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I am so happy to be here talking
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today about how I shoot an engagement session.
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Now, I'm excited because in a future lesson,
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I'm going to talk about why and how
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I structure my business to book about half
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my clients online.
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So most of our email transactions are what
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set us up for the engagement session.
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And this is exactly and precisely what happened
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today with Samantha and Taylor.
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The lesson I'm going to be focusing on
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is how I shoot their engagement session.
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But before I get there, I want to
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introduce again, Samantha and Taylor to you guys.
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Now, you at this point may or may
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not know that they were the Knot Magazine's
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dream wedding couple.
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They were voted by the audience, and at
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a later point in time, I was chosen
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as a lucky wedding photographer.
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Now, to make things even better, CreativeLive joined
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me for this engagement session, because they wanted
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to give photographers a behind-the-scenes look
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at my approach and what I do.
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Now, we're going to get into those things,
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and yes, I will be talking about my
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posing.
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And yes, I will be talking about different
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aspects of it.
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But what I want to focus on specifically
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is getting a lay of the land when
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it comes to creating engagement session and walking
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your clients through, and at the end, making
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them confident as a result.
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Now, I want to talk a little bit
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about what an engagement session outline looks like
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from my perspective.
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And this video, we'll talk about posing, yes.
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But we're going to get into actually the
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theories and my approaches in regards to posing.
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We addressed this in a future lesson, and
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that was how to shoot with intention.
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So if you've been with us for the
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30 days, you will now see the words
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that I choose and how I implement them.
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But the things I want to focus on
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today will be, one, finding the best place
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to start the shoot based on the location
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that you're given.
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Secondly, I want to teach you and show
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you how to create a photo map.
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Now, a photo map is just a way
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in your mind, not to share with your
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clients, but for you to know where I'm
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going, how I'm going to get there, and
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where am I going to end the session.
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Now, myself, I usually create these maps based
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on where I think light is going to
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be the most favorable at any given point
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in time.
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Thirdly, I'm going to talk about how to
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deal with a difficult location and or difficult
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weather considerations.
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Now, I was not planning on talking about
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this, but when I got to the session,
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I realized that two things had happened.
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It was so much brighter than I had
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anticipated, because there wasn't any trees to cast
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any sort of shade.
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And also, it was so inordinately windy.
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We were shooting along the coast, and everyone's
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hair was flying everywhere.
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And I kind of had to take these
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into consideration as we headed into the shoot.
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Fourthly, what it looks like to actually meet
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the client for the first time at the
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engagement session.
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This could be slightly disconcerting for photographers, so
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you're going to see how I do it.
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And I'm not saying that the way I
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meet clients is the best way.
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I'm simply showing how I do it so
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that maybe you can take the things that
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you like and omit the things that you
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might not.
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Fifthly, I want to explain what the client
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should expect from that session.
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Up until this point, you know how I
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prepare my clients, and you know that I
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have set those expectations via email.
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But now I will set those expectations as
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a reminder in person.
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Lastly, I'm going to be outlining the shoot.
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And once I outline the shoot, outline the
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shoot that I want them to have a
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good time, that I want them to have
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fun, that I want them to relax, that
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I want them to get great photos as
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a result, then I better deliver on that
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promise.
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Right now I'm going to show you the
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video and how exactly all this shoot has
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unfolded.
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Hi guys, I'm extra amped today because we
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are in Los Angeles, California.
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I'm here to be shooting an engagement session,
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but not just any engagement session, a very
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special engagement session.
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I'm excited because I'm going to be working
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with Samantha and Taylor.
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And Samantha and Taylor are going to be
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the couple that's getting married for the Not
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Dream wedding that's going to be filmed as
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part of this course.
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This is going to be the first time
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that I'm meeting them.
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And meeting them in person, we've corresponded only
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via email, so that's going to be a
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little bit, it's a little nerve wracking, it's
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a little exciting, it's a little new, and
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I'm excited to get it all captured on
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camera.
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But before we get there, I want to
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bring us up to pace.
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This particular engagement session won't be so much
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about posing, I don't think.
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I think what I'm really going to focus
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on is the logistics behind planning for the
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engagement session.
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Yes, I will be going through poses, yes,
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I'll be showing what I'm doing.
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But let's start at the beginning and kind
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of build the building blocks to get to
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ultimately where we're going to be.
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Now, I request that all of my couples
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choose a location for their engagement session.
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Today, we're at Abalone Cove in Rancho Palos
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Verdes, California, which is Los Angeles.
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And what we're going to do is walk
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you through where I'm going to shoot the
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couple.
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Now, I'm going to be really honest and
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let you know that I had a minor
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panic freak out attack.
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Because it's so bright right now, it's so
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bright, it's so windy.
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And when I arrived to this park and
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cove that I've never shot it before, I
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realized there are no trees or there's like
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one tree in a big massive field.
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And you're going to see what I'm talking
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about.
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So I'm going to kind of walk this
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way and talk about the things I'm going
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to avoid.
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And then we're going to walk back and
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talk about where I think I should start
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the session based on light.
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My first and foremost consideration would be light.
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So kind of let's take a look at
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what we're given and then how I'm going
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to map things out.
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As I'm walking, what I'm thinking is I
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have to take wind into consideration.
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The wind is blowing in this direction.
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And so I know that if I shoot
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backlit for my subjects, that her hair will
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likely come into her face.
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The minute I got here, I emailed, I
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texted her, and I asked her to bring
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bobby pins and a rubber band if it
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was all possible, because it is so darn
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windy.
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So as I'm walking, I'm squinting, which indicates
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to me, it's far too bright to have
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my subjects be looking in this direction.
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And that's okay.
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Knowing this, I think in the back of
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my mind, I'm going to start the session
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a little bit slower.
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And I'm going to start the session slower
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so that I can buy myself time to
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let the sun drop.
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Now, I'm going to come over here and
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I'm going to kind of take a look
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about what I've been given.
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So we're actually on a cliff, which is
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very common in California.
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And then it descends down onto the beach.
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Now, traditionally, I like to save the beach
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photos till the end.
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I like to save the parts that I'm
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really excited to shoot in at the end
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of the shoot, because by then, my clients
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are warmed up, and they feel confident, and
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they feel great, and they've had a little
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bit of experience.
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But given my light options, so she had
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said there was two locations.
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One location was going to be here in
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this upper area, kind of like a park
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area.
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And then another part of the session would
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be down towards the beach.
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Well, I assumed that when she had said
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park, that there would be some trees and
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we don't have that luxury.
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So what I'm going to do is I'm
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going to ask, I'm going to take charge.
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I'm going to say, I think that we
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should start down by the water.
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And part of the reason why I think
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we should start by the water is because
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I can have, I can use some rocks
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and some shrubbery to actually kind of create
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more softer light.
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Hopefully, I'll be able, once I get down
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there, to see the light diffused in a
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different way.
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So instead of walking all the way down
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the cove with the cameras, I'm going to
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wait until my clients get here.
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We're going to talk about a few things.
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And then I'm going to ask if we
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could shoot the session down by the water
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first.
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I'll kind of sell that idea, make sure,
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let her know why I think those reasons
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are and why I think they would work.
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And then secondly, I'm going to ask if
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we can end the session up here, which
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I think would actually work really well.
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Because since we're going to be elevated, I
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could shoot at a distance.
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And what I can get is, since we're
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elevated, I can get the ocean, the endless
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ocean off in the background.
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And then hopefully, sunset will work in our
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favor so that they can be walking and
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then we get some nice shrubbery up here
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in the park area.
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So just initially looking at what I've been
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given, the photo map would consist of probably
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three main locations.
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The three main locations would be this park
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area that I've already discussed, I will probably
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save for the end due to light and
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limited areas to create open shade.
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The second location will be the trail leading
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us down to Abalone Cove, which is the
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beach.
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So there's areas that have like switchbacks along
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the mountainside.
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So I'll probably be shooting them there.
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It'll probably be the area that I could
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leverage as much kind of shaded light as
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possible, which is my number one priority.
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And then the third location on my photo
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map would be the beach.
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Once I actually shoot through the switchbacks, I'm
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gonna get down to the beach.
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I'm gonna place them in very basic poses.
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And as I'm putting them basic poses, I'm
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keeping in the back of my mind light
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and location.
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And then once I have those two things
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down, I'm then going to move into what
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the poses will look like.
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So knowing where you want to start and
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where you wanna go in the middle always
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relieves stress in a very big way.
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And so I'm gonna talk you through what
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I've been doing that.
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So I'm gonna have somebody off camera reminding
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me where I'm going in the photo map
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and why I'm choosing those locations.
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And we're gonna outline it later on, points
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one, two, and three, and then fill in
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the gaps with the poses in between.
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I hope that helps.
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Okay, so right now we're just gonna kind
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of just chill, hang out.
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You guys are gonna be looking at each
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other.
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And I'm gonna be adjusting the light at
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this point in time, so you guys can
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just like relax, enjoy.
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I'm shooting at 2.0, 800th of a
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second, 125 ISO.
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Ooh, this light is pretty.
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Now Taylor and Sam, can you, so Taylor,
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can you come down and Sam, can you
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get up on your tippy toes and you
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guys gonna bring your foreheads together?
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Yes, yes, that's so cute, that was great.
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That was fantastic, that was beautiful, beautiful, good.
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Now peel away from each other, relax, come
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down on your, relax your calves, yes.
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Good, good, good.
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Now this time what I'm gonna do is
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I'm gonna have you guys come back together,
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bring your foreheads in nice and close.
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You're gonna take a deep breath.
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And then Samantha, I want you to look
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at the floor right in front of you.
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And then Taylor, wherever your lips land on
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her temple, on the crest of her head,
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wherever they land, a light, light, light kiss.
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Not yet, I'm gonna count you down in
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three, two, and one, come up, beautiful.
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Good, beautiful.
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That's exactly what you do, but Sam, your
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bangs got caught behind.
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No, that's it, they're good now.
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So Taylor, you just land your lips, yes,
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yes, beautiful.
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Sam, relax that front shoulder, eyes here, beautiful.
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Eyes here, Sam, good, good, relax, good.
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I'm gonna change to 1.2, 2,000th
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of a second, I'm gonna shoot horizontal.
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I've never done anything like this before.
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You guys look like pros, like you guys,
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you guys look like pros.
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I'm not, you guys, I mean, the fact
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that I don't have to talk too much,
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I mean, I am a talker though, just
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naturally, this is great, beautiful.
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Now what I want you to do is,
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yeah, Sam, you just relax.
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Now can you bring your head to Taylor's
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chest?
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Yes, beautiful.
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Now relax that front shoulder, good, beautiful.
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Can I have you guys both look here
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at me?
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I'm shooting instead of 2.8, good, and
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it was all part of the plan.
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Beautiful, this is nice, beautiful.
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We have a very small walkway, but what
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I'm going to do is, you guys are
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just gonna take your time as you guys
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walk, and you guys are gonna be enjoying
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each other, not paying attention to me.
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And Taylor, you're gonna have your hand in
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your pocket.
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You actually have really long arms, so why
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don't we take your thumb outside, yeah, there
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we go.
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So now instead of your hand just kind
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of dangling, now we have just kind of
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connection to your body.
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And Sam, you are going to be looking
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at Taylor, nice, this is beautiful.
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So I'm gonna be using this area right
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here, but you guys are gonna be taking
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your time.
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You guys are just gonna be, yes, you
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have to take time, yes, you do.
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Beautiful, beautiful, Sam, look in front of you,
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beautiful, yes.
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And then eyes back at each other, nice,
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beautiful, good, perfect.
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You guys, that was great, that was our
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first stop, like that was amazing.
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No, no, like I mean, that was such
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a great start, like you know it takes
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people a while to like warm up, but
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you guys just kind of fell right into
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it.
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Okay, the light right here is really pretty.
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So let's see, Taylor, I'm gonna have you
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here, and I'm just gonna be looking at
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the way, nice.
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Now, if you could shift your shoulders towards
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me a little bit, and with your feet
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pointing at me too, nice, nice, that's nice.
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And then, I agree, and I'm happily married.
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You can stand right here, Sam, nice.
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And I'm sorry, your back is in his
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chest.
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And so for these right, yeah, this is
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just, exactly, this is so pretty.
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Can you guys look out towards the ocean?
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Nice, beautiful.
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And then, let's see, so Samantha, can you
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just kind of like look down a little?
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Yes, and then shift your chin this way,
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and then look down, beautiful.
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And Taylor, can you look down maybe at
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her ring hand?
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Nice, and then Taylor, can you lean down
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and give her a nice big bear hug?
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That, that, thank you, friends, beautiful.
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Now, peel away, that was so, so, so
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beautiful.
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But as he came down, everything was perfect,
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Sam, and then you brought your shoulders up.
