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Sara + Ardye’s Engagement – Old Town Pasadena Night Shoot

JParker — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:15:10 +0000

I’ve been wanting to do an engagement shoot at night for a L-O-N-G time now, but most couples that I’ve suggested it to haven’t really been as into it as I was. Luckily, Sara + Ardye were excited about the idea so I was able to do it. We met after the sun went down in Old Town Pasadena and started walking.

I had such a great time with these two! They’re so much fun to be around, and I can tell that they’re really in love. I can’t wait to shoot their wedding in a couple of weeks!

Thanks for taking a chance on this guys! I hope you love the results as much as I do!

Kristen + Aaron in New York City

JParker — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:06:47 +0000

I had the greatest time shooting engagement photos for Kristen + Aaron in New York! Kristen and I have so much to relate to as well. Like me, she’s from Georgia and she also went to the University of Georgia ( edit: or was it Georgia State? Hmmmm… )!

Both of them are just great fun to spend the day with. We walked around New York and ended up shooting in Grand Central Station, Central Park, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art! It sounds a bit cliche I’m sure, but man, I love New York!

I can’t wait to shoot your wedding next year guys!

Ryan + Todd In Downtown Atlanta

JParker — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:56:36 +0000

Ryan + Todd were so much fun to work with during their engagement session. Like I mentioned in the previous post, all of my plans were shot when we found out about the music festival in town. So, this is my idea of “winging-it”.

I can’t wait to shoot your wedding this weekend guys!

Enjoy!

Ryan + Todd Engagement Teaser

JParker — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:40:12 +0000

I learned something during this engagement session: If you’re going to plan an engagement shoot in a public park, be sure that there’s not a huge music festival scheduled that same day.

We had originally planned to shoot at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, but after learning about a huge music festival that was going on that weekend, we changed our plans at the last minute and went to the Fox Theatre instead. Well, that’s where we started anyway…

Here’s a teaser from their session. The rest are coming later this week! (Just in time because their wedding is next weekend!)

Camille + John Slideshow!

JParker — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:21:40 +0000

So, typically, I choose 10 – 15 images of a session to put up here on the blog. However, with Camille + John’s engagement session, I just couldn’t choose so few favorites! Instead, I’ve decided to just post a slideshow of my favorites.

I wrote a bit about Camille + John already, and how they wanted to do an urban engagement session. So, we met up in downtown Los Angeles at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. From there, we went to the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, and, finally, to Pershing Square. Along the way, we stopped off at a cool Italian restaurant, and just had a great time walking the streets of downtown Los Angeles.

Anyway, I can’t wait to shoot their wedding in August. It’s going to rock!

Enjoy the slideshow!

(Oh, and will someone please leave a comment? I’m feeling alone in here!)

Camille + John Engagement Teaser

JParker — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:56:52 +0000

When Camille and John mentioned in our initial consultation that they would much prefer an urban engagement session than a beach one, I knew that they were a perfect match for where I was taking this studio.

It also helps that they’re extremely fun, and were up for anything during their session in downtown Los Angeles. They even introduced me to Dim Sum afterwards at one of Camille’s favorite restaraunts in the area. Without them, I would have never known what to order! I’ll say more about the locations when I post the actual engagement photos, but I am SOOO happy with the way their engagement photos are turning out!

Anyway, here’s the teaser photo! The others are coming in a few days.

Enjoy!

karen + patrick’s engagement shoot

JParker — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:37:13 +0000

I had a great time shooting Karen and Patrick’s engagement session in Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA a couple of weeks ago.

Here are a few of my favorites from our session.

Karen + Patrick Teaser

JParker — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:25:17 +0000

I met Karen and Patrick at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA this past Sunday for their engagement shoot. These two are so in love, and it shows in the way they look at each other. Karen is constantly smiling the biggest smile you can imagine (even when you ask her not to for just one photo…).

Patrick is also a photographer himself, so there’s a certain amount of pressure involved with shooting other photographers. That aside, we had a great time just walking around Piedmont Park and enjoying the beautiful day.

Here’s a teaser from their shoot – I’ll post more in a couple of weeks.

Thanks guys – I had a great time!

In the mood for love

JParker — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:23:51 +0000

This part of the year is the slowest part for wedding photography. Few people want to get married in the winter, and even fewer people want to brave the showers that April brings. So, I’ve decided to post a few of my favorite sessions from the past until things get going again.

The first one is an engagement session that I really enjoyed shooting as it allowed me to stretch my creative legs a bit. Alyssa and Elliot’s favorite movie is a Hong Kong art film called “In the Mood for Love”. It’s an extremely stylized film where every frame is beautiful. The overview of the story is that he loves her, and she loves him, but they’re both married to other people so they can’t be together (I know – *Raunchy!*).

Rather than doing yet another engagement session at the beach, I suggested that we go to Union Station in Los Angeles and try and recreate the look and feel of the film with their engagement photos. They were great sports and jumped in with both feet. The first photo contains two stills from the movie so you can have an idea of the style of it. The rest is all about recreating art.

Enjoy – and I’d love to hear your comments!