Meraki Workshop - Delicate Details 2022

July 5, 2022 Bekah Schooler

Meraki

“Doing something with soul, creativity or love; to put something of yourself into what you create.”

Another photography workshop at Lightbox in the books!

It’s no secret that over the past couple years the popularity of elopements and micro weddings has been on the rise! Lightbox itself has been the venue for the nuptials of several amazing couples in the Midwest area since we opened our doors in October of 2019!

After meeting numerous couples, we were inspired to make this workshop all about the details.

Your wedding day is big, even if you keep it small.

As elopements and micro weddings rise in popularity. It’s good for photographers to practice shooting with the intention of capturing delicate details. This educational workshop helped photographers focus on capturing all of the little details that couples put work into making their day one of a kind and special.

Group of photographers in an indoor photo studio with a large floral installation above a white fireplace mantle

Scroll to see each photographer’s favorite images from the day!

BG Studios Photography

Bloom & Be Photo

Esy White Creative

“Meraki is the first photographer’s workshop I’ve ever attended. I’ve had the most amazing experience! Having no proper training when it comes to wedding photography or styled shoots, the whole event provides a healthy and safe environment for photographers like me. I loved the community and the new creatives I met. Truly thankful for the opportunity!”

- Esy White

Joy Photography

“My experience at the Meraki workshop was incredible and more than words can describe! Hannah and all the talented vendors did incredible work. It was so cool seeing the community of photographers come together and capture dreamy photos. It felt like a big family being together all day creating magic! I am so thankful for this experience and can't wait to go to another one!”

- Joy Boykin

Leigh Smith Photography

Portrait Novella

A special thanks to our vendors…

Cornerstone Jewelers

@cornerstone_jewelers

Cedar Brooke Charcuterie

@cedarbrookecharcuterie

Skin by Skyler Lynn

@emilyedgar
@skin.by.skylerlynn

Steph Dejeu Design Co

@stephdejeudesignco

… and our models!

Days to Get Married in 2022

January 7, 2022 Hannah DeVries

Marrying the love of your life in 2022?

Here are the “cutest” wedding dates to get married on in 2022. Being that Lightbox holds quite a few elopements over the year, we included a few weekdays as well. I’m a little late posting this, so I’ve surpassed the January dates. Let’s jump right in.

February, 2, 2022

February 2, 2022 shares it’s day with the ever so famous Groundhog Day. For those who like to stay '“on brand” with holidays…. it may be a neat idea to work in some shadow like imagery during your bridal portraits.

02/02/2022

February 20, 2022

February 20, 2022 falls on a Sunday and is stylistically pleasing as the numbers give off a minimalist look and feel. This is one of the few weekend dates that the number “20” or “22” fall on so get on this date quick if you’re wanting a weekend wedding!

02/20/2022

February 22, 2022

February 22, 2022 is a Tuesday. Okay, now that’s a lot of “2’s” But quite frankly…this is the cutest date yet. Can you imagine all of your signage showing 02/22/2022? YAS, love it!

02/22/2022

April 3, 2022

April 3, 2022 is another weekend date! I like to call this the “countdown” wedding date. This means your wedding month has the largest number, in this case “4” and the numbers go down from there.

04/03/2022

October 10, 2022

We are skipping past all of the summer dates and headed into fall. October 10, 2022 is so cute and I could see a lot of couples wanting this as their wedding date.

10/20/2022

November 11, 2022

Eleven Eleven….make a wish.

What a fun date to celebrate each year! If it were me, I’d want my partner and I to make a wish on our anniversary, write it down and come back to it next year to see if it came true. What do you think? Too cheesy?

11/11/2022

December 21, 2022

A little bit of a tongue twister but definitely a fun wedding date! Not only are you close to Christmas, but this year, December 21st is the first official day of Winter!

12/21/2022

Love the photos in this blog? Show the vendors some love!

Bouquet: Fleur Floral Studio @fleur_floralstudio

Vintage Mirror: Abi Jeanne Marché @abijeannemarche

Dresses: Evermore @evermore.bride

Studio: Lightbox @lightboxsgf

Photographer: Tatum Nelson Co @tatumnelsonco

Videographer: @margaretkellenberger

London's Permanent Bracelet: @lalalinksjewelry

London (model): @londoncjohnson

Recap on the Modern Male Photographer's Shoot-Out

September 23, 2021 Hannah DeVries

Have you noticed when you’re photographing male clients that posing them is a challenge? Yeah, us too! Which is why our last photographer’s shoot-out was to help photographers get more comfortable with posing male clients. A huge shout out to our models for this shoot: Alex, Ethan, Johnny, Asya and Blake!

Jennifer Quinn snapping a few shots in the Loft of Blake Compton.

For this shoot-out, we used our second space called, The Edison, for our second set of models. Have you seen the viral sunset lamp photos?
Here’s where to get your own sunset lamp projector.

Illuminate Photography using the sunset lamp to cast a colorful spotlight on Ethan.

Model, Ethan Hannaford posing for Illuminate Photography during the Modern Male Shoot-Out.

Color blocking is so in right now, so we decided to paint the rolling backdrop half black and half white. Paired with our beautiful couple models, these were some of our favorite shots of the day! Over the years, we’ve notice photographers finding it challenging to pose or put the focus on the guy in engagement or couples sessions. This set was designed for the photographers to work on posing and emphasizing the male model in the couples session.