Carolina Araujo: Tampa Bay Wedding, Portrait, and Boudoir Photographer: Couples

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Maggie & Gregg | Engagement
Saturday, March 14, 2009

I'm so excited! We're going to Key West for a couple of days starting tomorrow. I've never been and everyone always has such wonderful things to say about the Keys. That being said...I should really be packing right now, but I can't help it! I just have to blog today's session for Maggie and Gregg.

Maggie and Gregg brought their babies Ruff and Sprite to the session.

Gregg brought his other 'baby'. His '66 bright yellow Mustang. I have to hand it to these guys, they brought the coolest props ever! I'm really digging this picture of their reflection on the rearview mirror.

There she is in all her glory...

Sorry to chop your head Gregg but I love this crop that I did in camera and Maggie looks GREAT!

Love the sweet back lighting.

The bling!

Last shot of the day..laying on the ground, quite possibly being bitten by red ants...but oh so worth it! My favorite:

Posted byCarolina Araujo at 11:17 PM

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Hanging with Elise
Sunday, March 1, 2009

My good friend Elise of Elise Schreiner Photography invited me to come along on an engagement shoot last weekend to help her out with a little project she has in the works. The twist? The engagement session was on a sailboat! Cool, huh? The couple, Jessi and Zack were awesome and in love and totally in their element.

Elise was fearless on the sailboat while I clung to anything for dear life.

*GASP* My heart skipped 3 beats as the water splashed over Elise's brand new Canon 5D Mark II - but no worries, no cameras were injured in the making of this photo shoot.

Special request from the couple..a shot of their feet!!

Thanks for having me out Elise! I had a blast with you as per usual.

Posted byCarolina Araujo at 1:30 PM

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Sandy & Dave | Engagement
Sunday, February 8, 2009

Tampa has been crazy fun for the past couple of weeks. Last weekend, the Superbowl was hosted in my hometown and as you can probably imagine, the city was booming! There were people everywhere, ton of parties, celebrities. This weekend is Gasparilla weekend. Gasparilla is a huge Tampa tradition and one of the biggest event in Tampa. Warning: If you decide to go: it's one huge party and crazyness will ensue. Good times!

Last but certainly not least, another Tampa staple has come into town. The Florida State Fair! Always in Tampa, always in February, always two weeks. Let me tell you a little bit about this massive fair. For starters, it boasts some of the best culinary talent. Move over Top Chef! You can enjoy such items as chocolate dipped bacon (yeah, you read that right), fried cookie dough, funnel cakes, elephant ears, barbecued bacon rinds, the tornado potato (picture potato chips on a stick!)....and if you're watching your figure, there is always the healthy options like deep fried green beans. YUM! Oh yeah and there are rides and stuff, but who goes to the fair for that!

I went to the fair yesterday, not just for the corn dogs, but for a totally different reason. A super fun and colorful engagement session!! Sandy and Dave are getting married early next year and they've chosen me to document their day...yay!! I've been waiting for February because I have been dying to shoot a couple at the fair. When talking about engagement session location, I pitched Sandy my idea and luck would have it that she loves the fair and loved the idea...score!!

I couldn't possibly begin to tell you how much fun I had yesterday....so let me show you!

The lovely couple and some yummy light!

I made them kiss.....alot!

I think this one is my faaaaavorite!

Dave spotted this little secluded area..great find!

Hmmmm....ginormous corn dogs! Can I just say that you guys are a gorgeous couple!?!

Oh, I definitely spoke to soon..this one's my favorite...and it's screaming 'put me on a huge canvas!'

I have to tell you about the great teacup debacle. I thought it would be a GREAT and fun idea to get on teacups and take some pictures! How bad could it be right? After all, they are in children's section at the fair. So we get on, and quickly find out that 1 teacup was not made to fit 3 adults comfortably. But hey! That's okay...we can manage right? So we start spinning, I start shooting..FUN right? No..not so much after a minute. While all the other kids on the ride seemed unaffected...the 3 of us got very queasy, very quick! It really did seem like it would never stop...my stomach did a couple flip flops but we got some really cute shoots...all in a day's work!

These were obviously taken before the stomach jumping jacks and I love them!!

Back to our regularly scheduled kissing program!

On the sky ride..more stomach jumping jacks for me!

What a way to end the day!

Sandy & Dave: You guys rock! Thank you for such a fun day...and remember that we have a pending sushi date!

Posted byCarolina Araujo at 10:37 AM

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Angela & Enrique | Engagement
Thursday, October 9, 2008

*GASP!!* It's been close to 2 weeks since I've updated the blog! That's been the longest I've gone without an update in a while. I've been working on a lot of things lately. One being some changes to the blog design. I'm sure you noticed a couple of the changes already - such as my new header and logo. I'm still not done with the blog, I have a couple other little things I want to integrate. As I mentioned before, I do everything myself so it takes me twice as long because I'm in no way shape or form an expert at Flash or code. Thank goodness for Google searches! On to my lovely couple!

Angela and Enrique are getting married in late November. They chose me to photograph their wedding and I couldn't be happier. They are planning a very elegant and classic wedding. Since a big part of their guests are coming from out of town, Angela and Enrique want their engagement guest book to offer their guests a little glimpse into the Tampa Bay area and some of it's history. I suggested that maybe we could find a historic theater and shoot inside. They loved the idea and I started doing my research. We secured some shooting time at Polk Theater, which was built in 1928 and is in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Puuuuurr-fect!

I had a ton of fun shooting inside the theater, it was something very different for me since I love to shoot natural and available light. Inside the theater there was ZERO available light! Playing with off camera lighting was fun - I have to give a shout out to my brother-in-law Dennis for helping me out and holding my lighting!

Check out the bigger pictures! More changes to come!!

LOOOVE the picture on the left.

I'm totally taking Enrique's word here...NIIIICEE

After the theater we went to....well, I'll give you one guess where we went..

Personal fave #2

This has nothing to do with historic Tampa but he had an iPhone, so I had to do it!

Posted byCarolina Araujo at 2:30 PM

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Clara & Hector | Engagement
Monday, September 8, 2008

So let me tell you a teeny tiny bit about myself. I'm a planner. A habitual planner. The last thing I planned was our Labor Day weekend trip..now that that's over and done with, I'm concentrating on next year's family and friends cruise. In the back of my mind I've already got a ton of ideas for my hubby's 30th birthday bash...which is in August...as in 2009. I really find happiness in getting people together to have a good time, a couple of drinks, some laughs. I'm basically a party planner/travel agent/event coordinator...without the paycheck. At the end of the day, the thing I love the most about planning is the outcome. Meeting new people, reconnecting with old friends. Just BEING with people I enjoy.

It should be no surprise that one of my favorite parts of photography is meeting new people. People that perhaps I would've never had the opportunity to met, had I not been on the other side of the lens.

Yesterday, I met up with Clara and Hector to shoot their engagement session. They have been dating 5 years. The first 4 of which have been long distance. Hector lived in Illinois and Clara in Florida. That to me speaks volumes about their relationship! I will be shooting their wedding at the end of the month (doing a happy dance!) Check out a little sneak peek into their engagement session:

Relaxing and getting comfortable in front of the camera