Bradford & Crystal's E-Shoot

I forgot that I made this little video after the shoot. I just came across it and thought I'd throw it in here.

no free parking!

Here's an engagement shoot we weren't sure would happen.
Bradford and Crystal live in Alabama and didn't have any definite plans to get to Asheville before their wedding at the beginning of October. But, fortunately for all of us, they both had to take the BAR exam in Virginia. Perhaps not so fortunate for them but - you go to law school, you should see that one coming :)
So they made a stop in Asheville on the way back to finalize some details with a few vendors and gave me a few hours to shoot them looking fabulous! I think they both look great, especially considering they just came off a couple of intense days in Virginia.
We got started nice-n-early at 9am and I was beat by 11. Chillin' at Mayfel's in their A/C for lunch was a welcome reward.
Bradford and Crystal rounded out the day with a leisurely drive all the way back to Alabama. goodtimes.

Here's a few of my favorites from the shoot. Enjoy!

Chris & Britt's E-Shoot

So where do you go for an engagement session after you shoot up San Francisco?
You guessed it - we rocked Hendersonville, NC baby! WhooHoo!

I only say that half jokingly. Hendersonville's a pretty cool, little town.
Britt, Chris and I met at Hannah's downtown and filled ourselves with some fried goodness before hitting the streets.
We've been twice now and I can definitely recommend the fish-n-chips and the calamari. That is unless you don't like calamari - then it's still gonna suck.

After spending some time downtown, we took a trip up the mountain to Jump Off Rock - where Chris and Britt are going to have their ceremony. We were rewarded with an awesome sunset to shoot with. Not only that, as I was setting up my lightstand and flash I was fortunate enough to have a nice lady come over and school me on the proper ways to use my camera's flash. It seems placing your hand in front of the flash after it opens produces much more desirable results. She was even kind enough to scroll through hundreds of pictures on her camera to show me some examples she got on her trip to France. People are funny.
In her defense, she was shooting art (paintings, sculptures, etc). A diffused flash is much better in those situations and she had found a pretty rudimentary diffusion method. But, good for her. She's not afraid to play and learn. It's all about the image, you gotta do what it takes!

Here's some of the shots we came away with! (I elected not to put my hand in front of my flash :)

San Francisco Baby!

We're trying something new today, kicking it up a notch!
I had the opportunity to fly out to San Francisco in July to do an engagement shoot with Sean and Mindy. And. it. was. sweet.
I went to high school out in California and this gave me the chance to hang out with my old friend Dan from back in the day. Dan and I scouted some areas around Treasure Island and when Sean and Mindy showed up we were ready to roll.
Dan was kind enough to loan me his dad's jacket too, as I was unprepared for the San Francisco Bay breeziness.

Check out their rockin' e-shoot and stay tuned for the wedding. It's only 30 days away!

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