Eno River Bridal Portraits 2016

A collaboration with Wink Hair & Makeup

Make sure to check out the 2015 Eno River bridal shoot. I wanted to repeat the Eno River editorial shoot but I wanted to bring in professional hair and makeup artist to take the look to another level. The Eno River is a fairly remote location it took some searching to find the right team of artist to pull off the shoot.

Wink Hair & Makeup

In early 2016 I met Kristi and Krystal of Wink Hair & Makeup at a wedding vendors networking event. We had lunch a few weeks later to plan out a wedding shoot later in the year. In the meantime, we talked about other ways we could collaborate. Summer rolled around, and I knew I had to have WINK doing the hair and makeup for my Eno River bridal portrait shoot. I gave them complete creative control, and the result was terrific.

Solo

The hard part about being a full-time photographer is there aren’t that many others around. When it came time to find assistance for my shoot, there was no one to help. After five or on the weekend I could find any number of people to help. I didn’t want to shoot the portraits in the late afternoon or early evening. My interest was shooting during the hight of the sun. Traditionally this is a tough time for most photographers because the sun cast such harsh shadows. The plan was to use a two or three light setup, but once I realized I was shooting this by myself, I had to come up with a new game plan.

Snakes and Eno River Bridal Portrait

All the portraits where shot using artificial light and the sun. I was more than thrilled with the result. I had to hand hold the light, on a monopod, with my left hand and hold the camera in my right. The 2015 series was shot over 6 hours. 2016 was a little faster. While shooting in the river, we were greeted by several snakes coming down the rapids. Needless to say, no one was really interested in getting back in the water. Even with the short shoot time, we were able to make some great portraits.

model standing in the eno river with her eyes closed showing off her eye shadow from Wink Hair and Makeup
model with purple hair posing for an Eno River bridal portrait
bridal model submerged in the Eno River up to her shoulders
editorial bridal portrait of model holding on to dress while standing in the Eno river
Eno River Bridal Portrait of modeling sitting on a rock with water streaming over it
bridal model sitting in the river looking at the camera with her hand in the water
black and white image of two bridal models in the Eno river
bridal model sitting in the Eno river posing for a bridal portrait
model standing in the middle of the eno river with her hands on her hips
blonde bridal model posing in the middle of the Eno River
model holding on to her dress as she stands in the model of the Eno River
model leaning on a tree limp in the eno river
model standing in the Eno River leaning on a tree
two bridal models laying in the river under trees
two bridal models laying in the river under trees looking past each other
two bridal models laying in the river under trees with their heads down
two bridal models laying in the river under trees on logs and rocks
Eno River Bridal Portrait of a model leaning back on a rock
Eno River Bridal Portrait of model sitting on the river bank
bridal model sitting in the Eno River in a wedding gown
two models sitting in front of the rocks at the eno river looking down at the ground
two bridal models leaning on each other sitting on the rocks at the Eno River
model sitting on the rocks at the eno river with the river behind her
modeling posing as she is fainting against a rock in the Eno River
bride reclining on log posing for a bridal portrait

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Chris@nietophotography.com | (919)495-5916