OLI Photography

A friend of mine who is on the photographic journey as well wanted to get a head shot for his myriad of social media projects.  I like this one just due to the green in the background (which in the desert is not always easy to find).

A little while ago I was lucky enough to attend an engagement party for a couple at work.  They always seemed like such a great couple so I offered to do their engagement photos for free (I am no professional).  We talked about it and a few months later we were able to make it happen.  All of us met up at the Springs Preserve (a city sponsored desert garden) and we spent a few hours just shooting them wherever they were.  They were such a cute and happy couple that we had no end of fun and cute shots.

Technically, the shoot posed many issues that were unrelated to the happy couple.  The lighting was tricky as the sun really enjoyed turning my cute couple into underexposed cutouts.   Some shots I tried flash on but that seemed to do strange things.  Luckily for me, I have a copy of lightroom that can help cover over my obvious photographic deficiencies.  Overall, the shots turned out great and the experience was a blast as the couple was so sweet.