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Love and Bicycles

30 Thursday Mar 2017

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Bicycle Engagement Session, Griffith Park Engagement Session, Los Angeles Engagement Session, Outdoorsy Engagement Session

Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_45Who knew there was a forest right smack in the middle of LA?  Who knew the long sleeping vegetation could survive all these years of So Cal drought and revive with a healthy dose of rain?  Well, Zinnia and York had every confidence in me finding a spot of green in Griffith Park.  Their engagement shoot took place back in December, before I realized how blessed we would be with all this rain, and it had been a while since I had shot there.  I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered this lovely location, with rolling hills and wintry trees.  It worked out great to incorporate the cheery blue bike Zinnia and York had brought along for their session.  The bike was the perfect personal touch for their love story.  Zinnia fell for York shortly after she expressed her desire to start cycling.  York went above and beyond by training Zinnia for her goal of cycling 70 miles.  Wow.  Thank you, Zinnia and York, for climbing hills, sweating a little, and being such an inspiration as a couple.  I had so much fun, I took Ray and our dogs back to hike that section of Griffith the very next weekend.Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_3Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_7Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_11-2Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_4Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_25Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_15Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_33Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_42Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_37Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_41-2Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_49Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_55Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_60Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_67Griffith Park Engagement_ZY_Vivian Lin Photography_58Super excited for your big day!

hair/makeup: Luong Lasting Team  http://www.luonglasting.com

 

From Walt Disney Concert Hall, to the Fields, to the Beach!

05 Thursday May 2016

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Disney Concert Hall Engagement Session, Los Angeles Engagement Session, Malibu Engagement Session, Southern California Engagement Session

Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_01This career as a wedding photographer has been fulfilling in countless ways, one of the most meaningful is when it reconnects me with old friends.  Julie was one of my dearest childhood playmates.  We met through our parents when we were still in elementary school, Julie and her sister’s home was one of the few places I was allowed to have sleepovers.  I hadn’t heard from her in years and years, until she reached out when she got engaged.  YES!  I get to photograph a dear friend’s wedding, I get to spend some quality time with her and her fiance, I get to witness what a great couple Julie and Gary are together.  Not to mention, Julie looks almost exactly the same as when she was in high school.  While we were at Disney Concert Hall, a passerby commented that they must be models.  Haha…not a bad start to an engagement session!Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_02Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_03Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_04Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_05Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_06Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_07Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_08Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_09Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_10Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_11Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_12Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_13Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_14Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_15Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_16Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_17Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_18Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_19Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_20Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_21Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_22Southern California Engagement Session_Vivian Lin Photo_23Makeup and Hair: the fabulous Kelly Zhang  http://blog.kellyzhang.com/

 

an Engagement Session Stroll Through Echo Park

18 Monday May 2015

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Echo Park Engagement Session, Los Angeles Engagement Session, Stories Bookstore, Two Boots Pizza

Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_015My favorite kind of engagement session is when I get to spend an afternoon wandering spots that are special to a couple (especially when it involves pizza, books, and a gorgeous semi-cloudy afternoon). Tyler, an artist, and Rosie, an actress, have called So Cal their home for a number of years, but are soon leaving Los Angeles and wanted to have their engagement session at some of their favorite local Echo Park hangouts.  It is a major bonus when I get to work with souls as creative as these two.  Rosie doesn’t hold back, it was eye opening to see her nuanced expressions. These two had such a great vibe and were game for anything.  When I saw how perfectly their outfits matched the flowering tree, there was no hesitation when I asked them to get their heads up into the thick of the branches.

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I don’t know if it’s because I was shooting a couple in love that made me hyper aware of all things romance related, but I kept seeing little wedding knick knacks that added to their story.Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_007 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_009 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_008 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_010 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_011 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_012 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_013 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_014 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_016 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_017 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_018 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_019 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_020 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_021 Echo Park Engagement_Vivian Lin Photo_022Thanks to Two Boots Pizza and Stories Bookshop for letting us shoot!  Thanks to Tyler and Rosie, for being really awesome to work with!  LA’s going to miss you.

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