Alaskan Firefighter Engagement Medley!
David and Jess have been engaged since shortly after we made it back from last year's shootout adventures, and we've been planning on shooting engagement photos for at least the entire summer. Recent developments involving Tracy and I heading to Asia and Australia for several months starting Saturday (another story altogether, watch the journeys forum 
) pushed us to finally get this done, so here's a few selections!
1) We started at the fire station, illustrating the interesting reversal of the typical roles.
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3) I made a couple versions of a few of these, and I have a hard time deciding whether I like the bold "real" colors best, or the subdued desaturated ones. Ah well, they're great either way I think.
4) Having had enough of the morning cold, we headed inside to use the bigger, better, brand new million dollar firetruck for a prop.
5) I forgot my reflector, but we made do with my single flash, right up next to the ceiling in the station.
6) Ewwww, gross!
7) I got David out of the picture for a nice portrait of Jess alone.
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9) This one I feel I should re-shoot a little better. I mean after all, how many photographers get to incorporate the JAWS OF LIFE into their ring photos? :rofl
10) Then we headed out to get some more cold winter shots, and I totally ripped off someone else's photos. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, right Heather? :rofl
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12) They made some save the date signs out of legos, which turned out to work really well with the lighting off at sharp angles.
13) The strange phalanged plushy is Cthulhu. Google it if you have to. :dunno:rofl
14) This one came to me suddenly, and turned out pretty fun and was really easy to do with a tripod or two. I'm sticking it in the toolbox to do better at other locations in the future.
15) I tried hard not to fall off the metal roof for this shot, and was successful!
16) And lastly we took advantage of a friend's shop to get a bit of a silhouette.
) pushed us to finally get this done, so here's a few selections!1) We started at the fire station, illustrating the interesting reversal of the typical roles.
2)
3) I made a couple versions of a few of these, and I have a hard time deciding whether I like the bold "real" colors best, or the subdued desaturated ones. Ah well, they're great either way I think.
4) Having had enough of the morning cold, we headed inside to use the bigger, better, brand new million dollar firetruck for a prop.
5) I forgot my reflector, but we made do with my single flash, right up next to the ceiling in the station.
6) Ewwww, gross!
7) I got David out of the picture for a nice portrait of Jess alone.
8)
9) This one I feel I should re-shoot a little better. I mean after all, how many photographers get to incorporate the JAWS OF LIFE into their ring photos? :rofl
10) Then we headed out to get some more cold winter shots, and I totally ripped off someone else's photos. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, right Heather? :rofl
11)
12) They made some save the date signs out of legos, which turned out to work really well with the lighting off at sharp angles.
13) The strange phalanged plushy is Cthulhu. Google it if you have to. :dunno:rofl
14) This one came to me suddenly, and turned out pretty fun and was really easy to do with a tripod or two. I'm sticking it in the toolbox to do better at other locations in the future.
15) I tried hard not to fall off the metal roof for this shot, and was successful!
16) And lastly we took advantage of a friend's shop to get a bit of a silhouette.
John Borland
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LOVE #2
And your Hatchers photos make me cold! I totally remember my shoots out there last winter and freezing my tail off! #10... she got some serious air! Love the energy in that photo.
Have a great trip!
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#14 = Cool idea!! May have to toy with that one myself!
Thanks again all!
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