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Mallory and Matthew--Engaged!

I love engagement sessions, and it's always nice to hang out with the couple before their big day. I had a wonderful time photographing Mallory and Matthew on a perfect fall afternoon. Well, it would have been perfect if it hadn't been for the insane wind blowing that day. I didn't think the wind could blow much harder than it did the day before when I was doing another engagement session, but I was wrong.The wind was gusting 20-30 mph, which was crazy.

I'm really looking forward to their wedding next year and am also excited they've chosen to do a "First Look" and see each other before the wedding.

After a quick outfit change, we ended the shoot just before sunset.

The one of them kissing in the tree is one of my all time favorite engagement pictures. Love it!

 

Megan and Jason - Engaged!

Since Megan and Jason live in Chicago, I didn't meet them until just a few minutes before we started their engagement session. As soon as we exchanged handshakes though, I felt like I'd known them much longer. They were so easy going and fun and so super nice.

Jason proposed to Megan at Keeneland so we knew we wanted to start the session there. We met up on a Saturday morning that would have been perfect if not for the 20 mph wind that was blowing. I snapped pictures in between gusts of wind and we managed to find a few spots sheltered from what at times felt like a hurricane.

This was one of the first pics I took, and it's one of my favorites. I love Megan's red scarf.

How gorgeous are they going to be on their wedding day?!

As we walked around and talked, Megan said she grew up in Alabama and went to school at the University of Georgia and in the meantime her parents moved to Lexington. They thought Lexington would be a perfect location for their wedding next year for their guests from Chicago and Alabama.

These pics were taken in the spot where Jason proposed. He said that Megan was the best thing he ever won at Keeneland. So sweet!

This was another favorite of mine. Even though Jason had never been to Lexington until he met Megan, he's no stranger to horseracing since Chicago is home to Arlington Park. However, he was a stranger to burgoo which I told him he had to try while he was at Keeneland that day.

I was nervous about the weather for their session, so I went ahead and reserved the Bodley-Bullock House just in case it rained. Lucky for us it didn't, so we got the best of both worlds.

Another favorite.

While we were taking this shot, Jason joked that he should pose like George Constanza. I asked if they were fans of "Seinfeld," and they said they were. I love finding fellow "Seindfeld" fans. Love it!

The courtyard was so beautiful, and by looking at those flowers it was hard to believe it was mid-October.

I love, love this one!

Oh sunflare how I love you!

Megan and Jason, I absolutely loved meeting you and can't wait for your wedding next year. I have no doubt it will be fabulous! 

Emily and Johnathan - Engagement Session

Wow was it hot the night of Emily's and Johnathan's engagement/family session! We waited until right before sunset, but it was still pretty hot. All in all, everyone one did great and it was worth being a little hot because we had the most amazing evening light.

 

 

 

 

When I told Emily and Johnathan to kiss, the girls immediately turned around and were like, "Yuck!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amanda and Richard--Engagement Session (the one with the snake)

I'm not sure if I've ever had an engagement session where the couple put so much thought into the locations of their engagmement session and what they would wear. Amanda and Richard looked awesome and were just amazing to work with. This turned out to be one of my all time favorite engagement sessions--even with the appearance of a snake. But more about that later.

Amanda and Richard ended up using these first two on their Save the Date card.

 

 

 

We then went to this creek with beautiful waterfalls. We still had one more location to go to and it was getting a little closer to sunset so we were literally there maybe 15 minutes. It was long enough to get some great shots though.

 

 

It was also long enough for a snake to go floating right by Amanda! I just kept on shooting and I could not believe I got their hilarious reactions.

 

Our next stop was Richard's grandmother's farm. It was so beautiful and we were there at the most perfect time of day.

 

A big open field with amazing sunset light, not to mention a wonderful couple. Yes please.

 

 

 

 

When I first met with Amanda and Richard, she kept telling me how she's not photogenic. She said the same thing the day of their engagement session. As you can clearly tell, that is not the case.

 

Thanks Amanda and Richard for a truly memorable engagement session. I cannot wait till your December wedding!

Heather and Juan--Engaged!

When Heather booked her wedding with me, she said that when she and Juan first met, he didn't speak English and she didn't speak Spanish. Now how's that for a love story? View their slideshow to see more from their session.

 

I loved the shots in the garden. They were so great together that I hardly posed them at all. Love that when that happens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is hardly anything I love more than a nice field with amazing evening light.

