Shawn + Amy | 1.09.10

Here's the setting:  a cleared-sky Saturday afternoon with a temperature of 22 degrees (real feel: 15 degrees) with a beautiful couple that has just the right amount of sparks (both chemistry-type and static-type).  It was unbearably cold after staying out for a few hours, but from a photography standpoint, that's just more excuses to cuddle up and pose closer together!  Shawn and Amy were really fun to work with.  They had such a great attitude and you can really feel and share the fun and laughter in their relationship. 

 

We originally planned our location to be around Fulton Ferry Landing and Empire Fulton Ferry State Park in Brooklyn, but started a little bit to the east, right past the Manhattan Bridge.  Shawn and Amy were open to different locations and different shots, and we just went with different spots that we saw.  The rest just flowed from there. 

 

At one point, we were so cold we had to stop for something hot.  And what did we find? A cafe serving hot chocolate!  HmmMmmM...hot chocolate!  I honestly can't remember the last time I had a good cup of hot chocolate.  I know I always have a cup whenever I go to Wollman Rink, but I also know it's been many years since I've gone ice skating.  That first sip just brought tons of memories flooding back. 

 

My favorite part of the shoot was the underpass we found right beneath the Manhattan Bridge.  We tried different poses with different lighting and angles.  There was so much you could do in there.  I had Shawn and Amy pose nose to nose for one shot, and a loud shock went off right as the tip of their noses touched.  I was not kidding when I said they had all the right sparks for each other!  It was too bad the picture didn't capture it!  No worries, I should probably focus on capturing the chemistry sparks only.....it's probably the painless way to go!