In the past, I haven't posted portrait sessions to my blog like a lot of other photographers. It seemed a bit redundant for me personally because I post a 2 to 5 of my favorite images to the portrait gallery here on my site and usually 10 to 15 of my favorite portraits on my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/nickievansphotography). But I'm thinking that there are probably some people who are on Facebook a lot, and some who never get on Facebook. If someone only visits my web site and isn't really into social media, they may be missing out on a lot of my images. So, I've decided to add portrait sessions to my blogging. 

A couple of weekends ago, while in Southeast Texas, I shot a couples portraits session for Elissa and Barry. This particular session seemed like the perfect one to be the first for my new portrait-session-blogs.

There is a song by Texas country artist Aaron Watson called "Fast Cars, Slow Kisses." The title of the song came to mind when browsing through the photos of Elissa and Barry. Part of the chorus reads: 

"I love fast cars, slow kisses, John Wayne movies 
And I don't line dance. I wanna fall in love,
Wanna waltz across Texas, I'm looking for a good ole' fashion romance."

Now I'm not sure if either Elissa or Barry like John Wayne movies, but the rest of the chorus seemed fitting of their crazy, young love.

Most couples don't have portraits made unless they're recently engaged, newly weds or if the photographer suggests they step aside for a couple's pose during the family Christmas-card session. But Elissa and Barry just wanted some nice portraits because they're young and in-love and wanted to capture that feeling.

Seems like a lot of people see young couples out in public and think they're sappy and don't have their heads in the real world. I'm not gonna lie, sometimes I might want to tell the overly affectionate to "get a room." But overall, I think it's sweet. Lovey-dovey couples are one of my favorite types of people to photograph because there aren't any forced smiles...they just radiate happiness. With all of the catastrophic events in today's world, with the sad and depressing news every night, why not enjoy a little love and laughter?

With that said, here are Elissa and Barry.

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