In an Artäge Pictures first, this sneak peek of Sandra & Carlo’s engagement shoot will actually be a video clip! But first, some background:
On August 10, 2008, we got this message through Facebook:
“I know we do not know one another, but you have done some photography for a friend of mine, April. I just wanted to say that your shots are beautiful - I’m sure you’ve heard this many times. You have mastered the silhouette and I admire the creativity of your shots. As someone only beginning photography, I look up to your ability to truly capture moments….
I will certainly consider you when the time comes for my wedding!
Again, my compliments!
Sandra”
Yes, that Sandra and consider us she did! We’re shooting their wedding in December!!!
When Sandra + Carlo booked us, we had already launched our Artäge productions and they were very interested. As we got closer to their date, we started dabbling in a new style of engagement shoot - what we now call a “Themed Engagement Shoot”. Here at our studio, we have a menu of ideas that we think will make for crazy creative engagement shoots and on that list were the words, Green Sofa.
So what’s with this green sofa? Anyone who knows Steve knows that he loves old, retro things. Friends of ours, actually past clients, Cyn + Ian, called us to let us know that when they bought their new house the previous owner left a very old, slightly smelly, cool looking sofa. They actually looked into having it restored but the cost was too high so it was either chuck it out or call Steve. Yes, we dragged this thing back and stored it, waiting for the right couple, or should we say, waiting for Sandra + Carlo?! 
So the idea started with a kind of “Trash The Sofa” theme. We knew the final stage would be in the water and we all agreed that a corn field would be cool too. In our engagement shoot consultation, we also discovered that Sandra + Carlo are big movie fans and that Carlo was a teacher. Naturally, a drive-in theatre and high school were quickly added to the itinerary.
A big thank you to Todd and Brian from Five Drive-In Theatre in Oakville for letting us sneak in during the day for a few photos. And also a big thank you to Carlo’s school for letting us drag this sofa around the halls. To the students, we apologize and the smell should be gone by second term.
Finally, a big thank you to Sandra and Carlo! Sandra took the day off work, they rented a pick-up truck, they gathered props, they embarrassed themselves and most all, they were a heck of a lot of fun to be with. The cappuccinos from Starbucks really sealed the deal though!
So why a video clip? Themed engagement shoots go hand-in-hand with a guest book or signature book. We did a series of stop-motion photography scenes which we thought (and still do) that they’ll look great in the final album. But the clips were just too funny to not share with our readers so we quickly put this together!
Without further ado, a sneak peek of Sandra + Carlo’s Green Sofa Engagement Shoot!
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