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So this time when he comes down, just
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be conscious of just relaxing, just enjoy it.
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And then as you tip your head that
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way, I love that too.
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So every kind of pose you come into,
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feel free to hold it, and if I
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feel like it's not working, I'll let you
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know.
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But the way your body just laid was
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perfect, perfect, perfect.
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Yes, thank you, friends, that's it, beautiful, okay,
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good.
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Now, what I want you to do is
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I want to create a little bit of
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movement so that we don't get too many
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pictures that are all just like very posey.
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So, you're going to be holding, you're going
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to be on this side, I like to
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this side, because the sun, the light, you
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guys are going to be holding hands.
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Now, exactly, you have such petite hands compared
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to him.
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Oh my gosh, that's so beautiful.
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Okay, so as you guys are walking, I
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kind of want to create a little bit
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of tension, and you're going to be leading
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him by like maybe one step, and then
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every so often you're going to get both
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hands, can you hold this in this hand?
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Great, and so, forgive me, I'm just going
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to hold your hand.
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Great, you're going to hold hands, you're going
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to turn, and you're going to bring him
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this way, and you're going to kind of
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create a little bit of tension, you're going
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to pull some body weight so that she
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has to kind of pull you, and then
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you're going to look back at me and
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kind of have like a cutesy, so if
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your hands, his hands, you're going to look
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back, kind of smile, look back at him,
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kind of smile.
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And we might do this one or two
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times, if we get one shot from this,
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I will be so, so, so happy.
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Great, so right now my settings are 2
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.5, 3 20th of a second, 125 ISO,
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my focal point will be on Sam's eye.
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And I'm ready for you in three, two,
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and one.
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Turn back, Sam.
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Atta girl, atta girl, atta girl.
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Pull, pull, pull, turn back.
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Woohoo!
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Okay, that was fabulous.
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Now, it was so good.
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Now this time, can we do it?
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Be positive.
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I'm not, well, I'm very honest too, so.
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Okay, good.
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I'm going to have you guys do that
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one more time.
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As you guys walk, Taylor, can you have
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your thumb in your pocket?
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Not that, yes, yes, yes, yes.
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I'm, and I'm ready for you in three,
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two, and one.
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Turn, baby, turn.
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Nice, nice.
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Turn back to, yes, good.
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Now turn back at me.
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Turn back at me.
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Cute, cute.
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Ooh, we have good options.
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Oh, this is so good.
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Go team.
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Okay, let's head down.
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So what I'm going to do now is
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I'm going to stop in this area because
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it is, it's really bright light, but I
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want to see if I can leverage an
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entirely different lighting scenario to kind of get
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the background really blown out.
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It's nice and golden at this time of
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day, and also we're on this like dirt
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path that it has just tiny, tiny, tiny
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bits of like clayish or terracotta that I
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really think is going to be beautiful.
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We have some people walking behind our subject,
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so I'm going to set them off to
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the side, and then I'm going to set
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them up with the focus to be on
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her ring and just slight portrait.
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So I'm going to crop this like pretty
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tight just so that I get this general
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idea of just maybe the bottoms of their
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faces and her ring.
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So you can just relax, take a deep
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breath.
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Always make sure that this shoulder is beautiful,
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beautiful.
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Then bring your bodies closer together.
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I'm going to shoot this at a 2
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.0. Great, so my settings are 2.0,
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1250th of a second, 125 ISO.
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Sam, can you look at the floor?
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Can you look at my hand right here?
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Beautiful.
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Now just relax.
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Can I smile when you have me look
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down?
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I want you to give me a couple
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looks.
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I want you to be completely confident in
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yourself.
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I want you to smile.
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But if you do smile and you're looking
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down, it seems a little inauthentic to be,
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right?
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So it's like a slight smile, pleasant face.
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And I'll let you know when I want
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those like kind of nice, big smiles.
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Nice, right about there.
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Beautiful.
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Beautiful.
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It's okay, yeah, take your time.
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We'll get that hair back.
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Yes, Taylor, yes.
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Relax that front shoulder.
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Beautiful.
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And then squeeze her in nice and tight,
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Taylor.
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Yes.
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So we're going to get your hands back
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to where they were.
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Bring those torsos in.
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Actually, Sam, you stay up.
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Taylor, you come in to Sam.
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Boom, yes.
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And then Sam, can I get your, yes.
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Can you still look down?
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Yes, yes, yes, yes.
540
00:17:06,010 --> 00:17:06,329
Beautiful.
541
00:17:07,609 --> 00:17:08,589
Thank you, guys.
542
00:17:08,790 --> 00:17:09,369
Thank you.
543
00:17:09,550 --> 00:17:10,349
Woo, good.
544
00:17:10,990 --> 00:17:12,050
This is so cool.
545
00:17:12,089 --> 00:17:13,530
Okay, guys, let's hang out here.
546
00:17:14,210 --> 00:17:16,630
So depending on where your body lands in
547
00:17:16,630 --> 00:17:18,270
relation to this, just kind of lean.
548
00:17:18,530 --> 00:17:19,650
And then as you lean, kind of fall
549
00:17:19,650 --> 00:17:21,530
into the weight of your like thighs and
550
00:17:21,530 --> 00:17:21,750
knees.
551
00:17:21,810 --> 00:17:23,270
It'll bring your body down a tiny bit
552
00:17:23,270 --> 00:17:25,450
and we'll get Sam in nice and close.
553
00:17:26,369 --> 00:17:27,630
It is a little cold, I know.
554
00:17:27,850 --> 00:17:29,830
Is your second outfit a little bit warmer?
555
00:17:33,810 --> 00:17:35,850
So what I'm looking at right now is
556
00:17:35,850 --> 00:17:37,590
that she's really cold or in the shade.
557
00:17:37,590 --> 00:17:39,750
And I don't really have a really awesome
558
00:17:39,750 --> 00:17:41,110
natural reflector in front of them.
559
00:17:41,470 --> 00:17:44,050
So I'm just trying to buy some time
560
00:17:44,050 --> 00:17:44,350
right now.
561
00:17:44,430 --> 00:17:46,130
It's really stinking bright.
562
00:17:47,530 --> 00:17:49,250
And I'm putting him in the little bit
563
00:17:49,250 --> 00:17:50,290
of shade that I can find.
564
00:17:50,570 --> 00:17:52,910
I'm going to do a test shot.
565
00:17:54,370 --> 00:17:58,070
I'm placing them within the frame of the
566
00:17:58,070 --> 00:17:58,490
palm tree.
567
00:17:59,270 --> 00:18:03,990
She's leaning into Taylor.
568
00:18:04,310 --> 00:18:05,550
Now what I'm doing is the sun is
569
00:18:05,550 --> 00:18:07,170
behind them, but there's this palm tree that's
570
00:18:07,170 --> 00:18:09,070
actually blocking the center, or the nucleus of
571
00:18:09,070 --> 00:18:10,970
the sun, which is allowing me to shoot
572
00:18:10,970 --> 00:18:14,510
backlit without too much sun flare, which is
573
00:18:14,510 --> 00:18:14,910
fantastic.
574
00:18:15,090 --> 00:18:16,110
I just need to make sure that this
575
00:18:16,110 --> 00:18:17,450
is my position so that I don't have
576
00:18:17,450 --> 00:18:18,590
to use my hand as a lens hood.
577
00:18:18,850 --> 00:18:19,730
Which means I'm going to go in and
578
00:18:19,730 --> 00:18:20,830
I'm going to switch her position ever so
579
00:18:20,830 --> 00:18:21,150
slightly.
580
00:18:22,570 --> 00:18:23,790
This is fantastic, guys.
581
00:18:24,690 --> 00:18:27,190
So Sam, actually that right there was exactly
582
00:18:27,190 --> 00:18:28,010
what I was going to ask you to
583
00:18:28,010 --> 00:18:28,150
do.
584
00:18:28,350 --> 00:18:29,910
So what we're basically doing is just opening
585
00:18:29,910 --> 00:18:31,610
your profiles because I'll be shooting it from
586
00:18:31,610 --> 00:18:32,190
that direction.
587
00:18:32,330 --> 00:18:33,030
So this is great.
588
00:18:33,030 --> 00:18:35,930
Now I love your hands here, and then
589
00:18:35,930 --> 00:18:37,810
if after a while you want to rest
590
00:18:37,810 --> 00:18:39,690
them here or rest them here, you totally
591
00:18:39,690 --> 00:18:41,050
do that and I'll be talking to you
592
00:18:41,050 --> 00:18:41,750
guys from a distance.
593
00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,340
I'm at 2.5, I'm at 1,000th
594
00:18:51,340 --> 00:18:52,980
of a second, I'm at 125 ISO.
595
00:18:53,380 --> 00:18:55,000
This is where I'm going to kind of
596
00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:56,280
stay because I don't want to blow out
597
00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:57,180
too much of the background.
598
00:18:59,380 --> 00:18:59,740
Beautiful.
599
00:18:59,820 --> 00:19:01,220
Can you guys bring your foreheads in nice
600
00:19:01,220 --> 00:19:01,960
and close to touch?
601
00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:02,640
There we go.
602
00:19:06,330 --> 00:19:07,990
So I'm switching, but I'm going to keep
603
00:19:07,990 --> 00:19:09,430
my body in such a way that the
604
00:19:09,430 --> 00:19:11,750
tree will then block the nucleus of the
605
00:19:11,750 --> 00:19:12,010
sun.
606
00:19:12,330 --> 00:19:14,750
I'm going to put my subjects hopefully in
607
00:19:14,750 --> 00:19:16,190
the last third of the frame.
608
00:19:17,750 --> 00:19:19,010
Can you guys both look here?
609
00:19:19,890 --> 00:19:21,330
Bring your faces in a little bit closer.
610
00:19:21,770 --> 00:19:22,350
Oh, that.
611
00:19:23,610 --> 00:19:25,530
Relax that shoulder, relax the smile, Sam.
612
00:19:25,730 --> 00:19:26,070
Atta girl.
613
00:19:26,750 --> 00:19:27,150
Beautiful.
614
00:19:28,150 --> 00:19:29,710
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
615
00:19:30,430 --> 00:19:32,110
So now what we're basically going to do
616
00:19:32,110 --> 00:19:33,430
is just have you guys walk with the
617
00:19:33,430 --> 00:19:35,510
palm tree behind you guys, but I'm going
618
00:19:35,510 --> 00:19:37,030
to start with Taylor here so that I
619
00:19:37,030 --> 00:19:38,930
get some nice beautiful sun behind him.
620
00:19:40,210 --> 00:19:40,530
Beautiful.
621
00:19:41,710 --> 00:19:43,210
And yes, let's see.
622
00:19:43,290 --> 00:19:44,510
Actually, Sam, let's get you on that side.
623
00:19:45,370 --> 00:19:46,250
Let me see how that looks.
624
00:19:48,830 --> 00:19:50,270
Okay, so guys, what I'm going to do
625
00:19:50,270 --> 00:19:51,630
is I love the position that you guys
626
00:19:51,630 --> 00:19:52,250
are in right now.
627
00:19:52,570 --> 00:19:53,190
I love it.
628
00:19:53,430 --> 00:19:55,130
So Sam, you're a tiny bit behind Taylor.
629
00:19:55,230 --> 00:19:55,770
That's fantastic.
630
00:19:55,950 --> 00:19:57,170
I'm going to shoot this two ways.
631
00:19:57,550 --> 00:19:58,610
I'm going to shoot it one from that
632
00:19:58,610 --> 00:20:00,530
perspective so I get the sides with everything
633
00:20:00,530 --> 00:20:01,650
behind you guys and then I'm going to
634
00:20:01,650 --> 00:20:02,990
come in the front and shoot it this
635
00:20:02,990 --> 00:20:03,190
way.
636
00:20:03,670 --> 00:20:05,370
So just make sure that you guys kind
637
00:20:05,370 --> 00:20:06,150
of keep that...
638
00:20:06,930 --> 00:20:07,570
Great question.
639
00:20:07,710 --> 00:20:08,870
You're going to be walking this way, but
640
00:20:08,870 --> 00:20:10,110
I understand that you guys are going to
641
00:20:10,110 --> 00:20:11,050
take a few steps and then kind of
642
00:20:11,050 --> 00:20:11,730
go around there.
643
00:20:12,130 --> 00:20:12,570
That's okay.
644
00:20:15,490 --> 00:20:16,750
So hang on one second.
645
00:20:19,930 --> 00:20:21,990
I'm shooting at a 2.5, 1,000th
646
00:20:21,990 --> 00:20:23,470
of a second, 125 ISO.
647
00:20:24,250 --> 00:20:25,830
My focal point is on Sam.
648
00:20:26,850 --> 00:20:28,390
So Taylor, can I get your thumb in
649
00:20:28,390 --> 00:20:28,750
your pocket?
