France: Ellen + Yvan

France: Ellen + Yvan

It's always special when we do a shoot overseas. The sights are different, we immerse ourselves in the surroundings, and everything just looks wonderful simply because it's different to what we're used to.

When Ellen and Yvan asked me to photograph their e-shoot and talked about doing it in the French countryside instead of Paris, I was all ears. We spent half a day driving around and stopping at locations that looked good from the road, taking in the French countryside which was so green and well... French. In the end we had a great mix of French architecture, orchards, a Canola Field and to top it off, a massive castle set on vast green fields with layers of flowers and a serene lake. You can't really ask for much more than that. The clouds came out for us and in the end, the onus was on me to take nice photos as there was no other excuses!

There's a little story behind the couple; Ellen and Yvan. Ellen is from Perth, Australia, and Yvan is from France. They both live and work in the UK. Anyway, I'll follow up this blog at the end of the year when we photograph their wedding in Saigon, Vietnam. I seriously can't wait!

One more note: I left these photos at a fairly large viewing size and it's messed around with my website layout, but if I made them any smaller, the panoromic photos wouldn't be displayed in its full glory. I think it's better this way :)