The Engagement of Derek and Crystal This was a special engagement session! I have worked with Derek and Crystal a few times in the past. They are the sweetest couple ever! My favorite collaboration with them was a portfolio collaboration titled "Where the Wild Things Are" which was conceived by Crystal and features Derek, Em (another photographer/model friend) and Crystal herself. Good times! "We Want YOU!" So it was a very nice surprise when Crystal contacted me and said, "Ray, we want YOU!" (to shoot our engagement photos). After hearing their idea, it became very clear why they made their choice.  They wanted something inspired by the rain scene in The Notebook.  I admitted that I had never…