650
00:20:29,330 --> 00:20:30,750
And you guys are going to start walking
651
00:20:30,750 --> 00:20:31,830
nice and slow and you're going to be
652
00:20:31,830 --> 00:20:32,430
looking out.
653
00:20:32,630 --> 00:20:33,690
You're going to be looking at Sam.
654
00:20:34,050 --> 00:20:35,530
Sam, you're going to be looking at Taylor
655
00:20:35,530 --> 00:20:37,110
on the ground in front of you or
656
00:20:37,110 --> 00:20:37,770
at the ocean.
657
00:20:38,050 --> 00:20:39,390
If you have to hold your hair as
658
00:20:39,390 --> 00:20:40,970
you look out, totally fine.
659
00:20:41,450 --> 00:20:42,030
Work with it.
660
00:20:42,070 --> 00:20:43,130
We're just going to let the wind go
661
00:20:43,130 --> 00:20:44,850
and however you feel great is exactly what
662
00:20:44,850 --> 00:20:45,150
I want.
663
00:20:45,370 --> 00:20:45,690
Exactly.
664
00:20:46,950 --> 00:20:47,830
Your hair is good.
665
00:20:48,110 --> 00:20:48,950
Still looking good, Taylor.
666
00:20:54,570 --> 00:20:54,890
Fantastic.
667
00:20:55,190 --> 00:20:56,090
I'm ready for you guys.
668
00:20:58,250 --> 00:20:59,090
Take your time, Sam.
669
00:20:59,150 --> 00:20:59,610
Take your time.
670
00:21:01,790 --> 00:21:03,430
Actually, I want her to take my time.
671
00:21:03,570 --> 00:21:04,430
The sun is way too bright.
672
00:21:04,430 --> 00:21:05,610
The slower she moves, the better I feel.
673
00:21:06,810 --> 00:21:07,170
Beautiful.
674
00:21:08,310 --> 00:21:08,670
Beautiful.
675
00:21:09,930 --> 00:21:10,550
Beautiful, Sam.
676
00:21:10,650 --> 00:21:11,630
Look out towards the ocean, Sam.
677
00:21:12,810 --> 00:21:13,430
Heck yes.
678
00:21:14,090 --> 00:21:14,410
Great.
679
00:21:14,590 --> 00:21:15,710
I'm going to have you guys peel back.
680
00:21:19,270 --> 00:21:19,630
Beautiful.
681
00:21:20,710 --> 00:21:21,970
Looking out towards the ocean, Sam.
682
00:21:22,330 --> 00:21:22,690
Nice.
683
00:21:23,190 --> 00:21:24,270
My focal point is on her and I'm
684
00:21:24,270 --> 00:21:28,050
switching my focal point as she walks or
685
00:21:28,050 --> 00:21:29,090
I'm just going to stand with them.
686
00:21:33,130 --> 00:21:33,430
Awesome.
687
00:21:33,810 --> 00:21:34,610
I love it.
688
00:21:35,870 --> 00:21:40,350
Sam, I'm going to take you here and
689
00:21:40,350 --> 00:21:42,630
I'm going to do throughout the shoot maybe
690
00:21:42,630 --> 00:21:44,490
just some shots of Samantha and some shots
691
00:21:44,490 --> 00:21:44,830
of you.
692
00:21:46,110 --> 00:21:47,530
Samantha, I know it's going to feel weird
693
00:21:47,530 --> 00:21:48,710
and these are a little prickly.
694
00:21:49,110 --> 00:21:50,370
I'm just going to have you stand right
695
00:21:50,370 --> 00:21:53,950
about let me try to open this up
696
00:21:53,950 --> 00:21:54,230
a bit.
697
00:21:54,790 --> 00:21:55,790
I can have you right about here.
698
00:21:59,090 --> 00:21:59,970
Wedges in the wild?
699
00:21:59,990 --> 00:22:00,290
I know.
700
00:22:03,170 --> 00:22:03,510
Good.
701
00:22:04,310 --> 00:22:06,930
I placed Samantha up on an incline which
702
00:22:06,930 --> 00:22:09,070
means I would because I'm so short and
703
00:22:09,070 --> 00:22:11,990
she's on the incline I would be shooting
704
00:22:11,990 --> 00:22:12,890
up at her and I don't want to
705
00:22:12,890 --> 00:22:13,610
shoot up at a girl.
706
00:22:13,710 --> 00:22:14,630
I kind of want to be eye level.
707
00:22:14,770 --> 00:22:16,150
So I just kind of looked around and
708
00:22:16,150 --> 00:22:17,910
thankfully there was a rock here.
709
00:22:18,010 --> 00:22:19,010
So I'm going to stand on the rock
710
00:22:19,010 --> 00:22:20,430
which is going to give me about four
711
00:22:20,430 --> 00:22:21,750
to five inches which is fantastic.
712
00:22:22,310 --> 00:22:24,590
Now I asked Sam to stand in the
713
00:22:24,590 --> 00:22:26,310
weeds and I'm going to be using the
714
00:22:26,310 --> 00:22:28,790
weeds and the fence in the background to
715
00:22:28,790 --> 00:22:31,650
kind of create a horizontal line.
716
00:22:31,650 --> 00:22:33,670
I'm going to be shooting this really on
717
00:22:33,670 --> 00:22:34,450
the wider side.
718
00:22:35,350 --> 00:22:36,510
I'm going to just do a test shot
719
00:22:36,510 --> 00:22:36,970
real quick.
720
00:22:40,820 --> 00:22:41,520
There it is.
721
00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:41,800
Hang out.
722
00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:42,340
Beautiful.
723
00:22:43,860 --> 00:22:45,180
And you'll let me know if I need
724
00:22:45,180 --> 00:22:45,780
anything.
725
00:22:46,140 --> 00:22:48,080
Oh no, you are no, you're flawless right
726
00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:48,260
now.
727
00:22:48,620 --> 00:22:49,500
I mean, I know you guys have been
728
00:22:49,500 --> 00:22:51,520
kind of kissing a little so that's going
729
00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:55,600
to that's kind of going to maybe before
730
00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:56,600
we go to the next spot but right
731
00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:57,900
now it's just going to kind of be
732
00:22:57,900 --> 00:22:58,520
like a beauty shot.
733
00:22:58,620 --> 00:22:59,820
Just the wind's going to be going we're
734
00:22:59,820 --> 00:23:03,180
just going to get a nice so just
735
00:23:03,180 --> 00:23:05,520
relax a smile because we have this like
736
00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,040
like lots of wind going on I kind
737
00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:09,960
of just want you to well one feel
738
00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:12,000
beautiful behind the camera I'm behind the camera
739
00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:13,840
not thinking oh what is she doing why
740
00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:14,860
is she doing that I'm behind the camera
741
00:23:14,860 --> 00:23:16,440
thinking I want you just to like let
742
00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:18,380
go right now and get a beautiful shot
743
00:23:18,380 --> 00:23:19,920
that Taylor will put on his desk keep
744
00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,040
on his phone just like a nice beautiful
745
00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:23,440
portrait the sun is behind you we have
746
00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,480
this nice beautiful wind coming around if the
747
00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,040
hair whips across your face I'm going to
748
00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:28,560
let it roll with it until I stop
749
00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:29,860
it and we pat it back down but
750
00:23:29,860 --> 00:23:32,420
right now it's fine so I like the
751
00:23:32,420 --> 00:23:34,000
way your hands are here okay in a
752
00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:35,620
couple in a couple seconds in a couple
753
00:23:35,620 --> 00:23:37,420
minutes whatever you want you can cross them
754
00:23:38,300 --> 00:23:39,880
yes beautiful and then once you cross them
755
00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:41,200
you can hold a bit of the hair
756
00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:46,860
oh yes that I love that and then
757
00:23:46,860 --> 00:23:48,360
as you do it you commit you hold
758
00:23:48,360 --> 00:23:50,080
it here then bring it on down because
759
00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:51,420
we're working the ring finger beautiful and then
760
00:23:51,420 --> 00:23:52,980
just kind of hold the edges and then
761
00:23:52,980 --> 00:23:53,820
you're going to kind of tilt your head
762
00:23:53,820 --> 00:23:55,300
a little bit this way and then bring
763
00:23:55,300 --> 00:23:56,640
the chin to me yeah I'm going to
764
00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:58,040
be talking you through all of this there's
765
00:23:58,040 --> 00:23:59,000
not going to be a right or wrong
766
00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:04,120
so cool so I'm standing on a rock
767
00:24:04,120 --> 00:24:07,860
that is off off kilter so so we're
768
00:24:07,860 --> 00:24:09,060
going to try to do the best we
769
00:24:09,060 --> 00:24:13,280
can given what we're given there we go
770
00:24:14,220 --> 00:24:16,640
beautiful relax the smile can you look down
771
00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:19,580
at your hands take a deep breath oh
772
00:24:19,580 --> 00:24:21,080
then just bring your bring your eyes to
773
00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:25,220
me thank you this is it beautiful eyes
774
00:24:25,220 --> 00:24:30,380
down at your hands again eyes here yes
775
00:24:30,980 --> 00:24:34,100
ah good oh that face is good oh
776
00:24:34,100 --> 00:24:36,940
no I'm so used to smiling of course
777
00:24:36,940 --> 00:24:38,820
so weird of course but when's the last
778
00:24:38,820 --> 00:24:40,800
time you really had like a professional photo
779
00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,360
session exactly so now that we have that
780
00:24:43,360 --> 00:24:45,260
nice solid look that I absolutely love now
781
00:24:45,260 --> 00:24:46,280
we're going to be moving the hands this
782
00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:55,500
time beautiful eyes here adjust the hair with
783
00:24:55,500 --> 00:24:59,120
your hand beautiful now this time as you
784
00:24:59,120 --> 00:25:00,940
adjust your hair there was a slight change
785
00:25:00,940 --> 00:25:03,720
in light the sun the clouds came in
786
00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:04,640
front of the sun but I think so
787
00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:10,780
far we're still okay beautiful yes now look
788
00:25:10,780 --> 00:25:16,280
down beautiful eyes here well now let's yeah
789
00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:19,260
good yeah yes yes yes yes and then
790
00:25:19,260 --> 00:25:25,120
can you just bring down the back yeah
791
00:25:25,120 --> 00:25:27,400
bring all bring all your hair yeah that's
792
00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:34,660
beautiful that's beautiful that's beautiful relax and smile
793
00:25:35,340 --> 00:25:39,240
beautiful eyes down good this light right now
794
00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,540
is so stinking beautiful now I'm going to
795
00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:46,480
shoot this vertical eyes here can you get
796
00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:47,400
the back of your hair and just come
797
00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:57,580
back this way just beautiful yes yes hang
798
00:25:57,580 --> 00:26:00,620
out one second my focal point is on
799
00:26:00,620 --> 00:26:06,760
the eye closest to me good eyes down
800
00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:13,500
take a deep breath good eyes here good
801
00:26:14,260 --> 00:26:18,320
yes so JD took Samantha and Taylor off
802
00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:20,200
to a different location real quick just to
803
00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:21,560
give me a few seconds to bring us
804
00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:23,460
up to speed with what's happening so far
805
00:26:23,460 --> 00:26:25,360
so I started this session I'm going to
806
00:26:25,360 --> 00:26:27,040
be completely honest I had a complete freak
807
00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:28,900
out moment of this is too bright this
808
00:26:28,900 --> 00:26:30,220
is too windy I think that the odds
809
00:26:30,220 --> 00:26:32,660
are stacked against me but so far so
810
00:26:32,660 --> 00:26:34,940
good I'm taking the very limited space that
811
00:26:34,940 --> 00:26:36,280
I have and trying to make it work
812
00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:37,900
but more than anything what I feel like
813
00:26:37,900 --> 00:26:39,360
I'm trying to do is make them really
814
00:26:39,360 --> 00:26:41,000
comfortable and give them the confidence that I
815
00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:42,980
think they need to really shine we just
816
00:26:42,980 --> 00:26:44,800
came off the session of watching Samantha really
817
00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:46,620
bloom in front of the camera I absolutely
818
00:26:46,620 --> 00:26:48,280
love the portrait that I got of her
819
00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:50,020
and I think it will look fantastic in
820
00:26:50,020 --> 00:26:51,800
black and white now my goal for this
821
00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:53,280
next part of the session is to focus
822
00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:54,860
a little bit more on Taylor we'll do
823
00:26:54,860 --> 00:26:56,940
a couple more movement shots with them but
824
00:26:56,940 --> 00:26:59,380
up to date so far on our shooting
825
00:26:59,380 --> 00:27:01,500
map our shooting map has just been the
826
00:27:01,500 --> 00:27:04,600
trail back down to this area that's point
827
00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,000
one now we're going to head out a
828
00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,120
little bit more towards point two which is
829
00:27:08,120 --> 00:27:09,680
by the ocean so that's kind of where
830
00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:10,720
we're going to head right now we'll do
831
00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:13,260
Taylor we're going to do an alpha change
832
00:27:13,260 --> 00:27:14,580
