Hi, for those who are coming from this link:
http://mashable.com/2012/08/03/marriage-proposal-reddit/
Here’s the story:
I was biking back with my designer friend Megan Vo from a new startup space in SE Austin, called The Chicon Collective, it’s just starting out, but I think it’s going to be huge.
We had a couple beers and food in us… so we were tired by the time we reach the capital building. We stopped for a quick break, when Megan spotted the couple. I tried to get as close as possible, since my camera actually doesn’t have a zoom setting (I shoot primes only). I think I got a pretty decent shot.
The irony of this whole situation is that while I stress how important Photoshop and processing RAW images is to photography, the image I uploaded to imgur is actually a low quality jpeg, since I was at work (yes I’m admitting it now) when I put it up on reddit.
I plan to post process the image, and put up a final version for the couple to have, entirely free (maybe 2 beers and a meal >_<??)
-Where can you meet me?
-Every other Thursday in Austin at Google +’s Drink and Click ATX
If you work for flickr.com or Olympus, I need to speak to you about something.
That is all, I’m free for beer most nights in Austin! Cheers!
this is an awesome story! you did an EXCELLENT job. i’m a huge fan of shooting candids and not posed portraits. you get to see more of the actual person/event. and good on you for trying to and succeeding at hunting them down! happy that you might get some news coverage too
Hey there! I saw your story on the news here in San Antonio! Great picture, I love the spontaneity ! If your friends want to buy you a cheesecake, have them call me
Cheers!
Christy Ballinger
The Cheesecake Lady