Rachel & Wes

Besides flowers and the ensuing haze of pollen (which is funny to overhear people complaining about loudly, like it's truly the worst thing that could ever happen), early spring means it's time for engagement portraits. Our first session this year was with Rachel and Wes and their dog Dante. Here are the favorites you might expect, i.e. The Pretty:














And the ones I consider a little more abstract (although still Pretty!), because you can't specifically identify Rachel & Wes they become universal woman & man; they could be anyone, anywhere. I love love love these images, I'm tempted to hang them in my house! This one looks like a painting, and I'm definitely happy anytime I can make my camera act like a brush.


And this one is so delicate and stripy:


Personally I like to present the universal element whenever possible... Framing things that way is in keeping with my notion that photographs reveal a personal epic, about ourselves and our ties to other people. By the way, I do watch Project Runway and American Idol as pop-culture compensation for all my art theorizing. Ah, balance. Thanks Rachel & Wes for a great afternoon in the park- See you guys in less than one month!!!