Kevin & Connie | Emeryville Urban Ore | Berkeley Marina | Engagement Shoot

When we asked Kevin and Connie to meet us at Urban Ore, we were so glad that they did not run away screaming from us.  Urban Ore is a center for reused merchandise.  Inside the very large warehouse are countless numbers of broken doors, old light fixtures, and wobbly tables, some of which we made Connie leap from.  Our orginal idea was to play around with lighting, using our external flashes and natural light.  If you're curious about how we got some of these cool shots, just shoot us an email.

They must have thought that we were crazy, but Kevin and Connie showed us so much enthusiasm and warmth and were willing to do anything to get the shot.  We had so much fun pretending to play golf and bouncing on the rickety trampoline.  I hope they had fun too.

When sunset was approaching, we hurried to Berkeley Marina's Cesar Chaves Park.  Connie toted a purple parasol that we had purchased from Urban Ore and the four of us headed up a large hill only to be blasted by unusually high velocity winds.  I have to give them props- our fingers were frozen, reflectors and parasols were flying everywhere, and they still managed to look great.   

-Ingrid 

 

 

A father's love

So while we were doing Audrey Reeder's Album Cover shoot at the Mountain View Cemetary, Audrey had a great idea.  She asked us if we could shoot Steve, her boyfriend, and his daughter, Zai, right after the shoot in the same place.  This wasn't just a simple request though.  This was the last time that they would be together for a while.  It was a sad situation, but you wouldn't know it if you were there with us on the shoot.

We had so much fun with Zai.  She was shy at the beginning and wouldn't want her picture taken, but if you know me, I love kids and if you give me ten minutes with them I'll get them to open up and be themselves soon enough.  Afterwards, we went out to sushi and Zai kept stealing my seaweed salad.  Spending time with them was really special and even though we just all met, I felt really connected with them afterwards.  And I miss Zai already.  At the end of our time, she gave me two big hugs and two kisses on my cheek!  My girlfriend was jealous. 

Thanks for letting us into your world Steve, you have a beautiful relationship with your daugther.  It was an honor to be able to preserve these memories for you.

Here's a sneak preview of our time together.