First engagement session ever, was freakin awesome!!! :)

lilmomma

EDIT*** here's a link to the gallery so far http://www.melissakayser.com/Weddings/Engagement-Joel-and-Shannon/11164674_egtjp#782527766_rwjeD

OK I just shot these today, so these are just PRELIMINARIES (not even close to the final, just testing out processing and such..) but i couldn't wait to share them! Talk about pressure, this is the guy I second shoot weddings for so I was a little nervous that my first EVER engagement session was for a photographer. We had a lot of fun and I just love these two.:lust Oh my toes were completely frozen afterward but it was so worth it!

Anyway I still have hundreds literally to go through and I can't even say that these are my favorites because I have so many already!

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Darren Troy C

Really nice job! 8, 15, & 17 are the clear winners for me...so far!

lilmomma

thanks! i'm so excited about them... I'm editing the original post to include the link of the gallery so far.

sweet caroline

No time for critique now, but it's a lovely set. You did well.

Caroline

lilmomma

Thank you Caroline! I would love to hear critique if you do get a chance. Or from anyone else for that matter. I feel really good about them but would like to know if there is anything better I couldve done. Thanks in advance!

Moogle Pepper

Ooh! Very cool!

I am not so fond of #11 + 8 ,and #16, though. #11 + 8 is dead pan in the middle and there is no action looking at someone's back. And #16, his right hand doesn't visually look very comfortable.

But overall I think this is a very sweet engagement session! I like 6,18, and 19!

zoomer

What a great setting for an E shoot. You should be very happy with this. Very well done for a first effort, I am sure the couple will be ecstatic with these.

The Mack

I really like #8, but I wish his hands were in a different location.
Aside from location of hands in a few photos, I think you did a great job.

Very nice.

VayCayMom

Absolutely wonderful!! Wow, to be selected by a photographer to do the engagement shoot, awesome !

My only comment is to be kind to his under eye circles in the final editing. Just a little help of course. That jumped out at me at the first real look at his face. But wow what a great series. Congratulations. I love them.

Kinkajou

WHOA! An awesome start! These are just great. A few really stand out of course, but overall a lovely set.

lilmomma

thank you all so very much he is thrilled with them so far, yay!!!

Qarik

great job with the basics..focus, exposure, framing, and the processing. Very well done. The posing was good but not great imo..2,8 and 11 for example. 8 and 11 may just be and angle issue...

lilmomma

Thank you, Qarik...yeah there wasn't a ton of posing going on, it was a lot of them just being lovey-dovey and having a good time. It was fun though, something I definitely want to do again.

Jheyerck

I really like them. They are unique and bright and colorful, yet have a cool tone to them. I agree a few stand out more than others, but I enjoyed looking at every single one of them!

Gambrel

Wow! I love this set! I have only one very small nit. #2 I am guessing it is her purse laying on the ground. It really pulls my eyes from the couple. Othere than that one tiny nit.....Amazing!

MissB

I agree..fantastic start.. they seem like such a loving and fun couple too!! great job!