What do you mean by a couple's session?

I'm not exactly sure how it started. I guess I had a client who had a very special request, and then, from there, it just took off.
The truth is, a couple's session is a very intimate thing. It shows the most basic connection between a man and a woman. It's about the electricity that generates between them. I'm lucky enough to do quite a bit of these. These images are just a tease.
You'll get the idea. Yes, this lovely couple gave permission to post their images. They're just so cute together!

 Definitely not the kind of session for the shy or square. But a lot of fun. My clients make an event from it, sometimes driving from out of town and planning the whole day around it.
The session, a nice candle light dinner afterwards, maybe dancing and a night without the kids. What's not to like?

 The best way to rekindle the relationship and remember why they got together in the first place.
Plus, getting a book with their images always makes for awesome memories and lots of conversation :)

 

 Are you wild enough? Bring your loved one and have an absolute blast.

So much, that these two are coming back for seconds :)

Yelp is weird

If you had gone through my blog, you might have noticed that I believe that Yelp is a biased and unfair site.
Although I've tried several times to contact them and find out why they hide the positive reviews that my clients leave and show only the negatives, (which we vigorously disagree with), I've never received even an acknowledgement of the issue.There's not a phone number to call, nothing.  It's interesting because I even had sessions for Yelp employees! I thought I would just let it be, but today I received a call from one of my repeat customers. She is very private and asked not to be identified, however, she talked to me for about 40 minutes, and made me realize that some things are just not right. She's been in the studio 3 times already, and is looking forward to her 4th. So I thought I'll post an email of yet another positive review, that has already been buried with all the other 14 good reviews that our great clients left so far) There's a tiny gray link that says "Filtered" under the two reviews Yelp likes to show.  I thought I'll share what I've got on the mail from Yelp not too long ago.
So no,
We don't agree with Yelp and we don't hide it. We proactively try to inform our clients and let them make informed decisions.
We wouldn't be in business if we didn't have the highest standards in the industry.
Adrian

If you can't find the right tools, make them.

Due to my shooting style, I usually don't shoot with an on camera flash. I know, purists will say I need one to open up shadows and soften them. That's exactly what I don't want to do. However, during my couple's sessions, I increasingly found the need to use a little light, from the lens axis, to put some emphasis on some areas of the image. The normal on camera flash I used in the past was way cumbersome and heavy. So I've been on the look for a very small flash, which at the same time would have an external sync port to use for my pocket wizard. I bought the Nikon SB-27. Although it's quite nice, it was still a big heavy brick on top of my camera. I decided to make my own hybrid unit. I purchased the Bowen SFD450N, which doesn't have the external sync port, but it's small and light. From Radio Shack, I got a 3.5mm stereo jack. I disassembled the flash unit and made a hole for the jack, next to the battery compartment and soldered the jack connections to the flash's foot wires of the hot and ground signals.

 

Put back the flash together and Voilá! I now keep the Bowens on my camera as a fill, in case it's needed and use the sync port to plug in my pocket wizard! I love it when I get things to work my way! Adrian