When I asked Michelle where she and Paul would like to do their engagement session, her answer both excited me and creeped me out at the same time! They wanted to shoot at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. I was so excited at the thought of it but then instantly creeped out by the reputation of the place. *For those of you wondering, Michelle & Paul met while they were both counselors working at a prison, so hence the fitting location.
I decided to overcome my trepidation and make the most of it, and boy, was it worth it! We made some amazing imagery in such a fascinating place.I will definitely be revisiting ESP in the near future! After our time at Eastern State, we headed over to Independence Mall for some more pictures.
Big props to my hubby, Marc, for accompanying me as both my assistant AND bodyguard against the paranormal.
Just kidding! He did a great job of holding lights and reflectors for me and he’s actually getting quite good at it! Thanks honey!
On to the pictures!
I was reeeeally tempted to shoot entirely in B&W because of the amazing textures.
Oh yes….they brought handcuffs! I love these guys!
They really played with the theme here with the handcuffs. I love it! 
This girl can seriously work the camera! I love how Paul is looking at her in the background.
My fav from the prison. LOVE this, seriously. This is actually in one of the cells.
Sooooo…for those of you who are aware of ESP’s very haunted reputation, can any of you explain this?? This weird shape appeared in a handful of images from this cell block, but NOT all of them. AND it appears in different places in the images! People warned me about “orbs” in my images but this sure doesn’t look like an orb and it looks a LOT different than any sun flare I’ve ever seen.
Here it is again showing up in front of Paul. (Normally this image would have been edited out due to the soft focus but I kept it because of the questionable green blob!) Weeeiiirrrddd. If anybody has any possible explanations, I’m so wanting to hear them!
Enough with the spookiness and on to the Independence Mall pix! LOL
These two are so incredibly passionate. I love it!
Michelle has gorgeous eyes and perfect eyebrows! So of course I had to play them up a bit.
Now THAT is sunflare!
I love their expressions here.
Whew – those eyes again. WOW.
Rumor has it that only 3 pictures of Paul exist anywhere in the world. For being so camera shy, I have to say he did a GREAT job for me! Let’s just say there are a lot more than 3 pictures of him now. hehe
Thanks guys for bringing me to the ever spooky Eastern State – It’s really different for me and I loved every minute of it!It was a blast hanging out with you both and I can’t wait til the wedding!
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