Emily and Mitchel engagement photos
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We have been having some outstanding weather up here and to my delight it coincided with the night I worked with this great couple.
This is Mitchel (brother of the bride in the traditional wedding thread) and Emily. Their wedding is set for August.
1. We met at 7 pm...
2. And this is my attempt at the "Furey trot" pose.... Yeah I always loved this one when he does it. Didn't quite nail his style of processing though.
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4. The water tower is sort of a landmark for the town and they wanted to include it in their photos. I found this old shed, and somehow it worked.
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9. We took one shot of this pose and then stopped because her dress was not the right one for bending. (It makes her look just a little PG which isn't a good look for an engagement session...) But still I think this pose on the fence has potential. What do you think?
10. Clothing change and a little drive down the road and we came to the river... And so began the first of 3 "golden hours" we get to enjoy. (Ha ha, just had to rub THAT one in.)
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13. And I said: "Now do a little Irish Jig!"
14. We really had a lot of fun.
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21. And one more:
We finished up right around 10 pm... bed time really sneaks up on you when it is light out.
Bring on the C & C!
This is Mitchel (brother of the bride in the traditional wedding thread) and Emily. Their wedding is set for August.
1. We met at 7 pm...
2. And this is my attempt at the "Furey trot" pose.... Yeah I always loved this one when he does it. Didn't quite nail his style of processing though.
3.
4. The water tower is sort of a landmark for the town and they wanted to include it in their photos. I found this old shed, and somehow it worked.
5.
6.
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8.
9. We took one shot of this pose and then stopped because her dress was not the right one for bending. (It makes her look just a little PG which isn't a good look for an engagement session...) But still I think this pose on the fence has potential. What do you think?
10. Clothing change and a little drive down the road and we came to the river... And so began the first of 3 "golden hours" we get to enjoy. (Ha ha, just had to rub THAT one in.)
11.
12.
13. And I said: "Now do a little Irish Jig!"
14. We really had a lot of fun.
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16
17.
18.
19.
20.
21. And one more:
We finished up right around 10 pm... bed time really sneaks up on you when it is light out.
Bring on the C & C!
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The only one which isn't really working for me is #1 - somehow they seem small in the frame and it's more about the leaves than them.
Absolutely LOVE #3, 4 (yes, it sure does work!), 5 (Heatherflareandfeather
BEEEYOOOOtiful set. You can use this as your "summertime" look to contrast with your mountain shoot earlier in the year! :
Well, I guess there are two ways to look at gorgeous weather- cool enough to wear a long sleved shirt ooooor warm enough to wear shorts! (It was only in the 70s, ha ha, but somehow I still managed to get burned!) Whatever the case, it was so comfortable and nice. All I had to add was bug dope, ha ha!
#3 is an interesting one...And I love it! But from prior experience, don't look too long at her legs or they start to look like shapeless non-leg looking things due to the perspective.
I went about this shoot a little differently and with this goal- I wanted lots of bookeh and no flash. I still hauled the flash around in case we needed it, but really it worked fine without. I did use the umbrella as a shade for them to block the super bright sun a couple of times and that worked really well.
Now you sure that sunburn you got wasnt from a certain bike ride and sitting out at a playground for a couple hours???
Probably combination of that and the shoot!
But I am holding out with the belief that those aren't skeeters- they are cotton from the cottonwoods.... (who knows since they are out of focus,
Love the Irish Jig!!
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The backlighting by the river is outstanding.
I have an E-session tommorrow. We won't have 3 golden hours. In fact we wont have any. The location they chose opens at 9am so we will be shooting during the more intimidating time of day. Your posing and compositions have given me a burst of inspiration though. I may have to try my hand at some sort of replication......minus the hills, river, shed, golden light goodness, and water tower.....
These are really wonderful, and you should be thrilled......
Now repeat after me....
" I am a good photographer "
"...and know EXACTLY what I am doing "
"For sure!!! "
Jeff
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Very nice set.
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Thank you! That is one of my favorites too!
Thanks Jeff- You always know exactly what to write that makes me feel like I am doing SOMETHING right... ha ha!
I love it when you have a squealing shoot- you know where you squeal as you chimp because the frames are coming out so nicely! That is the best! (Although squealer shoots are probably reserved for us ladies, since I doubt the guys are squealers.) Especially by the river I was just in love with the light. Plus I was glad to get her changed out of the dress- it was difficult to pose her in...
It was a super fun shoot- one that will be hard to top. Glad you guys can see it in the photos!
This is my 3rd engagement session I have tried the Furey trot in... but this is the first one where I have been even remotely happy with the outcome. It is harder than it looks, believe me! Good luck with your shoot!
That dress:
I have had my share of HS Sr's who show up with dresses of a similar cut. That particular cut seems to add weight to the subject when standing, and when seated gets awfully short. They are cute if you can work it right, but it sure limits what you can get away with. I think you did a pretty doggone good job with it!:D
...and...I've finally gotten my first Wedding Book put together. If you think you might be interested in proofing it (
and NO....I've never squealed behind the camera before, but I have definately whooped and hollared on a few chimps.......a couple shots come to mind.... One is that of a couple newlyweds walking hand in hand away from me along a sunset beach in Gulf Shores and into a perfect rule of thirds composition, and another is my "Head Over Heels" shot. It's a great feeling that I too have had the good fortune to swim in. Enjoy the buzz!!!:D
Jeff
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I can imagine the "Furey trot" would be quite the beast to tackle properly, I applaud your efforts!
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Thanks! I constantly agonize over the white balance, so that is good to hear that it is paying off!
That dress- I actually made it just a bit longer in photoshop in #3... It is so short. We had a couple of times where we decided to just make sure nobody was over a certain direction because immodesty was unavoidable...
Send me a link! I'd be delighted to look at your book. Did you do Mpix again?
Thanks again for all your sweet words.
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