we're going to be by the beach and
833
00:27:14,580 --> 00:27:15,780
that will kind of work us through the
834
00:27:15,780 --> 00:27:17,040
second part of our photo map so let's
835
00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:19,760
go let's just try this first I kind
836
00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:23,420
of like it kind of going up so
837
00:27:23,420 --> 00:27:25,200
you can scoot as far back as close
838
00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:31,040
however you yeah yeah that's nice so I
839
00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:32,680
love the way that your hands are crossed
840
00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:34,400
right now and then in a few seconds
841
00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:36,200
I might have you just open them so
842
00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:37,660
that they dip down in between your legs
843
00:27:37,660 --> 00:27:40,180
just no still with the hands on the
844
00:27:40,180 --> 00:27:43,720
knees but instead of so like that kind
845
00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:47,500
of just exactly but first here second here
846
00:27:47,980 --> 00:27:49,460
and then just have you like look out
847
00:27:49,460 --> 00:27:51,900
so we're thinking of like kind of sitting
848
00:27:51,900 --> 00:27:53,560
court side but extra pensive because you're at
849
00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:55,100
the beach but don't worry I'll make it
850
00:27:55,100 --> 00:27:56,120
look cool you gotta trust me on this
851
00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:01,220
okay I'm at a no I'm going to
852
00:28:01,220 --> 00:28:02,980
have you rotate yeah right now I'm just
853
00:28:02,980 --> 00:28:04,740
going to test the light exactly and then
854
00:28:04,740 --> 00:28:05,600
if I want you to look at me
855
00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:06,960
I'll let you know but right now we're
856
00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:08,180
just going to chill I'm going to test
857
00:28:08,180 --> 00:28:16,530
the light so right now I'm overexposed and
858
00:28:16,530 --> 00:28:18,530
it's still really the sun is really high
859
00:28:18,530 --> 00:28:19,550
in the sky so it's going to be
860
00:28:19,550 --> 00:28:21,950
competing behind Taylor's head what I want to
861
00:28:21,950 --> 00:28:23,230
do now is just kind of compensate for
862
00:28:23,230 --> 00:28:26,170
the light I'll be using my hand as
863
00:28:26,170 --> 00:28:32,230
a lens hood yeah this light is now
864
00:28:32,230 --> 00:28:34,330
fantastic I'm at 2.0 2000th of a
865
00:28:34,330 --> 00:28:41,950
second 125 ISO nice so kind of like
866
00:28:41,950 --> 00:28:44,710
a slight smile nice can you look out
867
00:28:44,710 --> 00:28:47,790
towards towards the cliff yep there we go
868
00:28:52,820 --> 00:28:54,680
so because the sun is behind him it's
869
00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:56,460
getting a little harder to focus but now
870
00:28:56,460 --> 00:29:01,240
once I lock in great can you release
871
00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:05,240
your hands but then less kink in the
872
00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:07,920
there we go but just kind of there
873
00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:11,940
we go there we go now I like
874
00:29:11,940 --> 00:29:13,260
the way that your right hand is placed
875
00:29:13,260 --> 00:29:14,540
on your with your left hand can you
876
00:29:14,540 --> 00:29:15,720
maybe put it up on your arm or
877
00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:19,980
your knee what's more yeah that's good that's
878
00:29:19,980 --> 00:29:23,480
good this is nice can you look here
879
00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:27,200
at me chin down a tiny bit nice
880
00:29:27,860 --> 00:29:32,820
yeah okay so now by me shifting this
881
00:29:32,820 --> 00:29:33,720
way I'm not gonna have to use my
882
00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:35,740
lens hood so much or my lens hood
883
00:29:35,740 --> 00:29:43,200
my wannabe lens hood switch my settings to
884
00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,680
1600th of a second it's slightly a bit
885
00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:52,720
darker look out towards the ocean yeah nice
886
00:29:53,300 --> 00:29:54,980
nice this is it this is the one
887
00:29:54,980 --> 00:29:58,840
I like I can already tell eyes here
888
00:29:59,780 --> 00:30:04,140
slight smile nice thank you fantastic I'm gonna
889
00:30:04,140 --> 00:30:06,500
come back to this spot because I really
890
00:30:06,500 --> 00:30:08,240
like what's going on with it but I'm
891
00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:11,600
going to bring Taylor and Sam into this
892
00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:15,780
little nearby area it's called Portuguese Bend Nursery
893
00:30:15,780 --> 00:30:17,980
School but it looks like it's been abandoned
894
00:30:17,980 --> 00:30:19,620
so we're just gonna kind of take a
895
00:30:19,620 --> 00:30:21,220
walk and see what's in there I'm going
896
00:30:21,220 --> 00:30:24,080
to place my subjects in an illuminated area
897
00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:26,020
and then the things around them are going
898
00:30:26,020 --> 00:30:27,620
to be underexposed but I'm going to try
899
00:30:27,620 --> 00:30:28,540
to do it in such a way that
900
00:30:28,540 --> 00:30:31,840
it conveys like a candid voyeuristic kind of
901
00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:33,800
appeal so let's see how this works Sam
902
00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:35,940
can you back up and then all the
903
00:30:35,940 --> 00:30:37,620
way put your back and then Taylor you
904
00:30:37,620 --> 00:30:39,120
come in come in to Sam let me
905
00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:44,760
see if I like that better okay let's
906
00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:48,320
I like point one first so this is
907
00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:51,140
what just happened is that Taylor his body
908
00:30:51,140 --> 00:30:52,820
in the middle was bisected in such a
909
00:30:52,820 --> 00:30:55,180
way because I have his leg up to
910
00:30:55,180 --> 00:30:56,980
level up their heights a bit he just
911
00:30:56,980 --> 00:30:58,060
looked like he was stuck in the middle
912
00:30:58,060 --> 00:30:59,580
now that I have him resting and he's
913
00:30:59,580 --> 00:31:01,440
relaxed I'm going to bring Samantha into that
914
00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:02,960
frame and we're just not going to have
915
00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,620
them pay any attention to us whatsoever I
916
00:31:05,620 --> 00:31:07,060
really want this to be a candid moment
917
00:31:07,060 --> 00:31:09,560
I'm going to check my settings I'm going
918
00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:10,800
to keep him like this I'm at 2
919
00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:14,320
.0 1600th of a second and 125 ISO
920
00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:15,860
again I'm trying to build a frame within
921
00:31:15,860 --> 00:31:17,220
a frame so now what I want you
922
00:31:17,220 --> 00:31:18,840
guys to do is bring your bodies in
923
00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:22,420
nice and close yeah yes now Sam I
924
00:31:22,420 --> 00:31:24,400
like where your legs are there and then
925
00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:25,500
after a while I want you to put
926
00:31:25,500 --> 00:31:28,740
your hands around his neck a little bit
927
00:31:28,740 --> 00:31:30,280
further back yes that and then you're going
928
00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:31,520
to bring that in so that's point two
929
00:31:32,300 --> 00:31:33,640
perfect so when you start off now the
930
00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:34,780
light did change I'm going to do a
931
00:31:34,780 --> 00:31:36,100
test shot one more time because the sun
932
00:31:36,100 --> 00:31:37,280
is coming in and I have to compensate
933
00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:38,720
I'm going to go down to a thousandth
934
00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:40,480
of a second that's from 1600 down to
935
00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:43,980
a thousandth beautiful friends this is so beautiful
936
00:31:43,980 --> 00:31:46,120
I'm letting for a few shots I'm letting
937
00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:47,340
the sun come in I'm going to step
938
00:31:47,340 --> 00:31:48,960
in crop the sun out I'm going to
939
00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:49,920
see what it's going to do later on
940
00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:53,260
in post beautiful and let's see let's bring
941
00:31:53,260 --> 00:31:54,380
your faces back so I can get both
942
00:31:54,380 --> 00:31:56,400
your profiles now we're yes and Sam I
943
00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:58,180
like working you go to pose two hands
944
00:31:58,180 --> 00:32:00,560
around the neck beautiful bring him in for
945
00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:04,080
a light yes whoo friends we're looking fierce
946
00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:07,760
I'm going to step in a little bit
947
00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:09,460
closer I'm going to do a test shot
948
00:32:09,460 --> 00:32:10,820
let me see where my light is I'm
949
00:32:10,820 --> 00:32:12,340
going to keep my light there now Sam
950
00:32:12,340 --> 00:32:13,780
I'm actually going to drop it to 800th
951
00:32:13,780 --> 00:32:16,100
of a second relax that arm yes and
952
00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:18,280
then bring the elbow just slightly rest your
953
00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:21,080
elbow on the lip of his arm yeah
954
00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:29,780
right about there beautiful whoo good beautiful oh
955
00:32:29,780 --> 00:32:31,280
I'm just so dang happy right now I'm
956
00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:33,900
so dang happy okay great this is actually
957
00:32:33,900 --> 00:32:35,360
a perfect spot for you guys to change
958
00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:37,860
so what's going on right now is Samantha
959
00:32:37,860 --> 00:32:40,340
and Taylor brought a few outfits and so
960
00:32:40,340 --> 00:32:43,020
they're asking depending now that we did the
961
00:32:43,020 --> 00:32:44,720
switchbacks down the hill and we're going to
962
00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:46,060
be actually headed down to the beach and
963
00:32:46,060 --> 00:32:47,700
they said what outfit would probably work best
964
00:32:47,700 --> 00:32:49,740
in that scenario I'm going to be partial
965
00:32:49,740 --> 00:32:52,420
and think just due to the light and
966
00:32:52,420 --> 00:32:54,260
that it's an engagement session we have two
967
00:32:54,260 --> 00:32:57,220
options or a couple options for dresses but
968
00:32:57,220 --> 00:32:58,500
because it's so windy I'm going to stay
969
00:32:58,500 --> 00:33:00,160
away from the shorter of the two and
970
00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:01,660
kind of err on the side of maybe
971
00:33:02,520 --> 00:33:04,800
going for one now because we already have
972
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:08,560
a fitted dress oh sorry I kind of
973
00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:10,140
like these two are very similar but this
974
00:33:10,140 --> 00:33:11,620
is cute I like the cut out from
975
00:33:11,620 --> 00:33:13,900
the back yeah this is really cute let's
976
00:33:13,900 --> 00:33:15,460
do this one okay yeah let's do that
977
00:33:15,460 --> 00:33:17,080
one we'll keep these really casual I know
978
00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:18,720
that you have a pair of flats you
979
00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,520
can go barefoot or flats because we're going
980
00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:21,600
to be walking down the beach whatever you
981
00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:23,300
feel most comfortable in I'm going to stick
982
00:33:23,300 --> 00:33:24,640
away from the white shirt since we're wearing
983
00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:25,640
the white dress because then it would just
984
00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:27,440
be too matchy match maybe go with the
985
00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:29,840
black shirt if that's okay yeah great awesome
986
00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:32,200
thanks guys yeah so Taylor I actually want
987
00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:33,320
you to sit the way that I had
988
00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:38,940
you yeah nice and then Sam I'm going
989
00:33:38,940 --> 00:33:42,380
to have you right about there beautiful and
990
00:33:42,380 --> 00:33:44,400
I want you to interlock your right arm
991
00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:46,740
see that's beautiful now because you're so petite
992
00:33:46,740 --> 00:33:48,780
I don't want you on the decline I
993
00:33:48,780 --> 00:33:51,620
want you even higher yes and so due
994
00:33:51,620 --> 00:33:52,640
