Every August for the last four years, my girlfriend and I have gone camping at the San Juan Islands, which is along the Pacific Ocean and right off the Washington state coast. It holds a very special place in both our hearts...and this Friday, as the sun is setting, I plan on asking her to marry me.
I''m planning to propose to my girlfriend on Friday at this very location around the same time this picture was taken, sunset:
Here''s the basic gist (haven''t completely thought things out all the way, figured I''d add some spontaneity to this):
Digital photography is a hobby of mine, and every year that we come here, she gives me time to take pictures, expecially of the sunset. I wouldn''t expect this year to be any different, so I plan on taking a few pictures as the sun is beginning to set. I then plan on asking my girlfriend to sit on the bench so I can "experiment a little" and take some pictures with the light coming from the sunset on her (colors come out best at sunrise and sunset).
After a few shots, I let her know the pics came out really well, so well that I''d like some shots of both of us. I then set my camera up on my tripod and set the camera''s burst mode to shoot continuously until there''s nothing left on the card. Once the camera is setup, I take my place on the bench and being subtle let her know that the timer is going to go off in a few seconds for one shot (so she thinks I''m only taking one picture, when the camera is really going to go off in regular intervals the entire time). After a few seconds, I''ll act as if the picture has already been taken and while still sitting on the bench, start making small talk to get her mind off the camera just in case she''s thinking about it. I plan on reminiscing about some of the great memories we''ve had while there, and mentioning how there''s nothing better than being with the one I love watching the sun set at our favorite place. As she''s seated on the bench, I''ll get down on one knee and go into my marriage proposal, and if all goes well, she''ll say yes...and i''ll have the whole thing on camera.
After things calm down a little from this emotional moment, I plan on heading over to our tent which is only a few feet away, and bringing out a sleeping bag or a blanket along with a bottle of wine or champagne and a couple glasses so we can celebrate a little more and finish watching the sun go down. I created a photo slideshow of pictures and memories we''ve taken throughout the years on my ipod that''s choreographed to her favorite love song and was thinking of bringing it out at that time.
Now I need some advice...where do you think would be the best place to set the camera up? I''d like for her face to be in focus so her expression would be captured. Ideally, I''d also like to get the sunset and the Pacific Ocean in the background, but if the camera is facing the sunset, I''m thinking both her and me will come out overexposed. Any suggestions?
What do you think of the plan?
I''m planning to propose to my girlfriend on Friday at this very location around the same time this picture was taken, sunset:
Here''s the basic gist (haven''t completely thought things out all the way, figured I''d add some spontaneity to this):
Digital photography is a hobby of mine, and every year that we come here, she gives me time to take pictures, expecially of the sunset. I wouldn''t expect this year to be any different, so I plan on taking a few pictures as the sun is beginning to set. I then plan on asking my girlfriend to sit on the bench so I can "experiment a little" and take some pictures with the light coming from the sunset on her (colors come out best at sunrise and sunset).
After a few shots, I let her know the pics came out really well, so well that I''d like some shots of both of us. I then set my camera up on my tripod and set the camera''s burst mode to shoot continuously until there''s nothing left on the card. Once the camera is setup, I take my place on the bench and being subtle let her know that the timer is going to go off in a few seconds for one shot (so she thinks I''m only taking one picture, when the camera is really going to go off in regular intervals the entire time). After a few seconds, I''ll act as if the picture has already been taken and while still sitting on the bench, start making small talk to get her mind off the camera just in case she''s thinking about it. I plan on reminiscing about some of the great memories we''ve had while there, and mentioning how there''s nothing better than being with the one I love watching the sun set at our favorite place. As she''s seated on the bench, I''ll get down on one knee and go into my marriage proposal, and if all goes well, she''ll say yes...and i''ll have the whole thing on camera.
After things calm down a little from this emotional moment, I plan on heading over to our tent which is only a few feet away, and bringing out a sleeping bag or a blanket along with a bottle of wine or champagne and a couple glasses so we can celebrate a little more and finish watching the sun go down. I created a photo slideshow of pictures and memories we''ve taken throughout the years on my ipod that''s choreographed to her favorite love song and was thinking of bringing it out at that time.
Now I need some advice...where do you think would be the best place to set the camera up? I''d like for her face to be in focus so her expression would be captured. Ideally, I''d also like to get the sunset and the Pacific Ocean in the background, but if the camera is facing the sunset, I''m thinking both her and me will come out overexposed. Any suggestions?
What do you think of the plan?
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