I am inspired.

This post is a very special one to me, so forgive me if I blabber on too much. This happy couple is very near and dear to me. Out of my small group of friends that I’ve known since middle school, Wilson is the first one out of us to get hitched. All of us are very excited and happy for him. He is one of the nicest and most considerate guy that I know, and his special lady, Caty, is equally kind to match.

They are quite the goofy and fun-loving couple and Doug and I really wanted take some great pictures for them. With some brainstorming by the four of us, we decided to go with a 500 Days of Summer themed engagement session and photograph at a few of the landmarks the movie was shot at in Los Angeles. We were all thrilled and were ready to rock!

Here we are at the Bradbury Building in the historic part of Downtown Los Angeles. It’s a beautiful building and photographing here was really cool. It was ashame we were only able to photograph on the floor level and the first stair landing but it was totally cool nonetheless.

Our next stop was a very short walk from the Bradbury Building through Grand Central Market to Angel’s Knoll in Los Angeles (right off the Pershing Square stop off of the Metro Red Line for those who like to travel on the light rails.) We were actually able to photograph Caty and Wilson on the same bench that was used in the movie, which was pretty awesome. That same day we were there was also the day that the Angel’s Flight Railway, the world’s shortest railway, resumed service since 2001.

Our next stop wasn’t in 500 Days of Summer, but the couple had seen some of the stuff that we have done before here at Union Station and wanted to get a few pictures here. We were definitely nearby, so what the heck. Why not? Union Station is always cool to shoot engagement pictures at. It’s such an interesting place to me, full of history and character that you don’t find every day.

This spot is just north of Chinatown and can be seen off of the Metro Gold Line just north of the Chinatown stop. I remember Doug telling me about this spot and I happened to pass by it with Wilson when we were on our way to the LA Street Food Fest several weeks ago. This place is a field of bright gold and purple flowers with the Downtown LA skyline in the back.

This is definitely one of my all-time favorite shots ever. Who would have their pants at their ankles right?? If you knew Wilson, you would not be surprised. I actually got inspired to do this shot after seeing a really cool wedding party picture when I was at WPPI in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago. It’s frame worthy in my books.

After a quick dinner in J-Town, we headed to our final photographing destination. Here we are at LACMA, which wasn’t too far of a drive from Downtown LA. After waiting a short while for some other photographers to finish taking their pictures, we were able to snap a few cool pictures here.

These two are a couple of people that really inspire me. They’ve inspired me that such love and passion is possible. They’ve shown me that sacrifices are worth it when it’s for the One you love. They’ve demonstrated understanding and continue to demonstrate commitment. They are a success story that I’m fortunate to witness.

Their wedding is going to be an interesting one to photograph because I am actually in the wedding party. Doug will be doing most of the work with a fellow Furious Photographer while I’ll be geared up for candid shots and other shots from the view of a groomsman (without interfering with my role in the wedding party of course). We all can’t wait until their big day in May.

Congratulations, once again, to Caty and Wilson!

Cheers,

Danny