First thing’s first, I cannot start out this blog post without saying: HI, KAELYN! I’m beyond flattered that you like my blog and my photos and I’m glad I get to put some people you know on it! I look forward to meeting you soon! :D
And now that I’ve taken care of that… ;) I struggled for a long time to figure out exactly what I do well in photography. Generally speaking, I think I can take a decent photo in any situation and I can capture candidness artfully (duh), but where I really excel is photographing two people, all on their lonesome. With one caveat—those people have got to be happy people. Let me put it another way: If in your relationship you don’t laugh easily or spend the majority of your waking hours trying to make your partner smile, well, a) Why not? and, b) My photos are probably going to disappoint you. Genuine happiness is my forté, guys. If that’s your thing, too, we’ll make a great pair. :D
SO SPEAKING OF GREAT PAIRS…Everybody say HI to Kaelyn’s friends Lara + Kevin! :D We met up a few weeks ago at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco (if you’ve never been there, it’s sort of a city staple—although to be honest, I couldn’t tell you what it’s actually for. A theater? A great place to watch ducks?). Springtime in the city is perfection.
See? Happy people. :D
I don’t know that you can photograph at the Palace of Fine Arts and avoid having columns in at least some of your shots. :D
Man alive, Lara. You’re too beautiful for words. :)
I’ve been challenging myself to look at light a little differently lately. Success, I think! Favorite!
Kudos to you if you can figure out what I photoshopped in this image (it’s significant!). I’ll never tell! ;) Favorite!
I’ll also never tell you what this area smelled like. Thanks for being troopers, guys. :)
I know I don’t usually post multiple images from the same scene, but these next two… I just couldn’t choose between them. :) For the curious, this “scene” was just inside the door of a garbage shed in the back alley (literally, it was us and like 12 garbage cans). Great light > everything.
Favorite, favorite, most favorite, favoritest! :D
Then we hopped in the car and drove over to Baker Beach, a place I’d never shot before, surprisingly enough. Lara used to live a couple of blocks from here, and after we finished they took me over to Robin Williams’ house (that overlooks the ocean). In case you were wondering. :)
Hey, Golden Gate!
Your love is perfect. :D
Does Kevin look like a celebrity to you? I feel like the answer is yes, but I can’t put my finger on who!
We had wrapped up and were walking back to the car when I turned around and saw this. If there hadn’t been signs telling me not to, I’d have made them hop that fence and go lay down in those beautiful shrubs. Such luscious jewely jewel tones! But they made a nice background instead!
Oh, Lara + Kevin. Guys. Seriously. I adore you. The genuine sweetness, caring and goofiness (just a bit!) that exists in your relationship is a pleasure to be around. Plus, Kevin, you like ducks, and that’s an A+ in my book any day. I had such a wonderful time exploring the edge of the city with you, learning your personalities and getting to know your lives and plans. Your wedding is going to be a great event, and one that I am excited and honored to participate in. I hope that you see your love in these images and that they make you as happy as they make me. Until September, sweets! xo, M
P.S. Kaelyn is a friend of Lara + Kevin who regularly reads my blog. L+K said she’d love an electronic tip-o’-the-hat, and since there are only about two or three people besides myself who check this blog on a regular basis (Hi, Debbie!), I was more than happy to oblige. :)
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