Dailyn and Matthew were running late.
Not dramatically late, but enough that our original plan shifted. And honestly, it ended up being one of those sessions where the detours made it better. We ended up in spots I probably wouldn’t have chosen otherwise, and we got a range of images I don’t think we would have gotten if everything had gone perfectly to plan.
But here’s the thing — Piedmont Park on a crowded Sunday evening the first weekend after the time change is not the easiest to shoot. People everywhere, no real privacy, constantly working around where we could and couldn’t go. And the light.. It went away quickly!
What made this session magical was them.
These two have a spark that doesn’t need a perfect setting. They’re easy together in a way that makes my job feel less like work. When I’m photographing a couple like that, I’m not thinking about the strangers in the background or the flat light or the fact that we’re improvising. I’m just trying to keep up with what they’re already giving me.
Piedmont can be beautiful. The skyline, the paths, the open meadow at the right time of day — it’s a great place to shoot. But any photographer will tell you the location is secondary. The couple is everything.
Dailyn and Matthew reminded me of that on a busy Sunday when nothing went exactly as planned.