to my angle you just make sure that
995
00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,840
your knees are kept closed yeah and you're
996
00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:56,540
fine though right now it's beautiful and it's
997
00:33:56,540 --> 00:34:00,200
fine so you're going to interlock your arm
998
00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:03,140
around yeah beautiful bring the hair out a
999
00:34:03,140 --> 00:34:04,420
little bit from behind his arm yep there
1000
00:34:04,420 --> 00:34:07,260
we go beautiful oh this light I'm going
1001
00:34:07,260 --> 00:34:10,800
to shoot this at a 2.8 I'm
1002
00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:12,400
at 125 ISO I'm going to go up
1003
00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:13,900
to 160 ISO so I'm going to do
1004
00:34:13,900 --> 00:34:15,980
a test shot real quick I see that
1005
00:34:15,980 --> 00:34:17,100
there's a trash can in the background so
1006
00:34:17,100 --> 00:34:19,199
I'm going to reposition my body to crop
1007
00:34:19,199 --> 00:34:20,739
that out now so I don't have to
1008
00:34:20,739 --> 00:34:21,780
deal with it in post I'm going to
1009
00:34:21,780 --> 00:34:26,380
do a test shot you take your time
1010
00:34:26,380 --> 00:34:29,940
Sam take your time this is beautiful this
1011
00:34:29,940 --> 00:34:35,840
is absolutely stunning so they're laughing this is
1012
00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:41,000
great this is great that's cute actually can
1013
00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:42,199
you guys go back to looking at each
1014
00:34:42,199 --> 00:34:44,219
other and Taylor you fixing her hair was
1015
00:34:44,219 --> 00:34:46,300
adorable so you guys just own that that's
1016
00:34:46,300 --> 00:34:50,080
cute good now Taylor can you put your
1017
00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:51,560
hand underneath her chin and guide her in
1018
00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:56,980
for a light kiss good people this is
1019
00:34:56,980 --> 00:34:59,700
it good hang out there for one second
1020
00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:13,670
beautiful beautiful okay
1021
00:35:13,670 --> 00:35:15,090
so I'm going to switch my settings I'm
1022
00:35:15,090 --> 00:35:18,870
at a 1.2 1600th of a second
1023
00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:21,850
160 ISO beautiful Sam you just relax a
1024
00:35:21,850 --> 00:35:27,430
smile beautiful eyes down and then Taylor can
1025
00:35:27,430 --> 00:35:28,870
you look out towards the ocean or actually
1026
00:35:28,870 --> 00:35:31,130
look at my finger chin down a tiny
1027
00:35:31,130 --> 00:35:37,950
bit good slight smile Sam eyes here Sam
1028
00:35:40,230 --> 00:35:42,570
yes okay let's get down to the beach
1029
00:35:42,570 --> 00:35:44,630
so what I want to do is because
1030
00:35:44,630 --> 00:35:47,730
we're going down an incline let's see Taylor
1031
00:35:47,730 --> 00:35:48,890
I'm going to have you like maybe two
1032
00:35:48,890 --> 00:35:50,850
steps ahead because that'll even out your height
1033
00:35:50,850 --> 00:35:52,670
and you're going to be like it's more
1034
00:35:52,670 --> 00:35:54,030
of like a chivalrous shot like you're making
1035
00:35:54,030 --> 00:35:56,690
sure that Sam is coming down nice very
1036
00:35:56,690 --> 00:36:00,090
light okay good good good good good so
1037
00:36:00,090 --> 00:36:01,850
I'm going to position Taylor so Taylor you
1038
00:36:01,850 --> 00:36:04,010
go down I'm going to shoot this at
1039
00:36:04,010 --> 00:36:06,590
a 2.5 the focus will be on
1040
00:36:06,590 --> 00:36:10,650
Taylor because Samantha's back will be to me
1041
00:36:10,650 --> 00:36:12,750
I'm shooting this at 1000th of a second
1042
00:36:12,750 --> 00:36:16,010
2.5 160 ISO great okay so I'm
1043
00:36:16,010 --> 00:36:17,350
ready for you and then you guys are
1044
00:36:17,350 --> 00:36:21,630
going to slowly start walking down so start
1045
00:36:21,630 --> 00:36:24,810
walking yes so start walk yes yes yes
1046
00:36:24,810 --> 00:36:27,190
you pull her look back at her nice
1047
00:36:27,670 --> 00:36:36,680
good good beautiful now let's see Sam lean
1048
00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:41,120
back a little both hands yeah beautiful good
1049
00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:45,700
hang out there Taylor can I have your
1050
00:36:45,700 --> 00:36:48,440
thumb in your pocket yeah just like that
1051
00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:50,860
just like that so what I did is
1052
00:36:50,860 --> 00:36:52,640
I put them on steps to roughly put
1053
00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:56,100
them at the same height I'm shooting at
1054
00:36:56,100 --> 00:37:00,600
800th of a second 160 ISO 2.5
1055
00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:02,160
beautiful now what I want you to do
1056
00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:04,700
is Taylor can you come into Sam come
1057
00:37:04,700 --> 00:37:17,440
into her nice nice nice nice yes oh
1058
00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:18,780
this is cute he's just kind of looking
1059
00:37:18,780 --> 00:37:23,060
at her laughing beautiful good Sam can you
1060
00:37:23,060 --> 00:37:25,900
look over at JD yeah good and then
1061
00:37:25,900 --> 00:37:29,180
Taylor you're looking at Sam that's cute guys
1062
00:37:29,180 --> 00:37:34,400
yes take your time good okay let's walk
1063
00:37:36,060 --> 00:37:38,160
yes the light is changing and this is
1064
00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:39,740
so beautiful but I'm afraid I'm going to
1065
00:37:39,740 --> 00:37:40,660
lose too much of it so I want
1066
00:37:40,660 --> 00:37:43,640
to be extra extra extra careful about what's
1067
00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:45,640
happening and I know that she's getting cold
1068
00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:47,360
and I don't want this experience to be
1069
00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:48,640
ruined because of the weather so I need
1070
00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:50,900
to work as quickly as possible rad so
1071
00:37:50,900 --> 00:37:52,080
you guys just stay there for a sec
1072
00:37:58,860 --> 00:38:02,120
ah this is so darn pretty I'm going
1073
00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:07,400
to shoot back flip which ah yes okay
1074
00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:09,760
let's do yes yes down the rock you're
1075
00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:17,240
so brilliant turn towards each other get up
1076
00:38:17,240 --> 00:38:19,980
on your tippy toes yes let's lean down
1077
00:38:19,980 --> 00:38:23,220
into her Taylor yes kiss her forehead Taylor
1078
00:38:24,580 --> 00:38:30,420
Taylor can you yes thank you beautiful good
1079
00:38:30,420 --> 00:38:33,400
now for this photo ah Taylor I want
1080
00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:36,000
you to wrap your arms yes actually just
1081
00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,320
stay there that's really pretty just relax bring
1082
00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:39,860
that hair bring all the hair to one
1083
00:38:39,860 --> 00:38:41,620
side yes okay so the sun is coming
1084
00:38:41,620 --> 00:38:42,300
out so I'm going to have to fight
1085
00:38:42,300 --> 00:38:44,920
that I'm going to switch my ah settings
1086
00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:46,060
as she's fixing her hair I'm going to
1087
00:38:46,060 --> 00:38:50,060
get a test shot okay I'm at 1250
1088
00:38:50,060 --> 00:38:58,720
in a second 2.5 160 ISO so
1089
00:38:58,720 --> 00:38:59,960
I'm getting a lot a lot a lot
1090
00:38:59,960 --> 00:39:01,300
of haze which is not my friend right
1091
00:39:01,300 --> 00:39:05,040
now but I'm going to try to find
1092
00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:06,060
a focal point that's going to lock and
1093
00:39:06,060 --> 00:39:08,080
you guys take your time beautiful actually Sam
1094
00:39:08,080 --> 00:39:09,640
you just let your hair go it's fine
1095
00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:15,120
it's beautiful yes eyes out come in yes
1096
00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:19,520
there there we go there we go hang
1097
00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:21,000
out one second the sun is behind you
1098
00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:22,440
so it's making a little bit difficult so
1099
00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:24,400
it's nothing with you it's just how long
1100
00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:25,820
it's going to take my camera to focus
1101
00:39:32,210 --> 00:39:34,130
I'm at one thousandth of a second I'm
1102
00:39:34,130 --> 00:39:35,730
going to use Taylor's body to block the
1103
00:39:35,730 --> 00:39:41,050
sun which now I feel like I'm beautiful
1104
00:39:41,470 --> 00:39:43,190
there we go good now what I want
1105
00:39:43,190 --> 00:39:44,810
you to do is if possible I'm going
1106
00:39:44,810 --> 00:39:46,250
to see if it's going to work is
1107
00:39:46,250 --> 00:39:48,290
Taylor can you bring your legs or your
1108
00:39:48,290 --> 00:39:50,970
ankles a little closer together and then Sam
1109
00:39:50,970 --> 00:39:52,190
I want your hands around his neck and
1110
00:39:52,190 --> 00:39:53,270
then Taylor I want you to wrap your
1111
00:39:53,270 --> 00:39:54,890
arms around her and pick her pick her
1112
00:39:54,890 --> 00:39:56,870
up a little but don't pull her all
1113
00:39:56,870 --> 00:39:58,190
the way like this you just kind of
1114
00:39:58,190 --> 00:39:59,710
pick her up so that she's elevated a
1115
00:39:59,710 --> 00:40:01,570
tiny bit and then just be conscious of
1116
00:40:01,570 --> 00:40:03,530
your legs don't lock the knees kind of
1117
00:40:03,530 --> 00:40:05,490
flick your legs ever so slightly not like
1118
00:40:05,490 --> 00:40:11,550
half bent yes yes yes so hang out
1119
00:40:11,550 --> 00:40:13,850
one sec I'm going to get my settings
1120
00:40:13,850 --> 00:40:17,210
right okay I love this light right now
1121
00:40:17,210 --> 00:40:22,730
this is beautiful I'm ready good that's good
1122
00:40:22,730 --> 00:40:24,910
let's try that one more time and this
1123
00:40:24,910 --> 00:40:26,690
time he'll lift you up and then you
1124
00:40:26,690 --> 00:40:28,210
kind of flick your legs let's try that
1125
00:40:28,210 --> 00:40:38,090
let's try that good good now
1126
00:40:38,090 --> 00:40:40,170
this time get on the rock now Sam
1127
00:40:40,170 --> 00:40:42,090
I actually like that better you leaning back
1128
00:40:42,090 --> 00:40:43,330
we get all your hair and then Taylor
1129
00:40:43,330 --> 00:40:51,190
Taylor you come in to her so this
1130
00:40:51,190 --> 00:40:52,670
time can you guys bring your foreheads together
1131
00:40:54,650 --> 00:40:57,750
oh yes there we go forget the leg
1132
00:40:57,750 --> 00:41:06,770
flip it just didn't work beautiful oh hang
1133
00:41:06,770 --> 00:41:08,510
on one sec whoa the sun came out
1134
00:41:08,510 --> 00:41:10,050
I should have been at 1600 that was
1135
00:41:10,050 --> 00:41:12,150
actually at 1000th of a second no bueno
1136
00:41:15,110 --> 00:41:16,950
that was so pretty hang out there hang
1137
00:41:16,950 --> 00:41:22,150
out there Sam, can you get the little
1138
00:41:22,150 --> 00:41:23,730
hair that's in your face, right here?
1139
00:41:26,530 --> 00:41:26,850
Good.
1140
00:41:31,780 --> 00:41:32,340
There we go.
1141
00:41:32,540 --> 00:41:33,360
Now we're in the fire.
1142
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:37,780
Sam, can you look in front of you?
1143
00:41:38,780 --> 00:41:39,800
Yes, there we go.
1144
00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:42,080
Okay, the light changed again.
1145
00:41:42,180 --> 00:41:43,340
I'm going to have to compensate tremendously.
1146
00:41:44,180 --> 00:41:45,460
I'm going down to a thousandth now.
1147
00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:47,320
Beautiful.
1148
00:41:47,620 --> 00:41:48,300
So now what I'm going to do, I'll
1149
00:41:48,300 --> 00:41:49,700
have you guys take a couple steps towards
1150
00:41:49,700 --> 00:41:49,960
me.
1151
00:42:01,850 --> 00:42:07,170
So when you guys walk, careful for your
1152
00:42:07,170 --> 00:42:08,030
hands not to come up.
1153
00:42:08,170 --> 00:42:09,050
They're just going to be nice and...
1154
00:42:09,050 --> 00:42:09,570
There we go.
1155
00:42:10,250 --> 00:42:11,830
And then Sam, you take all the time
1156
00:42:11,830 --> 00:42:12,170
you need.
1157
00:42:15,170 --> 00:42:16,190
Looking at each other.
1158
00:42:21,910 --> 00:42:22,310
Beautiful.
1159
00:42:22,910 --> 00:42:25,270
Taylor, I'm going to have you sit as
1160
00:42:25,270 --> 00:42:26,390
comfortable as possible.
1161
00:42:26,610 --> 00:42:28,290
And then Sam, you'll be right here.
1162
00:42:29,610 --> 00:42:31,410
So take your time, take your time.
1163
00:42:32,870 --> 00:42:34,490
So this is what's going on right now.
1164
00:42:34,690 --> 00:42:36,430
The sun keeps on coming in and out
1165
00:42:36,430 --> 00:42:37,890
and in and out, which is beautiful, but
1166
00:42:37,890 --> 00:42:39,530
I really want a cloud to come over
1167
00:42:39,530 --> 00:42:41,030
it because I don't have to fight so
1168
00:42:41,030 --> 00:42:43,130
hard for my focal point.
1169
00:42:43,190 --> 00:42:44,770
I feel like my camera's trying to bite
1170
00:42:44,770 --> 00:42:46,630
at the focus and we're going to see
1171
00:42:46,630 --> 00:42:48,630
what transpires right now.
