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Umbrellas | Sandra & Holger

April 3, 2012

Good evening Los Angeles,

I have been on a roll today since this will be wedding blog number 5 today! I am still trying my best to update all my photo adventures as fast as possible. This blog entry about an engagement photo session in Los Angeles will definitely be a real treat! One of my favorite couples, Sandra and Holger , is finally back in LA for their next crazy themed photo shoot. During their last visit, we visited March Airfield in Riverside for their “Vintage WW2” themed engagement photo session. This time, they have decided to stay in Downtown Los Angeles and spin off with the theme of “umbrellas” in this photo shoot. Either way, these two want their engagement photos here in LA to be as edgy as possible. I will let you viewers be the judges if we managed to pull this photo shoot off!

I am not sure if it is bad luck or just sheer coincidence that every time we photograph with Sandra and Holger, it is the hottest day of the year! The “Vintage WW2” themed photo shoot at March Airfield was about 110 degrees and this time around in Downtown Los Angeles, it peaked at 111 degrees! I suppose the umbrellas definitely came in handy when we walked from one location to another during their engagement photography session. With the scorching heat, we had to make frequent pit stops indoors and under bridges just to cool ourselves down. Overall, the edgy pictures produced from this engagement photo session were all worthwhile. Enjoy the show!

Photography Crew

Doug – Furious Photographers – Ring Leader
Danny – DNP – Bad *SS
Phebe – Phebe Photography – Trainee
James – He’s just cool
Helen – Her wedding – Makeup Extraordinaire

Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles, CA

Since Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles was packed that afternoon, we decided to photograph our edgy engagement session with a different perspective; photograph across the street! Since the rooftop of the parking structure across the street was completely empty, it was a perfect location to photograph their engagement session without any interruptions.

After we had our fill of Disney Concert Hall as our backdrop, we drove under Grand for some nice perspective shots.

Bradbury Building
Los Angeles, CA

When we had enough vitamin D for the time being, we took refuge at Bradbury Building and its abundance of central air that flowed throughout the building. The guards were gracious enough to allow us to photograph in their lobby too!

Angels Knoll

Here is another historic location here in Downtown Los Angeles. We thought it would be a sweet addition for Sandra and Holger’s photos.

After the sun settled down a bit, it was perfect timing to start setting up the real photo shoot! With the strobes all calibrated and the umbrellas nicely positioned, we snapped away and pulled out the following edgy photographs! I think the turquoise and violet parasols in the following engagement pictures complimented Sandra and Holger’s attire quite nicely.

The black and white photograph below is a very classy picture taken by Phebe.

I just had to add this photo below when James and Phebe held the parasols up for the next pictures. I believe that behind the scene pictures add a lot of character and people will appreciate our work more if they saw the effort we put into every picture!

To conclude the edgy engagement session with the theme “umbrellas” in Los Angeles, we wrapped up the photo shoot with this final photograph. We had to take a few tries since the breeze did not pick up the parasols high enough on the initial runs. After a handful of attempts, this final photo was well worth the wait.

Of course, with all the work, the crew was treated to a nice Japanese dinner nearby in J-Town (Downtown Los Angeles) off 2nd and Alameda.

It is always a pleasure to be your photographer, Sandra and Holger! I cannot wait until your next visit from Germany and our next photo shoot with an even more exciting idea! Until then, we can just toss some ideas around.

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

p.s. – If you viewers have a theme for Sandra and Holger’s next crazy photo shoot, please comment below! I am sure they will be thrilled to read them.

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Catching the Plane | Cynthia & Joel

April 2, 2012

Good afternoon Los Angeles,

I hope everything stayed dry in the recent rain here in Los Angeles. The weather here is still moody to no end, which is quite interesting since we cannot really expect what will happen next. Although we can always check weather.com, but I still question its credibility since it is a real hit and miss on their reports.

Our next photo adventure took us to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for Cynthia and Joel’s engagement session. Danny and I started the photo shoot early to avoid the afternoon traffic of everything hustling to catch their plane. Since Tom Bradley International has the most windows and I believe the largest of the terminals, it was more suitable for our engagement photography session. We were actually quite fortunate that foot traffic that day was rather sparse to only a handful every few minutes, which made our photo shoot extremely fast and without much interruption. After we all had our fun, we moved our engagement photo session elsewhere to a local cafe in Los Angeles where they actually first met through mutual friends. Since we already sat down at their favorite cafe, we all enjoyed a light lunch and waited until the cafe closed. The owners were gracious enough to let us snap away and capture some fun moments to add into their engagement photo session. Their outfit change fitted this cafe quite well too!

After we had our fun, we concluded their engagement photography session over at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)! We ran around North Campus from Royce Hall and wrapped up the photo shoot inside Powell Library. Since it was the weekend and finals week was over, the campus was all ours! Check out their following engagement photographs. I hope you will enjoy it as much as we did.

