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Anna & Anil – Engagement’s in Pflugerville

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Sittin' on the Dock

Anna & Anil aren’t what they say. On the phone discussing locations I heard about awkwardness, shyness, and not being photogenic. Liars! They are super fun, not afraid of anything, had us laughing and took great photos all around Pflugerville! We hit up a few spots in Cele, TX and then at not really a lake, Lake Pflugerville. We are looking forward to their wedding day in December. [Read more…] about Anna & Anil – Engagement’s in Pflugerville

Kevin & Alyssa’s Engagements – Part Two in San Antonio

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Above the Riverwalk

This is part two of Kevin & Alyssa’s Engagement photos. Part One had us diving in the Comal River in an attempt to capture some cool underwater scenes. Today we ventured to another nearby river, albeit slightly more urban, the San Antonio River (walk). We set our GPS to “meander” and just followed the light and ambiance of the Riverwalk capturing photographs along the way. And a big thanks to my San Antonio assistant, Lauren, for packing gear up and down a few flights of stairs.
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Mack & Audrey – Engagements in Elgin

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Such a fun couple!

Soooo looking forward to covering Audrey and Mack’s wedding in early 2012! Just a fun couple on my wavelength. A little zany, a little geeky, and very much in love. The engagement session is a combo with some family portraits and pairings at the family farm in Elgin.
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Collin and Amy’s Engagement’s – New Braunfels, Texas

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At the Bandit

First off, let me say how fun it is to work with an adventuresome couple. We knew going in where we were going to end up, under a bridge, and all parties had appropriate footwear, if not the towels.

Second, what a fun shoot!

Third, thanks a ton to Lauren “Lolo-a-gogo” for helping out, holding lights and being my driver.
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Sean & Katie Engagement’s Sneak Peek – Killeen, Texas

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Kiss under the Shade Tree at Sunset

At Sean & Katie’s engagement session on Sunday, I managed to do a few things for the first time.
Met someone who fires Patriot Missiles. Done. Successfully used a 22 inch beauty dish. Done. First engagement session in Ft. Hood area. Done.
One of those things in the real world is more impressive, I will let you decide which.

We had a wonderful time, with a great sunset on a hill that Katie picked out. It looks like it could be from the Serengeti, when in fact its an elementary school in Copperas Cove, Texas. High five Katie for your location scouting abilities.
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Zac and Emily – Austin Engagement Session

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The last thing I posted was all about my workflow, lots of words, no pictures. Let us change that up a bit for you and give you pictures with not a lot of words.

We have already covered some of Emily’s Bridal pictures, the 2 that I could show you. Now we get to meet Zac. Started out on the East Side of Austin, meeting at Progress Coffee on 5th and San Marcos. Then moseyed over to some cool loading docks.

On the Loading Dock

The running joke of the day was to “Act Natural”, as though those are magic words a photographer can say to elicit true emotion.

Walking by the Station

Hit up the Saltillo Plaza train station for some beautiful flowers, benches, a homeless guy sleeping, and stolen moments

In the Stairwell

The ran over to Town Lake/Lady Bird Lake. Of course it was Saturday, so a wedding was going on and about 3 other photography sessions at my spot, but luckily I bring my own lights.

Of course, I had to put Emily in front of some graffiti, she pulls this off so well. Emily probably will love it, her mother not so much.

Till Death due us part

And then right around the corner, I found my new favorite space in Downtown. This cool little alleyway across from a Bank of America (so Emily will know how to get back). I setup a flash as some backlight, and pulled out my low light special – 85mm f1.8. The lightstand almost got run over, but the pictures came out great. I think they are like something out of a forbidden romance movie set in New York.

Silhouette - Take 1
In the Movies
Take 3

In honor of Emily’s blue dress we tried to hit up the convention center parking garage, but some other photographers were there with on-camera flash ready to go. I stayed out of their way out of respect.

All in all, we had a wonderful time together. So glad I got to meet Zac, we connected on bad movie jokes and cultural references that made me feel old since Emily didn’t get them. Looking very much to their wedding in May.

For all the images in this set, head over here.

–JB