This may be cheesy, but I love my job…
I love it because my office consists of the sun and the sky…
I love it because I am inspired each and everyday at the unnoticed beauty surrounding us…
I love it because it challenges me to be uniquely creative even when it seems entirely impossible…
But most of all, I love it because of all the amazing people I get to meet, work with and become friends with.
So, when my friends Matthew and Nadya came back after their wedding and said they wanted to do a day after shoot. I was stoked, and did everything I could to make sure it happened. You may remember Matthew and Nadya from their wedding and engagement posts which you can check out by clicking here.
After shooting their engagement and wedding. Matthew and I found out quickly how much we had in common with each other. Now, Matthew is one of my Starcraft 2 buddies, and soon-to-be another one of my basketball buddies as well! Nadya, hope you don’t mind that I steal him away from you from time to time =).
Ok, so Matthew and Nadya wanted some cool day after shots where they could be a little more loosey goosey with their clothing, and in particular their dress getting a bit dirty. They didn’t want a full trash the dress session, which is understandable given how gorgeous Nadya’s dress is. So, instead of calling this a “Trash the Dress” session maybe we will call this a “Scuff the Dress” session.
Matthew and Nadya, I know I don’t need to tell you how fabulous you guys are. But, I will anyway as you guys are two of the most sincere and genuine people I have met. It has been my privilege working with you guys, and even more so in having you as friends.
I wish you the best on your beautiful journey as husband and wife.
– LJP
The shot you see below is actually shot with a lens that doesn’t truly exist! Well, sort of… You see, this is a wide angle shot, but look at the depth of field. Extremely shallow right? In fact, to get this effect from a lens out of the camera it would need to be something like a 24mm f0.8 – f1.0, which is a lens that doesn’t exist. So, guess as you may as to how it was created, but I think most of you will be stumped! If you want to try guessing in the comments below, I will let you know if you are on the right track ; ) Here is a hint, it was shot 100% with natural light (backlit by the sun) with a 50mm lens and the full image is nearly 45 mega-pixels in size without any enlargement. Good luck!
2 shakes of HDR + 3 teaspoons of added light + one day sunny side up + two whole gorgeous people = this shot below
Matthew and Nadya brought some props. Do I need say it? YES, I LOVE PROPS!
Matthew knows cool, and cool knows Matthew. Even Nadya was drawing inspiration from his GQ looks.
Nadya’s turn, time for a bit of sunglass play!
I told Nadya to give me sexy, but seriously, DANG NADYA!! I think all the guys will agree that Matt is one lucky dude.
I love the design of the dress with its diagonal sweeping lines. Simple, yet gorgeous.
Here is another one for you togs out there, but I am not gonna make you guess on this one. I will just say that we used an off camera flash that was color temperature geled to match the color of the sunset. Oh yeah, this shot recipe also calls for a heavy pinch of foxy lady!
Nadya was brave enough to humor me when it came to creating this shot below. Let me explain. This shot was taken in Laguna Beach at the tide pools. What you see below is a little circular inlet where the sharp rocks are formed into a circular opening. When the tide is high, this area is fully covered in water, but when it’s low, the waves come crashing through. So, to take this shot I had to have my brave assistant Joseph stand on the opposite side of the inlet, directly across from Nadya with our lighting. I stood right exactly in the center of the inlet, right where the water crashes. Yes, a pocket wizard, flash and an awesome pair of my flannel shorts were harmed in the making of the image below. BUT IT WAS WORTH IT!
Lifestyle portraits, yeah, we dig them too!
All shots taken in Laguna Beach, CA
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