Danica + Max - Okinawa Couples Photographer

It's been a while since I did this shoot and I can finally post the images of Danica and Max! Yippee!

The shoot was for a 'save the date'

These two are so cute! I told them they reminded me of a brand, they flowed so well together! Even their names could be a brand! Danica + Max!

 LOVE IS...rain in the middle of the shoot!

A Black and White image...

 ...a cool angle shot!

 And even though it was so gloomy, it made for some gorgeous light and writings in the sand!

LOVE

 The Oki sea colours still shone through for them. I actually love the light on days like this!

These two were up for anything for the shot! Which makes for great photographer/client energy!

A close up...Love and Laughter!

Danica and Max, I wish you all the happiness in the world, thank you for choosing me to photograph your 'save the date' xxxxxxxx
Hopefully, I can do some shoots like this when I move to San Diego next year!

Stacey and Chris - Okinawa Couples Photographer

Another great couple shoot...

Stacey and Chris were a pleasure to work with!

Some BW action!

And...we got some sweet reflection shots!

Gorgeous pair...

I really enjoyed shooting into the sun to get these silhouettes!

Wider!

 and bluer!

 Awww...love is...

...a sweet sunset...

and some iPhone pics!!!

Stacey and Chris...THANK YOU! I LOVED working with you two and I am happy you loved your images and prints too xxxxxxxx

Rain is coming down...

and I'm shooting too!!!

Ayumi and Michael's engagement session was another 'has to be done today come rain or shine shoots' because they came over from mainland for a visit and they were flying back the next day!

No major worries, we shot in the rain for a while, then hit up the cave area! I love this one...

The rain stopped for a while...

So we were all smiles!

and kisses...

Captured some of the Oki scene

and right at sunset it started to rain again...

As I was driving home I heard these lyrics...Rain is coming down and I'm on the run...we gotta keep on running 'til we see the sun...The Fray (Heartbeat). So, I Listened to this when I was working on these images x Thank you Ayumi and Michael for trusting me to get the shot in the rain! I'm glad you loved your prints!

Living and Loving Aloha! - Honolulu Photographer!

I never actually thought I would have that as my blog title, but it was meant to be (and sometimes I really would like it to be a more permanent thing! The lack of humidity was a welcome relief that was for sure!!!)

The way this shoot happened was so crazy! I had Space A'ed over to Hawaii with the kids to see Albert who was working there (that's a whole other space available story!) in August (Yes, I know it is now December LOL I am so behind on my little blog here!). I had my camera and a couple of lenses. To be honest I wasn't even going to bring the Nikon, just the iphone, but then I thought, who knows when and if I will ever get to Hawaii again.
I have wanted to go to Hawaii since I was 10 yrs old and my neighbour who worked for British Airways brought me back a plastic lei and a velour map (so 80's!!!). It always seemed like a paradise that I would never get to. For a 10 yr old working class Brit living on a council estate, Hawaii was an unreachable dream pretty much! It was always out of reach to me. Watching Hawaii Five-O added to my Hawaii dreams! LOL

So, I met up with my lovely friend Larissa (who moved to Hawaii - Luccckkkyyyy!) and we were over at the Hale Koa hotel talking to a lovely lady called Lan who worked at the tour office (I was booking a trip to the wet n wild water park that the kids JUST HAD TO GO TO!) and somehow it came up that I was a photographer.

So Lan (who was very excited about this news!) said that she might have some clients for me for an engagement shoot but it had to be Friday and of course I'm thinking, 'I'm watching the Space A flights and I might not be here'. Anyways, to cut a long story short. It all fell into place. OMG, the light there was so lush.

I was a little nervous to shoot in a location I had no knowledge of...

but we were all so very happy with the results!!!

Love and laughter!

and a proposal x

Such a beautiful location!

It was so relaxing and just, well, ALOHA!

Of course, one cannot be in Hawaii without some kind of surfer photo!

We had so much fun! I felt really relaxed with Deb and Jeff! I hope they didn't think I was too crazy when I got the locals involved ha ha! Deb and Jeff, congratulations, I am sooo glad this all fell into place, you two rocked it x

LOVE x (When I look at these images now I can't believe I was really there!!!)

I Heart Faces - Scenic BW

This was from an engagement session just before the summer. The weather looked a bit iffy (was it or wasn't it going to rain?) but it was great! You can't see the blues in the sea here with it being BW but even when it is cloudy those tropical blue Okinawa sea hues can still shine through!

Love is in the air - Sneak peek

Heather came from the States to see her fiance who is working in mainland Japan and they both came to Okinawa to see family and have this photo shoot for their engagement! Congratulations!

It's getting hot out there!

More soon! Heather and Jason, thank you so much and I am glad we shot on Monday and not 'all day raining' Tuesday. The weather has been really odd this year on Oki!