Disney Concert Hall Engagement Photography

Good morning,

Sorry Jennifer and Jack - I am slow to post on my blog :) In any event, Doug and I had the pleasure of working with Jennifer and Jack on their engagement photography session last weekend. We started at Old Town Pasadena, but quickly moved to another location because the security claimed that we could not take pictures there, which I found extremely odd because I always photograph there under a few "conditions" - (photographers take notes)

1. This is not for commercial purposes
2. It is for my personal portfolio
3. No tripod

As long as you make these claims, you may photograph almost anywhere [without permit]. Another example would be yesterday's wedding. The couple wanted to take pictures at a park and I was approached by a park ranger about the same situation. The aforementioned excuses worked like a charm.

Anyway, we started at Old Town Pasadena, but were asked to leave five minutes into the photo session. With no rustic brick backgrounds, we decided to photograph on the street intersection! Old Town Pasadena has some cool four-way crosswalks that halt all traffic from every direction, so we quickly frolicked to the center of the street and photographed. While Doug was taking pictures, I was holding up a remote flash to fill in the shadows all while nervously yelling out the seconds left until traffic reconvened.

"6, 5, 4, 3, 2, run!!!!"



The end result was well worth it! Doug tried to crop out all of the cars to put more emphasis on our cute subjects.

Having had enough risque pictures for one day, we trekked down to Green Street [towards our parking garage] where it was a little more quiet. We stopped in front of a grungy door, which provided a nice textural backdrop.



Having some trouble smiling in front of the camera, Jennifer lent a hand...literally HAHA



To help remind Jennifer and Jack remember where they got to play with the Furious Photographers, we picked out a newsstand that said "Pasadena" on the bottom.



Right across the street Doug found a bridal dress store. Wanting to do a playful shot, Doug posed the following image. However, it took the wackiness of these two to play it off well.



Before returning to our cars for another location, we decided to swing by the park on the south side of Old Town Pasadena (next to Castle Green) where we rolled around on the grass and played with leaves!



This picture personifies true love! :) <3



Since it was such a hot day, we decided to swing by Coffee Bean before heading to Walt Disney Concert Hall to conclude our engagement session.



Doug and I got to Walt Disney Concert Hall a little bit early and met a group of singers! It was totally awesome! These cool cats are called "Augies Side Effect." We asked the group to sing some songs for Jennifer and Jack to practice their first dance. They kindly obliged :D





The following is one of my favorite images for the day! The sheen of the metallic walls gave it a nice neutral feel.



Since the following image was back lit, I had two options -

1. Compensate the background lighting with a flash
2. Wash out the details (riskier)

Feeling risky all day, I opted for the latter. We even joked that the picture looks like a cover for a Korean drama series haha



While I went to pull the car around, Doug decided to have a little more fun before our day ended.





What a fun day! I imagine their wedding to be even more fun!

Signing out,

Lawrence

Pasadena Engagement Photography

Hello,

Yesterday Doug and I had the opportunity to work with Andrew and Alisa. These two were sweethearts since junior high school. After much patience, they decided to tie the knot! The following are some pictures photographed during their engagement session at Pasadena.

Sharing the love ~ XOXO





The following are some pictures from our stint at the Pasadena City Hall.



Doesn't Alisa have some adorable shoes? :D



Some urban pictures...







While in Old Town Pasadena, Doug coaxed the employees at Johnny Rockets to let us take pictures there. They even offered Alisa and Andrew hats! How cool is that? The first one we gave it a warm and nostalgic feel to the picture.



This juxtaposed image maintains the sterile feel of Johnny Rockets. Personally, I like both of them!



The generous staff at Johnny Rockets even whipped up their signature Chocolate Malt for us to use as a prop, which Alisa and Andrew enjoyed. Since Doug and I are lactose intolerant, we declined. :(



Cute!



Andrew suggested to take a respite with her lying on his lap. We obliged by still clicking away.



We ended our session with a fun picture with the parking mirrors near where we parked.



Check back frequently :) and check out our website at Furious Photographers.com!

Warmly,

Lawrence

Head Shots

William's Head Shots
Old Town Pasadena

William is an aspiring actor attending USC's school for performing arts. He asked us to help him take some head shots. This was our first attempt at something like this. All images were taken in Old Town Pasadena.