First time at Street Photography!

My good friends Steve and Lloyd went out for a shoot at the waterfront this weekend. Our challenge was to take photographs of complete strangers! We are lucky we live in such a friendly city, two out of three of the people we asked were willing to give us their time to take some lovely photographs of themselves. Each of these sessions were about 5-10 minutes each, so it was good practice doing impromptu shooting.

First couple was Tim and Leah, a very nice and lovely couple that were waiting for a group of friends. We managed to snatch them for a few shots:





Then we saw Denise and Cameron enjoying the last sunshine before the rainy season kicks in.





Thanks everyone for allowing us to take these beautiful portraits of you! If you would like to get the full resolution pictures for printing, please contact me and I will send them to you, free of charge.

Til next time, when the weather is nice again, we shall meet again. Good night Portland, Oregon, USA, World, Universe.

Penelope needs your help!

Penelope's proud parents want to enter her into GAP kids, and I'm having trouble deciding which one I like best. Please help me out by choosing your favorite of the bunch in the comments!

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Robin and Nathan get sealed!

I've photographed many weddings, but this was the first sealing I've shot at. For the uninformed such as myself before I was invited to come photograph the event, "sealing" is being married, forever! This is a big step as weddings end with "til death do you part". Here, you are married even after you die! Pretty sweet.

Anyway, here are the photos from Portland Oregon Mormon (LDS) Temple:

Phuong and Tony

Meet Phuong and Tony, they are such a cute couple! We went to the lovely Pearl District for an engagement shoot. We walked everywhere, climbed every wall, they are troopers! It was a great session though, I cannot get enough of them - they make every picture look great!

I shot all of them in natural light, occasionally using a reflector as shade when there is too much sun. Kept it simple with my 35mm, 85mm, and 80-200mm. Nothing too fancy, but fantastic results.