Michel and Christa are friends of mine. Michel works for Treats! magazine. (Treats! link contains nudity) Christa is a self employed baker at Mini Baker. They live in Los Angeles. They are getting married soon.
They told me, “Do whatever you want with us.”
This is what happened.
xo
Tara
PS – LOVE YOU GUYS! Can’t wait for the wedding. (That I won’t be shooting.)
Dangit, you are a genius.
Oh God, I just love this Tara. What a little hottie couple, too. That apron look? Damn.
there are no words. simply awesome my friend. :)
beautiful session. where on earth is that wonderful california sign?
Damn girl. You never cease to amaze me. <3
Lovely. Seriously, your creativity amazes me and the way you can get photos of people being themselves and expressing themselves. These are the types of photos I strive to get. I’m not there yet, mainly because I don’t have the courage to take the leap to base my business that way. You and your work are inspirations to me. I know that may sound kinda melodramatic, but your authenticity in how you live your life and run your business help me to know that’s the only way to be. Rock on, Miss Tara!!
Tara. I love your work. I love the realness of it! And this is beautiful!!
Wow! That kitchen scene is unbelievable! Just stunning work, Tara.
this might be my favorite shoot of yours. ever.
One of my favorite shoots of yours! Great job Tara. I love your beach photos, but it’s nice to see a different location.
what a lovely day together! love the end of the day shots!
oh i love these so. adore the bond that comes so clearly through. someday youll need to shoot Chris & i like this if i can tear you two away from playing WWF for an hour.
oh my! these are …WOW! love them. and I agree with others..this is got to be one of may favorites of yours. WOW!!
and how did you do that one where they are walking toward each other? Cool.
Hope this comes across the way I intend it. Gah! (As in jaw dropped in wonderous amazement.)
Again I love your work! So rich and Raw. Great stuff!
Totally amazing! All of them! I know you don’t shoot weddings but MAN I’d love to see what you would come out with at a wedding!!!!!
my favorites are the ones in the bedroom on the bed. and i just ohhhh and awe at the tunnel light. i bet this was super fun.
Tara, this is amazing! Love, love, love this session!
I like that you can see her freckles on her ears….I like details like that.
these are so cool
Tara…I’ve been reading your blog for about 100 years. Well, not quite that long, but a long, long time. And this is my first blog comment which is seriously rude of me to be such a peeping tom without so much as a hello. Anyway, THIS shoot just might be my favorite of your work. I’ve enjoyed seeing your evolution along the way and I’m really loving what you are doing these last few months. I feel like this is so vulnerable and raw and just really beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us. And I’ll try not to be such a peeper anymore :).
WOW!
Oh Tara these are AWESOME!
I think that may be the sexiest game of Scrabble I’ve seen! :) Love the jumping on the bed shots too!
a beautifully captured day!
Stunning. Just stunning!
you just raised the bar loveylou:)
i am so stinkin in love it’s ridiculous, tara. LOVE!
this post is just sooo awesome! I have to comment and tell you that this is just an amazing shoot!!
wow, tara! these pictures are incredible, and they tell such a story about this couple. awesome!!!
Definitely one of my favorites… :)
…LOVE!
I love the total lack of pretense. Truly beautiful.
Loooove the images. One thing, though, you might want to mention that the “treats!” magazine link is NSFW. I’m all for nudity and I’m nowhere near offended by it, but I unfortunately am not in an environment where it accepted so openly. Maybe a “(Caution: nudity)” could be added to it?
You are so amazingly talented! This, I think is my very favorite photo shoot ever! So very creative!! Well done Tara! I see you unique style all over this!! adorable couple!!
You are absolutely right – fixed. Thanks for the reminder. I wasn’t thinking at all of the workplace.
Thank you! Again, gorge images :)
Why must I live in Iowa? You truely capture your subjects souls, individually and as a couple.
LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. Especially the scrabble shots :)
That last black and white of them about to kiss…if that doesn’t end up HUGE on their wall, they are crazy…LOVE IT!!!
You make my heart beat a little faster! Amazing!
stunning! great direction you are going in! Can’t wait to see more.
And then you wonder why couples send you wedding inquiries ;-)
such a fun session. what an awesome couple. Great job!
from start to finish, one of the best sessions i’ve seen. I LOVE THIS ONE. i love it. and what, exactly, is meowslam?
gorgeous :)
Genius. This whole shoot is gorgeous from the get-go.
you are amazing.
plain and simply put……AMAZING!!!!!!
ooh la la. These are fabulous. The black and white kitchen shot is so dang sexy in a sweet way. And LOVE the scrabble set!!!
Wow! I never comment but I just had to on this one. AMAZING session!!