Sarah & Ryan's Engagement

Meet Sarah Evans.....No, not that one.  Darn, I really wanted a live performance of A Little Bit Stronger!

This happy couple met for the first time at Wasena Park, while running a race. Sarah says it was love at first sight for her. They thought it would be fun to go back to where they first met to document their current day love.

The thing that was immediately evident about this couple is how much they enjoy being in each others' company. The giggles, smiles and laughter through-out the entire session was a testament to their utter happiness. Like the excitement and innocence of a first love! You couldn't pry these two apart with a crowbar!

Under dark cloudy skies, we attempted to create some fun and romantic memories hoping the rain would hold off until we finished. Sarah & Ryan, thank you for being you.  I wish you many years of giddy love ahead!

So adorable! 

 

I really like they way they pop against the dark bridge. Both the verticle and horizontal lines point to the subject. 

  

I think this is my favorite image. I love the way Ryan is looking at Sarah and I love Sarah's expression. The wind kicked up at the perfect time and blew her hair back..perfect. On really cloudy days your images can look really flat. With the correct positioning of the subjects I was still able to get a sense of directional light. It's also hard to get light into the eyes, so you have to work with head positioning and turn your subjects toward your light source, since there is little reflective light.

 

 
 

 

 Believe it or not, it was almost impossible to get these two to be somewhat serious for one shot. Every time we tried they would both start laughing. But you can see Sarah's smirk is about to burst into a full out laugh.  I have created my signature style of using whatever I can to create depth, texture and framing. Don't let that blue sky fool you I have enhanced it. It was dark and very gray.

 

 

  I have used a monochromatic color scheme for this image, I think it helps the hats stand out more.

 
 

I suggested doing a running picture, Sarah said "yeah, I'll be ahead and he will be trying to catch up with me" sounds a little competitive Sarah (smile). 

We were almost out of light for this one, so I had my ISO at 6400, 16-35mm lens, f-stop at 2.8 @ 1/64th of a second and was able to get this image.

 

Well that's the end...or just the beginning of Sarah & Ryan's story.  Stay tuned for wedding images coming in July.

Comments

[Kristen]

I'm Sarah's maid of honor and think the photos are FANTASTIC! The pictures really showcase their personalities and happiness together. I'm looking forward to see the photographs you take at the wedding next month! :)

[Debrah Woods]

Hey Jason,

Thanks for viewing and for your feedback! Yes, the running shot was difficult. We had to re-do it several times to get a good shot, but finally got something useable. I thought it was an important part of their story and really wanted to capture it.

[Jason]

Great set of images Debrah! They do look happy and you did a great job of capturing that. Sounds like it was a struggle to get that running shot! ISO of 6400 at 2.8 and still only able to get 1/64th of a second?! I can't imagine how dark it was. Still got a great shot!