Tara and Jordan's Engagement Session

I met Tara and Jordan for the first time on Wednesday for their engagement session. They flew in from Arizona and are getting married this Saturday! The really great thing about engagement sessions is that it is a great way to get to know each other before the big day. I always leave feeling like I've made new friends. :-)

I spoke with Tara on the phone last week just to firm up the details. She and Jordan are photography enthusiasts and mentioned to me that she liked photos that incorporate all the elements that surround them as a couple...environment, composition, etc. A woman after my own heart! She and Jordan were fantastic to work with and so very very nice.

Huntington Beach is overflowing with wonderful opportunities of that sort. Listed below are just a few of the many great photos that resulted from the engagement session...(click on pictures to see the larger version.)




A pedestrian tunnel that wasn't very clean and didn't smell very good, but interesting nonetheless! :-)

When we walked to this part of the beach, I said, "wouldn't it be great if we could get those seagulls to fly behind the two of you? Tara tried her hardest, but these seagulls were jaded. This was as flighty as they would get and then they plopped themselves right back down.



Thank you random beach person who left playing cards in the sand. They truly are the king and queen of hearts :-)



A little black and white....


Normally I don't post two of the same picture, but I am truly torn on which one I liked better for this blog. There's this tree on the beach that I knew would hug the frame - I had Tara and Jordan stand so that we could see downtown Cleveland in the background. When I saw this...I loved it. The light was just right and the photo just pops. I wondered....how would it look in vintage? A completely different look...and completely gorgeous.



They were still under the tree in this picture, but I wanted to get in bit closer to Tara and Jordan so I cropped it down to create an additional photo with a different perspective, showing just a hint of downtown Cleveland in the background. The effect is a blend of vintage and 70's film.

This was as breathtaking "live" as it is on "print" and can only be truly appreciated in a larger size. Click on any of the pictures in this blog to see the larger versions.


And finally...the "almost kiss." I can only describe this last picture as photo poetry.

Shawn

Meet Shawn - an aspiring model with a bright future ahead of him!

Rosemary and Josh - Engagement Session

I met with Rosemary and Josh yesterday to shoot some engagement pictures. Got a lot of wonderful shots at Crocker Park and Huntington Beach. They were a natural in front of the camera. It's funny...as I go through the pictures, their personalities shine through. Rosemary has these wonderfully expressive eyes, and Josh has a bit of mischief in him :-) When I get a chance, maybe I'll do a compilation of these traits in a photo montage. I really really enjoyed spending time with them today and am looking forward to their June 2010 wedding! (click on individual images to get a larger view)



Crocker Park has an outdoor area with chess sets all ready to play, none of us know how to play chess, so faked it for a while and then ended up dressing the pieces as the bride and groom, choosing just the right pieces to "play" officiant, attendants and guests.



I just want to know what Josh said in Rosemary's ear to provoke this reaction

Carnivals are soooooo colorful....

A whole lot of the pictures were of laughter - It's so nice to see two people just so happy to be together :-)

the eyes have it...

Huntington Beach was so crowded that I couldn't find a spot to park near the beach and had to park across the street. There's this under-road tunnel that leads right to the beach area. What a wonderful discovery...that tunnel gave us these fantastic photos...

I really really really love the quiet simple elegance of this one...
gorgeous gorgeous hair....I'd love to do a whole session just in this tunnel...

Everyone gets and "almost kiss" :-) And they were good at it...

Did I say the beach was crowded? A Sunday during Independence Day weekend on a beautiful 80 something degree day -- not conducive to romance on the beach. :-( Thank goodness for the clone tool in PhotoShop...

And finally...a "moment" of serenity on the Lake Erie shoreline. I think the matching jerseys are cute....

Nicole and Bob's Album

Here's a sneak peek of some of the pages from Nicole and Bob's wedding album:
(click on individual images to see larger version)

view entire album at: www.mariasharron.com/5-8-09.html

More of Angelitta and Ray's Wedding :-)

Some images that tell the story of their day... (click on individual images to see larger version)