Brian & Audra
well in case you can't tell...it's definitely engagement shoot season! i met brian and audra while shooting her brother's wedding last summer. it's always fun working with people you've met before because there's an instant ease about it.
these two stepped right into the 'model' mode so we ended up getting quite a bit of variety in their photos. they chose the pearl for the location which is hard sometimes because i strive to provide something different for everyone. you're getting a glimpse of how i think here so i hope it's helpful in your own photography. i've shot here many times so i knew it would be important to look more carefully for great compositions. shooting really tight compositions would block out so much character, it might as well be any city. yet the mark of the pearl can be recognized in a lot of portland photographer's work and risks looking too similar. paying close attention to empty space, minimizing distractions and limiting color variation yielded results i'm stoked about!
after great dinner and fun conversation at henry's, we headed back out to throw lights into the mix. there are only two night photos posted here, but a third fountain shot was posted last week so check that out too.
thanks guys for hangin' with me so long! i'm happy you were able to stick around after dinner even with a drive back to corvallis on a work night. i think it was well worth it!