Lisa & Jason : Engaged!

Hurricane Sandy threw off our initial plans for a session- but I honestly think it ended up working in our favor! Jason, Lisa, and Allie made the trip to Athens, PA (yay, you guys are officially more cultured!) on a perfectly warm & sunny fall day a few weeks ago for this session. When Lisa contacted me this summer about wedding & engagement pictures, I knew she was going to be fun to work with. She was open, energetic, and warm in her emails- and even more so in person! I actually went to high school with Jason, and it's an amazing opportunity for me to be able to work with those I "kind of" knew back in high school as a photographer. It's great to see him and Lisa so happy and excited about the future- I can't wait for their wedding next August. For now, enjoy a sampling of their engagement photos! 

Jason and Lisa have a daughter (Allie), and take my word for it- she is PRECIOUS! 

The Papson Family

Could this family be any cuter? I was so excited for this session- I know Brent (the dad) from school and couldn't wait to meet Ashley and Caden! Families are often the trickiest to photograph (in my opinion), especially when young children are involved, and this session was no exception- but as Ashley commented when she saw a few preview photos, "It even looks like Caden was being cooperative!" Success? I think so :) I laughed so hard when I was editing these just recalling the storyline of the evening and of Caden's unpredictable and endearing antics. It went a little like this...

First, there was the issue of the hand holding. You see, Caden wanted to hold his mom's hand- and only his mom's hand. Check out that scowl! Poor Brent- he took it all in stride.

Props to Caden for the cool purple effect that I love (he was being my assistant at this point and his purple flower got in front of my lens) and to the sun for the haze... a love evening sessions. The richness of the sun adds a magical, almost surreal quality! Thanks so much for a fun session, Papson family, and I cannot wait to meet little Colin in June! :)