Photographer Aleksandra Błaszkowska captured this engagement portrait on a rainy day in a forest in her native Poland. It had been downpouring all morning before the portrait session, but fortunately the rain let up just as they were about to begin, leaving behind some puddles, mud and gorgeous light.

But trailing through the soggy forest wasn’t the hardest part of the session, Błaszkowska explains—it was getting the couple to feel natural in front of her lens. “Photography for me is 90 percent psychology, 10 percent taking pictures,” she says. And once the couple started to relax, the natural elements worked in their favor to produce some beautifully lit imagery. “I treat the photo shoot with couples literally as a walk—we merely stop at places with beautiful light,” the photographer explains. “For me, a natural photo like this emphasizes the incredible connection between them.”

(Captured using a Canon 6D with a Canon 50mm f/1.2 lens.)

Photo © Aleksandra Błaszkowska

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