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Love and Bicycles

30 Thursday Mar 2017

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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!

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an Engagement Session Stroll Through Echo Park

18 Monday May 2015

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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.