Life, Love, Legacy - Jennifer Schumacher Photography

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I’ve said it before portrait sessions are all about being you and having fun - and this trash the dress session was very individual. Meet Becky. I met Becky at the Innovative Image Makers camera roadtrip. I was drawn to her because she was so much fun and willing to try any crazy pose. I think the collection below tells you a lot about Becky. She’s fun and daring and very much Becky. You were a blast to work with and I enjoyed spending the afternoon in Boulder with you.

A Trash the Dress photo session is about celebrating your wedding after the stress of the day is gone. You get to wear your dress again and relax and have fun. The result is some fun images that highlight who you are. The water fountain is optional.

I totally believe in education and networking. When Innovative Image Makers invited me to their camera roadtrip that combines education and networking I signed up. The roadtrip is a chance to meet other photographers and to experiment and have fun taking pictures. The models are regular people that donate their time. A few of my favorite images are below. Thank you for organizing this.

I’ve been getting questions from my friends and family about how I ‘altered’ the image on the main page to make it look like the couple is in the water. Well, that isn’t altered - they are in the water. Yes, my friends and family are old married people that aren’t up on the cutting edge trends in wedding photography like the brides reading this but these images are from my first ‘Trash the Dress” session. The session was organized by Andrew Schaefer and included some other incredibly talented photographers.

I must admit, I’m not fond of the “Trash the Dress” trend. Maybe it’s just the name - why would you want to trash your wedding dress? Perhaps, instead of trashing think of it as a relaxing in your dress session. Hmm, I like that. The stressful wedding is done and now we can wear the dress again and concentrate on being beautiful and getting some great images and not ruining the dress… Besides, a good dry cleaner could fix some little stains and water dries. Still, there is no reason to trash the dress.  We can get some awesome shots with only a little dirt and wrinkles. But if you want to jump in the water I’ll be there with my camera Here are the photos.