Brooks + Dunn {San Luis Obispo}

So when I twittered that I was shooting Brooks and Dunn the other day I found out who were die hard country music fans by the twitter and facebook responses! One girl in particular was heartbroken that I didn’t shoot the real Brooks + Dunn. Nope, it was even better; Calli and Tyler! I usually don’t last-name people here… but I have to this time. ;)

When I asked them where they wanted to go for pictures they said that they wanted to trespass and explore the beauty of the off-beaten path. So, I took them to this old insane asylum that I like to shoot at every now and again. We started off innocently shooting around the old brick asbestos filled building. That was… until we found an open window! I had never actually gone into the building until that day. It was amazingly run down and kinda creepy; but a lot of fun!

Some don’t get it when I get excited about photographing people in run down urban places. But I also get just as excited to shoot them in natural settings. You see –it’s all about contrast. The softness of their flesh, the emotion of their love against a backdrop of man-made brick and plaster. Even better when it’s all falling apart! I appreciate the same contrast I get from the images where the people pop off of a background of nature. It’s all just pretty awesome to me.