Although I’m going to have to sit out the wedding (I’m a groomsman), I did get the chance to shoot an engagement session with Darren for my sister Brie, and her fiance Kyle this past fall. This engagement session was particularly special for me (besides, you know my sister getting married and all) because it was here that Brie and I came with my little Canon Rebel XT and my new kit lens years ago and had our first photo shoot. I guess it was here, in this little field outside of Great Meadows, NJ where I officially fell in love with the sun… and what it does inside a camera lens. Now here we were again, me and my camera lying in the bug infested grass, Brie rationing her love between her new fiance and a plate of Dunkin Donuts, and that same setting sun… faithfully beaming it’s rays out over the field, begging to be captured.
It was a HOT day in the city with Shane and Courtney. And I mean that in every way. After meeting up at Washington Square Park, we made our way over to the piers snapping shots all the way. By the time we got back down from shooting on the docks, it was sweltering. We got a few bottles of ice cold water and Shane DOWNED that thing. Seriously, like one really big gulp and the bottle was empty. Honestly, I would have died of brain freeze or something.
But, we all felt better and Darren got a chance to use his fisheye lens before we wrapped up a great shoot. Shane and Courtney are totally cool and we can’t wait for their wedding coming up this year!!!