Marla and Eric are my very favorite kind of people to photograph. They were down for
anything, as I will prove shortly. We take a few "happy couple" shots (how I refer to the smile-at-the-camera-and-look-pretty photos I take mostly for my clients' mothers) and then we were off! They chose to do their engagement photos at Dumbarton Oaks which, despite being the site of engagement and family sessions
every single day, is an incredibly awesome place to both visit and photograph. Every time I visit, there is something new to see.
Eric had actually just sneezed in this frame, but I love it.
This sparkly installation thing is totally new and completely cool.
And, yes, I should probably be too embarrassed to post this (especially after the "30 most awkward engagement photos" or whatever that post is called has been making the rounds) but I think this is hilarious. These trees confound me, really. They are so cool, so weird, so creepy. And I have been at Dumbarton Oaks with a couple way too many times not to have done something awesome here. So we did some stuff. And then I figured - heck - if you're going to go with silly,
go with silly. And voila!
So much congratulations Marla and Eric! I'll see you guys soon for that wedding!
I'm constantly concerned I won't be able to pull off the happy-family photo. Got this one - score!
And who couldn't love a face like this? P is so handsome and mom had to talk him out of wearing a tux to the photo shoot. How cute is that?
Congratulations everybody! I'll see you soon!
Michael's a small-town guy. So when there was a dude with a bike hanging out right about where Joanna and Michael are now, he just went over and asked him to move. Then later (for the photo at the top), I needed my light to be way higher, so we just asked this little old lady to hold the flash. She dug it. It was awesome. Random New Yorker being my 30-second photo assistant.
That was all for NYC.... for now. So much congratulations to Joanna and Michael! I'll see y'all soon!