John is an IT guy and an avid Caps fan... when there isn't a lockout. Danielle is a teacher and also works with and rides horses whenever she gets the chance.  We had the session at River Chase Farm in Aldie, Virginia which is where Danielle rides at. It is also where John proposed to Danielle.We started the shoot in one of the barns and ended with Beau (the other guy in Danielle's life) out in one of the fields.

Danielle and John- I am so excited for your wedding in October 2013!

Huge thank you to the lovely Katy for helping me on this shoot! Check out the end of the blog post for a peek behind the scenes.

Behind the Scenes: The first location we shot was up in the roof area of one of the barns. It had very little natural light coming in from a single window. So we needed to add extra light to make shooting possible.

The key light was a Nikon SB-910 with a 30" Lastolite Ezybox on a monopod which Katy was holding. I added a second light to help give more detail of the barn behind them. For that I used another SB-910 on a Manfrotto Justin Clamp on the ground. I used a Pocket Wizard MultiMax to trigger the speed lights and Plus IIs for the receivers.

-Becca

I'm going to start off this post by saying that I love all of my 2013 couples. I really do. They're full of awesome. Seriously. Beth and Peter found me through Ben and Christine. (Peter was one of the groomsmen.) They are a couple that is full of life and always want to be doing something rather than just sitting on the couch (baseball games, wine tastings, Mute Math concerts, apple picking, etc). They're both all sorts of goofy, and the laughs just keep coming.

The engagement shoot was at Stribling Orchard in Markham, VA. I personally have never been, but Peter and Beth have been there several times for apple picking. Everyone got to see how well I interact with nature. (Not well.) We had a lot of fun wandering around the orchard and got some amazing photos.

Beth and Peter, I seriously can't wait for your wedding at the aquarium in June!

Huge thank you to Katy for being my extra hands and helping fight the battle of the stink bug!

-Becca