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Maybe this post should be called, “Miroslava & Kyle's Excellent Adventure”, because it was definitely an adventure and also excellent fun. Whatever you call it, their “You & Me” Engagement Portrait Session was a total blast! Miroslava and Kyle are two of the nicest, most easy going people you’ve ever met. I can’t wait to photograph their wedding on July, 22, at beautiful Wine & Roses. Check out My Calendar to see their date and find out where I’ll be next.
The focus of our “You & Me” Engagement Portrait Sessions is to reflect the individual personalities and stories of the couples we work with. Miroslava and Kyle both live in Davis, CA, and visit San Francisco often. They love the city and all the fun it has to offer. So we decided to do their engagement shoot in SF. In love, in the city they love, perfect! We shot at 6 different locations around San Francisco in as many hours. Marathon!! I had so much fun with these guys that I just wanted to keep shooting. They were up for anything.
Big thanks to Wendy for all her energy, creative input, and help!
Click on the forward arrow in the center of this window to check out Miroslava & Kyle’s engagement slideshow!
We started off at Alamo Square Park with some clowning around in front of the Painted Ladies.
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Next, a cable car ride! You can’t get more San Francisco than a cable car ride. We followed the cable car in a convertible all the way down California Street. We had the top down and I stood up in the back seat shooting away. Anybody see any cops? Totally gorilla style, I love it.
Thanks to my friend and awesome artist Sarah Miller for letting us use her convertible to make these shots. |
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| We finished up our cable car shots at the turn-around at Fisherman's Wharf. The guys who operate the cars were all super nice, thanks! |
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| On the way downtown we stopped for a few street shots with this awesome view of the San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz in the background. |
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| I spotted this incredibly beautiful ivy wall from the car and couldn’t resist this gift from the photo gods. Wait, stop the car!! We pulled over, jumped out, and made these shots. I love the unplanned, and unexpected things that can happen when you’re open to them. That's the real magic. |
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| Another hidden location gem. We saw this awesome little buff overlooking the bay while zipping by on our way to Baker Beach. We swung back around to grab these shots. I had no idea that this bluff was there, I love it! |
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| Our last location of the day was beautiful Baker Beach. See you guys on the 22nd! |
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Questions crop up from time to time (bad photo humor alert) about print orders and how they’ve been cropped.
Both film and digital cameras have the same cropping concerns. 35mm film negatives and digital SLR cameras produce images with a full frame aspect ratio of 3:2. This means that for every 3 inches a print goes in one direction it has to go 2 inches in the other direction. This works perfectly for 4"x6" prints, which is why they are great for proofs and small frames.
Things get more complicated when prints are ordered in sizes that don’t maintain this 3:2 aspect ratio. For example, prints must be cropped to fit the popular 5"x7" and 8"x10" frame sizes. These frame sizes don’t have a 3:2 aspect ratio and therefore cannot accommodate prints made from full frame images without cropping. Full frame print sizes with a 3:2 aspect ratio are 6"x9", 8"x12", 12"x18", 13"x19", 20"x30", etc.
Frames for prints of these sizes can be difficult to find locally so I’ve included a link to Frame Fit Company. They are the best online resource we’ve found for tasteful 3:2 ratio frames. Many frame sizes are available as stock items and others may be ordered custom. Frame Fit Company stocks a large selection of beautiful full frame 8"x12" frames, check them out.
As your photographer and image advocate I strongly suggest that you seek out these full size frames to display your prints. This way you know you’re getting the most bang for your imaging buck.
Good Prints Gone Bad:
These are examples of a full frame image that has been cropped to fit a few popular (but non full-frame) dimensions. Don’t let this happen to you or your loved ones :-) |
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