Sonu & Aria | Mother Daughter Star Chasing Night Photoshoot
“Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.”
―Søren Kierkegaard {Danish philosopher}
The day has come.
Someone convinced me to photograph a kiddo on one of these night star chasing shoots.
And I loved it.
Working with Aria was super fun.
She’s the kiddo in these photos. She was excited to go out in the night with her Mom in the mountains. She warmed up to me and my assistant super quick, showing us her neon glow sticks she brought along.
When we were setting up for the first shot (above) she said,
“SHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! You can hear the owls.”
And indeed. The owls were howling. The noise was coming from towards the Moon rising over the mountain (It looks like a sun in these photos). She and me both recorded the sound on our phones. She wanted to have a video to show her other family members the next day.
I have never in my entire night shooting career for years, heard an owl at night. It took a curious lil Aria to make me slow down on this shoot and enjoy the moment.
Thank you Aria. You taught me a valuable lesson that night. To take my time and enjoy those owls howling more often.
Enjoy some images to jog the memory Aria and Sonu.
xo. Sof.
From Sonu (Aria’s Mom):
"It's been about a month since our experience with Sofia and it still feels like yesterday.Notice that I said experience, and not photoshoot...because this was adventure, this was magic and an experiment from the start. I loved that Sofia took the time to really understand the why behind our photos and be authentic to her style and approach so that we could level set and ensure that our time together was FUN.
There were no surprises for me in her approach and the process, which made venturing into the unknown stress free. It let Sofia focus on her craft and my daughter and I focus on just being in the moment.
When you're in that type of zone, the pictures feel secondary...and ironically enough that's when the shots tend to be perfect. My daughter and I still remember the night vividly, every shot, the jokes, the camaraderie. We went into it trying something new and came out with it having connected with some talented souls and frankly good human beings.
We were the first mother/daughter duo...Sofia took a chance on us, and I'm so glad she did. Because she gifted us a fabulous memory of an evening chasing stars in our backyard something we'll remember forever."
Location: Kananaskis Country
Assistant: Dylan Foster
Makeup & Hair: Mountain Beauties
