After a week of rainfall and seemingly endless gloomy skies, Sunday had nothing but blue skies, a reprieve just in time for my session with Sarah and Matt. I packed up my gear and headed toward the beach, just a few hours before sunset. The ride was beautiful, with occasional clouds and streams of magical "post-rain" sunlight, but not storms. I thought for sure we were in the clear.
About an hour before we were scheduled to start, I stepped onto the beach to find a soft breeze, blue sky and sunlight shining on my shoulders - perfection. Our session was scheduled to start at 6:30, and at 6:27 I got a text from Sarah that read "Are you okay? Are you in your car?" ...That's odd. I thought, of course I'm okay, it's absolute perfection out here! And then it came. At 6:30 on the dot, with a single clap of thunder, the sky opened up. I sprinted back to the Jeep as the torrential downpour began, just in time for our couples' session. We decided that we'd wait it out in the hope that the seemingly endless black sky would clear. If it didn't, we settled on the idea of a quick Notebookesque shoot in the pouring rain. At least we'd have something.
After about thirty-five minutes, the storm rolled out over the horizon and we headed back to the beach. Needless to say, we're glad we decided to wait it out. The variations of light and sky we had to work with were absolutely breathtaking. Clouds, a bit of fog, haze, and a bright orange sunset, were everything I could have dreamt up for our last light session on the beach.
Have a favorite shot of the bunch? Let me know in the comments!
“Sometimes it knocks the breath right out of me, realizing how lucky I am to be here and alive with you. To be the one you feel safe with. To be the one whose bones you curl up into when it’s cold. To be the one whose mouth you drowsily kiss when you are half asleep in my arms.”
