Jesse & Susan’s minimalist, stark paper & industrial themed engagement shoot makes me heart go a-flutter. Mainly because it’s so different to anything I’ve seen before. It’s almost avant garde in it’s simplistic randomness and I just adore it.
“The paper people was something I had wanted to do for a really long time” photographer & creative genius Duston Todd told me. “It just took the right couple and timing. Luckily Susan is an award winning designer, made her own vintage wedding dress and was able to put her talents to good use and help create the life sized paper outfits. We started out stiff and clean with the paper, then the couple suggested to rough it up and have fun – and I feel that is where some of the best work came out.”
“As for the industrial bit, I always encourage the couple to make the sessions about them. After all, the shoot is about them, it’s their images that they’ll be hanging on their walls of their home. So I always ask a couple to give me a direction they want to take it. A collaborative effort of sorts, once I get the direction they want to take it – I’ll run with it. In this case they wanted industrial. They had brought along vintage clothes to kick it off and I found some Salt Lake gems for the setting.”
Thanks to Duston for sharing these today
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Photography Credit: Duston Todd Photography
oh my god.
so gorgeous and so different.
Amazing. Any idea where Susan’s shoes are from? I am lusting after them.
Wow!
Great idea using the paper, I love it all
awesometown. loving the blue stripe shots. wonder what her wedding dress will be like?! x
Wow! These pictures are really refreshing. So different! Love the blue stipe pics.
I am loving these!
Thanks everyone 🙂
The shoes here are made by dkode. I found this pair by luck, and I’ve been on the lookout for a second pair ever since . . .
As far as the wedding dress goes, there are picture of that on Duston’s blog: http://dustontodd.com/blog/?p=1721
thanks for all the compliments!
and kat, you indeed rock the rock n’ roll bride!
mucho nice!
(i just felt it necessary to add…the main reason there is repetition of the same pose was due to limited mobility. had the couple been moving, the paper would rip, therefore i choose to explore the subtleties and nail that one perfect shot.)
Gorgeous. This is one of my favourite engagement shoots so far. I normally love kitsch and colour but this is amazing. Well done!
Wow! So original. Love everytimg about these shots.
loving the paper people! jeez! what a creative idea!
That is one MAD idea. It is perfect. Kudos to the photographer, the paper outfit designer and the couple- you make random cool!