Magen first contacted me a few months ago via email.  She was a portrait photographer from the next city over looking for peers and she had a few technical questions she wanted to ask as well.  “Please don’t feel like you have to tell me your secrets, though”, she said.  “I understand if it’s a conflict of interest”.  I quickly wrote her back, telling her I LOVED helping other photographers out and to ask away – and to teach me a few things while she’s at it!

We kept in touch and she inquired about a portrait session for she and her husband as a Christmas gift from Mark to her.  Of course I was more than happy to oblige and even more excited to finally get to meet the lovely lady I had been talking with through email for a few months now.

She explained that both she and Mark were into acting and theatre and wanted a very silly shoot, but with some serious shots thrown in as well.  They actually showed up to our shoot with a ‘Bag ‘O Fun’ full of hats and wigs and props and masks.  They were oodles of fun to work with and I am going to split their photos into two posts.  This first one is of the more serious photos we took – and look at how stunning this couple is.  Magen was everything I thought she’d be and more and I cannot wait to hang out more in the future.  Girl is talented, beautiful and funny to boot!  I honestly walked away from this shoot feeling inspired, in both my photography and my personal relationship.  These two know how to have fun and be silly together, and they encompass true compatibility and comfort within a relationship.  I found myself both laughing out loud and sighing while editing these photos – and THAT is how I love to be effected by a photoshoot.

It was FREEZING the day they came to Winston, and with the windchill, I’m pretty sure it was around 10 degrees outside.  They were SUCH troopers, though!  Are they not a beautiful couple with killer style?

I loved this natural chemistry between them throughout the whole shoot.

Work it, Magen!

THIS is why I shoot with natural light!

The Bag ‘O Props has just been opened!

This is one of my absolute favorite photos ever.  It really encompasses everything I love about LOVE.

As I mentioned above, Magen is also a portrait photographer, so I HAD to photograph her with her baby!

I love these last shots.