A few days ago, we took Kat and Brandon out on an engagement shoot in Laguna Beach. Our good buddy and assistant Anthony also came along for the trip to help out with the shoot. Kat and Brandon are a gorgeous little engineering couple that work at Northrop Grumman. They actually heard of the studio through some other friends/clients of ours that also work at Northrop Grumman. I think we may just become the official wedding photographers of the folks at Northrop Grumman, haha.
Anyway, we first started the shoot over at the Crystal Cove State Park in Laguna Beach, and upon arrival, we found the perfect little cliff overlooking the ocean. When Kat and Brandon arrived, the sun was in the perfect position behind the clouds and we were able to start our shoot off with the first shot that you see below. We had a blast with Kat and Brandon and between chatting, hanging out, and generally just having fun we did manage to shoot a few shots, which I think turned out quite well, but I will let you all decide for yourselves. Enjoy the pics!
Kat and Brandon, we wish you both the best and we are looking forward to being a part of your special day!
Brandon is gifted with classic blue-eye blond hair good looks, so why not show it off a bit!
The cloudy skies over Laguna Beach created a great backdrop for these engagement pictures shot from Crystal Cove.
Being quite the athletic couple, Kat and Brandon brought a football along with them for the beach portion of our shoot at Victoria Beach. Look at Kat’s arm! I don’t know about her passer rating, but I am sure that Brandon agrees that she looks quite fly throwing that ball!
Kat had some of the best expressions as she was waiting to catch Brandon’s passes, so, why not do a little “shoot-through” action.
I couldn’t decide which picture to post, the black and white version or the colored version, so I decided to post both. These shots were created by using three bracketed exposures combined into an HDR (High Dynamic Range) shot, with the dramatic cloudy skies of Laguna Beach in the backdrop and the beautiful tide pools in the foreground.
Here’s the colored version of the same image. Which do you all like better?
Shoot Location: Laguna Beach and Crystal Cove State Park
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