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Austin Engagement Session: Butter Half Mural, Batman Mural, Festival Beach | Kellie & Brian

I had so much fun photographing Kellie and Brian's engagement session in the fall of 2019. They had great ideas to make their session a little more unique and personalized. While they wanted some traditional photos in a park/field, they also loved the idea of incorporating some iconic Austin Murals.


We started at the "you're my butter half" mural and then made our way to the Batman mural. Kellie and Brian love comic books so it was cute to see the poses they came up with to demonstrate their interests!! It is so wonderful to include things that are fully "you" during your photos. Oftentimes those mean the most!!


After the murals we headed to Festival Beach Park next to Lady Bird Lake to run around and play. We did some prompting to keep the session upbeat and lively as well as walked along the trials, pretend to run away from dinosaurs (make sure to check out my attempt at photoshopping the dinosaur into the photo LOL). Then we watched the sun set over lady bird and lake and got some silhouette photos!

guy is standing behind girl with his arms wrapped around her and kissing her cheek. They're standing in front of the "you're my butter half" mural in austin for their engagement photos

Guy and girl are embracing in a hug. Girl is looking and smiling at the camera while the guy looks towards the girl. They're standing in front of the "you're my butter half" mural in austin for their engagement photos

Guy and girl stand side by side holding hands. They are looking in opposite directions. They're standing in front of the "you're my butter half" mural in austin for their engagement photos

girl and guy stand in front of batman mural in austin for their engagement photos. They're standing next to each other, looking at each other with only their pointer fingers touching; in a pose that has to do with the comic books

girl and guy stand in front of batman mural in austin for their engagement photos. They are sitting side by side on the ground, kissing. The girl has her hand on the guy's jawline to bring him in closer

girl and guy stand in front of batman mural in austin for their engagement photos. They're standing face to face, with their foreheads touching and their arms wrapped around each other.

engagement photos on the trials surrounding lady bird lake in austin. couple is walking along the trail at an angle to the camera. They're holding hands.

close up photo of a girl and guy standing forehead to forehead. The camera angle is looking down from behind the guy's shoulder. the guy is tilting the girl's face up towards him and the girl has her hand resting on his wrist to show off her engagement ring


a couple is standing in a field holding hands, facing each other. they're kissing and it looks like the guy is exerting more force because the girl has a slight backbend.

couple is holding hands walking away from the camera in a field

girl and guy are facing each other and holding hands. their arms are extended so they are not standing close to each other. the girl is laughing and her dress is blowing in the wind. they're playing a game/prompt to keep their engagement photos lively

a couple is standing face to face. the guy has his arms wrapped around the girl. the girl has one arm wrapped around the guys neck and her other hand resting on his upper arm. the guy's forehead is pressed into the side of the girls head and her face is looking towards the camera but her eyes are closed. They are standing in the middle of a field.

couple runs away from dinosaurs which were added in photoshop

couple is sitting on the ground with the girls legs draped over the guy's. They are forehead to forehead with their eyes closed. The camera angle is from above

girl and guy embrace in a kiss next to lady bird lake in austin. it is a black and white silhouette photo. you can see the couple, trees, lady bird lake, and the congress street bridge.

Brian said the following in his review:

Tamara was fantastic. We used her a few months ago for an engagement shoot. She was extremely accommodating and professional. We loved the pictures and can't thank her enough!

xo,

Tam


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