As a portrait photographer who prefers shooting on location to studio shots, I keep a list of special places tucked away for matching up with the right people. Often clients request a specific location, or prefer to be close to their home, or on the beach. So some special spots, although amazing, rarely get used. Luckily there are people like Staci & Aaron who were out to have some fun, and not to mention break all the rules from my portraiture 101 class while they were at it. The Comox Valley has some gorgeous places to photograph people. There are parks and beaches, timber framed buildings, back alleys and farms. The scenery available is actually quite diverse that you can usually find something for everyone. However, once in a while you meet a special couple who really require something a little different. This session was shot at one of my all time favorite locations, a derelict building near the Tsolum River that apparently only the graffitti artists know about. Fortunately for us, on the day of our shoot it looked like the artists had just vacated the premises shortly before we arrived, leaving behind a fresh coat of brightly colored paint for the backdrop, and even some full spray cans for a little impromptu work of our own. Hope they didn’t mind.
