One of my first individual photo shoots was with a friend here in town named Emilie Eggleston. Well, to clarify, we were actually virtual friends on Facebook. (Yes, anyone who knows me knows I’m addicted to Facebook.) Anyway, Emilie was looking for a photographer to do some portraits and headshots of her and was referred to me by another friend. We messaged back and forth a few times and finally scheduled a date to do her shoot.
She really wanted her shots to reflect Austin so we decided to start at the State Capital building and work our way into downtown from there. We met in person for the first time the day of the shoot and I immediately knew it was going to be a fun experience.
Emily was full of energy and really enthusiastic and playful in front of the camera. Everywhere we went, we attracted attention from passersby who were curious to know what we were doing. She greeted me and strangers with a hug and a smile. As we walked down the streets she was signing “yippity do dah” to which I promptly joined in. She even shared with me how she and a friend use to walk around asking people if they wanted a hug, just to spread the love around and make people smile.
I thank Emilie for letting my hang out with her and wish her the much success in anything she puts her mind on to do. She’s quite an extraordinary gal!
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