Our next location was the gorgeous Metasequoia Avenue. I was constantly hiding other visitors behind my couple to make the most of our time. In addition, it seemed that everywhere we set up a shot, an elderly visitor would decide to take a rest in the composition. In true local fashion, they’d cheer on the couple and yell out their congratulations. While we were mostly alone, an occasional troupe of local visitors would arrive behind the camera from time to time. That way we could avoid patches of light on Samantha and Fernando’s faces a bit more easily.
So, I decided to start there while the sun was high. Since the dense bamboo leads to a lot of dappled light, ideally we would have shot on an overcast day. For us, though, it was mostly our own private location. This beautiful manicured forest gets packed with people on weekends and holidays. We started our session in the bamboo forest “Juknokwon”. But, it wasn’t until I picked up a cup of coffee and took a stroll around town with the remainder of my afternoon that I found a third location that would round out our session nicely. I visited the two spots we’d planned to shoot at the times of day we’d be shooting and they were spectacular. I decided to take my bicycle with me and scout the town at my own pace. Transport in Damyang is limited unless you have a car or the freedom of time to wait for the hourly hop-on-hop-off bus. It had been years since I’d visited Damnyang so I decided to jump on a bus the day before to scout the area. While street view on local maps does cover even the nooks and crannies of small towns, it’s extremely out-of-date and difficult to get an idea of how light would work during out session. We all agreed that it was a great spot for the session and I set to planning out the shoot. On top of that, it’s a small country town so we wouldn’t have to worry about crowds during the week. Keeping with the initial inspiration that Samantha had sent over, I scoured the local maps for ideas of where we might move the session to and eventually landed on Damyang.ĭamyang is well-known for its beautiful bamboo forests and metasequoia avenues.
Sejong is an administrative city and there’s not much there otherwise. With the cherry blossoms all fallen, we would need a new location. It’s not only the movement of people that has been affected by our current predicament. We had initially planned for a cherry blossom shoot along a stream in Sejong City but, unfortunately, Samantha’s dress didn’t make it in time. With restrictions in place for military personnel visiting Seoul, we’d need to plan a session outside of Seoul. This gave me plenty of ideas within Seoul, but unfortunately, we wouldn’t be able to work in the city itself.
Metasequoia camera movement full#
The images were geometric, full of nature, somewhat minimal, and focused on romantic moments within a larger scene. This is a great way to get on the same page as we begin the planning process.
She explained their current situation and shared plenty of inspiration for what she was hoping for. Unfortunately, travel restrictions put a stop to this and they decided to have another pre-wedding-cum-wedding photography session in lieu of that. With Fernando currently stationed in Korea for work, they were planning to have their wedding with family back home.
Samantha and Fernando made the brave decision to get married during the pandemic.
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