HEAT WAVE VOL2 ISSUE12

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@Emmapearlphoto
Provo, Utah
recently had the opportunity
I to travel south to the desert
with a group of creatives from
Utah. The best part of the trip
was being able to experience
the energy of pure joy radiating
from @simplyb.me as we bathed
in the sunlight and took in the
incredible world around us,
trying our hardest to stop time
and dwell in the desert forever.
@Angiediam Reykjavik, Iceland
There is nothing quite like having the raw landscapes of
Iceland as the setting for your wedding shoot. Towering cliffs,
mighty waterfalls, and dramatic black sand beaches make for the perfect backdrop for
any photoshoot. The only problem? The weather! Locals claim that the weather here
in Iceland changes every five minutes, and from what I have seen, they are right! One
instance has really stayed with me, though, when the weather just would not be nice to
us.
Back when I was starting out, I was assisting an amazing wedding photographer. One
day, we went up to the Snæfellsnes peninsula to shoot a wedding...in the middle of
a storm. Icelandic storms are notorious for their intensity, but you can’t reschedule a
wedding shoot! So, we persevered, carrying endless bags of equipment through relentless
winds, toughing out the cold on top of a cliff, and accepting the fact that we would just
be drenched by waterfalls and ocean water by the end of the shoot. At some point, I went
from being an assistant to becoming a sand bag, as only my full weight could hold down
the light! I suppose, though, the poor bride had it the worst; her dress was sleeveless!
STORIES
Leaping into a void is frightening but,
who doesn’t love a rush of adrenaline
pumping through their veins? I worked
several years for a bank, arriving and
leaving at the same time from Monday to
Friday. Everytime I sat in my desk, I felt
my creative soul slowly fading. Everyday I
wondered what would happen if I kissed
my job goodbye.
People who identify themselves as
creative will get it: you have so
many ideas and plans that they start to
overwhelm you. Do you know how to
lift that tremendous weight off of your
shoulders turning all those ideas into
goals? Well, that’s how I decided to
start my career as a makeup artist.
I wrote down my ideas, set a due
date and pushed myself to reach
them. There are times when my
creative instinct and I hate each
other; sometimes we’re best friends.
In the end, I’d rather be overcome
with that sensation of overpowering
creativity that I can later transform
into lines and colors on somebody
else’s face everyday, than be a person
who can only feel those sensations on the
weekends.
@Katiaosoriomkup
Mexico City
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