Greetings, Folks!

One thing that I really love about my job is meeting new couples who are just so in love. It’s a beautiful thing and it is so inspiring. One couple that was oozing with cuteness and love for each other were Anh & Gary. This Bruin and Trojan couple were able to get passed their cross-town rivalry and show that anything is possible. There’s just something really cool about couples who went to rival alma maters. Are they still friends while UCLA is playing USC?? How does it work?? I have no doubts that there are any sore losers between the two because they are definitely both winners to have each other.

With Doug manning the second camera, we were able to get some cool engagement photographs around The Grove in Los Angeles and on the UCLA campus for this awesome couple.

Here are a few pictures around The Grove.

Something about this picture warms my heart.

While we were riding on the little bus thing they had at The Grove, Anh & Gary were playing with their shadows .

The security guard at the Apple store was kind enough to let us use this awesome glass staircase for a moment. 

After a little bit of traffic driving on Wilshire through Beverly Hills, we were finally at UCLA. We only had a little bit of day light left, so we had to be quick about everything. With Doug’s exceptional navigational skills around UCLA’s upper campus, we were in great shape even with our time constraint.

This last shot is very endearing to me. Didn’t I tell you they were oozing with cuteness? Tickle, tickle. 

To top off our adventures photographing around The Grove and UCLA, Anh and Gary treated Doug and me to dinner and to epic ice cream sandwiches at Diddy Riese! The last time I had one of those was when they were still $1! All in all, it was a fantastic day. The happy couple will be getting married in December and I am definitely looking forward to working with them again. Congrats again you two!

Cheers,

Danny

Hey, Y’all!

Wanna know something really cool about this engagement session in Santa Monica? This stunning couple came all the way from Germany to have their photos taken by Doug for his extraordinary posing skills. Doug asked me to back him up and get candid shots along with a variety of different angles to add the photojournalistic touch and give the couple the complete package that Furious has to offer. A couple that came all the way from Germany to get their engagement pictures done in Santa Moinca?? How could I pass that up? I packed up my gear when the day finally arrived and we were ready to rock.

The Third Street Promenade was really packed that day with a ton of tourists, so went inside Barnes’ and Noble to escape the crowd. We saw this really cool elevator in there and started the engagement session there.

We made our way to the pier and went underneath it for a little more privacy and just to try something different. These next two shots were along the bike path that went underneath the pier. 

It was awesome as we got onto the beach under the Santa Monica pier because it was like we had the place to ourselves.

Of course, we couldn’t have our couple come all the way from Germany and leave without a picture with the Santa Monica West coaster and ferris wheel. 

Martin with a huge smile after Hanny laid a juicy kiss on his cheek. 

Doug was able to borrow this taxi cab from the driver with the help of a $5 bill. Definitely a small price to pay to avoid a massive amount of people walking along the Third Street Promenade and to get a shot like this.

We all had a great time. This picture below is proof!

After chatting with them during the engagement shoot, we learned that they are both exceptional pianists who tickle the ivories on stage and in the classroom. We tried so hard to find a spot with a piano to take a few pictures with, but unfortunately, we weren’t able to locate one. I’ve always admired musicians and I’ve always thought that the piano was one of the coolest things to be able to play. They asked for any recommendations on dueling piano bars and I suggested Howl at the Moon located at the Universal City Walk. I’d love to see them perform one of these days. Perhaps a visit to Germany one of these days? It’s definitely on my to-visit list!

Until next time, everybody!

Danny

Happy New Year everybody!!

It was a hectic 4th quarter and I apologize for pushing blog posts down towards the bottom of my to-do list. It was great to finish 2009 strong and I am excited that that momentum is starting 2010 in the right direction. I have tons weddings and engagement sessions to blog about and cannot wait any longer to share these epic pictures.

I’m going to flood my site with new pictures for now and will come back later and elaborate on each couple and each event, so please check back often to catch up the details.

Enjoy!

Danny