{"id":136,"date":"2009-05-12T09:05:01","date_gmt":"2009-05-12T13:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/?p=136"},"modified":"2009-05-12T09:05:01","modified_gmt":"2009-05-12T13:05:01","slug":"becca-and-george-engagement-session-on-the-riverfront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/?p=136","title":{"rendered":"Becca and George &#8211; Engagement Session on the Riverfront!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s no secret, I am from Canada. I admit it freely! I live amongst the Americans, but I never forget my roots. So when my good friends Becca and George asked me to take their engagement pictures, I couldn&#8217;t wait to get a chance to shoot back in Windsor! And one of the most beautiful things about Windsor is it&#8217;s view of Detroit, so it seemed natural &#8211; lets go have fun on the riverfront!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you ever get a chance to visit Windsor, you will know there is miles and miles (kilometres and kilometres!) of beautiful riverfront parks that has bike trails, sculpture gardens, fishing&#8230;.just a great way to spend the day. So Becca and George and I decided to enjoy this beautiful area for ourselves!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137\" title=\"beccageorgeesession001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession001.jpg\" alt=\"beccageorgeesession001\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession001.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession001-500x333.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession001-296x197.jpg 296w, http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession001-216x144.jpg 216w, http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession001-432x288.jpg 432w, http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession001-592x394.jpg 592w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and we even had our little fan club. (Another photographer kept interrupting us trying to be helpful, &#8220;I have a tripod if you need it! Nice lens! I want to shoot Canon too someday!&#8221; totally oblivious to what we were in the middle of, but it&#8217;s OK, I can understand the enthusiasm.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Becca and George were troopers through it all though&#8230;.I know, it looks like such rough conditions with them sitting in the sun and smooching eh? I&#8217;m such a mean photographer!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138\" title=\"beccageorgeesession002\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession002.jpg\" alt=\"beccageorgeesession002\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession002.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession002-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">They are a great, laid back couple, Becca and I go way back to our early high school days, and I feel it is such an honour to share their engagement and wedding process with them. I know many couples want pictures in the fall due to all the colours, but with all the trees in full bloom right now, you won&#8217;t see THESE colours come October!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-139 alignnone\" title=\"beccageorgeesession003\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession003.jpg\" alt=\"beccageorgeesession003\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession003.jpg 534w, http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession003-333x500.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There was this wonderful rock cascade that I couldn&#8217;t resist shooting them in front of..it was so beautiful! (And a perfect spot to camp out by for the fireworks in June&#8230;mental note!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-140\" title=\"beccageorgeesession004\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession004.jpg\" alt=\"beccageorgeesession004\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession004.jpg 850w, http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession004-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are so many hidden delights in the gardens, we even found this tiny little staircase nearby, that lead to a scary door. And when I mean hidden, it was in the bushes! Whatever was behind that door sounded like some sort of monster, hissing and breathing at us, so we didn&#8217;t stick around too long, but it was worth it for this shot- So thanks for being brave guys! (No Beccas or Georges were harmed in the making of this photograph.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141 alignnone\" title=\"beccageorgeesession005\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession005.jpg\" alt=\"beccageorgeesession005\" width=\"567\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession005.jpg 567w, http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession005-333x500.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">All in all, we had a fun time together, and got to enjoy the BEAUTIFUL morning with friends in the sunshine, who has the best job in the world? I DO! I wanted to close with a shot of that spectacular view that even I&#8217;m not doing justice to. You&#8217;ll just have to go over and see for yourself sometime. But I highly encourage taking along some friends like I did! Congratulations on the Engagement Becca and George, and see you at the wedding!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-149\" title=\"beccageorgeesession006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession006.jpg\" alt=\"beccageorgeesession006\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession006.jpg 850w, http:\/\/www.dcooksonphotoblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/beccageorgeesession006-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no secret, I am from Canada. I admit it freely! I live amongst the Americans, but I never forget my roots. 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