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October 6, 2008

Today I had an interesting shoot... a proposal. I followed the couple around SoHo taking pictures of them all while hiding behind plants, cars, people... etc. It was one of the most difficult shoots of my life. How do you stay close enough to shoot the couple for an hour and a half, yet not be seen? Well, Muhammed, the boyfriend, thought I was successful in not being seen but I'm not so sure. I thought I was found out in the first 10 minutes.

He never actually proposed... at least while I was there. Either he was too nervous and kept putting it off or he always intended to do it later and wanted to just get some shots of them together on the day he proposed. Whatever the case, it was cool to shoot something so different from what I normally shoot.

These images will obviously look different than usual. I had no control over any of the circumstances. Not the location, the light, the couple, backgrounds, angles... in most instances I was handicapped by one or all of these things but in any case it was a fun shoot and I think I got some cool images.

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[October 7, 2008] Lanne said:

I caught your tweet about this earlier... wow. You did awesome!!! I love these and I am sure they will too.. I hope he did propose!!!! :)

[October 7, 2008] Brian Khang said:

dude that so awesome. I really want to try something like that.

[October 7, 2008] gabe said:

rad shoot. seems like it would be fun, challenging and frustrating all at the same time. Nailed it.

[October 7, 2008] Natalie Williams said:

Wow I love these images! It looks like it would have been a lot of fun shooting this... not that I want to be a stalker of any kind!

[October 7, 2008] Jasmine Marie said:

Still interesting nonetheless! :)

[October 7, 2008] Cathy and David Photographers said:

DUDE. These are freaking sweet. You should do these sorts of shoots more often! SUCH GREAT INSPIRATION!!! :-D

[October 7, 2008] Annemarie said:

Wow, so cool. I think it's sweet that they were so comfortable kissing on the everyday street. They were like that without thinking that anyone is watching....imagine what the shoot will be like when you're called to do their engagement photos!

[October 7, 2008] Jory Cordy said:

these are fantastic! mr. boyfriend is looking at you through that store window "are you freaking getting this??"

[October 7, 2008] jean smith said:

i love your blog...it is completely inspiring. i just had to drop a comment that this is one of the coolest posts i have seen in a very long time. these images are to die for amazing. the fact that you didn't have control of the background, the cars, the people behind them, etc...is what makes these so interesting and beautiful.

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[October 7, 2008] chipgillespie said:

Holy crap, dude!! What an awesome concept! And you killed it! Amazing work. I love the one where she's kissing his cheek and he's looking your direction! That's awesome.

[October 7, 2008] wrecklessgirl said:

i actually really love this entire set. i'm going to try that approach next time i shoot an engagement session---"okay, yah, so you're just gonna walk around and i'm going to hide. you'll never really know where i am." apparently this technique works wonders. fabulous job!!

[October 7, 2008] Hagen said:

Superb, Sir! What a great concept!

[October 8, 2008] Patrick said:

Michael, You are very talented and have an amazing eye. I've seen portfolios that couldn't stand up to your one days worth of work above. Not to mention all of your portraits from Kenya. Very, very good.

[October 8, 2008] Dad said:

I know that a dad is required to be impressed, but you have truly impressed me, son. Great work!

[October 8, 2008] carl Reid said:

Hey Michael I think this is so awesome...this could be a trend dude!!! If you don’t mind I linked your blog to mine. http://attachedphotography.blogspot.com/ Peace

[October 9, 2008] Jennifer Skog said:

I love these! It def makes me wonder if you were caught or not! There seems to be a lot of kissing in romantic spots! lol... This is great, and what a fun challenge to shoot! I wish he would have proposed!!!! He better have!!!

[October 9, 2008] Jamie said:

Michael.. Seriously.. this session is VERY cool! It actually reminds me of the movie Unfaithful and the shots that were taken of the wife and her lover... pretty cool shots. I love what you did even with the the angles you had to come from.. it makes it that much more real.

[October 17, 2008] Karli Tanner said:

Ok, so did he propose? I love the whole secret agent aspect of these shots. They sure do kiss alot for people who don't know they are being watched!

[October 23, 2008] joel maus said:

what up Michael?! Killer new blog, killer session in NY, killer shoot of the little girl- you just kick tail!! Where you at? Haven't seen you- we gotta hang out soon! Take care-

[November 14, 2008] Elizabeth said:

Is my first time visiting you blog, and im in love with your photos. And special this one. They are the most original photos of a couple i ever seen. I want some of me and my housband too! :) Fantastic

[November 21, 2008] CReid said:

Hey Dude This is still one of my favourite photo sessions...I come here often to see if there is a follow-up. I'm hoping to see engagement photo session. I'm curious did he ever pop the question?!!? I can't wait to see more similar sessions with other couples. Regards, Carl

[November 30, 2008] kyle said:

HAHA, I am dying right now. I'm a photographer in Chile and Nut4Nuts is everywhere down here. I had no idea that they had them in NYC. The guy who started the company is bad news though, so for that reason I boycott eating them.

[December 8, 2008] anna brewer said:

smoochy smoochy! i love it!!

[March 10, 2009] Heather Kincaid said:

Wow! What an amazing type of shoot! I love this concept... You got some amazing shots! I'm sure the couple was totally jazzed.

[March 17, 2010] lea said:

WOW.