Harvesting Love

Posted on July 26, 2010

We’ve driven by the site for our engagement session with Reena & Karun a thousand times.  After reading “On Love” from The Prophet by Khalil Gibran, these open fields are our new playground.  Let us know if you’d be interesting in doing a shoot somewhere a little further away from Washington, DC.

Here are a few lines from “On Love” and some pictures from the session.

Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant;
And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God’s sacred feast.
All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life’s heart.

Recipe For Love:

Posted on April 14, 2010

One Cup Tiffany, Two Tablespoons Johnny, and a Whole Lotta Trees

Everyone knows that it takes the right amount of ingredients to make something good. And even with thousands of books, hundreds of classes, and one Martha Stewart, the perfect recipe for anything always requires some heart.

And so, Pooja and I ventured out to The US National Arboretum in Northeast Washington, DC with the hopes of finding the right ingredients for our Engagement Session with Tiffany & Johnny.

So what did we find?

Overcast skies turning clear (think fluffed egg whites)
A pinch of Blossom Seekers (think vanilla extract)
One Cup Tiffany
Two Tablespoons Johnny
and…
One pair of Jordans

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See what the chefs @ Blue Lotus DC cooked up below:

Jun & Jane Went To a Museum…

Posted on March 5, 2010

Jun and Jane went to a museum

To get their pictures taken

Jun had a go despite the snow

And Jane was quietly smitten

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Indeed!  Jun and Jane braved the elements from the January 30th snowstorm to get some pictures taken pre-matrimony.  Thank goodness everyone made it there safely despite the snow drifts, closed roads, and this guy:

Blue Lotus Photography met the lovely couple at the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC.  Although it may seem as if the weather scared us indoors, Jun and Jane picked the museum themselves.  Blue Lotus Photography had never shot a couple inside a museum so it offered us a new and exciting opportunity.

Admittedly, it was a lot a fun.  Art alone is something to be much appreciated.  When you combine a human element to something abstract, it offers a new meaning not only to the artwork, but to the people standing in front of it.

We were certain to take full advantage of the opportunity bestowed upon us on that snowy day.  Jim Kosek would be proud.

Check out some photos:

Yael & Curtis’ Engagement – Meridian Hill Park, DC

Posted on August 13, 2009

We met up with Yael and Curtis at Meridian Hill Park just before sunset.  Many photographer’s call this “Magic Time” or “Happy Time.”  Why you ask?  Plainly speaking, the light about one hour or so before the sun sets is ideal for pictures.

Jen and Wayne’s Engagement Portraits

Posted on July 29, 2009

Jen and Wayne will be getting married Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia.  We had a great time photographing theirimages and can’t wait for the wedding!

This image above was taken at Meridian Hill Park, and is one of our favorites.

Shoun and Payal’s Engagement Portraits

Posted on February 27, 2009