So there we were…sitting on a ski boat in the middle of Lake Powell under an inviting morning sky, when this random guy asks my sister to marry him. Good thing I just happened to have my camera…
I don’t often shoot this type of imagery, but it was only fitting that I document such an unforgettable moment so close to many people’s hearts. Looking at these images, I am reminded of the great impact photography has on our lives. It matters not whether you shoot film or digital, whether you have a $50 point-and-shoot or a multi-thousand dollar SLR, whether you are a trained professional or a casual hobbyist. When you capture moments like these for all to see and remember, you have momentarily left any status, design or agenda on the table and simply struck gold. To someone, these images are worth more than money can buy.
You can only verbalize so much. Imagery is the great enabler. Congrats Caitlin and Nate.
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Oh Adam, that is so sweet.
what a sweet way to propose! Way to plan it when the pro photographer is there too! They will cherish those photos forever!!
That is awesome, and I love the fact that you did catch such raw emotion. That’s not scripted! Love it!
[...] Romantic visual storytelling: A storied wedding invitation that has made the rounds of the Internet is that of Jill and Matt. The invitation tells the story of the relationship up to the time of the planned wedding. What’s visually interesting is that the invitation uses type almost exclusively rather than any other images, but the graphic treatment is what lends the visual element. In another romantic visual story, photographer Adam Barker captures his sister being proposed to on waterskis [...]