First Presbyterian Church | Marmalade Cafe Sherman Oaks | Odyssey Granada Hills| Engagement Session: Matt + Leah
April 30, 2011 | Filed Under engagement | Leave a Comment
Our first stop was their church, where Matt and Leah are actively involved. Matt is a part time musician. I got the chance to hear him play the piano while I was setting up. All I can say is that he is truly gifted. He has done some music work for tv and has been contemplating on doing it full time. We then headed off to this quaint cafe; a few minutes walk from church. This was where they first met.
Lastly, we went to catch the sunset at Odyssey.
Vince
Manhattan Beach | Redondo Beach: Engagement Session: Peter + Jeanette
April 18, 2011 | Filed Under engagement | Leave a Comment
I’ve been to Manhattan beach several times, and have always limited my visits to the touristy beach-side. We first went to a trail near Manhattan beach. The trail had good patches of shade where we started to shoot portraits.
I would never guess the presence of a trail beside a beach.
When Jeanette was a kid, her dad used to bring her to these places.
I guess finding nice, never been seen places is one of the perks of engagement sessions .
We then headed off to the houses near a sandy shore where we planned on doing an “under a pier shoot”. Seeing from afar that the Manhattan beach pier is made of concrete, we proceeded to go to the ‘much farther’ log-made pier.While passing by the concrete-made pier, we were enthralled by the play of light passing through the pier columns. Straight out the camera I was seeing light rays like I was in a Cathedral. Given that the pier was little bit unsightly, the light more than made up for it. Made it even beautiful. At least from my point of view.
Vince
