One word: Soft.

It’s a bit of an inside joke. (While reading this, my bet is that Josh and Amy are already smiling at this point, if not laughing…) Hang with me and I’ll explain, or at least attempt to explain.

Among other things, it’s very important to me to understand what my couples want in their photography. What do they want their pictures to look and feel like? Over the years, I’ve found that asking this as a direct question is not as helpful as one would think. Sitting across from a professional photographer, people often feel under-qualified or even clueless when describing the type of photography they’re after.

On top of that, there are some popular words that mean a variety of things to variety of people. Candid, vintage, artistic, and the like can mean a lot of different things. So I try to go beyond these words and drive at the words that come naturally to my couples.

Amy’s word? Soft.

In my effort (and Josh’s effort as well) to understand what soft meant, we found ourselves going through pictures as if they were flashcards.

“Is this soft?”

“no”

“This one?”

“yes”

“And this one?”

“kind of”

And on and on we went, to the point that it’s now an inside joke and the first thing that comes up when Josh and I talk about the wedding. Amy smiles graciously at us when we reminder her of the conversation, but I think she may be smacking the two of us in her mind. 🙂

I loved this session, I love working with these two, and I love their pictures. Soft or not? I’m still not entirely clear… Either way, I’m looking forward to their upcoming wedding at the beautiful Highlands Ranch Mansion.