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Beach Engagement Photo Ideas For Indian American Couples

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Priyanka Sharma

24 Jun, 2018

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Wandering the woods of Presidio and beaches of San Francisco for an engagement shoot with this Indian American couple

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Lover's Lane in Presidio is kind of a hidden gem but offers a perfect location for your casual style photo shoot.

The story started many moons ago when I had just moved to Bay Area and I was frightened by the thought of having to drive on American roads. Yes, it’s kind of different story than you expected as the groom-to-be in these pre-wedding pictures happens to be my driving guru & photography mentor. I knew instantly that this friendship will sail for long. Now nearly 4 years down the line he is tying the knot and asked me to photograph the engagement session in San Francisco. In my opinion, it’s an honour especially when a photographer friend asks you to capture his surprise proposal. I was absolutely jumpy even though we have shot many weddings together. I wanted to do my extra best and capture the engagement pictures that he would really love.

Monty & Suneet are tying the knot in August this year and as you can tell this couple is truly and madly in love. For the pre-wedding shoot, we started at Presidio’s lover’s lane, had pizza in Broadway before heading to Bakers Beach in San Francisco for the sunset. A scorching day turned in to a super chilly evening as expected in SFO but Suneet braved the winds like a true warrior in her pretty outfit. So thank you both for trusting me and letting me be your personal photographer for the day.

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Multiple exposure couples portrait pose- It is kind of my new go-to technique so remind me if I forget during your shoot.
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Cues are very important to create effortless couples poses.
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Beautiful Indian American Couple Portraits at
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The zig zag wood logs in lover's lane forms an amazing pattern to incorporate in your forest inspired photo shoot.
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Sunset shoot at Baker's Beach Engagement Photography
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Silhouette poses have always been there but making a strong come back in modern lifestyle photography.
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Baker's Beach Parking Lot is equally stunning location for couples photography. Believe it or not it was right next to a trash can:-)
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Sometimes the most scruffy place is the spot for your finale picture.