I got to tag along on an engagement shoot yesterday.

As I've mentioned in my past billion posts, Michael Norwood has been staying with us for the past week. He's such a phenomenal photographer, and a really fun, great friend. If, by now, you still have not followed any of the links I've posted here to his blog, you really, really should. His engagement/wedding photography just really inspires me. I have to say, if I were getting married now, I would SO hire him!

Unfortunately, he & his family live in California. So, I get to study his work from afar. I'm constantly visiting his blog, watching him outdo himself shoot after shoot after shoot. I think most photographers love to learn from other photographers, and so having a wealth of knowledge & talent so close yet still out of reach is almost like torture. I think I could learn SO much just by following other photographers around, by going out shooting with them, etc. And, well, Michael is hands down the best photographer I know. He's also the only photographer I feel comfortable enough saying, "hey...tell me all your secrets!" and, "hey...I'm going shooting with you today!" So, not only was I excited about his visit because he's a really fun, great friend, but I was also way excited to get to follow him on a couple shoots to see how he really works. I want to see how he interacts with couples, how he gets them to feel comfortable, etc. I also wanted to see how his creative eye works.

He had an engagement shoot down in Austin on Monday. So, he, Curt & I packed up and went down there on Sunday evening. We spent Monday out shopping & eating TONS of good food (TONS!), and then we met his couple at 6pm downtown. I really enjoyed going on this shoot with him. Michael, Curt & I all had cameras, and it was quite a lot of fun. Here are a few of my shots:

And, here's a fun shot that Curt took. :-)
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