Well, I’m back in the saddle. Yesterday was my first day back from maternity leave and it was awesome to kick things off with such a rad couple. Lauren and Carl were nice enough to give me carte blanche at their engagement session. So we headed to a little local trail that I hike frequently and brought along a little something that I’ve been meaning to play with for a while (more on that later.)
I dug this ladder out of my dad’s trash about 2 years ago, thinking it would be neat to use for a shoot. It’s acted as a bookshelf in my studio since then, just waiting for the right time to bring it out. When Lauren and Carl were kind enough to let me do whatever I wanted for their session, I knew I found my special couple.
To Lauren and Carl: Thanks for an awesome day! The pleasure was all mine 
delightfully,
Chenin
Awesome. Those hills are alive right now and you captured them perfectly.
Glad you’re back. Great idea for the ladder. 2nd last shot is my fave.
Love the ladder idea!
Beautiful session and location! Drats you Californians and your gorgeous landscapes. Loving the ladder. What a great session to come back to work for.
3 months away and a beautiful shoot to come back to…stunning…love the feel of all the images…
you are fabulous…
xoxo
Tonya
these are fantastic! love. love. love the ladder.
What gorgeous light! These feel so serene…..just beautiful!
Love that last shot so much, and the pano is great, too – gotta get you an XPan. So proud of you for finally getting the ladder out and shooting with it!
Awwww…I love wildflowers! My last session was in a beautiful field full of them. Welcome back!
Welcome back, Chenin! Looks like you didn’t miss a beat! love the ladder!
I love the ladder! So cool. Great job!
Please Please Please share this shoot location! I know Ladera…but where where where?
love the light and the location. so soft and warm. Yummy!
love the colors as always
I think the vertical shots deserve to be bigger…they’re oo so yummy. Great job!!
I have been looking everywhere for a field like this. Where exactly is this, Chenin?