Our engagement session with Nicole & Matthew was one to remember for a number of reasons. First of all, they arrived completely ready for a session that would show off their affection and good looks, and at the same time they were casual enough to try anything we asked of them, including “lying down on the job.” They quickly realized that they could just relax into one another and enjoy the session without worrying about us or passersby. Together we produced some uniquely beautiful images.
I’m smiling as I type all of this, because this entry was almost titled “Nicole and Matt – Behind Bars!” I’m just kidding, of course. But let me explain: Towards the end of our session, we were approached by two of the park’s uniformed employees and told that we would need to stop taking pictures there and move to a different location. We did so, and we were photographing in another out-of-the-way area (where we initially told to go by a ranger) when we were approached again a ranger and sternly told to leave! We later laughed about it. Can you imagine the four of us being put behind bars for simply enjoying a amazing day of photography?
This little joke was the inspiration for the photo below. And that’s what I loved about this session. We had the chance to shoot everything that we actually wanted, but then were put into a position where we needed to be inspired and creative during a situation in which some photographers might have called it quits. But that’s not us, and it wasn’t Nicole and Matt either. They were totally game for it all, and this bodes well for photography on their wedding day!
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