Garrett & Ashley - {Utah Engagement Photography}
I have worked with Garrett's mom for well over a year now, and I have had to opportunity to do several photo sessions with their family. When Garrett and Ashley announced their engagement, I knew I wanted to do something extra special. I channeled my inner Ghionis, and pushed all my boundaries to really rock this session!
The day of the engagement session it was stormy all day, but I didn't want to let that stop us. We went up to one of my favorite parks above Layton, UT which overlooked the whole valley. Gorgeous! We planned a sunset session, and we had HUGE ideas for Garrett's totally awesome '69 Plymouth Roadrunner (which he bought when he was only 12, and it was just an old shell!).
The session started out great, with the valley bellow, and the sun setting behind them. Breathtaking! The we moved on to a different location, and that was when the trouble started. For some reason I could not get all my lights to sync up at the same time. One would go off, but the others wouldn't. Frustrating! By the time we got it all figured out, it was really getting dark. And worse yet, the wind had picked up. A lot. We were right at the mouth of a canyon, and it felt like a hurricane! We watched in horror as my lights crashed on to the rocks and pavement again and again! I finally made the call to finish the session another night. Besides, by that time it was pitch black outside.
A couple nights later we headed back up, and the wind was nice and calm:-) We got TONS of great images, especially with Garrett's car. Ashley was totally rockin' in her little sundress (and freezing!). I still had trouble syncing my lights, but when it all came together, it was magic! I have to say I am immensely proud of this session. It was a lot of hard work, from beginning to end, but the final results are just what I had envisioned:-)
There were so many awesome images from their session, it is really impossible to narrow it down to just a few. So this is a larger share. Enjoy!
The day of the engagement session it was stormy all day, but I didn't want to let that stop us. We went up to one of my favorite parks above Layton, UT which overlooked the whole valley. Gorgeous! We planned a sunset session, and we had HUGE ideas for Garrett's totally awesome '69 Plymouth Roadrunner (which he bought when he was only 12, and it was just an old shell!).
The session started out great, with the valley bellow, and the sun setting behind them. Breathtaking! The we moved on to a different location, and that was when the trouble started. For some reason I could not get all my lights to sync up at the same time. One would go off, but the others wouldn't. Frustrating! By the time we got it all figured out, it was really getting dark. And worse yet, the wind had picked up. A lot. We were right at the mouth of a canyon, and it felt like a hurricane! We watched in horror as my lights crashed on to the rocks and pavement again and again! I finally made the call to finish the session another night. Besides, by that time it was pitch black outside.
A couple nights later we headed back up, and the wind was nice and calm:-) We got TONS of great images, especially with Garrett's car. Ashley was totally rockin' in her little sundress (and freezing!). I still had trouble syncing my lights, but when it all came together, it was magic! I have to say I am immensely proud of this session. It was a lot of hard work, from beginning to end, but the final results are just what I had envisioned:-)
There were so many awesome images from their session, it is really impossible to narrow it down to just a few. So this is a larger share. Enjoy!
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