I’m so obsessed with this girl - good grief.  She’s an old soul, an open heart, a tender spirit.  LOVE this couple together.  Yep.  I’m a fan for sure.  You two are the perfect fit…

And as for Natalie, when you find yourself in the midst of a fast friendship, obviously placed in your life with purpose - what more could a girl ask for?  We just sort of jumped right in, and I’m so very thankful.  Not only because she taught me how to use FaceTime on my new iPhone (which admittedly is hysterical and fabulous), but because true friends - especially in THIS town - can be incredibly hard to come by.

So, moving on, take a quick look at a snippet from the session, and meet the lovely couple!  Here are a few favorites we pulled at random from Natalie and Ben’s recent engagement session in Malibu, California:

Photography by Bound By

We just got this film back from RPL of Natalie and Ben’s drop-dead gorgeous engagement session in Malibu with Bound By. Good grief. We’re literally downloading scans as I type - but there are definitely a few images that I couldn’t help but grab. These are just a few of the images I was immediately drawn to and thought we would go ahead and share them on this newly revived blog, for whomever may still be checking it! I am SO about this couple. Awesome story, great relationship, fast friends over tacos on the beach in Malibu…

The session came together in a really cool way because they were open to anything and wanted to truly convey their relationship in imagery. I loved it. We were able to play around - I actually hiked through a river *WHAT?* - get some swanky vibes going, then morph into their classic and casual style, and wrap it up with the super-hot sexy side of their love story - which was completely amazing. We focused on black and white film with a slight grain during the day, and then amped our grain up for the evening shots. Natalie loves black and white so we told their story through that medium for all of the film we shot. For the photographers reading this: Neopan 400, Delta 3200, all shot and processed at normal rating.

This is but a glimpse, and I can’t WAIT to share more! The digital images we shot during this session are just to die for and Natalie and Ben knocked it all out of the park. Loving that we have so many different looks and mediums! The shots I’m throwing up now, I’m attracted to for the interaction and emotion happening in the frames. I see their personalities and hearts here. Oh, and I see an absolutely gorgeous tree above them. Epic really. I love it. Enjoy meeting Natalie and Ben, and feel free to leave us a little feedback! It’s been quite a while, and we’d love to hear from you :)

I know this blog has been unacceptably neglected! We’re in the midst of deciding whether or not to have a blog for the new photography business - but I realize right now, there isn’t really an adequate place to share what we’ve been working on. I thought you guys deserve more from me than a disappearance!

SO, while I work on some posts about our work and business (to either be put up here or in a new place to be shared), here’s a look at a fun twilight shot from Natalie and Ben’s engagement session a few days ago in Malibu. Loving that star ;)

All the best!