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Megan & Paul

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I think we have discovered the secret ingredient for any great photo shoot. Cupcakes.

Who knew right? I mean – all this time I’ve been focused on lights, and lenses, and even talking to the subjects – but apparently all you need are good cupcakes!

Fortunately – Leah came up with the idea and brought along some cupcakes she had made earlier in the day. We met with Megan and Paul after work and it was definitely a nice treat and a good way to start off the shoot. Seriously – we all kind of relaxed even more once the cupcakes were handed out.

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For this shoot we went to the same location where we photographed our friend Addy – but that was in the fall and the leaves have all fallen by now, so even though it was the same location – it was a completely different look. We also scheduled the shoot for 5pm so we only had about 40 minutes of usable sunlight – actually a little less since it was overcast and the sun wasn’t stretching as far as it would on a clear day. Still, that actually helped because it forced me to pull out the lights and get some of our fun flash photos – plus you know, I still get a kick out of people slowing down to stare at us when they drive by (it’s the little things for me alright?)

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Leah has actually known Megan since elementary school and they reconnected through the magic of Facebook. They’re super awesome and I think you can tell this photo shoot was a lot of fun – remember, don’t forget the cupcakes.

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7 Comments

  1. Posted December 17, 2009 at 2:48 pm | #

    Amazing. As always. I love the lighting in your photos…

    • Posted December 17, 2009 at 10:26 pm | #

      Thanks! These were all Mark. Ok, I held the lightstand. That counts for something, right? Haha. Looking forward to photographing you and Terry in Feb. But don't tell Terry, he's camera-shy. =) We'll distract him with sugar-free cupcakes.

      • Posted December 17, 2009 at 10:57 pm | #

        Considering how important 'light' is to our photographs… yeah, holding the light stand actually does count for a lot.

  2. Posted December 17, 2009 at 3:27 pm | #

    great cupcake shot :) I just ran across the travel photography awards of 2009. stunning: http://www.tpoty.com/2009/winners/gallerytpoty200...

    • Posted December 17, 2009 at 10:25 pm | #

      Oooh, thanks for sharing! Those are amazing photographs.

  3. Megan
    Posted December 17, 2009 at 9:18 pm | #

    I am officially part of the LeahandMark.com fan club!!! I love all our pictures! And….it was so fun!!!!

    • Posted December 17, 2009 at 10:57 pm | #

      Megan – thank you for the opportunity – and to you both for being awesome and fun to photograph.

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