Luisa and Mike, as stated previously, are incredibly awesome.  And awesome people deserve awesome photo shoots, so we hit up the Arlington County Fair!  In my head, this fair was quite a bit more uh… robust than it turned out to be, but I think we rocked it anyway.  Luisa and Mike, you guys rule!

engaged couple at the arlington county fair

engagement photos with checkerboard flag

I hope you can’t tell that these were taken at the “piglet racing” area.

happy laughing engaged couple

black and white engagement photos

beautiful woman engaged

very serious black and white engagement session

How incredibly perfect is this heart-shaped ride?  Obviously we had to do photos on it.

arlington county fair engagement session

This is my first frame after they started moving.  I tried to get others but this was hands-down the best panning I did.  Go Mike go!

heart ride panning

Frequent visitors to this blog will note that I never, ever use “vintage” photoshop actions.  Mostly, I think it’s weird.  However, with the setting and the light and me wanting to be adventurous in multiple dimensions, I’ve played with the colors and things on some of these.  I think it works here and I’m pretty pleased with how the vintagey frames came out.

vintage heart engagement photo

ice cream vintage engagement session

cotton candy vintage engagement session

Yowza.  Did I mention Luisa is ridiculously beautiful?  You probably already gathered that, but still, it bears repeating.

arlington county fair couple engagement photos

black and white portraits from the arlington county fair

vintage arlington fair engagement session

fishing game at arlington county fair

fair bottle engagement session photo

long exposure ferris wheel engagement session

engagement session with long exposure ferris wheel

Thanks again for experimenting with me, guys!  Best of luck with all the wedding planning!


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Douglas Pettway · August 22, 2011 at 7:50 pm

outstanding work. soooo much fun! 🙂

Alan Hutchison Scottish Wedding Photographer · August 23, 2011 at 11:42 am

fabulous set of photos. the ones in the fairground have turned out perfectly. captures the fun atmosphere..

Heather J. · August 23, 2011 at 2:27 pm

These are adorable. Mikey and I totally wanna do our engagement session at a fair!

Andy Barnhart · August 23, 2011 at 3:49 pm

Very fun e-session idea, nice work!

Daniel · August 23, 2011 at 6:28 pm

This looks like a totally fun session! Loving that last photo!

Heather · August 23, 2011 at 7:26 pm

STUNNING couple. I love how fun the fair shots are. That heart is SO COOL.

Jessica Schilling · August 23, 2011 at 7:56 pm

These are so awesome! I love the retro colors of the booths and the panning and time-lapse shots have great energy and movement!

Two Rings Photography · August 23, 2011 at 8:00 pm

Sweet! I would love to do an engagement shoot in this setting.

Herman Au · August 23, 2011 at 8:57 pm

they have such wonderful smile this is such a beautiful set of pictures. well done!

Matt Stanton · August 24, 2011 at 4:56 am

What a great venue for a shoot! Fun, colours and Daiquiri’s! Result!!

Albert Palmer · August 24, 2011 at 7:03 am

Nice work Amber – you really capture their personalities in these photos and I love that first shot. Great way to start a great blog post.

Jimmy · August 24, 2011 at 8:48 am

wow.wow.wow! Awesome close-up shots, and such a beautiful couple!

AdonyeJaja · August 24, 2011 at 2:44 pm

what a fun spot for a shoot! well photographed!

Becca Dilley · August 24, 2011 at 4:08 pm

Super fun session and lots of cute locations!

Kat Forsyth · August 25, 2011 at 7:48 pm

Ah yeah, the county fairs that we don’t get here in SA! Such a fun session – LOVE the heart-shaped ride!

Derek Martinez · August 25, 2011 at 9:09 pm

Incredible job! You really captured them well

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