A new way of seeing

I was recently given a chance to learn a new and unknown craft to me, it's a certain genre of photography that I had shunned for years. A dear friend of mine has been working within the field of portraiture and wedding photography for a number of years. I have always been envious of the photos she is able to capture. Time and time again, I attempted to manipulate the effect, that she casts across her portfolio. And time and time again, I failed to recreate the awe encapsulated in her photography. It wasn't until I got a one on one lesson with her that I was finally able to understand her vision.

Marianne allowed me to photograph her and and her boyfriend, Mark, as she directed the both of them. Throughout this session I slowly began to understand her trade secrets. Which, for the sake of professionalism, I will respectfully decline to release.

I feel as though I have been passed a torch of understanding, a new way of seeing. "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." And it is from this, that I hope to take my mentors lessons and progress them into my own. I am forever thankful to Marianne for allowing me a glance at the secrets that so closely define her and her work. Please check out Marianne's work at MarianneBrownPhotography.net