Ethan and Luisa Engagement Session - A Mix of Film and Digital!

Ethan and Luisa recently got engaged and wanted to do something a bit outside the box of “Normal” engagement photos. They had seen some of the medium format photos I shot of a couple of friends and clients and said they really liked the look of it! So, engagement photos and film met and together we got something AMAZING.

The medium format camera I use is pretty large and also old and I’m still trying to get used to it. Its completely manual and focusing can be tricky, so I haven’t felt comfortable going into a session w/ only the one camera. So, we mixed it in w/ some digitals and I also took photos on my Pentax k1000 35mm film camera, just for fun.

This shoot was all done with natural light. The first time in a while I didn’t use artificial lighting of my own. We started inside and towards the tail end, I asked if they would be comfortable going outside. They happily agreed and we caught the sun just as it was setting.

Ethan and Luisa were incredibly kind. They are in love and their excitement and love for one another and their future can be seen in all the photos.

Thank you both for reaching out to me for this portrait session and giving me the opportunity to celebrate and make images for the celebration of your upcoming marriage!

Can’t wait to do more like this in the future!

I’m going to break up the images below, starting w/ the digital!

Next is the 35mm - I had a roll of 35mm black and white film from the day before that I needed to finish, so I brought it out for the last few slides that I had. Unsure about the difference? 35mm is a smiler sized film - its what most standard film cameras use. It’s beautiful, but it’s not going to be as large or collect as much data in a photo as medium format that you’ll see at the bottom!