This session was a little different than the rest as it is a pre-vow renewal opposed to an engagement session. Although, the execution remains the same. I continue to collect bios from the couple and integrate their love story to their images.

Kaotar & Erik’s love story begins in college. Where they met and fell in love. Which is why I felt their images should revolve around the college theme.

For my concept, Pasadena City College was a perfect location. For one it is public, we didn’t have to worry about permits etc.. and the city college has been remodeled with some modern features.

The first few images represent their moments of attraction.

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The next few images illustrate their intimate connection and the growth in their relationship.

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For this engagement photoshoot, I used my Nikon D200, Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 and Lensbaby Composer.  I learned from my last engagement session that strobes aren’t necessary and that the sun is more than enough. It’s just all about positioning the couple to match the sun light. Please note that these are [...]

It was a foggy Sunday morning when a loving couple wandered to the fun and trendy town of Old Town Pasadena in Southern California. The young couple was looking for fresh and edgy engagement pictures which is why I selected Old Town Pasadena to capture their pre-wedding moment.
For this engagement photoshoot, I [...]

I believe it was a summer wedding where i was asked to photograph a friends wedding. It was the first wedding i photographed for free. What an experience indeed. As an up incoming southern California wedding photographer, i was very green. All i had was my trusty Nikon D200, 18-200MM 3.5-5.6 [...]