Brenda & Toran - 10 Year Anniversary Session

I met Toran about 4 years ago on a Youth Camp in Poland. He is a  youth pastor at Calvary Church in Grand Rapids, MI. He is an awesome guy and I enjoyed working and serving with him and his passion and commitment has been a huge blessing for me and many others. This session was a way for me to say "Thank You". It took place this past summer in Poland, on the Baltic Sea. It was the last day of our camp and we woke up at 6AM to catch the rising sun. We couldn't ask for better conditions. The Sea was rough, the Wind was blowing and the Sun was beautiful. This photo shoot is a collaboration of two photographers: my close friend  Filip Wakuła and me, Filip Blank. We were working together on this one and I know that the pictures would not look the same without his help. 

Abandoned

This is a photo shoot I did with my lovely siblings: Sonia & Jakub at the end of this past summer. I had an idea to take some pictures at this abandoned gas station at sunset, with all the warm colors of a beautiful, late summer evening. When we got to the station the sun just disappeared behind the clouds and wouldn't come out before awaking a new day on the other side of the globe. I was pretty disappointed with the conditions and was ready to pack my gear and go home, but my sibling wouldn't let me, and now I'm very thankful for that. Luckily I had my trusted strobist kit: a 580EX II with a wireless trigger on a stand with a shoot-through umbrella. We had a lot of fun exploring the abandoned gas station and were able to get some cool shots with only this one light source.