An article about Awesome Engagement Photos Inspired by Disney Movies that features our animated engagement with Kelly and Sean has gone viral on Shine from Yahoo! As of this morning, it has received 800 comments and over 4,000 Facebook shares. Yesterday our websites recorded a 1000% increase in traffic. The article was originally posted online on the Bridal Guide website. Click the links to see the other three Disney-inspired shoots.

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Get ready for what I think may be one of the coolest and most unique engagement sessions ever!

Sean and Kelly are animators in the movie business. Sean has worked on many famous movies, like Shrek and Madagascar, and was even nominated for an Annie Award (equivalent to an Oscar in the animation world) earlier this year. They came to us with a very specific photo shoot in mind. They wanted a vintage themed engagement at Union Station, photographed in a way that they could later animate various characters into for their Save the Date Invitations. Are you kidding? How fun!

This shoot was incredible because there was so much collaboration. Kelly and Sean rented vintage costumes and Allie brought in the coat and steamer trunk from her personal collection. Each set-up required us to allow for space so that later they could draw in the characters. Kelly and Sean acted out the scenes while we directed, lit and photographed them. A technical note: in almost all of the shots we are using off-camera strobes that are hand-held and modified with an umbrella or a small Photoflex lightbox. This shoot is also a great example of what Allie and I specialize in: absolutely capturing our client’s unique individual and combined personalities with highly specific and planned engagement shoots.

Get this, their wedding is at the end of the year at a castle on the East Coast. The theme? We can’t tell you, let’s  just say that it may be Fairy Tale themed. Our Associate Ashleigh will be photographing it. Look for it on our blog at the end of the year!

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Kristel and Jason were not in the mood for any old engagement session, they wanted an experience that celebrated Kristel’s appreciation for the 1940′s. So, they rented their costumes from Western Costume and had their hair and makeup done professionally. Allie and I filled in as art department, bringing in some of Allie’s grandfather’s old newspapers and suitcases . This was a dream for us, not only because  it reminded Allie so much of her modeling  days, but that it was a true collaboration between our awesome clients  and us. Thanks Kristel and Jason – we had a blast with you guys!

This blog post was especially challenging as we could have easily added forty more photos…so many great shots to choose from!

A note on vintage photo treatments. Our philosophy is to use this post-production technique sparingly: when the theme or attire of the shoot / wedding is vintage (such as the final two photos below), when the mood of a photo is begging for it (dramatic B&W’s come to mind), or when a client asks for it. We do it well, but not on every photo.

Special thanks to our wedding coordinator Alexandra Rembac of Sterling Engagements and Jeff Cooper of Hollywood Locations – Union Station. Without your help, these photos would not have been possible. (sounds dramatic, but it is true!)

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