Farimah and Ehsan are a cute little Persian couple that I had the privilege shooting not so long ago. This beautiful couple wanted to do a little lifestyle engagement session down in Laguna Beach focusing more on natural candids and lifestyle portraits. On a side note, I just realized as writing this entry that there wedding is coming up this weekend! Gonna be a blast.
So, anyway, we started with some basic portraits and then just moved our way through downtown Laguna Beach shooting. I must say that while Laguna Beach is a city and area we have shot dozens if not hundreds of times by now, it is amazing that every time we shoot there, our shots still come out looking different. Every time we are there, we see things we didn’t see before, or create shots in ways we didn’t before. It is amazing at how many ways you can view and shoot the exact same scene.
Why is this the case? I don’t really know. Perhaps it is because each time we go back to Laguna Beach we have gained some additional perspective and possibly insight, maybe this time I am in a slightly different mood than the time before, perhaps it is our couples personalities that make us view a location in a different light? Maybe it’s a combination of everything. But, all I know is that no matter how many times I go to Laguna Beach, I always come back with unique shots.
I think that may be the reason I love photography so much. The fact that while everyone is playing with virtually the same ingredients (a camera, a scene, a subject) we are all creating images that are completely different based upon our experiences and personalities that has shaped our lives up to that point. The passing of a year, month or even a single day can affect our perspectives enough to completely change the way we see and visualize a scene.
Anyway, Farimah and Ehsan, I hope you guys enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them. I wish to thank our wonderful assistant Olivia for her help during this session. She was quite the trooped in helping me carry virtually everything for the shoot and assist with lighting when needed.
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Nothing like a bench, a couple, and a boy with a little charm in his pocket. Good job Ehsan ; )
Candids are so simple, yet they will always be one of my favorite types of shots. Just simple emotions, caught and immortalized on film… or memory cards rather, haha.
Gorgeous eyes anyone? Yes please!
We are big fans of film, and film style grain. While we are shooting digitally, it is nice to be able to create that look and effect to stamp an image with a timeless look and feel.
We dig voyeurism. Not creepy voyeurism mind you, but simply shots that capture a single story being told in the midst of so many other stories. I always wonder what other people in these shots may have been thinking or doing at that specific moment.
We ended our shoot with a little goofing around. I think its quite a good note to leave on =)
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