This engagement session resulted in some of my favorite images ever. All of the elements seemed to come together perfectly, a darling couple, gorgeous light, and a few expected and unexpected visitors to boot!
Meet Heather and Kyle, aren’t they sickeningly sweet?
This SOOC to Fine Art conversion is one of my favorites ever. I’m constantly working to improve my editing skills, reading up on new tricks and tools to use and I was pleasantly surprised to see the difference between the before and after of this image. My ultimate goal? To capture the best image right in camera, time in and time out. But that doesn’t mean I don’t believe in the magic of Photoshop as demonstrated below!
SOOC:
Fine Art:
These first shots were done in the courtyard of Heather’s apartment complex in Dallas. I always enjoy working in new locations and realizing, once again, that beautiful photos can be created almost anywhere, as long as the light is right!
Color or….
Black and White?
The reason we started at Heather’s apartment complex finally made her appearance. Isn’t she sweet?
Soon this won’t be Heather’s dog, this will be Heather and Kyle’s dog. Both of them. Because they’ll be married!
After spending some time around Heather’s apartment we moved to my all-time favorite shooting location, White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas. Remember Daci and Yoni’s engagement session at White Rock way back when? Heather and Kyle’s session made me realize that there isn’t just one peacock wandering around this neighborhood. That day we spotted three grazing in the same yard!
The yellow flowers all over the ground matched Heather’s sweater perfectly!
I wish I could say I’m going to be shooting their wedding as well (who wouldn’t want more face time with this couple?). Unfortunately for me they are getting married in Arkansas and had already signed a contact with a local photographer to that area. Lucky guy!
That Shot twice over. I love them both equally, especially when grouped together like this.
So far this shoot has featured a super sweet canine, a trio of peacocks, and now… a horse! Perfectly appropriate for this couple in particular because they met on a dude ranch. She was a waitress in the diner and he was a ranch hand.
I don’t do many sepia conversions but I couldn’t resist with this couple and the horse. So fitting for this particular couple.
Getting that horse to stick his head through the fence and hold still (well, as still as a horse will be) for this kissing shot was surprisingly easy!
These two were about done by this point, but I begged them to head out to the docks at White Rock Lake for some sunset shots by the water.
I took the shot above with the light quickly fading and then the lovebirds and I switched places and I did the shot below. I’ve got steady hands, if I do say so myself. 
Heather and Kyle, I look forward to seeing your wedding photos on Facebook in the coming months (yes I admit to Facebook stalking my clients every so often!)
Best,
Jenna
P.S.-Thanks to Ami of Elizabeth Anne Designs for featuring Heather and Kyle’s engagement session on her fabulous blog last week!
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