So the last stop on my recent trip was Bartlesville, OK to visit the fabulous Whitley Pollet, but I’m going to go crazy and blog these images first…wild aren’t I?
Whitley Pollet is an amazing photographer who recently gave up digital and returned to the art of film shooting…and let me tell you, it was fate. Her images are just breathtaking and I knew once she made the switch complete it was only a matter of time before I dusted off my old film cameras and headed out to Oklahoma! As hard as it is to believe, I did officially start my photography career shooting film, but quickly swapped out my trusty Canon Rebel for something a little more current. Working with Whitley I have to wonder why on earth I did that. Shooting film, composing your shot, breathing and trusting your vision was so relaxing compared to the hectic trap I’ve fallen into shooting digital. As I said before, it fed my soul.
Now, it’s been sometime since I’ve been to Oklahoma, and never in my photographic journey, but boy was I a happy camper. At this time of year Tulsa is lush and green…tall, grassy meadows everwhere I looked, quaint little towns, majestic old barns…a photographers dream locale. Whitley could have scheduled a photosession with an ogre and I would have still been smiling. As it was, we had the amazing pleasure of shooting a gorgeous couple, Cherish and Scott. Could they have been any cuter?
We arrived at this location just before sunset. I could have shot for hours….but I had to keep reminding myself…”You only have 12 shots…make the most of them.” Well…ok…not really 12…but I was trying hard to keep myself in the film photographers frame of mind. However, being that the camera I was shooting with is at least 30 years old and untested in the last 20 of those…I couldn’t resist picking up my digital camera and capturing a few shots. Here is what I got with my 5dmkii…Ican’t wait to get my scans back and compare them to these!
And on a side note….thank you for your unending patience with me Cherish and Scott! Hope you love your images!
~happy day~
jennifer
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