Recently I met up with Kelsy and Erin for their engagement session. I've known Kelsy, of Images by Kelsy, for a few years and she's photographed my daughter, Maddie, on more than one occasion. So I didn't hesitate when she asked me if I'd like to photograph the two of them.
After photographing them with their dog, Buster, we headed downtown to a few locations I'd previously scouted. Kelsy told me they wanted something fun, different and unexpected so when I found these semi trailers parked across the street from the new downtown arena, I knew we'd have to stop there.
As we were leaving the arena, Kelsy began telling me of an alley she'd found that she wanted to shoot in. As she described it to me it sounded awfully familiar. As it turns out, it, too, was on my list of places I'd scouted!
And not only did Kelsy know where she wanted to shoot, she and Erin also struck this pose without me even asking them to. This is why I love the lifestyle session so much! I had a few ideas of where to shoot heading into this but I had no idea what we were going to actually come away with!
By the time we were finished, we'd spent nearly three hours tromping around - mostly downtown - and had exhausted all available light but they never waned in enthusiasm for photography or in their affection for each other. -Mike
