Arrow & Apple - Photography and Design Blog

We Made Daylight. {Workshop Recap}

2012-05-26T20:56:48Z

Last weekend, we had our first group go through the Making Daylight workshop! Here are a few snapshots that I took from the evening, and you can even read Ashley's recap of the workshop here, and Jen's recap here! (If you attended and you also blogged about the workshop, leave a link in the comments!)

My goals for the evening were to share how to reproduce a natural daylight look, to learn the different effects you can get with specific lighting setups and reflectors, and to learn how to be resourceful with what you have and what you can find at a hardware store. We had a lot of fun and I'll be sure to do more of these in-home workshops locally, but I will soon have available an online version of the course that includes a LOT more about exposure and lighting! We've been working on the e-course to release it in June and I can't wait to show everyone. If you'd like to be one of the first to know when it's released, send me an email here: hello (at) arrowandapple.com ! But for now, the workshop photos...

These last two photos are shots I took in our indoor lighting set up - some quick photos of Josh's wood cut outs! If you want to learn more about them, go here.

Making Daylight - Workshop!

2012-05-02T19:07:00Z

***Note: the May 19th date is currently full, but be on the lookout for future workshop dates!***

Hey, Phoenix!

If you were at the Arizona Bloggers' Conference this past weekend, then you've already seen my big announcement, but I'm so excited to announce to the rest of you that I'll be doing a workshop on how to make daylight happen in your own home!

This is a self-portrait I took at 8pm (dark outside, ya'll). For you technical folks, this photo was shot at f/ 1.4 at 1/125 of a second, ISO 400. This whole lighting set-up is made from supplies purchased from our local hardware store for less than $30!

Here is all of the information for the Making Daylight Workshop!

WHEN: Saturday, May 19th - 7-9pm

The Making Daylight Workshop will cover:

creating flattering portrait lighting in your own home
creating simple and beautiful object lighting in your own home
special lighting circumstances for glass and metal objects
making your own light diffusers
your hardware store shopping list, keeping your budget under $30!

What you will need to bring:

your camera
an object you'd like to learn to photograph! ie, jewelry, a candle, etc.
a notebook + pen

For this very first Making Daylight Workshop, the special cost is $35 and will include one lamp. Only 15 spots are available.

I will be holding future Making Daylight workshops, but the $35 special rate is just for this first date! If you are interested in attending and would like us to hold your spot, send me an email at hello@arrowandapple.com with "making daylight" as the subject. The spots will be reserved on a first come, first serve basis!

Again, I'm really excited about this workshop! I think it will most benefit bloggers, photographers, and shop / etsy sellers, who have other commitments during the daytime, and who find that most of their photos are being taken at night. This class will also benefit anyone who is unsure about lighting and would like to know more!

Send me an email if you are interested, and let's do this! :)

Sucré | Phoenix, Arizona

2012-04-25T03:25:52Z

So, wow, you guys. We saw Sucré play last week at the Hard Rock Cafe here in Phoenix and I didn't know what to expect but I was floored. Their album "A Minor Bird" was just released so most of the songs were fresh to most of us in the audience. It was so lovely! You can listen to the album HERE if you'd like to hear their music. Here are a few photos from the night... you might recognize Jeremy, whose wedding I photographed last year. :)

Announcement, Announcement, Announcement!

2012-04-03T22:14:22Z

First of all, no, Mom, we're not pregnant. :)

But for real, this is EXTREMELY exciting and something Josh has been working on for awhile! I'm incredibly proud of him and all of his hard work!

The big announcement is that Josh is launching his own company, Subtle Takeover, for design, art, and his woodworking projects!

The site is now LIVE. What what!! Click the image to visit, or just bookmark subtletakeover.com.

I'm so thrilled for Josh to finally be able to do his own thing! When Arrow & Apple started out, it felt natural to put his design alongside my photography, as both fields are visual and creative, and since we are husband and wife as well. But as his design business has grown (and still growing!) and as the photography end of things has grown as well, we decided both of our avenues need our own space. So henceforth: Arrow & Apple is strictly photography, and Subtle Takeover is where you will find all things design, art, and creation!

Hope you guys will show Josh lots of LOVE as he's poured himself into the new site. Also, I happen to love hearing his voice more on the internet, so funny that guy. If you're into this kind of thing, you should also follow him on Twitter at @subtle_takeover, Facebook, and as of today we're both on Instagram, go crazy following us all over the internet! (On Instagram we are @arrowandapple and @subtletakeover.) And you know, he probably wouldn't be mad if you got him some congratulatory beers. Throwin that out there, local pals. ;)

And to close, here's a few photos I've gotten to take of him and a couple of his projects for the new site.

