January 13th, 2012:
Anna and James booked us a few months back to capture their wedding next summer and after a busy holiday season we were happy to meet up with them again for our first engagement shoot of the year. James grew up in Santa Monica so our first location was Douglas Park, a sentimental spot where he played as a child. After a little while there we headed down to Ocean Blvd. and Third Street Promenade to capture the late afternoon colors (speaking of colors, I am absolutely addicted to creating vibrant images – if you hadn’t noticed). Anna and James are stunning people who were totally game for whatever Felicia and I suggested making this an awesome Sunday afternoon for us.
Congrats again guys on finding each other, and we can’t wait for your fast approaching big day!
Speaking of colors, I get comments about the vibrancy of my images from time to time, and questions about how I photoshop them. The answer is, I don’t photoshop images like this at all. It is a mixture of on camera filters, in camera white balance, and gels attached to my flashes. Almost anyone could make images with these colors with a couple dollars worth of gel and a point and shoot camera with white balance control. (magenta filter over the lens, green gel over the flash, camera set to daylight WB)
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