Dana & Hal | National Mall engagement session
I'm going to let you in on a little secret, blog readers. I'd say a good 80% of the people I photograph tell me they are "not photogenic" or that they are awkward, particularly in front of cameras. Dana and Hal told me that. Yes, seriously, these two. I have to say they straight rocked out the fall colors on the National Mall.
We met at the carousel on the Mall, where Hal proposed. (awww)
Some day, I'm going to use this darn sculpture to its full effect. It vexes me. So many angles, reflections, shadows... this is definitely my best attempt to date.
It was crazy windy, so we hopped into the National Gallery for a few indoor photos. I don't know what is up with the National Gallery - they have walled off one of my favorite windows and taken down a number of pieces I used to use all the time. We had to scope out some new spots.
Looking forward to doing it all over again in a few months!
The path to the Capitol goes by that great view on Pennsylvania Ave.
And it affords a spot for a little "street" (shhh, this is a composite).
Congratulations, you guys!
Frequent visitors to the site are probably tired of seeing this image, but it always makes me happy to make and deliver it. Such a great spot. (Yeah, I have one for you guys that doesn't have tourists in it - don't worry!)
Also, the National Gallery has taken away half of the pieces I normally shoot with... hopefully they're replacing it with something and you'll get to see some new compositions soon. In the meantime, the blank slate where they used to have that big horizontal blue and green piece makes for some beautiful negative space.
I had a fair amount of competition that day.
Congratulations you guys!