ANTONIA & LAURENCE – “PRE”- Engagement Shoot

So you are probably thinking, pre-engagement shoot? Little did we know, a few days after the shoot, Laurence popped the question. So after all I guess we can call this an engagement shoot! Congrats!

This lovely couple resides in Hong Kong, and with all our long-distance client, we always host a Skype meeting so we get to know each other and hear their stories. The initial meeting helps us better prepare for the shoot; from style, location, to planning the itinerary. And for Antonia & Laurence, we’ve finalized to the following location, style and word cloud: Vintage-inspired, character, trench-coat, wayfarer, editorial, Granville street, Gastown.

I just love word cloud.. when I am brainstorming and can’t form a sentence, I just spit out all these words and realize it in the form of photography. So without further ado, I present you Antonia & Laurence’s pre-engagement session.

The twelve o’clock sun, it’s tempting to run for open shades and excuse for a lunch break, but it was the perfect light to produce this high contrast look.

Granville Island, Vancouver.

Granville Island Market, Vancouver.

Granville Street, Downtown Vancouver.

We’ll end with my favorite shot of the day. I love picture that tells multiple stories. And in fact, it really doesn’t matter if I used the most expensive lens for this shot. This was shot from the inside of a cafe, behind the beautiful couples, and as the couples engaged in their conversation, I used them to frame Antonia & Laurence.

 

 

[INSTRAGRAM-BEHIND-THE-SCENE]

We love food cart!
(Right) Laurence got distracted..

Bottom left, Ellie peeking!
BTS photo credit: George Tang

 

// Equipment used:
Canon 5DmkIII
Canon 50mm/1.2
Canon 85mm/1.2
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II

Assistant:
George Tang
Ellie Tang