Recent engagement shoot in Big Bear California

Vtec44 · Feb 16, 2015

She stalked me for a year before booking me as her wedding photographer 2 years in advance. I'll take it as a compliment.

pixmedic · Feb 16, 2015

its such a great shot...but...
all that foreground stuff kills it for me.

Vtec44 · Feb 16, 2015

They're actually dead leaves that my assistant threw into the shot

pixmedic · Feb 16, 2015

Vtec44 said:
They're actually dead leaves that my assistant threw into the shot

do you have the shot without all the distracting OOF leaves?
such a great shot too...I hope you had your assistant drawn and quartered (or at least soundly flogged) for doing that.

sscarmack · Feb 16, 2015

I like the OOF leaves, nicely done.

Vtec44 · Feb 16, 2015

pixmedic said:
Vtec44 said:

They're actually dead leaves that my assistant threw into the shot

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do you have the shot without all the distracting OOF leaves?
such a great shot too...I hope you had your assistant drawn and quartered (or at least soundly flogged) for doing that.

hahaha nope

I'm known for candid and uninterrupted intimate moments, so it's just part of how I shoot.

K_Pugh · Feb 16, 2015

I like the OOF leaves, it definitely works to the photographer's style of shooting. If they weren't there it would look a bit staged, whereas the leaves imply that the shot was taken candidly, even if it wasn't. I like it.

VWKing · Feb 16, 2015

what was your setup if you remember for this shot?

Vtec44 · Feb 16, 2015

K_Pugh said:
If they weren't there it would look a bit staged, whereas the leaves imply that the shot was taken candidly, even if it wasn't.

Pretty much. It's the same reason why I rarely have the couple looking directly into the camera.

photoguy99 · Feb 16, 2015

So basically she stalked you and you're returning the favor!

Vtec44 · Feb 16, 2015

VWKing said:
what was your setup if you remember for this shot?

Is there anything in particular you're looking for?

Vtec44 · Feb 16, 2015

photoguy99 said:
So basically she stalked you and you're returning the favor!

Hahaha pretty much.

JustJazzie · Feb 16, 2015

Nice! I think the foreground elements really work here. If the faces were covered by a leaf, I'd have a different opinion, but I love it! It really worked out, IMHO.