Keith called me from Oregon, saying that he was planning on proposing to his girlfriend Cameo on their trip to Whistler. Never having been to Whistler, he asked me if I had a good suggestion for a location for his proposal. Whistler just opened a brand new outdoor skating rink, and I thought that would make a great spot.

Cameo is taken completely by surprise. I was standing out by the side of the rink trying to look inconspicuous, then sprang into action when Keith went down on his knee.

After the proposal, I took them for a quick portrait session around the Olympic Plaza.

Tech Stuff
The biggest problem with this shoot was that it was really dark, 8:00 at night, overcast, and snowing. The shots of the proposal were with on-camera flash, while the shots by the Olympic rings and flame were lit with the flash mounted on a softbox and light stand. The black and white shot in the village was available light, but the camera ISO was set to 6400, and the VR lens helped out as the shutter speed was 1/25 sec. I wasn’t kidding when I said it was dark out.

Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8, Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8
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