Holly & Roy's Engagement Portraits

Roy and Holly will be married in July at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana and so we wanted to get together before the wedding for an engagement session (giving us plenty of time to get a print ready for display on the day).

Roy suggested that we do the session at the Artist's Village about a mile or so from the Bowers and it's a great little historic district that is blocked to vehicle traffic. Lots of neat old brick buildings, some outdoor cafes, and a bit of an urban feel.

These are 3 of my favorite images from the session which I thought was fantastic! Roy and Holly are very comfortable in front of the camera and they are both very photogenic. I am looking forward to the wedding, I know it will be spectacular.

We planned to meet around 6 pm the day of the shoot which turned out to be just about the right time. Now, with sunset around 8 pm, shooting later stacks the deck in our favor from a photographic standpoint. The light tends to be lower in the sky, and the actual color temperature of the light is warmer so it's very flattering.

We also had some great areas of shade in which to work and that is also flattering light for pleasing portraits.

If you would like to see more of the images from the session, please go here