Photography

It’s right here! It’s HERE! Wendy Conklin’s stunning new ebook, Lifestyles Whimsy, is out on the earth and I will in the end display y’all what she’s been running on for the remaining yr(+)!

Wendy and I’ve been running in combination on her emblem visuals since 2021, and the primary time she discussed short of to write down her personal ebook, I KNEW it used to be going to be a dose of pleasure in paper shape. The ebook is eager about easy methods to suppose, play, and paintings extra creatively, and is the *easiest* illustration of the logo she’s constructed through the years. I in finding myself newly impressed the whole thing time I glance via its pages (and I’ve seemed via it QUITE a couple of occasions now)!

The ebook contains pictures from all 3 of Wendy’s shoot- her preliminary full-day consultation in September 2021, the half-day consultation to report her collaboration with Frances Valentine, after which a book-specific full-day shoot in September 2022 the place we labored with laser precision to fill the rest gaps for the ebook. And the result’s GORGEOUS! It’s any such pleasure to peer what number of of our pictures she used to be in a position to make use of!

I like the number of pictures she has to tug from- flat lays, procedure imagery, pictures of her equipment, portraits, storytelling visuals, SO MANY CHOICES!

That is one among my favorites, from the very finish of her 3rd shoot remaining Fall! I’ll weblog the ones photographs subsequent week and provides the tale at the back of this frame- I’m SO HAPPY it were given its personal second as a full-page photograph!

after which there used to be…

The Release Birthday celebration!

As a result of why release a ebook on your own whilst you COULD invite 200+ buddies to enroll in within the a laugh?

Wendy made this release an immersive enjoy, and I’m so thankful I might be there to seize all of it! Her target audience contributors got here to her house in Spherical Rock, Texas from close to (like, around the side road) and a ways (somebody flew in from Spain!) to rejoice the brand new ebook, excursion Wendy’s colourful house, and meet the lady of the hour herself!

In true Wendy taste, it used to be so dang lovable. Frosé and frozen margaritas to head round, charcuterie cups, a cupcake truck (why isn’t this a factor in DC??), and extra. Revel in a couple of highlights from *the most productive* birthday party I’ve been to all yr!

Oh… and as you’re scrolling, don’t omit the customized get dressed Wendy commissioned for the birthday party from my lady Katherine Bignon! It used to be a temper all by itself, and so completely Wendy. I will’t consider a extra easiest frock for the instance!