This is kind of a strange engagement because this dear couple were models for our first Charlotte photographer meet-up! They had me, Camille, Whitney, Neil, Rolf, Stephen, and Aaron ALL to shoot their engagement session in downtown Charlotte at night! I think everyone thought they were celebrities to have THAT MANY cameras pointed at them at once. I had an absolute blast getting to know these wonderful photographers and also getting to know Elyse and Jesse. They were so patient as we tried all of our crazy lighting ideas and never once (well maybe just once!) looked at us crazy when we said can you stand here and do this! I hope they have a wonderful wedding in Vermont this summer! Don’t forget to check out the slideshow at the end for more photos.

I have never done a shoot at night before but it was really fun! It is a lot different using lights at night than during the day, but it was really interesting to try it out! It was also, quite amusing how many stories we got from homeless men about why should give them money. My favorite was they guy needing $3 for the light rail when it only costs $1.25!

I love this series of images, I just couldn’t leave one image out. We were waiting for a car to go speeding by, and Elyse and Jesse were just ignoring us for a bit and the images are so natural.