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A few more enchanting shots from the siren shoot with @ohsnap_itsliz 🤍. Taking my time working through the edits until we get to work on the next elemental shoot!
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#fantasyphotography #fantasyart #siren #fineartphotography #visualpoem Half-dream, half-depth…she surfaced like a memory the sea forgot. 🌊✨

This siren story came to life through the grace and strength of @ohsnap_itsliz—thank you for bringing such colorful magic to this shoot! Your presence made the water a little photo dump of bits and pieces I’ve been editing during the summer in between working on new ideas. 
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#photo #photodump #fineartphotography #portrait #portraitphotography #whimsical #fantasyphotography I’ve been slowly chipping away at more photos from my past shoots to practice different editing techniques in between planning future ones! 

From the Ophelia Reborn shoot, I felt this one leaned into a painterly style with the composition and A pastel blur from the garden of imagination.

Between summer classes and end-of-year chaos with my kids, I’m still dreaming up an outdoor shoot. But when the itch to create hits, I just work with what I have and hope for a little magic.

I&rsq For one enchanting night, her world shimmered. ✨

Having fun slowly editing between assignments. Just wish I could work faster!
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#whimsicalphotography #etherealaesthetic #etherealphotography #photoshop #photography #fantasyphotography #fin I was so excited to help my daughter get ready for her first school dance that I almost forgot to take pictures! Fifteen minutes before we had to go I was like, “WAIT!” 

And here we are. 🥰 My little fairy. 
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#photographer #fi Moonlight spills over a secret garden where dew sparkles, stars whisper, and the Sweetest Song lingers like a dream.

Working on a dreamy practice shoot featuring products from Bath & Body Works line Sweetest Song. Been fun trying to find items t Playing with light, shadows, and a little scent therapy. 🕯️✨
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#candlemagic #whimsical #whimsicalvibes #fairytaleaesthetic #moodymagic #productphotography #moodytones #photography📷 #photographylover #lightandshadows #styledshoot #visualstoryt A floral daydream or a spell in motion? ✨🌺

Between shoots, I’ve been experimenting with light, whimsy, and movement. It’s a little different from my usual style, but I love it all the same. 🌝
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#floraldream #whimsical #shut A few more shots from the Ophelia Reborn independent study. I wasn’t going to try shutter drag on the last shoot, but I’m glad I did. A beautiful happy accident occurred when the drag picked up the back lighting in the first photo. 🥰
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. In a forgotten corner of the woods, a mirror bloomed among the petals, remembering every fairytale ever told.

Didn’t really have a huge plan going into shooting today other than I wanted to create a fairytale using flowers, my fave Mirror of E She does not flee from her emotions, 
She walks through them,
letting the ache become air,
until it no longer owns her.

Some images from the second chapter in my Ophelia Reborn series. 🕯️🥀
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#darkfantasy #darkfantasyphotography #photog She is not the same girl the river took.
She is wilder now. Rooted. Rising.

These are a few images from the final part of my independent study which brings closure to a months of exploration inside a studio setting. I am excited for the future and f Between breath and memory, she drifts. 

The first part of my independent study, Ophelia Reborn. I really enjoyed using everyday objects trying to capture the feeling of Ophelia sinking beneath the surface of her emotions. 
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The buds of hope are small, quiet things. 

And still they grow. 

This is a shot from my Ophelia Reborn series for my independent study that touches on grief, healing, and the strength to begin again. 

Ophelia’s hope 🥀🌙🕯️
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#phot A still life I created last semester. I was obsessed with recreating still life paintings and had a lot of fun figuring out lighting. 
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#stilllife #stillifephotography #stilllifeart #stilllifephoto #photo #photographer #photography #inspirat
Currently dreaming of my next shoot. 📷

Here are a few more photos from the motion study I recently did for class. I tried some new techniques that I ended up falling in love with! 
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#ethereal #etherealaesthetic #photographer #photoshoot #finea

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Candace Knoebel

Fine Art & Fantasy Photographer

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