Making the World a Better Place (Fashionably)
Ugandan Necklace – Newport Beach, California – Jasmine Star – Featured Photographer
Okay ladies, this one is for you. Today’s guest photographer is Jasmine Star and if you are married, then chances are you have seen her work. She is the queen of bridal photography and is regularly featured in all of those magazines you subscribe to once you get engaged. I have to admit that we were pretty stoked when we received this image from Jasmine. You see this is not only an image of a beautiful bride outshining her “John Doe” husband, but a huge product endorsement for a great cause. Please read below for the scoop and then check out her high tech website at http://jasmine-star.com. For the men out there about to get married please remember one thing. Your wife, most likely, has been dreaming of this day since she was 9 years old, let her have her have whatever she wants to make it special.
Enter Jasmine Star:
The world is incredibly vast and though one might feel the overwhelming sense of limitless human connections, I’ve been blessed to cross paths with amazing people. The type of people who want to leave the world a better place than they found it. The girls at http://31bits.com are doing just that. They travel to Uganda to buy handmade jewelry from a small group of women, providing them with the freedom to overcome their financial suffering. Since then, this amazing organization has used profits to fund AIDS education, English lessons, vocational training and so much more in Uganda.
As a wedding photographer, I was asked to shoot a few photos from their newly launched bridal jewelry, and I was more than happy to oblige. I was honored to join this team to spread the world in order to help women in Africa find their artistic voices.
Camera: Canon 5DMII
Lens: 35mm, f/1.4
Shutter Speed: 1/400
Aperture: f/2.5
ISO: 160
Focal Length: 35mm
To read more how Jasmine started her business, she recently published http://jasminestarblog.com/store, detailing how she became one of the world’s premiere wedding photographers.
You can also find out more about her at the following places:
Website: http://jasmine-star.com
Blog: http://jasminestarblog.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/jasminestarpage
Twitter: http://twitter.com/JasmineStar
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Great shot!!
Agree with Donna, the photo is great on its own but the cause makes it even a better piece! Oh and thanks a lot for having passed by in my blog
Agree with Donna, the photo is great on its own but the cause makes it even a better piece! Oh and thanks a lot for having passed by in my blog
Great photo! I also enjoyed going to Jasmine’s website and Facebook page. She is a great photographer!
Thanks for the link to how she started her own business. For someone who’s really seeking a way to make money off of my own art, free business advice is always wanted.
Interesting shot…
Nice photo/perspective!
Interesting perspective. Love it!
Beautiful. Thank you for the white horse yesterday. I really needed to see some beautiful white hope.
Love the necktie too! Awesome photo~
very original. love it.
Now this is an interesting selection by you Charlie. I like that half his face is covered, it makes it somewhat better than an average fashion shot. I loathe being critical however, her hand on his shoulder could have looked better. There’s an art to hands.
I do love your site nonetheless. It gets better and better.
Susannah
love your work and all that you do –I thank you and look forward to connecting —
For 4 years I was a photographer during the Vietnam war
and the shot weddings and portraits –now a marketer but love good photo and how they are done –good stuff-I thank you
The brides nail polish doesn’t match her lipstick. What is this world coming to? Nice tie on he groom
… it looks somewhat nautical.
Lovely photo, wonderful cause.
Would have been even more fun, if the groom had been fitted with earrings from the Ugandan women’s range…but one cannot have everything, I suppose. Great cause.
A lovely photo, and the cause a great one.
Nice to see both photograph and the purpose of the shoot. Thanks for sharing.