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We shot Valerie and Ricky's early a.m. engagement session (well, 9:00 is early for me ;)) in beautiful Mt. Dora. I'm not lying when I say that Valerie and Ricky are the most laid back people ever. We hung out. We laughed. We sweated through the Florida heat. We chatted about our dogs. There were times that I literally forgot I had a camera in my hands - it just didn't feel like work. And that is a beautiful thing.
Fortunately, there were also moments that I did remember the bulky, black contraption slung around my shoulder. :) Thanks to Valerie and Ricky's fabulousness, Ben and I were able to grab some awesome shots. I'm super eager to process the rest so I can blog an even bigger post! :) For now, enjoy the peek:
My view...
...and Ben's. :)
Valerie and Ricky's family bought them these rocking chairs as an engagement present. I can't begin to express how much I love when couples bring personal elements to a shoot. It adds bits of personality. :)
Valerie's gold heels were a show-stealer. ;)
I'm going to go all photography geek for a second and talk about how much I adore our 50mm 1.4 lens. Every time it dials in just right (like it did in the image below), I fall in love all over again. Props to Ben for grabbing this one - I absolutely love the simplicity of it.
"Private Party." :) Hands down, my favorite from the day. I was literally on Ben's shoulders to get this shot. And I didn't break his neck. Success.
Looking-straight-at-the-camera images are great, but they usually don't jump out at me too often. However, this photo could change my mind. It makes me smile every time I look at it.
I mean, how could you not like them?! :)
Runner up in the favorite-of-the-day contest.
*Stay tuned for more in the near future!*
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Love these pictures --they seem so relaxed!
(06.20.09)what a cute couple!! great job on these!
(06.24.09)gorgeous!
(06.24.09)What a sweet couple. I love the last photo and the one with them in their feet up and you from behind the chairs - great perspective :)
(06.26.09)Love that rocking chair shot
(07.02.09)awesome....www.ilifephotoblog.com
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