Blank wall — a favorite engagement photography location:

One of my favorite spots for engagement photos, actually for any portrait, is a blank wall … a mostly blank wall. Actually most walls, even ones that are one color, are not really completely blank.

Little Five Points

Example: Drew and Shea’s engagement portrait was taken against a red brick wall in Little Five Points. The texture and pattern in the bricks adds to the image without distracting from the couple.

High Museum of Art

The neutral wall of the High Museum made for a simple background for this stoic portrait of Nav and Kathryn. The lines on the wall and the tree added compositional elements to draw the eye to the couple.

Inman Park

This white brick wall in Inman Park provided a clean backdrop, as well as the repetitive compositional elements of the window frame. The plants between the sidewalk and the street add a sense of depth to a relatively flat image.

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Cindy Brown

I'm an Atlanta wedding photographer who takes soulful, quirky and honest photos ...

I'm also an adventurous traveler and all-round nerd. I love to hike with my beagle/cattle dog Roux and best friend/spouse.

I was born in Atlanta, moved around a lot--30 cities and 5 states--and then came back.

After graduating from the Art Institute of Atlanta, I took a job at asmall newspaper in south Georgia, where I photographedhospital teas, pecan farmers, and beauty queens.

I photographed a biker funeral, death penalty protests andTed Bundy while interning with the Associated Press.

While a photographer for two dailies in Florida, I photographed Ronald Reagan, a train derailment and the dedication of a screened-in porch.

An unexpected life turn took me to Vermont where I fell in love with Bernie Sanders and on to Indiana, where I edited photos for a major daily, and nerded out getting a master’s and PhD.

After teaching photojournalism at colleges and universities in Florida, Indiana and Mississippi, I returned to Atlanta to earn myfifth degree--a Master's of Divinity.

My passion for storytelling with my camera and my interest in religious diversity led my to the field of wedding photojournalism.

I have documented weddings large and small, Unitarian and Pagan, indoors and out, Christian and Muslim, in backyards and in churches. The most exotic wedding I have photographed took place in Mexico and was officiated by aMayan shaman.

When I'm not photographing weddings, portraits or corporate events, I work on personal photo projects, visit friends in amemory-care home, and volunteer at a recovery center.