I’m constantly telling my couples to choose somewhere meaningful for their engagement session. Plenty of people take this to mean their neighborhood, which is awesome and I love shooting in and around my peoples’ homes. But Anastasia and Nick took this a big leap further. A couple days before their engagement session (in New York City!), they changed their minds from somewhere scenic to their very own kitchen.
This was a really really cool engagement session for me, and not just because they fed me porterhouse steak. As I strive to move my business more and more toward candidness, documentation, photojournalism, I’m thrilled to work with people who want their real lives on film. So, without further musings, Anastasia & Nick cook dinner:
As you can imagine, I’m even more excited now for their wedding in July (here in DC). Thanks so much for inviting me into your home, guys! It was so so cool.
27 Comments
Anni · April 11, 2012 at 11:35 am
This is completely awesome (and how awesome are Anastasia and Nick for coming up with such a great idea?) — the perspective on the pasta rolling shot is especially great. So cool to see a session that really tells a little story of a day they shared together. Love it.
Leo · April 11, 2012 at 12:39 pm
This session rocks, Amber! Seriously awesome.
Elissa · April 11, 2012 at 12:58 pm
WONDERFUL. I shouldn’t have looked right before lunch, though.. that meal looks seriously awesome and I’m hungry.
Erin Lassahn · April 11, 2012 at 1:14 pm
What a cool and unique session! You rocked this-and looks like you had an awesome dinner too! I need to start getting my couples to cook for engagement sessions too!
Max · April 11, 2012 at 2:19 pm
That steak looks like it has been taken from the flintstones!!! Awesome set and the cooking part is very original!
/mariahedengren · April 11, 2012 at 3:37 pm
This couple is so cool to have you document them while making dinner! I can’t wait to see their wedding!
Sherry Venero Turpin · April 11, 2012 at 4:08 pm
Just beautiful, Jim. 🙂
Kyle · April 11, 2012 at 4:59 pm
What a fun day in the life type session Amber, I love it!
Belinda Keller Photography · April 11, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Oh these are so great! I like that these images represent them in their real lives, doing something they really love. There’s purpose here and it’s lovely.
Tracy Morter · April 11, 2012 at 5:38 pm
Oh how wonderful, such gorgeous smile! These will be treasured.
I’m really quite hungry now too…
Cathy Hare-Holbrook · April 11, 2012 at 5:42 pm
How truly UNIQUE! How truly Anastasia McLetchie and Nick! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL photo’s.
Christopher Mark Sanzone · April 11, 2012 at 6:19 pm
Very cool thing to do, Nicely done!
Paul Alexander Photography · April 11, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Georgous set, love the fun you’ve captured in these 🙂
Albert Palmer · April 11, 2012 at 6:53 pm
OMG I just love New York. What an incredible place to live and it’s cool to see some original engagement shoot ideas. SO good.
Jean · April 11, 2012 at 6:59 pm
Such a cool, one-of-a-kind shoot. The food looks delicious, and you clearly captured this beautiful couple’s great chemistry. Love this set!
Matt Sanzone · April 11, 2012 at 7:37 pm
congratssss
Emily · April 11, 2012 at 7:45 pm
I’ve looked through this blog post a few times today. It’s better every time. Love the whole set. The salt shot is AMAZING times one million. So, so so good.
Alyssa Schroeder · April 11, 2012 at 7:59 pm
This is so fantastic and fun! Love the photos. That dinner looks delicious. Clients cooking you steak, talk about job perks 😉
Funnelcloud Rachel · April 11, 2012 at 11:47 pm
This is fantastic! Also, I can’t believe that you took these photos over the weekend and already have them edited and up on the blog! Not only are you awesome at photographing people but your food photography is magazine worthy!
The cooking photo shoot is such a great idea – I can only imagine what this would look like in my kitchen – we tend to trash the whole place when we cook, plus the pile of dirty dishes is not exactly photogenic!
Christine Rodriguez · April 12, 2012 at 12:15 am
Cool and cute. 🙂
heather nan · April 12, 2012 at 1:53 am
In love with this session! Super jealous of dinner… that cut of steak, wowzers! My kind of folks.
Amanda Basteen · April 12, 2012 at 2:30 am
Wow, love the candidness of this session! How great to document what they love doing together.
Kellee Walsh · April 12, 2012 at 2:51 am
Brilliant session Amber! Love how homey it is, just them doing their every day thing 🙂
Nikki · April 12, 2012 at 6:39 am
What a sweet session Amber. I love foodies, I reckon they are just great people. Great doco. work.
Aimee Nash · April 17, 2012 at 9:32 am
Wonderful job as usual, Amber! I love the intimate setting. And now I am hungry.
E · April 22, 2012 at 6:16 pm
I really, really love this session.