Christie and Steve

Christie and Steve
Balboa Park
January 21, 2011

January was a great month for taking photographs outside and Friday January 21st was no exception. It was a beautiful day outside, the sun was shining high and the temperature was just right. When we first booked Christie and Steve's engagement session, they were scheduled to go to Sunset Cliffs, but since they are having their wedding on the waterfront they decided to have the park as the setting for the engagement photographs. Balboa Park was a great choice. I met up with them at the Organ Pavilion and we proceed to Azalea Gardens where the photo shoot began. I think Azalea Gardens is a beautiful location, with four huge flower beds, a gazebo, and a view of the remarkable Museum of Man. During the session, I photographed Christie and Steve in front of the Museum of Man, down the hallways of the Prado, in front of the Botanical Gardens, and sitting in an enormous tree,one of many throughout Balboa Park. It is amazing how many places there are to photograph in Balboa Park. I could easily spend three hours there taking photographs of a couple.

Working with Christie and Steve was pleasure. Christie let me know that they were not picture people, which I understand, I prefer to be the one behind the camera. With this knowledge, I worked with them to make sure that they were comfortable with the poses and my ideas; and they were open to my ideas, even the idea about having them kiss on the trolley...and we got the shot! Christie and Steve are a great couple, and I am honored to be photographing their wedding day.