I was asked late last year by a dear friend of mine if I wanted to be a part of her group for The Traveling Dress Collective. This group is a blog that was started by a group of photographers who wanted to each shoot just one dress in whatever way they wanted to.  The dress makes its way from photographer to photographer around the world until it has been photographed by about seven people. This idea is fascinating to me! I said ‘yes’ without hesitation.

We took a while to pick out a dress we all loved, and we finally settled on a Tie-Dye Vici Collection dress. As soon as I saw what dress we were going to get, I knew that I wanted a red-head and that I wanted to take pictures on the beach in Bay City. Red hair would be so perfect with that dress! I also knew I wanted a senior girl. Since I didn’t know any red-headed teens, I asked around and found one. Thankfully, she was happy to help me out with this project.

We only had one day to shoot, and I have to admit that I was very disappointed by the weather. It was completely overcast. I wanted sun on that red hair! But I think that the location still worked out. If anything, the gray of the sky and the lake made her red hair stand out even more. We were able to use other areas around the beach. We used such as paths, walkways, and tall reeds.

I also really enjoyed being able to freelens on this shoot. I even got my Lensbaby out for some shots! Here’s end result of all our pictures of one dress together.

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