Michele and Jake - San Diego Engagement

Meet Michele and Jake. He came home from Guam a few days ago, and I made sure to be at the airport with them to grab some photos.

There are more photos on the blog, as well as the story behind it.

San Diego Wedding Photographer - Red Tie Photography Blog

C&C is always appreciated. Im also interested to see what you think about how the photos are presented, in the white border. I think I finally found my way to present them.

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Bryan! You sly dog, you! How awesome are these?!? They're all fantastic but the first two & last two are making me vibrate with envy LOVE the red shoes!

I'm loving the last one. how did you get an awesome shot like that? You must have worked pretty quickly.

Michelle Brooks Photography wrote in post #11541724
Bryan! You sly dog, you! How awesome are these?!? They're all fantastic but the first two & last two are making me vibrate with envy LOVE the red shoes!

Thank you Michele. I am very happy with the results, and they seem to be too. And arent her shoes amazing? She is getting some custom painted for the wedding!

jessicamedwards wrote in post #11542835
I'm loving the last one. how did you get an awesome shot like that? You must have worked pretty quickly.

There is a spot in Downtown San Diego (broadway and 5th I believe) where at one point all traffic stops and we were able to run out and get a few shots. I really wanted to use OCF and had it set up, but my triggers wouldnt fire the flash across the street, so we got some "natural" light instead.

Love #8 great job on all of them!

Woooooot, go Bry!! These are awesome

ohhh....beautiful!!!

Beautiful works Bryan!
Felt like I was there while these photos were taken .

I think it's a nice set and I love how in love they look. I also am drooling over those red shoes. The main thing that popped out to me was I'd like to see #4 warmed up. The other night time shots are a little cool but it matches the scene, where as #4 just looks too cool. I am neutral on the border. I don't particularly like it but I don't hate it.

SUB1IM388 wrote in post #11544074
Love #8 great job on all of them!

FamilyJules wrote in post #11545524
Woooooot, go Bry!! These are awesome

Svetlana wrote in post #11547691
ohhh....beautiful!!!

Thank you all very much. I feel I have really improved with this set.

Tigerkn wrote in post #11548799
Beautiful works Bryan!
Felt like I was there while these photos were taken .

I know, you can feel the hard work the assistant did in the photos.

auroraskye wrote in post #11549326
I think it's a nice set and I love how in love they look. I also am drooling over those red shoes. The main thing that popped out to me was I'd like to see #4 warmed up. The other night time shots are a little cool but it matches the scene, where as #4 just looks too cool. I am neutral on the border. I don't particularly like it but I don't hate it.

I totally agree with you on #4, it is too cool. That was one of my first shots when using the flash, and I hadnt quite had everything set yet. I will warm that up for sure.

As for the border, I am really trying to find something that works. I dont have a solid logo, and I have seen too many bad logos take up too much space on a photo, and I am trying to disassociate with that. That being said, it is very easy to crop off my border and take the image. I think I am getting closer to what I like though.

Here are a few more that I would like your opinion on. These are a little off the norm and would like to hear your thoughts on them as well.

This is a tattoo on Jake's back, their last name.

the stairway shots a little crooked, but exposed nicely..

Any more photo from this session to share Bryan?

Very nice; agree some are a bit cool. Also a fan of the red shoe shot! That red really pops out.

LOVE the red shoe photo.
The shoes say it all about a couple, you can tell she has a sense of style and he is laid back/easygoing.

I understand the debate on the border thing. I did a border for a while with a logo down in the middle but decided it took away from the photos. I have used a small symbol with my blog URL for a long time now, and will either stick with something similar or just go for a URL only when I rebrand. I hate large cluttered looking logos on photos too.

The ring on the back shot. I like the uniqueness and individuality of it but part of me goes, hmm, strange and very unnatural.. But I guess no stacked ring shots are particularly 'natural'. lol. I think if it's has emotional significance to the couple, that's cool. It's a little hard to see the detail in the rings at this distance though.

On the stair photo I love the angle and the DOF. The blacks are a hair overdone (part of whatever you used to process I'm sure) but the coloring I don't mind. I agree it works pretty well.

I think the fisheye worked well for that last shot.. It really shows of the architecture. Maybe a little too warm/orange though.

Fun variety, which is nice.