ERNEST & IMELDA


ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED SEPTEMBER 2, 2007

Meet Ernest and Imelda. We met up with them in Santa Monica this past Saturday to shoot their engagement session. It was no surprise that we both ran into traffic out there (they were driving from the Oxnard area) so we were running a little late by the time we finally met up. So after saying hello and some small talk, we got right to business! They were a great couple to photograph, they were up for any ideas and Imelda always had a smile despite the freezing temperature. They gave us total freedom as far as locations so we started shooting at the parking structure we were at and kept on shooting as we made our way to a lifeguard tower on the beach.....

Thanks again guys, for hanging in there and being good sports the entire evening, we cant wait for your wedding!

I think Imelda and Ernest were a little surprised about shooting at a parking structure, but they trusted me.....




....this next photo was taken about 5 minutes after we met....yet, they were already smiling and laughing....making it so easy to work with them...






....it started getting so cold that Imelda had to get to put her jacket on....but she still looked too cool!...


...we stopped at a bench on the way to the pier....


....i really wanted to focus on some cool compositions for this session, thats why i really love these next two....



...we finally made it to the beach....both Imelda and my wife Dina were suffering with the cold winds!!!


...we used sand plow thingee as a bench....


....and we finished the session using on a lifeguard tower that had an AWESOME blue color....



....i love everything about this shot....the expressions, mood, color, composition....but especially the fun they are having with each other...







...here's a little use of off-camera flash....i love this shot...




Posted: Sun - April 29, 2007 at 12:24 AM          


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