Since day one, I have been so excited to work with Jonas and Camrin because of their appreciation for artwork. They love photos, they love art, and they are creative individuals themselves! Jonas is actually a television writer while Camrin also works in the entertainment industry as a lawyer. Seriously, these guys are a talented little couple.
So, what made the shoot extra fun and personalized is the amount of attention and detail these two put into planning ideas for the shoot. They had multiple wardrobe changes, props galore and a trooper attitude to do pretty much whatever I wanted to get the shot =). This planning and effort on their part allowed us to deliver a very personalized product that is a direct reflection of Camrin and Jonas’ wonderful personalities.
We started off the shoot in San Juan Capistrano at a small park across from the Amtrak Station. As usual, we started off with a basic set of portraits prior to going into our typical LJP fun and artistic session. What made it awesome was how Jonas and Camrin were just itching themselves to get the good stuff. After I showed the couple a few basic portraits from the start of the session, Jonas was like, “so these are good portraits, but we aren’t going to do too many of these right?” “Don’t worry Jonas, you ain’t seen nothing yet.” I reassured him.
Well, Jonas and Camrin I hope you guys enjoyed the shoot as much as we did. I love working with creative individuals, especially when they are as kind and fun as you two. So, enjoy the photos guys and know that I am stoked to see what kind of shots we come up with at the wedding =).
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I know guys, I know, but you need to have at least a couple basic portraits… You know, for posterity sake… Oh, and so your parents don’t kill us!
A trail, a park, yeah, I think we need to do a few walking candids. I am just glad Jonas is a comedic virtuoso when it comes to making Camrin laugh.
Back lighting, back lighting, back lighting, need I say more?
Always time for a little train track balancing act… hey that rhymed!
This went something like, “Hey guys, let’s do some cool serious fashion shots against this grungy shed.” Apparently, they had a different definition and idea when it came to the term “serious fashion shots.”
Ok, so after the shot you see above, which is literally 5 feet away from the train tracks. The deafening train horn sounded and we all jumped back against the wall as the train blasted through going what felt like a bajillion miles per hour just a few feet from our faces. While the train was passing, I had an idea, perhaps a not safe idea, but an idea none-the-less. “Quick Camrin, in 5 seconds jump up and give Jonas a big kiss!” I thumbed through my camera settings like a crazy person strung out on ten 5-hour-energy shots (this is actually a bit too accurate a description come to think of it) adjusting my shutter down to 1/40th of a second, ISO down to 100, aperture to F4 and got this shot just as Camrin jumped into Jonas’ arms before the train finished passing. Probably one of my favorite shots to date.
Jonas and Camrin told me the concept behind this next shot was to shoot them how they were in college, two completely different people living around each other but without really acknowledging or being a part of each others’ lives. You see, in college Camrin was one of the popular sorority girls while Jonas was one of the artistic and musical hippy types. Like oil and water… so at least they thought back then =)
So, my take on this shot was to first show them leading their separate lives in the before shot. Then in the after shot (two shots below) show them meeting with more dramatic colors and in love with a little “love halo” of light surrounding them.
This is Jonas’ serious face. Family formals, here we come!
Jonas and Camrin are both quite the intellectuals. They both love reading, and so they brought a collection of their favorite books which we used to setup the little “inspired” reading session you see below.
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