An Auditorium Shores engagement session.
The good thing about winter in Austin, TX is that it really doesn't feel like winter for too long. Enrique, Zaira and I took these photos about a week before Christmas in 2023. We even started our session by the ice skating rink at the Long Center. Christmas music playing in the background. Other than it being a little overcast, it was a very comfortable day. It was a nice lower 70s and as you can tell below, we had beautiful light to work with.
More often than not, it takes a while to get comfortable in front of a camera. Heck, I even feel like an awkward turtle having my picture taken. That's why I start my sessions reassuring my clients that its a normal feeling, but about half way through they will feel like total pros! This was very true for Zaira and Enrique. Half way through it was like I barely had to suggest a change in their poses. Between their playful love for each other and just finding a posing flow, we were able to capture so many tender moments.
Now that these two are official SMP pros, I am so excited to see what magic we create on their wedding day!
![couple posing in Auditorium Shores](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/490810183/188425fc87cc07a01fcc6b872d55c60b-41e193fb-1000.jpg)
![Auditorium Shores engagement session](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/490810183/117bd69248620a6ad56a3bac272af718-b3561108-1000.jpg)
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![Butler Park photos](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/490810183/8504e853d0c7a9cc9f1e4a5fa9723de0-e024d5eb-1000.jpg)
![Long Center amphitheater stage](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/490810183/2440483a13022e27d9b25c1d822cbeef-f1dd9c28-1000.jpg)
![Austin, TX fall engagement](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/490810183/29256aa02a9daf8ded5e807f7c2cbe96-c5f788ba-1000.jpg)
![Fall engagement photos](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/490810183/a468aca7f89927d715d75a56e4ec32de-37400a49-1000.jpg)
![Fall engagement portrait](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/490810183/81c865619031b2296f404b18519f4535-e08b5f19-1000.jpg)
![Texas engagement portrait](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/490810183/036cae059886b20a13e4ee7336602417-123cddea-1000.jpg)
![Butler Park photoshoot](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/490810183/92655b4ed1f3de2cade27016a847090a-b3f99bfa-1000.jpg)
![engagement photoshoot](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/490810183/d9cb8286aa872bf506e52792212f8591-414e1909-1000.jpg)
![fall photoshoot](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/490810183/40c65e49184bb7d5b938a8789e96a944-f17216da-1000.jpg)
![engagement photoshoot](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/490810183/ec4359ed7b3f27f7e80a27d06be417c6-03c59429-1000.jpg)
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![couples engagement](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/490810183/98aea01eee46d2d5b4ac488baff841cb-50b750ca-1000.jpg)