1172
00:42:50,050 --> 00:42:52,190
Taylor, can I have you put your hand
1173
00:42:52,190 --> 00:42:53,010
on your right knee?
1174
00:42:53,290 --> 00:42:53,430
Taylor?
1175
00:42:54,490 --> 00:42:54,890
Yes.
1176
00:42:55,370 --> 00:42:57,610
And then Sam, you put your hand...
1177
00:42:58,690 --> 00:42:59,810
No, no, no.
1178
00:43:00,110 --> 00:43:00,850
No, no, no, no.
1179
00:43:00,950 --> 00:43:01,730
Yeah, I got that.
1180
00:43:01,830 --> 00:43:02,450
I got that.
1181
00:43:02,550 --> 00:43:02,970
I got that.
1182
00:43:03,110 --> 00:43:04,110
And then just relax your hand.
1183
00:43:04,350 --> 00:43:04,890
There we go.
1184
00:43:04,970 --> 00:43:05,170
Nice.
1185
00:43:05,510 --> 00:43:06,730
And then, yes, you guys are just looking
1186
00:43:06,730 --> 00:43:07,150
at each other.
1187
00:43:07,270 --> 00:43:08,630
Okay, now the light is exactly where I
1188
00:43:08,630 --> 00:43:08,910
want it.
1189
00:43:09,050 --> 00:43:10,150
This is exactly what I want.
1190
00:43:10,510 --> 00:43:12,290
I'm at 2.5, 1,000th of a
1191
00:43:12,290 --> 00:43:13,930
second, 160 ISO.
1192
00:43:15,070 --> 00:43:16,110
They're not looking at me.
1193
00:43:16,190 --> 00:43:17,770
They're close to the same plane of focus.
1194
00:43:18,070 --> 00:43:19,510
I can shoot it at 2.5 so
1195
00:43:19,510 --> 00:43:21,030
I can get this nice beautiful bokeh and
1196
00:43:21,030 --> 00:43:21,950
light behind them.
1197
00:43:23,570 --> 00:43:24,470
Now what I'm going to do is I'm
1198
00:43:24,470 --> 00:43:27,510
going to shoot at 1.2, getting reactions
1199
00:43:27,510 --> 00:43:29,230
from her, and then I'm going to flip
1200
00:43:29,230 --> 00:43:30,510
it and get reactions from him, which makes
1201
00:43:30,510 --> 00:43:32,610
a great story in a slideshow.
1202
00:43:38,930 --> 00:43:40,010
Beautiful, yes, good.
1203
00:43:40,790 --> 00:43:41,670
Do that one more time.
1204
00:43:41,750 --> 00:43:43,270
Bring the hair from this side of your...
1205
00:43:43,270 --> 00:43:43,950
Wrap it around.
1206
00:43:45,290 --> 00:43:46,130
Yes, yes.
1207
00:43:48,170 --> 00:43:49,010
There we go.
1208
00:43:50,070 --> 00:43:50,490
Good.
1209
00:43:53,610 --> 00:43:54,030
Good.
1210
00:43:54,410 --> 00:43:55,170
I'm going to flip.
1211
00:43:57,850 --> 00:43:58,170
Cool.
1212
00:44:01,520 --> 00:44:03,320
Now I'm going to get Taylor talking and
1213
00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:03,940
chatting with Samia.
1214
00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:05,920
I'm cropping you out from the waist up
1215
00:44:05,920 --> 00:44:06,980
so you don't have to worry about that
1216
00:44:06,980 --> 00:44:07,360
right now.
1217
00:44:08,340 --> 00:44:09,180
And so, let's see.
1218
00:44:09,900 --> 00:44:11,100
Taylor, you're talking to Sam.
1219
00:44:11,200 --> 00:44:11,980
Sam, you're talking to Taylor.
1220
00:44:12,060 --> 00:44:12,420
There you go.
1221
00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:15,200
There we go.
1222
00:44:15,420 --> 00:44:16,760
I'm at 2.5 hundredth of a second.
1223
00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:25,460
I just need one shot of him looking
1224
00:44:25,460 --> 00:44:26,660
at her, kind of laughing, smiling.
1225
00:44:26,880 --> 00:44:27,280
There we go.
1226
00:44:27,680 --> 00:44:28,020
They were there.
1227
00:44:29,280 --> 00:44:29,600
Almost.
1228
00:44:29,780 --> 00:44:30,160
Come on.
1229
00:44:33,820 --> 00:44:35,580
Sam, can you whisper something to Taylor in
1230
00:44:35,580 --> 00:44:36,200
his right ear?
1231
00:44:40,700 --> 00:44:41,060
Good.
1232
00:44:42,020 --> 00:44:43,180
You guys can feel away from each other?
1233
00:44:43,500 --> 00:44:43,600
Yes.
1234
00:44:45,500 --> 00:44:46,260
There it is.
1235
00:44:48,600 --> 00:44:49,720
Word, word.
1236
00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:50,780
Let's do this, friends.
1237
00:44:50,940 --> 00:44:51,420
Let's head out.
1238
00:44:53,120 --> 00:44:54,540
Actually, I'm going to just do one shot
1239
00:44:54,540 --> 00:44:57,960
of you guys looking out, looking out, standing
1240
00:44:57,960 --> 00:44:59,180
here looking out into the ocean.
1241
00:44:59,320 --> 00:45:00,040
I'm going to shoot it from up there.
1242
00:45:08,570 --> 00:45:11,970
I'm at 4.0. I'm at 2,200.
1243
00:45:12,030 --> 00:45:12,830
Hold on a second.
1244
00:45:12,970 --> 00:45:13,710
Let me get my settings.
1245
00:45:15,030 --> 00:45:15,250
Okay.
1246
00:45:15,510 --> 00:45:17,090
I'm at 4.0 five hundredth of a
1247
00:45:17,090 --> 00:45:17,990
second, 200 ISO.
1248
00:45:19,990 --> 00:45:23,210
I am getting a tiny bit of the
1249
00:45:23,210 --> 00:45:26,870
staircase in the lower right-hand corner.
1250
00:45:27,330 --> 00:45:28,870
I've dropped down to four hundredth of a
1251
00:45:28,870 --> 00:45:30,110
second, and I'm okay with that.
1252
00:45:30,450 --> 00:45:31,890
Can you guys just hold your hands?
1253
00:45:32,230 --> 00:45:32,590
Center.
1254
00:45:33,810 --> 00:45:34,190
Yes.
1255
00:45:38,810 --> 00:45:39,170
Beautiful.
1256
00:45:39,710 --> 00:45:40,650
Looking at each other.
1257
00:45:42,930 --> 00:45:44,810
And then lean down for a kiss, Taylor.
1258
00:45:44,950 --> 00:45:45,370
Lean down.
1259
00:45:45,490 --> 00:45:45,750
Yes.
1260
00:45:48,830 --> 00:45:50,050
Oh, that's great, guys.
1261
00:45:50,330 --> 00:45:51,090
That's fantastic.
1262
00:45:51,750 --> 00:45:52,470
That's fantastic.
1263
00:45:52,630 --> 00:45:53,290
Okay, let's head up.
1264
00:45:53,690 --> 00:45:55,370
So, sunset was slated for 7.30, which
1265
00:45:55,370 --> 00:45:56,730
we're not going to really get because the
1266
00:45:56,730 --> 00:45:57,910
clouds came in, but I'm thinking if you
1267
00:45:57,910 --> 00:45:59,770
guys are okay, maybe changing into one less
1268
00:45:59,770 --> 00:46:02,230
outfit and shooting up top with some nice
1269
00:46:02,230 --> 00:46:05,130
flat shrubbery, and then we'll get views of
1270
00:46:05,130 --> 00:46:06,270
you guys up top, coming down.
1271
00:46:06,270 --> 00:46:06,550
Sure.
1272
00:46:06,650 --> 00:46:08,110
There's maybe like 10 minutes left up there.
1273
00:46:08,230 --> 00:46:08,910
Yeah, that's perfect.
1274
00:46:09,010 --> 00:46:11,030
But so far, you guys, we could have
1275
00:46:11,030 --> 00:46:12,730
ended this session like 30 minutes ago.
1276
00:46:12,730 --> 00:46:13,370
We would have been good.
1277
00:46:13,770 --> 00:46:14,630
So, this is fantastic.
1278
00:46:14,950 --> 00:46:17,950
So, we just ended part two of our
1279
00:46:17,950 --> 00:46:19,550
shooting map, which is down on the beach.
1280
00:46:19,610 --> 00:46:20,970
We had some great light, but what I
1281
00:46:20,970 --> 00:46:22,570
noticed as I was shooting was that the
1282
00:46:22,570 --> 00:46:24,610
clouds and the fog are coming in really
1283
00:46:24,610 --> 00:46:26,190
quickly, so we're not going to get a
1284
00:46:26,190 --> 00:46:26,650
true sunset.
1285
00:46:26,850 --> 00:46:28,950
Sunset today is slated for 7.30. It's
1286
00:46:28,950 --> 00:46:31,530
now about 6.45, which means I won't
1287
00:46:31,530 --> 00:46:32,790
be able to take the shoot as far
1288
00:46:32,790 --> 00:46:33,310
as I wanted.
1289
00:46:33,310 --> 00:46:35,730
So, as a way to manage my clients'
1290
00:46:35,910 --> 00:46:37,630
expectations, I told them, hey, we're going to
1291
00:46:37,630 --> 00:46:38,190
end at sunset.
1292
00:46:38,350 --> 00:46:40,570
Sunset should be around 7.25. I now
1293
00:46:40,570 --> 00:46:42,250
know I cannot possibly end at 7.25
1294
00:46:42,250 --> 00:46:43,430
because it'll be far too dark.
1295
00:46:43,810 --> 00:46:45,310
So, as a way to kind of manage
1296
00:46:45,310 --> 00:46:47,670
their expectations and exceed what they're expecting, I
1297
00:46:47,670 --> 00:46:49,930
said, since you brought a third outfit, why
1298
00:46:49,930 --> 00:46:51,230
don't you guys change into the third outfit
1299
00:46:51,230 --> 00:46:52,770
and then we'll end up on the field.
1300
00:46:53,070 --> 00:46:54,870
So, in case we don't make it to
1301
00:46:54,870 --> 00:46:57,010
7.30, which we probably won't because of
1302
00:46:57,010 --> 00:46:58,730
sunset, at least they'll have a third outfit
1303
00:46:58,730 --> 00:47:01,170
and feel really great about having enough diversity
1304
00:47:01,170 --> 00:47:02,510
in their portfolio so they won't feel like
1305
00:47:02,510 --> 00:47:04,290
they were chinced or cheated as a result
1306
00:47:04,290 --> 00:47:05,370
of just what the weather is.
1307
00:47:05,590 --> 00:47:07,110
So, we're headed up and we'll see you
1308
00:47:07,110 --> 00:47:07,530
guys up there.
1309
00:47:07,950 --> 00:47:09,330
I'm going to shoot a little bit wide,
1310
00:47:09,450 --> 00:47:10,590
so you guys will be small within the
1311
00:47:10,590 --> 00:47:10,890
frame.
1312
00:47:11,130 --> 00:47:12,110
We're going to kind of just set the
1313
00:47:12,110 --> 00:47:12,370
scene.
1314
00:47:12,610 --> 00:47:14,290
So, we'll have you guys walking this way.
1315
00:47:14,350 --> 00:47:15,910
I'll be talking you through what that looks
1316
00:47:15,910 --> 00:47:16,170
like.
1317
00:47:16,370 --> 00:47:17,570
And then I'm going to put you guys
1318
00:47:17,570 --> 00:47:18,910
here in this small field and then I'll
1319
00:47:18,910 --> 00:47:20,310
shoot you against a tree and then we
1320
00:47:20,310 --> 00:47:20,850
end it.
1321
00:47:21,010 --> 00:47:21,170
Okay.
1322
00:47:21,390 --> 00:47:21,970
There's vision.
1323
00:47:22,090 --> 00:47:22,770
There's vision here.
1324
00:47:22,850 --> 00:47:23,050
Okay.
1325
00:47:23,530 --> 00:47:25,510
So, Taylor, I'm going to get you closest
1326
00:47:25,510 --> 00:47:27,490
to the railing and so Sam, you'll be
1327
00:47:27,490 --> 00:47:28,390
on the inside of it.
1328
00:47:29,750 --> 00:47:30,110
Good.
1329
00:47:30,110 --> 00:47:32,050
And so, yes, Taylor, both hands in your
1330
00:47:32,050 --> 00:47:32,330
pockets.
1331
00:47:32,530 --> 00:47:35,050
You guys are going to be walking alongside
1332
00:47:35,050 --> 00:47:37,350
the gate.