Los Angeles International (LAX)
Los Angeles, CA

Secret Cafe where they met
Los Angeles, CA

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, CA

The following picture was my favorite one out of the bunch from this engagement photo session. It is simple, but somehow stood out amoungst the rest of their beautiful engagement pictures.

Cynthia and Joel will be getting married in Calamigos Ranch in Malibu. This is going to be fun!

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Fun in the Sun | Heidi & William

February 9, 2012

Good morning, Los Angeles! I love it when the seasons transits from one to another, especially winter to spring. The weather is perfect and I do not have to keep my air conditioner on to keep my computer cold…saves in so much electrical bill.

My next wedding entry took place in Ventura Pier and Downtown Los Angeles. Heidi and William got married shortly after this “day after” wedding photography session. Since they got married off in Ventura Pier, it is only suitable to start our photo session there. It was a cool, sunny day when Danny and I started this photo shoot. Heidi and William both dressed in their best and looked rather stylish for their photo shoot. Heidi showed up in her stylish wedding gown and William looked rather sharp in his suit. After we wrapped up our photo shoot on the pier, we cruised down the beach for a different scenery. What was different about photographing this wedding shoot on the beach was that there was a neat little refreshment stand right in the middle of the beach! It was a small yellow trailer that sold lemonade and various other refreshments…rather ironic with a big yellow stand selling lemonade! Either way, the owner let us run around her shop to take some fun photos.

Once our beach photo session was over, we all headed to Downtown Los Angeles to Disney Concert Hall and Grand St to wrap up some photos at night. Since we were in LA after sunset, Danny and I popped specific strobes to concentrate on Heidi and William more to isolate them from the back for a more dramatic effect. Check it out!

Ventura Pier
Ventura, CA

Anyone care for lemonade? This was such a smart idea to have a refreshment stand in the middle of the beach. There were countless times were I get thirsty after playing in the sun and not having a drink.

Disney Concert Hall
Downtown Los Angeles, CA

With a few key lighting, we pulled this next photograph off! It took three lights to get this picture calibrated properly. Overall, this wedding picture was worth the effort!

Congratulations to the both of you. Thank you for the fun filled day in the sun.

Cheers,

Doug- Contact Me!

p.s. – Since it was a beach day, Danny and I had to show off our guns.

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Fun in LACMA | Jen & Sam

February 9, 2012

Today’s forecast in Los Angeles was quite enjoyable after the rain the other day! The sun was out and the skies were blue, which is a real treat in a city notorious for smog. This weather reminded me of when Danny and I photographed Jen and Sam’s engagement photography session over at LACMA (Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art) and a few around Disney Concert Hall and LA Union Station afterward. Jen and Sam were the playful type and just goofed off throughout the entire engagement photo shoot and we managed to pull of tons of awesome engagement pictures here in LA. Enjoy the show!

LACMA (Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art)
Los Angeles, CA

I am always up for something different. I suppose Jen and Sam switching roles spiced up their engagement pictures. Either way, I just love the “in between” moments during our photo shoots.

Disney Concert Hall
Downtown Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles Union Station
Downtown Los Angeles, CA

Thank you again, Jen and Sam, for a fun day under the sun for your photo shoot. Jen and Sam got married over at the brand new W Hotel in Hollywood. The coolest part was that we were the second wedding ever hosted over at that wedding venue, so it was quite a treat to be one of the very first wedding photographers there. Sit tight and I will have those photos posted up very soon!

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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LA Union Station Engagement Photos | Eva & Martin

January 18, 2012

Good afternoon Los Angeles and thank you for being so warm today! Even with the winter still about, Los Angeles has been quite warm during the day. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same about LA during the night. Either way, basking in the sunlight for just a few hours in the day is fine with me. Before I head out to my next photo shoot today, here is one quick engagement photo shoot of a few friends at Los Angeles Union Station. I met Eva and Martin through my new assistant photographer, Phebe . This engagement photo session was Phebe’s gig, but Danny and I were more than happy to lend a helping hand on lighting and all that jazz. To add a change of scenery after we photographed at Union Station, we headed out to a local park in the outskirts of Los Angeles to wrap up this photo shoot. We found some interested shrubbery and flowers to bring out some colors in their pictures.

On a funny side not about this engagement photography session at LA Union Station was that Martin did not know what to bring for this photo shoot. His best decision was to bring all his dress shirts from his wardrobe and let us decide which was best to match here at LA Union Station. Hopefully, he liked our taste because we chose that purple shirt. Anyway, it fitted him best amoungst the sea of clothes. =)

Los Angeles Union Station
Los Angeles, CA

I think this was our favorite engagement photo of the day. The angle of the sun sun was just perfect when it poured golden rays of light through one of LA Union Station’s main windows and gave this engagement picture such a warm feel.

I hope you all enjoyed these pictures of Eva and Martin! Now time to head out to my next photo shoot. I promise to continue blogging more to keep everyone up-to-date…actually about 100 wedding and engagement entries behind. @_o

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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