I know, I know… I’m a slacker.  I’m really bad at this blogging thing.  I’ve been really busy lately, so I haven’t had  a chance to update this thing… but I promise I will start to put up more new stuff.  I’m really going to try to post at least once a week here, so just bare with me for the time being.  On to the post:

Remember the good ‘ol days of Undergrad?  I sure do.  It was one of those times when you moved away on your own for the first time, had very little responsibility, learned new and exciting things, and met many new and wonderful people?  It’s one of the best moments of an individuals life, and my experience was no exception.  One of the most fascinating things I find to this day, is how many people I actually met while I was in undergrad, and how I run into old friends just randomly.  I met Sumeet back in 2005 through my friend LT (who’s wicked engagement pics will be posted soon), when they would all be chilling in one tiny college apartment.  I haven’t really kept up with most of the guys after I graduated.   Well, Sumeet ended up going to UNC Law School, and he also ended up getting engaged.  His fiance, Rita, wanted to get some cool engagement pictures, so they came to me.

Both Sumeet and Rita are having their wedding overseas, since most of the family resides there.  This is why they told me that these Engagement pictures were pretty much the only things they could get while they were still here.  They both wanted something new, something fresh, and something that was non-traditional.  This was great, because that’s exactly what I planned on giving them anyway.  Since this would be the only thing they would have here, we decided to do an extended Engagement session… and really go all out.  I had a blast with these two.  They are a very loving and fun couple.  The whole time we were joking around, and having loads of fun.  I really wanted to try to capture their personality and the interaction between them in this set.  They were very easy to work with, and we all had a great time.  These were def. some of the best E-session shots I’ve had thus far.  This was a long session, so there are loads of pictures.  So without further delay, the pictures:

Wanted to do a Bollywood Scene

I told her to slap him if he said anything stupid or offensive.  This was literally after the first thing he said.

My Favorite shot from the set!

Part 2

My 2nd Favorite shot from the set

Bloopers

Me:”OK, both of you stare out in front of you holding your hands”
Sumeet: Like this?

This shot would have been perfect… but then the Car decides to leave right as I’m taking the pictures

Trying to mimic a fashion shoot

I love this shot.  Rita maintains her pose the whole time, even when random strangers are walking by and staring them down.

Throwing up gang signs.  Rita obviously not amused.

Checking out the hot Indian centerfold

Congratulations Summet & Rita for your engagement

Just for fun, here’s a video that was done for their party by one of their relatives.  I thought it was very funny, so check it out:

I had the pleasure of working with Daniel & Laura on an engagement session back in November.  The location of this shoot was a first for me.  Daniel works at a golf course, so he suggested that we incorporate the golf course somehow.  I’m open to new ideas and challenges, so I decided to shoot the whole thing at the golf course and surrounding areas.  We shot some posed shots here and there, and then decided to play a game of golf.  Loser had to buy dinner 🙂  We all had a great time.  The weather was very peculiar this day as well.  It was very sunny and seemed like any other day, but the actual temperature was more like 15 degrees.  although it was perfectly sunny all around, at one point in the middle of the shoot, it started snowing.  We were all quite cold, but we all managed to get some great pictures out of the weather… as well as enjoy a fun game of golf.

It snowed very briefly at this point!

Caught them off guard trying to stay warm

Bunker 🙂

Jacob & Rebecca are possibly the nicest couple I have worked with thus far.  My clients do become my friends, and this couple is the perfect example.  Jacob had actually made the initial contact and setup the first meeting.  This was a bit strange since it’s the girl that almost always contacts the photographer.  However, later I found out that Jake was actually taking charge of doing a lot of the work, just so it would be less stressful for the Becca.  What a nice guy.  When I finally met them for the first time, I immediately knew that it would be a pleasure working with them.

They are both students, and were on a tight budget for the whole wedding.  The venue they had booked for the wedding was a gorgeous house that Jake’s friend currently owns.  For their Engagement session, we decided to use the same house and some surrounding areas.  This session was fun, because we were all just goofing off, and I pretty much got a tour of the incredible house along the way.  All in all, this was one of my favorite E-sessions.