I FAILED As A Photographer... (Sony A7iii Engagement Shoot Gone Wrong)

You're obvious, they know.

The pictures are great. He just started booking it and I wasn't in position in time.

He was walking so fast, I think he was nervous.

Right here. Yeah, and then—

but we need to not be over here, we need to be where we can Come right here.

Yeah, you should— whoa, we could be over there.

You should have brought a Howdy t-shirt.

We act like we're doing a merch drop. Like, we can chill over there, pretend like we're doing content, and then once we see them start walking, we can start walking this way and then try to time it to where he's like right there, and I'll just be like boom boom boom, click click click.

Okay, cool.

Sound good? Sound like a game plan? We're doing a surprise engagement shoot. If you're just watching This is gonna be very secretive because we're good like that, you know. Last time I did this, I did this by myself.

Yeah, that's so sus.

Last time I did this, I stood right there pretending to take photos of a bird because the fountain is right there, and I was like, yeah, I'm just standing over here with a really nice camera. Anyways, we're gonna do it a little different this time. We're gonna pretend to be shooting content. Say it again.

Sorry, he didn't have a woman helping him.

That's right. But this time we're gonna be pretending to film content, but the thing is we're not pretending because this is actually content for the business.

We're gonna get attacked by a dogman.

So we did have some concerns.

So about 30 minutes ago, literally, they were taking down all the Christmas lights, which was a concern of mine, period, because it looks ratchet. And then we had two homeless people asleep in the destination of the proposal. Wow, Mike.

Mike, you're an idiot. No, yeah, I don't know what she just said because I got a phone call, but there was a couple homeless people over there and they were in in the way, and I'm about to have to send Mike to go fight them and shoo them off so we don't have to Photoshop. But hey, it's part of the grind. Um, we probably can, and if we could put them back— they got a video it, bro. Hey, hold this. And can you video us? Because we're gonna, we're gonna move the signs. Oh, look at that. You're vibey. You're vibey. You got the Osmo Pocket 3, you got the Sony A7III. You're vibey. The beanie too.

Running.

All right, we're going to go move these. I have coffee. Mike, you okay? Oh, son, son, feel the city of— here, just put it right here.

We'll put this back.

We'll put it right here. We're gonna put it back. All right, we're gonna put it back.

Whoa!

Oh my goodness, what are you freaking crazy? You crazy Mexican or what?

I would hit you.

If you're a real Mexican, you wouldn't have missed.

Whoa! And we just lost followers.

Edit that out, Darren.

I'm not editing it out, bro.

Darren, you know it's not out.

Mike is a self-proclaimed Mexican, but—

All right, so let's—

okay, we got to go over here where it's going to be pretty easy to exit over there.

It is freaking cold out here.

Oh, it's freezing. It just snowed here in Texas, which is like rare. Look at that, it's so handy. All right, so we don't see them yet. I hope you're enjoying the episode so far. Well, we can't afford to drop that.

Yeah, because somebody else has already.

Yeah, Mike, the guy behind the camera. All right, so we're on the streets of Abilene today. Howdy Media making some good content. Um, we're about to hit 1,200 subscribers.

That is a miracle.

It's a miracle from the Lord above. If you haven't subscribed—

that sculpture is— because it looks a little weird.

Which one?

Not the Lorax, that one.

The Bull Worm from SpongeBob.

It's the what?

The Bull Worm from SpongeBob.

Okay, so it has deer in it.

Yeah.

The Alaskan boar.

Holy cow, it's cold. Okay, I got to get my settings here ready. See, we're overexposed a little bit here, so I'm going to bring down the ISO here. We'll do 1/200 shutter, maybe higher because it's bright out here, and that'll be it. That she's going to cry.

Mike has a camera on.

Dude, I cannot.

He's videoing you.

Don't move.

Mike, you got to get in position because you never know what's going to happen.

I think that's them. That's them. That's them. It's go time. Hey, can you hold this?

And Mike, why do I get—

because I need both. Mike, take that back.

Coffee. Mike, why don't I get to video? That's not part of your job description. Y'all are freaking out. You got to let him get here.

Freaking out? All right, surprise. I have I am.

Act like you're talking about the buildings.

Y'all want to know a fun fact about Darren when he gets nervous?

I choke on a presser.

I—

what?

He leaks in his pants and I watch them.

Whoa.

He leaves streaks. Nervous shrieks.

What are you talking about?

We gotta act like we're videoing. Come on, y'all are looking a little dead.

I'm gonna talk. I'm gonna pretend to take portraits of you.

Hey guys, it's Howdy Media. We're out here taking pictures today. It's great. It's very freezing. Y'all are being super obvious like this though. We're so grateful that you are a part of our business and support us in so many ways.

Oh, you're famous, girl. No, this is awkward. One of us has to look over there and give the cue.

I don't—

Mike, don't look over. Mike, don't look over there.

They are about to cross the street. Okay, so what are we going to pretend? Are you going to be videoing Darren and I while we talk?

Yeah. So let's get—

Mike, let's get a street view over here. So if we go over here—

I'm going to turn off my mic that way he can hear you.

All right, so use your hands a lot like we're being videoed.

So we never put out a Merry Christmas video or anything like that.

We didn't put out a Merry Christmas video.

No, so we needed to video this today.

Don't forget your car.

I'll get the car.

Today we're doing A little bit something different, I feel like. Hey, we got to hurry.

Oh, we got to hurry.

Hurry up there, Douglas. You're obvious. Hey, no. Go, dear, go, go, go, go!

Wow! Yeah! So sweet! We're the first to tell you congratulations!

Done, boys.

It's done, dude.

I've never laughed so hard watching you run, dude. So he started going for it, and the only view, the only view we had was the trash can.

I, I got some pictures.

You did?

Dude, I'm— I honestly don't see—

Mike was just sitting behind the trash can like a—

I had to avoid the trash cans a little bit, avoid the sun. Oh, we got to put the signs on.

Oh yeah, should do that later.

Oh my gosh, go, go, go, go!

I feel like we committed a crime. Oh, I hope she's not talking to the camera.

Howdy, media!

I knew they were hearing me run. I didn't know if you were talking. You can talk now. You can talk now.

No, it's fine. I don't want to talk. Okay, on a scale of 1 to 10, how well did you think that went? 10 being the best.

Probably a 9.5.

Really?

The pictures are great. He just started booking it and I wasn't in position in time.

He was walking so fast. I think he was nervous.

Yeah, he said he was doing his nervous walk. But the pictures are great.

She said she only was like What are they doing? Well, we got closer, but we won't— I was trying to be like not sus and like, dude, you and Mike were being so awkward, y'all. And then out of nowhere, y'all started sprinting.

Like, I was trying to move.

I was trying to get in position.

Like, they're having a sweet moment and like, he's saying all these lovey things and y'all are just like running.

He's like, look at that fountain. He said that. Oh, Wyatt didn't?

I didn't know he was going to be on that side. So what they don't know— well, what she doesn't know is there's a whole party waiting for her at Grain Theory.

Let's go!

So I'd say that was quite the slick proposal.

That'll be awesome.

10 out of 10 on the planning. 10 out of 10 on the pictures. And we got it on video. I think Mike videoed the trash can more than the proposal, but—

No, the trash can and then the proposal to the left of it.

The trash can quote-unquote was in Mike's way.

Coffee smacks, man. Alright, that's a monk's cough.

Howdy Media signing out.

Hey, thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. Another day, another dollar, and Mike's another broken ankle.