Pamella & Nelson’s Engagement… In Full Black and White

We headed into this engagement shoot with a couple of challenges. Matching everyone’s schedules required that we start a little after 8am and that we shoot for just a little over an hour, rather than two or three. Finally, this morning brought us buckets of rain. Knowing all these factors I wanted to spend time somewhere where we could shoot out of the rain and have some creative settings (ie not just huddling in a door frame with an umbrella the whole time :). I love the way everything turned out, and decided to post this blog edition completely in black and white. One of the things I love about shooting digital is that I can shoot the same image in both color and black and white. While I totally get sucked into soft beautiful colors, I am equally in love with with the nuances and simplicity of B/W. What do you think?

Below, undoubtedly one of my favorite images of the day. I love the way the columns softly frame  Nelson’s profile and lead into Pamela’s beautiful expression.
So sweet, so in love.

The minute I saw this lightpost I knew I wanted to take this picture…