 

 

 

 

 

Samantha and Jimmy--Engaged!

I had my first engagement session of the year last month on a very windy and sort of cool day. It wasn't exactly the weather I would've ordered, but it was sunny so we made the best of it. Samantha and Jimmy met at the Buell Armory on the UK campus while in the Army ROTC. I loved that they wanted to do the session where they first met. I do believe this was a first for me.

While I waited for them to arrive I took some pictures of the building. I was really pleased with how these turned out.

 

 

 

 

I combined these with pictures of Samantha and Jimmy for a few collages.

 

 

 

Jimmy had access to the armory so we were able to do some pictures inside. I was in love with the flag!

 

 

Samantha is a student at Transy so we finished there and also at Gratz Park.

 

 

I am all about capturing moments like these during an engagement session. Love it!

 

 

 

You can view more photos from their session on my Facebook page or click here to see a slideshow. Thanks Samantha and Jimmy for a great session. I can't wait for your summer wedding!

Jason and Joyce - A Beach Session in Maui

For some reason, a lot of my favorite photographers are in California. I read on one photographer's blog earlier this year where she wants to travel to some place without a beach. She said no water and no sand. She wanted a place with green grass, barns, plank fences. She got several comments and a lot of people said she she should come to Kentucky. All I could think is, "She's kidding right?" I see her pictures and think how great that it rains very little in Southern California and how she can always do a session at the beach.

I have always wanted to do a couples session at the beach, and I got my chance on our Maui vacation. My brother-in-law, Jason, and his girlfriend, Joyce, modeled for me, and I was oh so thrilled. The beach near where we were staying had a lot of really cool trees that were right in the sand and went into the water. Yeah, nothing like that in Kentucky! We went right before sunset and only had about 20-30 minutes of great light but I'm thrilled with the results. Oh yeah, if anyone would like like a beach session in Maui, I'm totally up for that! Have camera, will travel!

One of my favorites...

and love it in black and white!

And another favorite!

 

Guess what? I love this one in black and white too!

 

I was in love the trees on the beach and totally love this one!

The sun was going down fast, and this was one of the last ones I shot. Not a bad ending though. Thank you so much you two for letting me take these pictures.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Lacey and Marc in Midway

I've been wanting to do an engagement session in Midway for a long time and finally got the opportunity a couple weeks ago. It was a gorgeous Sunday evening with great lighting. I did a fall engagement session for Lacey and Marc, but they wanted a spring session too since their wedding isn't until August. They'd never been out to Midway but loved it immediately. Who wouldn't? It's an incredible area. Love it!

Some of my favorites are included below. You can also check out their video.

We started at the train tracks.

I get very excited when the light is coming in behind them like that!

One of my favorites!

I'm really not cool enough to say "holla," but I have to say it for this picture of Lacey. Holla!! The green in her dress matched the chair. How perfect was that!

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Devin and Lincoln - Engagement Session

I had an awesome engagement session with Devin and Lincoln at the end of September at Keeneland. I know I use the word "awesome" a lot (it's probably my favorite word), but Devin and Lincoln were awesome with a capital A. I mean even their names are awesome. The only bad thing is that I have to wait till next year to do their wedding, which I'm sure will be...awesome! View more of their pictures in this video.

This is one of my favorite engagement pictures EVER!

Thanks Devin and Lincoln for a great engagement session. Can't wait till your wedding next year! 
 
 
 
 

  
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Facebook and More Sessions

First of all, I finally created a fan page on Facebook. This had been on my "to do" list all summer, and I finally took the time to do it. So if you're not a fan yet, head on over to Facebook and become a fan of Lisa Collins Photography. The response has been nice so far, but I'm hoping for a lot more fans soon.

I posted a few sneak peek images from Brandy's and Jameson's engagement session, but I wanted to post a few more. We did these pictures downtown on a Sunday afternoon. I've really tried to not book sessions on Sundays, but sometimes that's the only day that works. It really worked out great, because it wasn't crowded and I felt like we could do just about anything we wanted to concerning pictures. Oh, did I mention it was hot? Really, really hot. I think it was at least 90 degrees with lots of humidity. Brandy and Jameson were great though and were up for anything. Click here for their video.

I think at one point we talked about getting into the fountains because it was that hot!

I so love this one.