theLAShop Portable Backdrop Stand Review

Hello friends! It's been way too long.

I wanted to share with you a product that I received to review. I've been thinking it would nice to own a portable backdrop stand for awhile now. I sometimes do photography in client's homes and I'm not always sure what I'll have for a background. Lo and behold out of the blue, TheLAShop contacts me about sending me one to review! I haven't actually done any reviews like this before so I wasn't entirely sure how it would work out, but I received my stand just fine and I love it!

I opened up the package right after it came. The kitty babes helped of course.

I like the carrying case it's padded and has supportive buckles. One thing that would make it even better would be an adjustable long shoulder strap, so you could sling it across your back to have an extra hand to hold something else. I usually have a couple items to carry for photo shoots and a free hand would be nice. If you're wondering how much it weighs, it's about 13 pounds.

I did not come with instructions, but was simple enough to put together as the bar parts are labeled with letters. It still would have been nice to have an affirmation that yes, I put it together correctly! You can either use 2 bars across for it to be 5 feet wide or 4 bars across the top to be 10 feet. This thing is compact, but is huge! One note, you'll have to get clamps separately.

So far I've used it in a mini outdoor photo shoot that my sister helped me out with. I hung a vintage lace tablecloth from it! It worked great!

Overall, it seems well built, easy to use and is a great size for portrait work! Along with photography equipment, TheLAshop sells a little bit of everything including products for home, business, garden, beauty, hobbies and more.

I Heart Faces: Beautiful Black and White Challenge

I haven't entered an I Heart Faces challenge in awhile, but I had the perfect photo for this week's challenge. This is one of my favorites from a styled shoot I did recently.

Vintage Winter Styled Bridal Photo Shoot

Hello friends! I've got something special for you today. Over the weekend I did a winter vintage styled photo shoot! I had been pinning some inspiration to a board on Pinterest for awhile and I finally got to make it a reality. Thankfully the weather turned out great. We had just gotten about 5 inches of snow the day before. I love how the snow is just one big reflector! 

Without further ado!

Apple Orchard and Barn Photo Shoot - Fort Atkinson, WI

Last weekend when I helped press cider at my in-laws, I also did a photo shoot for some dear friends. They rocked it!

Here are some of my favorites!

Thank you Jordan, Jen, and Stanley for your friendship, loads of laughs, and for being so good looking! My camera and I love you!

Sisters Tea Party Photo Shoot

My sister and I like to do photo shoots with each other every year. Lucky us this was number two this year. We come up with a theme usually with some of our favorite thrift store/rummage finds. It's so fun to plan, get dolled up, laugh at ourselves, and enjoy photography. I have the most awesome sister. This photo shoot theme was tea party. We did it right before sunset and the light was so dreamy and magical. Things like this makes my heart beat a little faster.

I'll let the photos do the rest of the talking! Enjoy!

*note photos that I am in are taken by my lovely sister and the one with both of us was on a tripod :)

We were losing light fast so then we did a little shoot with my yellow chair.

Thanks for looking! Check out Yellow Suitcase Studio on Facebook for more pics and some behind the scenes!