Photography by Lisa + James » Engagement

Erin & Todd’s Beach E-Session

James — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:45:23 +0000

Continuing with the flow of engagement sessions recently, we bring you Erin & Todd. We were blessed with a beautiful sunny day for their shoot which started in Golden Gate Park and then moved onto the beach. Something lately seems to have changed in what I look for to shoot, because I can’t pass up a brick wall. Is it the color, the texture, the nod to dangerous architecture here in earthquake country? I don’t know but I’m certainly fond of bricks. The beach is always a favorite for me, too. Despite being wide open, the beach feels intimate and calming.

Erin & Todd’s wedding is more of a destination wedding for them, since they are coming out from NYC for a winery wedding. Sadly we have to wait until the end of summer to see their wedding photos, but it will be worth the wait : )

Amy & Adam’s Engagement Session

James — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:02:49 +0000

As promised, her a are the more of the photos from Amy & Adam’s E-Session last friday. We started off down by the Ferry Building and Justin Herman Plaza, but from there we hit a couple new “secret” spots It’s always great to get to know our couples on these shoots, since we never have much time to chat on the wedding day. I think another reason we love doing these is because without E-Sessions Lisa and I would be pretty much sitting in front of the computer all week long until we have a wedding on Saturday or Sunday. So, we get a chance to actually go outside and talk to other people for a little while! It’s really very exciting for us.

Amy & Adam, Ferry Building

James — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:13:23 +0000

I’m in the middle of editing our most recent E-Session, Amy & Adam’s, and just wanted to put up a a little taste. More to come soon…

Anita + Vivek, E-Session

James — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:00:23 +0000

Take a look at the third in our string or recent E-sessions. I think this one has the most “cinematic” quality of the shoots we’ve been doing lately. Which brings up something Lisa and I have been discussing lately, how is our work evolving? We are in the process of rebuilding the website and blog, making new cards, etc… and we are trying to take a good look of where our photography is headed. While the bulk of our work still falls into the photojournalistic style, there is a a stronger thread of drama, narrative, cinematic work going on too.

In any case, Anita + Vivek were so much fun to shoot! So open and receptive to our ideas and it seemed like they were actually having fun, too. I know their wedding will be awesome!

Lucy & Baldwin, E-Session

James — Mon, 04 May 2009 04:53:33 +0000

Here we have the second in our string of awesome engagement sessions, Lucy and Baldwin. Lucy brought tons of great ideas and such energy to our shoot, all Lisa and I had to do was click the shutter.