Once the Valentine’s Day heart was completed (you can read about that whole ordeal here), I immediately thought of Gen and Isac as the perfect couple for this backdrop. We did our Valentine photography session right after the heavy rainfall in Los Angeles, so we were unable to do an outdoor shoot with the heart like I did with Amanda and Kevin, so indoors we were. Honestly, this valentine’s’ photography backdrop is super versatile, and its cozy aesthetic works perfectly indoors.
Just like any session with me, for my valentine photography sessions we started out with some super basic posing with simple prompts. My favorite thing to do with couples is give loose prompts that you can mold to fit your dynamic perfectly. So, we started off with Gen sitting between Isac’s legs and mixed it up with them looking at each other, kissing each other’s cheeks, relaxing, and getting comfortable in front of the camera. These were adorable.
My favorite moment during their session was when I told them to roll together along the blanket. Essentially, Gen started on top of Isac and then they rolled. It sounds super challenging, but the photos turned out so cute because they were both laughing the whole time. It definitely is no the most comfortable pose but the before, during, and after are all winners, so just like the old-timey quote says “beauty is pain.”
Another one of my favorites that I started doing with Eileen and Steven is having couples close their eyes, lean as far back as they can, and then try and kiss without opening their eyes. This always leads to some funny moments where you kiss each other’s noses or cheeks or sometimes you are so in sync that you actually do kiss. The photographs that came from this pose are definitely some of my favorite from their session.
In my mind this backdrop emulates a young adult romance novel. So, I had to have them lie in opposite directions on the blanket and look at each other. It was so cute and definitely a YA moment. They are ready for the book cover deal. Calling all Penguin Random House representatives, it’s time to get the deal ready. Gen and Isac were so much fun to work with and always went along with all my weird ideas. They even play fought for me, which was so cute, mostly because they were laughing and smiling the whole time.
This was the first valentine photography session I did with my new set. I had so much fun messing around with angles and poses. Exploring different ways my backdrop can be incorporated into sessions is one of my favorite aspects of a new set. There are and were just oh so many options and I could never run out of prompts and ideas. Creating this masterpiece was so inspiring. Seeing the idea that started as a seed in my brain come to fruition was a heady feeling. I am excited to see what backdrops I come up with for future celebrations. I am particularly excited for pride!!
So if you are thinking of doing a studio or a valentine photography session and are hesitating, leap, do it. Create some good as memories, laugh a lot, and walk away with adorable photographs just like Gen and Isac. How can you go wrong when you are forming memories and left with a permanent reminder of your love. You can’t…that’s how
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