George & JJ

Please allow me the pleasure to introduce to you George & JJ! They are getting married next month in southern California, and I am so excited to be their photographer. George and JJ have such a connection between them it's hard NOT to photograph it! We planned to shoot their engagement session here in Monterey, and it so happened that it was the one day of a storm. But, being the adventurous couple that they are, they braved the rain and made a sunny day out of it! Here are a few shots from Cannery Row and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.







Tech Note: It's always a challenge to shoot in an aquarium: you have very dark areas (lack of lighting) and the ever present GLASS. Being dark you have to pop a strobe, yet control the shutter speed to provide for adequate ambient light to fill the background. I dragged my shutter speed dangerously slow, but yet used the fill flash to freeze the beautiful couple (ISO 800, f/2.8 at 1/15th!). I could have bumped the shutter speed a bit higher, but it was crazy dark in there. Nonetheless, the experience was a great time together, and that's what matters the most aside from great shots. Create the experience, be yourself, and have fun. Man, I can't wait for their awesome day!