Melissa and Josh : Intimate Session
Well hello there! I’ll be brief and let you dig in. Melissa and Josh celebrated their 1 year anniversary with this little intimate, in-home session at their new place in Portland. We hung out, listened to some music, and I tied them in as many knots as I could.
Edited with my Heck Yeah Presets (Bright 3)!
(Published on Junebug Weddings)
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One of the things I feel most proud of for this set is something so simple that I feel silly for even feeling proud of it: I took advantage of arms. Humans come with built in framing devices and for this set I really wanted to incorporate them into the composition of the frame more than I usually do. It's easy to just have a couple leave their arms at their sides or wrapped around each other, but hands and arms are perfect tools for composition that I want to start taking more advantage of. Here's my first step!
I love these, Ben! So intimate, simple, engaging and powerful all at once. Job well done 🙂
I am absolutely in love with this set. And how much you Challenged yourself with framing the couples with their limbs. So beautiful!
Dang, so good!
<3 <3 <3 Truly intimate!! And for a first anniversary – PERFECT!!
this session is amazing!!! I’m obsessed!! every single shot has me breathless!
i love it
This is so beaUtiful, intimate ans so clean!! I absolutely love it!! Great work
So dope!!
These are simply beautiful! I love the simplicity, yet, deep emotion of them. As you said, using the human arms and hands is brilliant and i love how you did it. incredible soft and emotional shots. I love this session!
love the vibes between these two. great job ben!
Omg these images are gorgeous! I am both jealous of you & the couple. You, bc you get to shoot in these beautiful homes & amazing locations. Them, bc hello, their photographer is Ben freakin Sasso! #oneday
I LOVED the color Tone
Can u jus help me to Get this toNe in my pics
In lighTroom or photoshop
Thanks Nitin! I edited these with my Heck Yeah Presets (bright 3). Most of the work for getting these tones comes in from the soft, even light and the minimal colors in the image. I have a free lighting class ( lighting.bensasso.com ) that will help you nail that look!
WOW, BEN! THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL! WHAT LENS DID YOU USE FOR THE SUPER-DUPER UP-CLOSE IMAGES?
Thanks Ella! Those are a mix of the 50L and 35L.
So true about using hands to frame Ben! This has definitely been a focus for me to work into poses more. Definitely gives that candid lost-in-the-moment play-wrestling kinda feel aha. Thanks so much for sharing!
Love these! Great natural set of IMAGES…THeh look so into each other TOO…And it ahows@ nice one!
BeAutiful work ben. I have your heck ya presets and i love them! I agree i love the simplicity of thE arms but the emotion is so vivid.