Azu & Walter's Engagement - May 18th, 2007

Having agreed to photograph Azu and Walter’s wedding, I thought it would be a good idea to have the engaged couple pose for some practice shots. The purpose of the exercise was to get an idea of what, kind of angles, and poses; they would be most comfortable with. Azu had warned me that Walter was a little camera shy and so off we went lakeside on Lakeshore drive for our first photo shoot. And though, they were both a tiny bit shy and self-conscious in the beginning, they got pretty relaxed & responsive the further we got into the photo shoot.

Location for the shoot(a park near Lakeshore drive)was Azu's idea. She explained that it was extremely sentimental for them both.

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Azu & Walter's Wedding - June 16th, 2007

When Azucena Beltran first asked me to shoot her Wedding, I was not only flattered but also a bit anxious as it was to be my first official photo gig. Azu and I went to NEIU together and that made it a bit more personal. The Wedding took place in Walter's hometown of St. Clair Shores, Michigan. Both, the Wedding rehearsal and the Wedding were held at Walter's pictorial childhood home which was set against a most picturesque backdrop of their private lake and the pier. Almost everyone involved with the Wedding was a delight to work with and the overall experience gave me a ton of insight on all the do's and don'ts of Wedding Photography.

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