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Chelsea Amber Album Cover Photo

December 4, 2018 By Jennifer Leave a Comment

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When I photographed Chelsea and Nathan’s Fraser River Lodge wedding, I started to grasp the sheer volume of musical talent they share (I mean, she walked down the aisle to a song she wrote!) but it hasn’t been until I watched Chelsea launch her latest album that I began to fully comprehend the depth of her musicality.  It’s intense, man. She’s powerfully talented!

So when she came to me asking if I had ever photographed an album cover before (I have — this makes five!) and if I had availability to bring her vision to life (I did!), I should have known that magic was about to happen.

Album cover photography is a unique breed of art. Instead of family photos where I strive for the in-between giggles or wedding day photos where I’m jumping into the action as it happens or engagement photos where I encourage snuggling, album art means taking the distinct vision of the artist and turning it into reality.

Step one: Chelsea told me about the album, her vision for the cover art, and sent over her inspiration boards.

Step two: I listened to the rough cut of the title track to get a glimpse into the style and tone of the music.  (I claimed I couldn’t tell it was the rough cut BUT based on how much more I loved the final version, apparently I am not as musically challenged as I  thought :-P)

Step three: I drew some mockups (VERY rough mock ups — my stick figures are barely discernible and I will spare you the visual!) based on everything I heard, creating artistic interpretations of the sound and vision.

Step four: time to shoot!

(Steps five, six, and seven are boring but involve a lot of computer time. I’ll spare you those details :-P)

The key to a successful album cover photo is communication and Chelsea did a spectacular job of letting me into her head and making sure we were staying on the same page. The sheer volume of photographs we created compared to the number she used is an astronomical ratio, but that’s the beautiful reality of this kind of art.

Side benefit for this particular project: I am obsessed with water as an art form, so being able to incorporate a hose and a sliding glass door into this “Face the Waves” shoot was absolutely the highlight of our time together. Not to mention being my favorite images from the shoot….



And if you’re still reading and want to check out the behind-the-scenes video she put together from our shoot, here you go!

 

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Hi! I’m Jennifer and I’m a wedding photographer based in Abbotsford, BC serving the Fraser Valley. I’ve photographed weddings for the last eight years and built my business while working a desk job and living in North Carolina. Since marrying a Canadian and moving to the Fraser Valley I’ve fallen in love with the perfect wedding backdrops: lovely winter raindrops, glorious Pacific Ocean sunsets, and magnificent evergreen mountaintops.

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- Aren’t afraid of a little rain
- Want great photos filled with real life and emotions
- Know you are created in God’s image
- Love juxtaposing rugged adventure and femininity
- Celebrate marriage, not just the wedding day
- Don’t accept norms “just because”
- Think outside the box
- Believe in the beauty of a foggy day
- Find art in everyday life

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Jennifer is phenomenal. She loves weddings so much, and her experience allows her to anticipate the best shots. - Christina
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Jennifer is phenomenal. She loves weddings so much, and her experience allows her to anticipate the best shots. - Christina
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Jenni Marie captured my wedding’s every detail and created a visual archive of memories just as beautiful as my own memories of my wedding day. - Joanna
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