I do have to admit that I mildly dubious when we drove out to Walnut to meet up with Brenda and Chris for their engagement session. My southern California experiences have always been limited to the coast, I only head inland for food. But Chris and Brenda definitely know their stuff when it comes to photography, and we found a lot of great places to shoot at. Of course the inkling that clued me in was when they had brought their own cameras along for the ride, far more updated than my own beloved hunk of plastic. Talk about intimidating.

My friend Ricky warned me that I would have an extremely tough time getting Brenda not to smile on camera, but she can definitely work it when she wants to. =) Props to them for clambering out onto train tracks for a photo op.

 

Then the train REALLY came. This was a mildy terrifying shot, you could feel the ground shake when the train rolled by, but Brenda and Chris stuck their ground. I might've run away if I had been as close as they were.
 
Chris and Brenda are a very cute couple. Brenda has a really infectious smile, which made our session really fun. Having Ricky crack jokes and take random pictures was pretty entertaining, too.

 

We went to go eat after our session. No trip to Walnut is ever complete without a trip for food and milk tea. I like west LA but it is a Chinese food wasteland. You always have to travel elsewhere for the really good stuff.