Today was going to be a fun day, as the sun came out blazing with barely any clouds in the sky. Alex and Corina met me over at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), where I had seen an amazing visual art piece by Chris Burden. Urban Light has 202 cast iron lamp posts situated in a square and varying in height. This solar powered, functioning art piece is exactly what I thought of when Alex told me he was an art teacher. And so our journey just naturally began here. With many different angles, and spots to choose from, these lamp posts made perfect props. Next time I visit her, I’ll try to coordinate a night engagement session to observe the full potential of this modern art piece.
After some great photos within and around Urban Light, we headed to Westwood park for some roller skating and skateboarding. Alex and Corina changed into matching “The Buttons” shirt, an inside joke, and proceeded to skate around with minimal falls. 🙂 It was a typical California sunny day to get photos in the park, ironically while my parents sent me emails from Colorado amidst a freak snowy blizzards.
Our last stop was obviously another museum. Why try to hunt for locations around town that may kick you out, when you have amazing free architecture, museums, parks and sculpture gardens right at your fingertips. We headed up to the Getty museum. I haven’t been to the Getty in a while, and definitely not with a good camera. So this was definitely a treat for me. There was so much to see, so many places to go, and so many people wandering around. We tried to find shady, secluded areas. We would often have to wait for people to walk by. This might be better organized during a week day when it wasn’t so popular. We even went inside to get a few shots near famous Van Gogh’s or Monet’s. This truly was a great place to get photos, as there were opportunities around every corner.
As the 4 hour session came to a close, I was confident that we had a great collection of photos for Alex and Corina and that today was a huge success. I thank both Alex and Corina for being such great models, even when I had some fairly random ideas. They were both easy to work with and I look forward to shooting your beautiful wedding in June!
