A big part of being a wedding photographer is knowing how to pose people.  More often than not, the couple you photograph have never had a professional photoshoot, and will require a good amount a direction from the photographer.  Ironically, to make people look natural and highlight their best features in photos sometimes require poses that can feel unnatural to them, to stand and lean in ways that they normally wouldn’t, and it’s the role of the photographer to guide and give clear instructions.  To give me more practice in posing, Shang invited two of her friends, Katherine and Will, for an anniversary shoot.

This one is probably my favorite, it reminds me of Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor on the cover of Moulin Rouge.  So romantic!

A bit of fun with sunflares.

Katherine, who is incredibly creative, wanted to so something with shadows, and this is what we got!

I just love the colors and minimalist feel of of this photo.

More coverage of this photoshoot can be found on Shang’s blog here and Katherine’s blog here.