Chloris + Eyob : Engagement Shoot Preview - Washington, DC

Lan Anh + Ben : Engagement Shoot - Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

Earlier this week I spent some time with Lan Anh and Ben to do an engagement shoot at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA. The rain finally stopped to allow us to get our shoot in. This was my first time at Meadowlark and I was surprised to see all the cherry blossoms there (without the crowds).  

Lan Anh and Ben are a fun and awesome couple and I enjoyed getting to know them before their wedding in May. Can't wait to shoot their wedding at the Arts Club of Washington in the district.

Lan Anh + Ben : Engagement Shoot Preview - Vienna, VA

Family Time at Meridian Hill Park | Washington, DC

I still love film!

Here are more photos from the same roll of Kodak Portra 160 using the Canon F-1 film camera. Arlene and I discovered Meridian Hill Park in DC on our way to friends house in Maryland. It's a great place for hanging out and a spot for a future engagement shoot.

Here are some random photos I took of Roman, Arl and the park. I didn't have a lens hood on my lens, hence the sun flares. I didn't like the effect particularly in these photos.

Random photos of the park. I like the sign the best.

Dad's old Canon F-1 Film Camera

This weekend I dusted off my dad's old Canon F-1 film camera that he gave to me last year. The thought of shooting this camera was something special, since he used it to capture moments of me and my siblings growing up. The Canon F-1 is 100% manual, meaning no auto-focus or metering - nothing. The light meter didn't work so I used my light meter app on my iPhone to figure out the proper exposure. I never shot with it, so I made a few shots 2 to 3 stops over-exposed at f 1.4 using Kodak Portra 160. Needless to say I was happy with the results and had to post these two photos. I plan to post more from this roll later this week.

I will definitely use this camera more often and I hope one day I'll be able to pass it along to one of my boys.