1333
00:47:37,670 --> 00:47:39,230
Now, I do know there's a sign in
1334
00:47:39,230 --> 00:47:41,490
the background right now and I'm just going
1335
00:47:41,490 --> 00:47:43,190
to wait for that to roll out.
1336
00:47:43,870 --> 00:47:44,050
Nice.
1337
00:47:46,650 --> 00:47:47,570
Yeah, we're going to get you.
1338
00:47:47,590 --> 00:47:48,550
Let's get you guys on the side of
1339
00:47:48,550 --> 00:47:48,830
the tree.
1340
00:47:58,310 --> 00:48:00,230
So, these shots are basically just going to
1341
00:48:00,230 --> 00:48:01,790
be to set the scene, tell a story
1342
00:48:01,790 --> 00:48:04,590
as part of the slideshow.
1343
00:48:06,110 --> 00:48:07,170
Taylor, can you look at Sam?
1344
00:48:07,730 --> 00:48:08,950
Sam, can you look towards the sun?
1345
00:48:09,690 --> 00:48:09,950
Beautiful.
1346
00:48:11,190 --> 00:48:12,430
Sam, can you look back at that?
1347
00:48:12,950 --> 00:48:13,710
Yes, there we go.
1348
00:48:14,830 --> 00:48:15,110
Beautiful.
1349
00:48:16,410 --> 00:48:16,690
Beautiful.
1350
00:48:18,230 --> 00:48:18,510
Good.
1351
00:48:18,950 --> 00:48:19,750
So, now what I'm going to have you
1352
00:48:19,750 --> 00:48:26,230
guys do, if possible, I'm just, I know
1353
00:48:26,230 --> 00:48:28,770
we're not supposed to climb the fence, but
1354
00:48:28,770 --> 00:48:29,870
if you guys can do it safely.
1355
00:48:30,130 --> 00:48:31,030
I just think if I get you on
1356
00:48:31,030 --> 00:48:31,870
this side of the fence, I can get
1357
00:48:31,870 --> 00:48:33,090
you right here and get all of the
1358
00:48:33,090 --> 00:48:34,230
ocean behind you guys, which I think would
1359
00:48:34,230 --> 00:48:35,610
be something to fight for.
1360
00:48:37,790 --> 00:48:39,270
Okay, but I don't want you, you're so
1361
00:48:39,270 --> 00:48:40,950
petite, I want you being extra careful.
1362
00:48:41,110 --> 00:48:42,430
Let's get Taylor on the other side first
1363
00:48:44,270 --> 00:48:44,870
and then...
1364
00:48:44,870 --> 00:48:45,130
Okay.
1365
00:48:47,990 --> 00:48:48,590
Okay, nice.
1366
00:48:48,930 --> 00:48:50,230
Okay, I'm going to get you guys right
1367
00:48:50,230 --> 00:48:50,850
over there.
1368
00:48:50,930 --> 00:48:51,970
Careful for the cactus, though.
1369
00:48:52,090 --> 00:48:53,370
Like, that's the scariest part.
1370
00:48:54,590 --> 00:48:55,750
And right there would be great.
1371
00:48:55,830 --> 00:48:57,010
I don't want you going any further.
1372
00:48:58,630 --> 00:48:58,850
Good.
1373
00:48:59,030 --> 00:49:00,710
Now, Taylor, can you get on, let's see,
1374
00:49:00,750 --> 00:49:01,970
Sam, scoot over to the left a tiny
1375
00:49:01,970 --> 00:49:02,250
bit.
1376
00:49:02,250 --> 00:49:03,850
And then, Taylor, you get on that side.
1377
00:49:03,990 --> 00:49:04,650
The sun just came out.
1378
00:49:04,690 --> 00:49:06,570
So, Taylor, turn your chest towards Sam.
1379
00:49:06,810 --> 00:49:07,450
Yeah, there we go.
1380
00:49:07,790 --> 00:49:09,130
So, because the sun came out, I want
1381
00:49:09,130 --> 00:49:10,270
to make sure that the sun is at
1382
00:49:10,270 --> 00:49:10,990
behind them.
1383
00:49:11,110 --> 00:49:15,630
And then, Taylor will be blocking the sun
1384
00:49:15,630 --> 00:49:16,530
from Sam.
1385
00:49:18,690 --> 00:49:21,030
Taylor, can you turn your right shoulder in
1386
00:49:21,030 --> 00:49:21,930
towards Sam a little more?
1387
00:49:22,190 --> 00:49:22,690
There we go.
1388
00:49:22,990 --> 00:49:23,410
There we go.
1389
00:49:27,990 --> 00:49:29,570
So, I got more of like an aerial
1390
00:49:29,570 --> 00:49:31,990
kind of perspective standing up on the gate.
1391
00:49:36,330 --> 00:49:37,530
And I'm going to pull back to get
1392
00:49:37,530 --> 00:49:38,830
a little bit of a wider perspective.
1393
00:49:39,250 --> 00:49:41,970
The problem is the gate will still be
1394
00:49:41,970 --> 00:49:42,370
in the way.
1395
00:49:44,890 --> 00:49:46,050
Can you guys look out towards the ocean?
1396
00:49:46,990 --> 00:49:47,310
Yes.
1397
00:49:47,590 --> 00:49:47,970
There we go.
1398
00:49:48,090 --> 00:49:48,410
Yes.
1399
00:49:48,910 --> 00:49:49,550
Okay, this is it.
1400
00:49:49,630 --> 00:49:50,070
I like it.
1401
00:49:50,310 --> 00:49:51,910
She's so tiny compared to him, but I
1402
00:49:51,910 --> 00:49:52,410
think it's working.
1403
00:49:55,330 --> 00:49:56,630
I'm going to, my settings are at 2
1404
00:49:56,630 --> 00:49:59,070
.8, 400th of a second, 200 ISO.
1405
00:50:00,450 --> 00:50:01,630
I'm going to switch my perspective.
1406
00:50:02,030 --> 00:50:03,030
I'm going to slip in through the gate.
1407
00:50:05,210 --> 00:50:05,950
There we go.
1408
00:50:06,630 --> 00:50:07,010
Okay.
1409
00:50:09,150 --> 00:50:09,730
I did.
1410
00:50:09,970 --> 00:50:10,930
I slid through the fence.
1411
00:50:11,150 --> 00:50:12,370
I wasn't as brave as you guys.
1412
00:50:12,610 --> 00:50:14,490
Now, Sam, can you have your chest in,
1413
00:50:14,570 --> 00:50:16,190
your back in Taylor's chest?
1414
00:50:18,930 --> 00:50:19,310
Yeah.
1415
00:50:20,370 --> 00:50:20,750
Beautiful.
1416
00:50:21,010 --> 00:50:21,790
And then get all the hair.
1417
00:50:21,870 --> 00:50:22,570
Yeah, Taylor, yes.
1418
00:50:22,790 --> 00:50:23,550
Yes, Taylor, yes.
1419
00:50:23,730 --> 00:50:24,290
Yes, yes, yes.
1420
00:50:24,750 --> 00:50:26,010
He is on hair, and he's so good
1421
00:50:26,010 --> 00:50:26,470
at it.
1422
00:50:26,750 --> 00:50:27,810
He's so good at it.
1423
00:50:30,690 --> 00:50:31,070
Good.
1424
00:50:31,070 --> 00:50:34,110
Sam, bring your right shoulder more towards me.
1425
00:50:35,210 --> 00:50:35,570
Yes.
1426
00:50:36,030 --> 00:50:38,550
And then put your hand, arm on the
1427
00:50:38,550 --> 00:50:38,930
inside.
1428
00:50:39,290 --> 00:50:39,670
There we go.
1429
00:50:40,570 --> 00:50:41,510
Yeah, there we go.
1430
00:50:44,470 --> 00:50:44,830
Beautiful.
1431
00:50:46,250 --> 00:50:47,190
Oh, this is really nice.
1432
00:50:47,750 --> 00:50:48,270
Bless you.
1433
00:50:51,270 --> 00:50:51,870
That's great.
1434
00:50:51,950 --> 00:50:52,870
I want to make sure and shoot through
1435
00:50:52,870 --> 00:50:53,310
those laughs.
1436
00:50:53,450 --> 00:50:54,350
These are great.
1437
00:50:54,750 --> 00:50:55,650
Okay, so now what I want you to
1438
00:50:55,650 --> 00:50:57,270
do is, Taylor, can you get the hair
1439
00:50:57,270 --> 00:50:58,670
that's up on top?
1440
00:50:58,730 --> 00:50:59,210
Just kind of pat it.
1441
00:50:59,290 --> 00:50:59,930
Yes, there we go.
1442
00:51:01,070 --> 00:51:01,310
Good.
1443
00:51:01,630 --> 00:51:03,430
So because there is such a height difference,
1444
00:51:03,570 --> 00:51:05,610
I would love, let's see, Taylor, can you
1445
00:51:05,610 --> 00:51:06,950
square your shoulders towards me?
1446
00:51:07,090 --> 00:51:07,490
There we go.
1447
00:51:07,650 --> 00:51:07,910
Beautiful.
1448
00:51:08,170 --> 00:51:09,850
Your arms are going to be around, and
1449
00:51:09,850 --> 00:51:12,230
then, Sam, can you just have your hands?
1450
00:51:12,470 --> 00:51:13,550
Yes, there we go.
1451
00:51:15,610 --> 00:51:18,610
So, here in this photo, I'm just going
1452
00:51:18,610 --> 00:51:20,090
to be using your body, Taylor, as a
1453
00:51:20,090 --> 00:51:22,210
frame for Sam.
1454
00:51:22,590 --> 00:51:22,830
Okay.
1455
00:51:23,390 --> 00:51:24,650
I'm going to shoot this at a 1
1456
00:51:24,650 --> 00:51:29,550
.4. I'm at 200 ISO, 35 millimeter, and
1457
00:51:29,550 --> 00:51:31,590
1 thousandth of a second.
1458
00:51:33,750 --> 00:51:34,150
Beautiful.
1459
00:51:38,950 --> 00:51:41,830
My focal point is on Sam, and actually,
1460
00:51:41,950 --> 00:51:42,710
I can't shoot this vertical.
1461
00:51:42,890 --> 00:51:44,110
I don't think I can shoot this horizontal,
1462
00:51:44,310 --> 00:51:45,550
because I was losing it.
1463
00:51:45,970 --> 00:51:47,450
Taylor, can you rest your head?
1464
00:51:47,670 --> 00:51:48,410
Open up your legs.
1465
00:51:48,890 --> 00:51:50,090
Careful for the, there we go.
1466
00:51:52,750 --> 00:51:52,970
Good.
1467
00:51:53,010 --> 00:51:54,050
We're going to let that hair whip around.
1468
00:51:54,170 --> 00:51:54,690
It's all good.
1469
00:51:54,810 --> 00:51:55,590
We're just going to let it go.
1470
00:51:56,490 --> 00:51:57,490
Look down before.
1471
00:51:57,630 --> 00:51:58,650
Relax that right shoulder.
1472
00:51:58,650 --> 00:51:59,330
Take a deep breath.
1473
00:51:59,410 --> 00:51:59,830
Shake it out.
1474
00:52:00,030 --> 00:52:00,330
Beautiful.
1475
00:52:03,310 --> 00:52:03,810
Eyes here.
1476
00:52:06,270 --> 00:52:06,590
Beautiful.
1477
00:52:06,890 --> 00:52:07,850
Now, I want you on the incline.
1478
00:52:08,110 --> 00:52:08,890
This is the last shot.
1479
00:52:09,430 --> 00:52:09,770
So, careful.
1480
00:52:09,870 --> 00:52:10,830
There is a cactus there.
1481
00:52:11,190 --> 00:52:11,730
So, you're on the incline.
1482
00:52:11,850 --> 00:52:12,630
You're going to turn towards Taylor.
1483
00:52:12,850 --> 00:52:14,370
Taylor, there's the cactus right behind you.
1484
00:52:14,670 --> 00:52:15,230
There we go.
1485
00:52:15,450 --> 00:52:16,730
Turn towards Taylor.
1486
00:52:18,170 --> 00:52:19,530
Thank you guys so much for doing this,
1487
00:52:19,950 --> 00:52:21,690
and this is our last shot.
1488
00:52:22,790 --> 00:52:26,690
Put your hands underneath Taylor's chin, and then
1489
00:52:26,690 --> 00:52:27,150
guide him in.
1490
00:52:27,250 --> 00:52:27,430
Hang on.
1491
00:52:27,430 --> 00:52:28,430
There's a person walking.
1492
00:52:28,570 --> 00:52:29,190
Hang on one sec.
1493
00:52:30,770 --> 00:52:31,130
One.
1494
00:52:31,290 --> 00:52:31,470
Good.
