Engagement Session in Tucson: Teresita and Mike

It was kind of like a last minute thing. Teresita, Mike and I, got together 4 days before their wedding day to do their engagement session. I find this super important for several reasons: First, many couples have pictures taken with their cellphone or at a reunion, but few have pictures of them while interacting and having a moment for themselves. An engagement session is just that. A lot of couples like to have a picture from this session at the reception entrance on their wedding day... I love it!...I also like the idea of having an engagement session because it is a great opportunity to interact with my couple. People may not see it, but the photographer is the only person whom they'll be interacting with at all times on their wedding day!. The cake, the flowers, the DJ, everything else will be where it's supposed to be, but the photographer is with the couple in every step of the way. That's why is sooo important to build that relationship, to get to know each other, to laugh, to have fun, to talk, to create the perfect atmosphere, to exchange ideas... A wedding day is hectic, time goes by really, really quick, one thing happens right after the other, but we, the photographers are always there to capture everything as it develops...sometimes we need to step back and shoot from a distance to tell the story in a photojournalistic way, and of course, sometimes we have to step in to enhance the moment, to get that chemistry in the air and direct the scene to be able to get those images that are striking... Not one couple is alike. Each one of them is different, we, as photographers cannot alter that. I can't make them kiss more than they want to, or have them stop if they can't...Their interaction cannot be changed, it can be enhanced or modified so each image feels real and IS real... At the end of the day, and I don't mean only their wedding day, those pictures should bring a smile in their face, a moment to remember and a very very pleasant experience...

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