“I think we’re just going to do the shoot at Jason’s parents house out by Lake Travis.” So I get off the phone with Chelsea thinking we’re going to have this sweet intimate shoot in someone’s home. Then we arrive at the house the day of the shoot, and I discover it’s more like a resort than a house! Absolutely gorgeous setting. Perfect for an absolutely gorgeous couple.
Chelsea and Jason found about about me from another client I have who also used me for their engagement photos. Like always, I was so excited to have people to play with. And like always, I found myself struggling with the dreaded question: “Okay, how do you want us?”
Here’s a secret: I always go blank when asked this question. I guess it stems from the fact that my true love in photography is as a photojournalist. Which is why the “lifestyle” photography trend is right up my ally. Go play and laugh and kiss and just let me be a fly on the wall.
Chelsea and Jason were only my 2nd engagement session ever. So, trying to shove my nervousness aside, we set out to find some great backgrounds to put them in, which was pretty much anywhere you looked. Jason had already picked out some locations he wanted too. Then I fired away, prompting them as we went. Smile. Kiss. Walk. They laughed, I hit the shutter button.
They were both so patient with me, despite the over 100+ degree heat in the late afternoon. I walked away feeling a bit insecure as a “professional” and was really worried that I had not given them what they wanted. To my pleasant surprise, I happened to see Chelsea at a party I was shooting and she came up to me to share how they really loved the final images and enjoyed working with me. My heart leapt! “You like me. You really like me.”
Chelsea is such a sweetheart and I am truly honored I could be part of capturing her and Jason’s love for each other. I sincerely thanks them for allowing me to be their photographer. Wishing them both a lifetime of love and happiness together.
xoxo
Rita
