{"id":14478,"date":"2018-12-16T15:28:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T23:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomellisphoto.com\/blog\/?p=14478"},"modified":"2018-12-16T16:38:06","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T00:38:06","slug":"sunny-seattle-engagement-session-at-gas-works-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomellisphoto.com\/blog\/sunny-seattle-engagement-session-at-gas-works-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Seattle Engagement Session at Gas Works Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kate and Kevin’s Engagement Session at Gas Works Park<\/h1>\n

Way back in early October I was contacted by Kate.\u00a0 She and her fianc\u00e9 Kevin wanted to have an engagement photo session and she was hoping that I might be able to set up a time to work with them.\u00a0 I was happy to do so, and we discussed various possible locations for the session before finally deciding on Gas Works Park.<\/p>\n

Next came what proved to be the tricky part, finding a date that would work for everyone.\u00a0 Their schedule was such that the session needed to be in November, and I was already pretty heavily booked for various jobs on most of the November weekends.\u00a0 And of course, being Seattle there was no guarantee that any date in November would not turn out to be a monsoon. \u00a0 Which would not be very helpful for photos!<\/p>\n

We set one date and had to change it a few days out due to a work conflict for Kevin, but finally set a firm date.\u00a0 We met at Gas Works late in the morning on November 18, and completely lucked out with the weather.\u00a0 It was sunny and mild, more like late September than mid-November.\u00a0 And none of us were going to complain about the weather gods deciding to smile on us!<\/p>\n

The Beauty of Gas Works Park<\/h2>\n

Gas Works Park is one of my favorite locations in Seattle for almost any kind of photo shoot.\u00a0 I have done many sessions there with wedding parties, families and plenty of other engagement shoots.\u00a0 So I know my way around the park and have a number of favorite spots for photos.\u00a0 But the thing about photography is that even though the location is the same, on any given day the lighting will vary (sunny vs cloudy, early vs late, etc.).\u00a0 And of course the time of year also means that the backdrops in the park can be very different.\u00a0 We happened to be lucky and found an area with some nice fall colors that we used for some shots.<\/p>\n

The very low angle of the sun, even though it was almost noon, was both challenging and rewarding.\u00a0 Unplanned lens flare was an issue, but the backlighting possibilities were wonderful.\u00a0 We worked our way around the entire park, and found a lot of great spots.\u00a0 A few times we had to deal with what I call “unintentional photo bombers” getting in our way, but considering how nice the weather was we had great luck at finding ways to keep our photos private.<\/p>\n

Here is a sampling of our session, I hope that you enjoy the photos.\u00a0 And please feel free to leave some comments, I’d love to get your thoughts on the pictures we took during this session.<\/p>\n

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