I love you, Josh!!

A Little Scouting... | Phoenix, Arizona

2012-04-03T01:52:00Z

What a treat it is to have company when you're doing location scouting! Especially with sweet friends who happen to know the ins and outs of downtown Phoenix. ;) Last week, our good friends Scott + Chelsea and I headed out to find good spots for their upcoming shoot, and even though it wasn't the real deal, I ended up falling in love with our test shots and I have to share some. Okay fine... it's a little more than just "some."

Christy / Phoenix, AZ

2012-03-15T14:25:58Z

Our lovely friend Christy (who you might remember from our desert session) was visiting town again from Nashville (yay!) and because I love photographing her, we decided to do a quick session last week. It was seriously perfect timing.

You know how sometimes you find yourselves in ruts? I know I do with so many areas of life. It's easy to stick with what's comfortable to you, and the same is so true in photography. You either stick with the same lens, or the same lighting situations, etc. If you follow our blog, you know that I really love shooting outdoors, and using the daylight as my light source. I love the real-life quality that happens in those photos, but with Christy being a willing model, I decided to do everything DIFFERENTLY. It was so fun and refreshing to step out of my rut and to make awesome things happen indoors with lighting, and different lighting scenarios too! I'm really excited by how these turned out and I hope you enjoy them. And of course... we stepped outside for a few at the end. ;)

Mayor Stanton at Co-Hoots in Phoenix, AZ

2012-03-13T22:31:49Z

First of all, it's been a good month since I last blogged. I took a personal hiatus for legit reasons but we're back now. :) Instead of consistently starting off their my posts with, "I'm so sorry I haven't blogged in awhile," I guess it's just better to acknowledge that I'm the very worst blogger of all time, and then move on so we can all see some pictures!! Yes? Ok!

Last week I had the chance to photograph the Mayor of Phoenix, Mayor Greg Stanton, as he visited Co-Hoots for some discussion on entrepreneurship. Co-Hoots is a really fantastic collaborative workspace for creatives and professionals downtown! I even learned a little bit in the process.

And Our Giveaway Winner Is...

2012-02-14T18:55:30Z

Wow, you guys. When we opened this giveaway up we had no idea that it would be SO HARD to choose a winner when after watching each of your videos over and over, we felt so invested in each of you, rooting for each of you. We even got emails from most of your family members on your behalf! ;) In the end though, we had to choose a winner. Taking into account votes and everything, we are so pumped to announce that the winner is...

Thanks to everybody who contributed, votes, commented and followed the contest! Congrats to the winner!

And we really are so, so sad to have to turn the other six couples away!! If any of you guys would like to work with us for your wedding day still, we'd like to offer each of you $500 off of your wedding package! Send us an email if you would like to chat more about it. :) hello (at) arrowandapple.com

And again, thank you so much to each of you who took the time to make a video, enter, and spam your friends for votes!! Thank you for taking a chance. You guys ALL deserved to win.

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!!

Love,

Josh + Sarah

Vienna + John | Engagement | Seattle, Washington

2012-02-07T23:51:15Z

Ah, and here it is. The very last couple we photographed in Washington, Vienna and John! It feels kind of sad to finally be wrapping up our Washington sessions on the blog, but I can't keep these to myself forever, right? ;)

I love that Vienna and John had a very clear idea of what they wanted for their engagement session - just to be able to visit their usual weekend spots with their sweet pup, Ramona. They have their weekend routine at Caffe Vita, and then we all headed over to their favorite dog park (which pretty much puts every dog park ever to shame. It's incredible!). Truth be told, we were kind of hoping for rain and got sunshine instead, which is the opposite of what you usually hope for in Seattle, right? It ended up being a beautiful autumn day!

It was so great working with Vienna and John and Ramona, too! I love that we got to meet up and hang out a bit before we took off for Arizona. ♥

Jeff + Amber | Wedding Preview | Los Angeles, California

2012-01-31T04:31:08Z

We just got back from photographing Jeff + Amber's beautifully awesome wedding day at the Natural History Museum in LA. Their wedding was totally distinctly THEM and I loved that! Here's just a very small preview. Enjoy!

I LOVE Jeff's tie and his groomsmen's bowties, handmade by Amber's maid of honor, Kate!

Seriously excellent vendors:

Venue: Natural History Museum, Los Angeles

Wedding Planner: Laura of Rebel Belle Weddings

Officiant: Elysia of LA Wedding Woman

Check back in a few weeks to see their FULL day, including the spookiest vegan hot dog cart of all time. ;)