1495
00:52:31,550 --> 00:52:32,910
Now, you're going to guide each other's faces
1496
00:52:32,910 --> 00:52:33,710
in for a nice light.
1497
00:52:33,910 --> 00:52:34,130
Yes.
1498
00:52:34,210 --> 00:52:34,830
There we go, friends.
1499
00:52:34,910 --> 00:52:35,510
There we go.
1500
00:52:37,370 --> 00:52:38,770
Now, we're still shooting at a 1.4
1501
00:52:38,770 --> 00:52:41,050
because, oh, this light.
1502
00:52:41,350 --> 00:52:41,550
Beautiful.
1503
00:52:41,750 --> 00:52:43,370
That again, and then relax that front shoulder.
1504
00:52:43,790 --> 00:52:44,070
Yes.
1505
00:52:44,190 --> 00:52:44,470
Atta girl.
1506
00:52:45,370 --> 00:52:45,730
Yes.
1507
00:52:47,590 --> 00:52:47,910
Woo!
1508
00:52:48,150 --> 00:52:49,070
We're done, friends.
1509
00:52:49,470 --> 00:52:51,390
So, two weeks before you guys see all
1510
00:52:51,390 --> 00:52:52,430
the photos, but I'm going to really try
1511
00:52:52,430 --> 00:52:52,990
to expedite it.
1512
00:52:53,030 --> 00:52:54,130
I want to show you guys as soon
1513
00:52:54,130 --> 00:52:55,310
as possible and get a sneak peek at
1514
00:52:55,310 --> 00:52:57,090
minimum a week from now.
1515
00:52:57,090 --> 00:52:57,590
If not sooner.
1516
00:52:57,930 --> 00:52:58,670
You guys, thank you.
1517
00:52:58,690 --> 00:52:59,610
Thank you so much.
1518
00:52:59,710 --> 00:53:01,430
So, we just ended the engagement session.
1519
00:53:01,630 --> 00:53:03,970
I could not be more happy with how
1520
00:53:03,970 --> 00:53:04,550
things fared.
1521
00:53:04,790 --> 00:53:06,690
I'm going to be honest, and for the
1522
00:53:06,690 --> 00:53:08,790
video crew and to my amazing husband who
1523
00:53:08,790 --> 00:53:11,110
joined the shoot, I extend my sincerest apologies
1524
00:53:11,110 --> 00:53:12,930
to y'all because I wasn't the happiest
1525
00:53:12,930 --> 00:53:13,250
camper.
1526
00:53:13,390 --> 00:53:14,990
I think I had a little bit or
1527
00:53:14,990 --> 00:53:16,750
a lot of an attitude, and I could
1528
00:53:16,750 --> 00:53:18,370
say that now, but I think that the
1529
00:53:18,370 --> 00:53:20,330
stress that I was carmentalizing was the fact
1530
00:53:20,330 --> 00:53:21,590
that I felt like I was up a
1531
00:53:21,590 --> 00:53:23,490
creek without a paddle, and I think it
1532
00:53:23,490 --> 00:53:26,470
kind of goes to show that even if
1533
00:53:26,470 --> 00:53:28,330
the clients, there was about a 13 to
1534
00:53:28,330 --> 00:53:32,170
14 inch height difference, even when it's so
1535
00:53:32,170 --> 00:53:34,190
bright, and there's not any open shade, and
1536
00:53:34,190 --> 00:53:36,470
even if you really don't know exactly where
1537
00:53:36,470 --> 00:53:37,490
you're going or how you're going to get
1538
00:53:37,490 --> 00:53:38,630
there, at the end of the day, if
1539
00:53:38,630 --> 00:53:40,130
you set up a photo map, if you
1540
00:53:40,130 --> 00:53:41,730
approach a shoot with confidence, and if you
1541
00:53:41,730 --> 00:53:43,910
try in every situation to find some sort
1542
00:53:43,910 --> 00:53:45,950
of positivity, it does end up working out.
1543
00:53:46,110 --> 00:53:48,610
I think just kind of changing and recalibrating
1544
00:53:48,610 --> 00:53:50,330
where you're going with the intention.
1545
00:53:50,530 --> 00:53:52,330
With the intention of saying, I'm shooting up
1546
00:53:52,330 --> 00:53:53,610
in the field, I'm shooting down at the
1547
00:53:53,610 --> 00:53:55,210
beach, and I'm shooting through the switchbacks as
1548
00:53:55,210 --> 00:53:56,850
we go down, that's going to make the
1549
00:53:56,850 --> 00:53:57,530
biggest difference.
1550
00:53:58,010 --> 00:54:00,010
So having said that, the takeaways would be
1551
00:54:00,010 --> 00:54:03,190
stay positive, stay focused, have an intentional plan,
1552
00:54:03,390 --> 00:54:05,670
and be definitely open to how things might
1553
00:54:05,670 --> 00:54:07,950
re-navigate and then get recalibrated as you
1554
00:54:07,950 --> 00:54:08,750
go through the session.
1555
00:54:09,090 --> 00:54:10,430
I'm so excited for today.
1556
00:54:10,590 --> 00:54:12,290
I look forward to kind of delving into
1557
00:54:12,290 --> 00:54:14,370
the befores and afters as we get into
1558
00:54:14,370 --> 00:54:16,470
post-processing and what the shoot looked like
1559
00:54:16,470 --> 00:54:17,970
in its entirety, and I'm excited to share
1560
00:54:17,970 --> 00:54:18,630
the gallery soon.
1561
00:54:18,790 --> 00:54:20,010
Thanks guys so much for joining us.
1562
00:54:20,070 --> 00:54:20,450
Have a great day.
1563
00:54:20,890 --> 00:54:23,150
I am absolutely smitten with this couple.
1564
00:54:23,150 --> 00:54:26,250
Samantha and Taylor were so incredibly nice, and
1565
00:54:26,250 --> 00:54:27,590
they were so incredibly kind.
1566
00:54:28,050 --> 00:54:30,350
And even though it was very cold, and
1567
00:54:30,350 --> 00:54:32,770
even though it was very windy, they made
1568
00:54:32,770 --> 00:54:33,390
the best of it.
1569
00:54:33,470 --> 00:54:35,110
And because they made the best of it,
1570
00:54:35,450 --> 00:54:36,630
they absolutely loved their photos.
1571
00:54:36,930 --> 00:54:38,750
In a future lesson, I'm going to show
1572
00:54:38,750 --> 00:54:40,570
you how I cull the images from the
1573
00:54:40,570 --> 00:54:40,810
shoot.
1574
00:54:41,230 --> 00:54:42,590
I'm also going to show you how I
1575
00:54:42,590 --> 00:54:44,490
edit the images from the shoot and the
1576
00:54:44,490 --> 00:54:45,890
things that I use to make the photos
1577
00:54:45,890 --> 00:54:46,930
look the way that I want them.
1578
00:54:47,150 --> 00:54:48,950
And also, I will be talking about how
1579
00:54:48,950 --> 00:54:51,330
I use these images as marketing resources.
1580
00:54:51,330 --> 00:54:53,630
Yes, for my business, and yes, to make
1581
00:54:53,630 --> 00:54:54,350
my clients happy.
1582
00:54:54,550 --> 00:54:55,550
But what I want to do is, I
1583
00:54:55,550 --> 00:54:57,610
want to empower the creative team in advance
1584
00:54:57,610 --> 00:54:59,790
and give them another reason to support and
1585
00:54:59,790 --> 00:55:00,870
get behind this wedding.
1586
00:55:01,610 --> 00:55:03,270
Now, on that note, I want to share
1587
00:55:03,270 --> 00:55:05,830
an email that Taylor had sent after they
1588
00:55:05,830 --> 00:55:07,890
had seen the images from the engagement session.
1589
00:55:08,230 --> 00:55:10,610
As a photographer, it's easy to feel a
1590
00:55:10,610 --> 00:55:13,890
little worried about what their response will be.
1591
00:55:14,110 --> 00:55:16,910
Well, when I had released this slideshow to
1592
00:55:16,910 --> 00:55:19,490
my clients, I got a phone call from
1593
00:55:19,490 --> 00:55:21,410
Samantha, and she was in tears, and she
1594
00:55:21,410 --> 00:55:22,550
said, thank you.
1595
00:55:22,690 --> 00:55:25,350
Thank you for showing how I love Taylor
1596
00:55:25,350 --> 00:55:27,530
in a way that other people can see.
1597
00:55:27,950 --> 00:55:29,410
Which was moving, and it was lovely.
1598
00:55:29,990 --> 00:55:31,850
But then Taylor, being just Taylor, the wonderful
1599
00:55:31,850 --> 00:55:33,150
guy that he is, emailed.
1600
00:55:33,890 --> 00:55:35,210
He said, Jasmine, this is Taylor.
1601
00:55:35,650 --> 00:55:36,910
We just wanted to send you a quick
1602
00:55:36,910 --> 00:55:40,050
thank you note, thanking you again for your
1603
00:55:40,050 --> 00:55:41,210
absolutely incredible work.
1604
00:55:41,550 --> 00:55:43,410
The fact that you got this done this
1605
00:55:43,410 --> 00:55:45,510
quickly is simply amazing, and Sam and I
1606
00:55:45,510 --> 00:55:47,990
feel absolutely like the luckiest couple on Earth
1607
00:55:47,990 --> 00:55:48,850
to get to work with you.
1608
00:55:49,350 --> 00:55:51,410
With that said, these photos are out of
1609
00:55:51,410 --> 00:55:52,110
this world perfect.
1610
00:55:52,410 --> 00:55:53,690
I don't know how to express to you
1611
00:55:53,690 --> 00:55:55,910
in words how happy these make Sam and
1612
00:55:55,910 --> 00:55:56,090
I.
1613
00:55:56,150 --> 00:55:58,410
It literally brought tears to our eyes when
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we had the chance to go through them
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together.
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We are so excited to share these with
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friends and family, and we'll surely look into
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purchasing some prints from the gallery.
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We can't wait to work with you again.
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Seeing how happy you made Sam with this
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shoot is one of the best things I've
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experienced so far during this journey.
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So thank you from the bottom of my
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heart for providing that for us.
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The pictures are beautiful.
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You were an absolute delight to work with,
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and we couldn't be luckier to have you
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as our wedding photographer.
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Lastly, Sam and I feel it is only
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right to extend an invitation to you and
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your husband to our welcome event the evening
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before the wedding.
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It will be at the Blank in Sonoma
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from 6 to 8 p.m., with light
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snacks and drinks provided.
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We would love for you just to come
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as you are, get to know everyone, and
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enjoy yourselves.
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I'm sure we'll talk soon, but once again,
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thank you for all your hard work and
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providing us memories that will last a lifetime,
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Taylor and Sam.
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I don't know why I get a little
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choked up.
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I feel like it brings so much satisfaction
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and gratification to actually reach to people, show
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their love.
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But what I think I get a little
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bit moved by is that Sam and Taylor,
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they share a simple love.
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And the fact that they are inviting J
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.D. and I into that, the fact that
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the knot is covering this wedding, and otherwise
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they would not be able to afford to
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get married.
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So the fact that they're having a small,
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intimate welcome dinner with their closest friends and
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family, and they invite my husband and I
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to join them without any preconceived notions of
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us shooting, means so much to me.
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It means that they value me as a
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person as much as they value me as
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their photographer.
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And I hope the same for every photographer.
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We have prepared to get us to this
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point.
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We have set our expectations.
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We have outlined what we wanted, and then
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we deliver on that.
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And because we do it so articulately, our
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clients feel loved and they feel supported.
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And I want the same for you.
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On that note, totally had a girl moment.
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Get to our homework.
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I'm going to do this in a manly
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00:57:50,450 --> 00:57:51,430
voice as much as possible.
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What I want you to do at your
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next photo shoot, I want you to arrive
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at least 30 minutes early and create a
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photo map.
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It's easy to feel overwhelmed and completely, like
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life is against you when it comes to
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light and weather and maybe location.
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But what I want you to do is
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I want you to assess the location.
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I want you to establish where you're going
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to start the session, where you're going to
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pause the session so that your clients will
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have the opportunity to change if that's something
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they want to do.
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And then I want you to also know
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where you're going to end the session.
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Because if you could tell your clients and
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keep them up to date, it lets them
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00:58:23,830 --> 00:58:25,210
know that you are prepared and then they
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trust you.
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Lastly, I want to remind you, if you
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fail to plan, you plan to fail.
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What I want you to do is I
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want you to know where you're going.
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And once you know where you're going, I
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00:58:33,990 --> 00:58:35,990
want you to create a mind map of
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00:58:35,990 --> 00:58:36,970
how you're going to get there.
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00:58:37,050 --> 00:58:38,390
It will make you feel more confident and
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00:58:38,390 --> 00:58:39,730
assure that you can deliver on the end
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product.
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Thank you guys so much.
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