Yvonne & Alan | UC Berkeley campus | Campanile | Haas | Doe Library | Pre-Wedding Shoot

We had two engagement shoots this last weekend and they were both so fun to shoot.  Yvonne and Alan were nervous at the beginning of the shoot because they didn't know if they would look comfortable in front of a camera.  It didn't take long for them to loosen up though.  By the end of the session we were having such a great time and I think it was one of our most relaxed sessions ever!  I love that they are so into each other and like to laugh a lot. 

We won't be able to shoot their wedding since their Vegas venue comes with a mandatory photographer, gasp!  But I'm glad that we did get this session in with them.  The whole session was shot on the Berkeley campus.  Kudos to those who can recognize the places where we shot at.  I think the Campanile shot is the only one where we give much clues to the location on campus. 

Yvonne looks stunning!  Alan did a good job of framing her.   

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 Behind us there was a group of Capoeira fighters sparring with each other.  Yvonne and Alan remained professional though. 

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All around campus there were these messages about making love not war.  This was one of my favorites. 

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Beautiful indeed. 

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I've always wanted to do a shot like this.  Reminds me of something that my parents might have taken in their youth. 

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Such a fun couple to shoot!  Alan definitely knew how to make Yvonne laugh.  I think girls like that.   

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We looked for a grove of cherry blossoms, but could only find lone trees.  So we just cut branches and found a cool backdrop.  Ingrid, saw this one from afar so she gets credit for this one. 

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 I get to take credit for finding this backdrop though.  I love the compositional elements in this one. 

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Cindy & Dave | GAP Building | Treasure Island | San Francisco | Engagement Session

We've known Cindy and David separately for many years.  During their engagement shoot, Dave reminded me of one time in college, when I messaged him a picture of an alarming piece of doo-doo that I had run into online.  I still don't remember why I did that, but that (among other things) has earned me the nickname "i-poop".   Jerry met David about 9 years ago when he was still in high school!  Now we have all graduated and Dave is on his way to becoming a pastor and marrying the most loving person I know!  

While shooting one of our first weddings, Cindy broke the news to us that they had begun dating.  Our eyeballs almost flew out!  I remember that she was so happy, she was visibly glowing.  For some reason it had never occurred to us before that they would get together.  Now that we know them as a couple, they compliment each other so well that I can't imagine them apart. 

They are constantly making each other laugh.   We wandered around San Francisco for a little while looking for cool places to shoot.

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Cindy works at GAP and was able to let us onto their roof top terrace.  

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Some friends say that they look alike, if you ignore that they look completely different.  hehe.  I think it's in their facial proportions.    

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Scuzzy rosemary creatures! 

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The GAP building was built around this gigantic sculpture! 

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woah woah woah... crazy times.

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