Say Hi to Tom and Katie (insert wave here). They just moved to California recently, so they don't have a favorite hangout yet, e.g., a place of *significance* to both of them to do the shoot at. Upon further inquiry (yes, I ask my clients lots of probing questions!), I learned that they love the outdoors and are enjoying So Cal weather and hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains. We did their engagement pictures at Ferndell Park, which is part of Griffith Park. When we finished there, we went up to the Observatory.

They're gettin' hitched at The Ritz Carlton in Marina del Rey in January 09. The funny thing about the date is it's almost their "original" anniversary; they met three years ago while skiing in Colorado over New Years Eve.

They will be going to Japan for their honeymoon. What's in Japan? Well, they have both traveled a lot, and thought Japan would be fun..... plus I hear there's some good skiing there, too :)

I don't give folks a lot of direction as my approach is mostly hands off, even in situations where I have more creative control. I did encourage them to find a warm fuzzy place inside, have fun, and kiss a lot. There was more to it than that, but that was the jist of things. They did really well with their assignment! :)

Yes, the crescent moon in the background is real! :)

I did more black and white conversions on some of my work from their shoot because there were more opportunities to make interesting black and white images. The shot above and below are good examples. The beautiful, rich light that you see in some of the color shots is awesome, but you also get wonderful shadows and rich tones combined--in this case--with some equally awesome architectural elements. Hmm.... Does that make for double the awesomeness? Or is that better expressed as awesome squared? No idea, but I think they look awesome together ;)