near Woodlawn Park. We roamed up and down the streets utilizing the funky architecture to fit Emily’s personality and wedding style.

Second, Emily is fantastic to work with. She claims to be shy, but I never saw that. Continuing another streak, she learned her model moves from America’s Next Top Model. That is a streak of 4 clients in a row for me, I had to confess again to watching it for the photography/modeling as well. Doesn’t help with the man card, but it helps with the photo card.

Em has a neo-funky dress which fit her awesomely, can’t show the dress yet, don’t want the groom peaking too much. Some traditions still hold and this is one I like.

Our favorite background is the one that Russ is modeling here.

Monroe Wall with Russ the Model

We went with an Orbis Ring Flash as the single light here. When Emily was in the frame, we used a white sheet as a scrim to block the sunlight and bring the ambient down some so that we could carry an aperture and get that ringflash look. If this makes no sense, head over to strobist.com .

Once the wedding happens in May, I will give it the full blog treatment with lots of pretty pictures!

– JB