Couple: Kyle and Michelle
Location: Secluded Beach Near Turtle Bay
Photographers Comments: Kyle and Michelle tied the knot at this beach. It's one of my favorite beaches to shoot at because there are many photographic opportunities and NO WIND. The challenge to this shot again was the lighting as we shot during 12pm. I used an extremely strong flash here to cancel as much of the shadows as we could on Kyle's face. On a side note, I am addicted to these panoramic shots. They look like stills off of a movie, agreed?

Couple: Kyle and Michelle
Location: Abandoned Building
Photographers Comments: Michelle used to be a model, and Kyle can sure pass for one. So I wanted to get a little creative here. With only one shot left on our roll we ran to another abandoned building. (It's across the street from the abandoned building in the picture above.) Kyle hopped into the window and pulled Michelle up. It took a few seconds to compose the shot and there were a handful of mosquitoes buzzing around. But we got it! The flash power was set to a half a stop (half power) as we did not want our flash to be the main source of light. We just wanted to provide enough catch to add a little shine to her legs and arms

Later, we scanned the negative into our computer and pulled out half of the color to give it more of a fashion look. We also upped the contrast to give it a more carnal feeling.

Couple: Kyle and Michelle
Location: Banyan Trees by Turtle Bay
Photographers Comments: These Banyan Trees were actually on the trail leading to the secluded beach where Kyle and Michelle got married. They fell in love with these trees and wanted a few shots next to it. The problem remained, how to created memorable shot next to these banyans without getting too close to the trunk. Moreover, how exactly to light this area properly. We used the main flash off our Nikon Camera in conjuction with a medium sized reflector to fill the background with sunlight. Without that reflector, the background would have been pitch black.