James Ellingen Waterfall Goddess Shoot

This will be the next shoot I'm going to share with the $10 tier. It was my second time shooting with him. He currently is living out West. I feel lucky to have gotten to shoot with him the times I did. Anyway, this was I believe August of last year. Really hot day. I'd never done a waterfall shoot before. I wouldn't usually get into water like this since I can't swim. And, I've not really driven to a photographer before because I like to know where my safety things are and have people around. The other unusual thing about this shoot was that I was on my period. I normally don't shoot on my period, either. But, he messaged me the day before and said hey, I'm leaving town soon for good, do you want to shoot. I said I do, BUT I don't have anywhere new to shoot and I'm on my period. He said I don't care about your period, we'll even work it into the shoot if it happens. It's just a period. I'm not wigged out by it. He said if you want to come up here, I know a beautiful waterfall that is secluded. So many wrongs ended up making an amazing right. I can't wait for you to see these photos. These first four are more like test shots and getting acclimated. The water was colder than I expected given how hot it was outside and he kept making me get out worried I'd get hypothermia, even though I thought I felt fine. It's nice when the photographer and model work together to keep each other safe..... like hey get out for a bit, or hey you are sweating a lot, drink some water, let's stop and have a snack, etc. Shooting on either side of the camera is very exhausting work. It's a total body work out. So, you have to plan accordingly to keep energy up. Anyway, these will be coming up for my $10 peeps and for my $1 grandfathered rate/$5 regular rate peeps, we'll be continuing with Mike Thorne shoots. We've gotten through 2 of them and I believe there are at least 5 on this flash drive I found. I also have some ideas for a few self portraits here at the house featuring my bush. :) And, more pony play photos eventually featuring my new outfit! And, probably 5 more shoots I haven't even gotten around to talking about yet. So, don't go anywhere! I definitely hope this doesn't go on for months and I can shoot again, but I do have content to post for months just from past things I haven't shown you yet. :) Happy Easter! Happy Good Friday!