Trash the Dress....well, almost.

For those not familiar with a "Trash the Dress" photo session, check out this Wiki link for an explanation.

One morning last weekend we met Ana at Patapsco State Park, with the intent of shooting her at Cascade Falls in a wedding gown we bought on Ebay. Well, the Ebay dress didn't fit...but she'd also brought her own wedding dress. Not wanting to totally trash her own dress, she was willing to at least let it get a little wet on the bottom. Hey, that will work for us we thought...let's do it. Off to the falls!


Although it was a short uphill hike to the falls, by the time we got there, we all realized how out of shape we were. Fortunately for us, there was no one using the falls when we arrived...so we were good to go! There was however a tree that had fallen right across the pool at the bottom of the falls. Note to self: add chain saw to photo equipment bag for all future wooded shoots. Just kidding. The tree, although in the way, was worked into the session quite nicely as you can see.


We set up some lights, Ana changed into the wedding dress, we did a few test shots to check exposure, and we were ready to roll. Several locations in and around the falls were used, and we were only interrupted a few times by hikers and bikers...one person even congratulated Ana on her marriage. Within the couple of hours while there, we got a fairly wide variety of shots done. When a family with several kids arrived to use the falls and pool for swimming, it was time to call it a day.

As we edit the photos, we'll post more here for everyone to see.

Ana - Thanks for a great session! We look forward to working with you again soon.