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What a sweet couple.  A fireman and a nurse, they both are really two caring individuals.

When we were arranging an engagement shoot for Matt and Michelle, I mentioned to them the idea of and underwater shoot.  I let them know I had never tried anything like that before, but that I’m always trying to grow the creativity in my work.

They both were excited from the get go about the idea.  Matt and Michelle have close friends with a salt water pool which was perfect for the shoot.  For two weeks before the shoot they searched second hand stores in the area for a wedding dress and tuxedo, and they found just what they were looking for:  A perfect fit wedding dress and tuxedo for Matt.  We decided it wouldn’t be a good idea to use the actual outfits for the wedding day.

So, with the outfits set up, we began the shoot.  We broke it into two sessions, day time and night time.  I wanted to capture them with heavy sun, and also at night so I could direct two 1k watt DP lights into the pool and create more dramatic lighting.  I knew I was also going be filming underwater, so the placement of the lights during the night session was crucial.

Jumping in and out of the pool around 30 times can get tiring, especially trying to maintain facial expressions that prevent water from going up your nose.  In the end we were all very happy with the final product.