Sue wanted a special gift for her birthday this year, so she hired a pro photographer (yours truly) to help celebrate ten years of being together. Bill and Sue have had their fair share of life challenges, and I can tell you first hand their positive attitude towards the world has transformed their lives for […]
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Tags: 10 year, anniversary, beach, bill, couple, family photography, harbor, lighthouse, ocean, santa cruz, seabright, susan cross, walton
These little guys had a lot of fun playing with each other, running around the beach and chasing mom with sticks. Ah, boys will be boys! I ran around with them, doing my best to capture the moments. They were good enough to even pose for a few shots under the wharf, which turned out […]
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Tags: beach, brother, capitola, capitola family photography, Children, christmas card, family, family photography, four years old, fun, kids, Logan, megan, mom, ocean, pier, playing, portrait, professional, running around, Ryder, sand, santa cruz family photography, two years old, ward, wharf, wood
Craig and Danielle are good friends of mine, and they have a beautiful baby boy named Vaden that now commands all their waking attention. But really, Vaden is the most mellow kid – my offspring were never so chill outside of REM sleep. He’s not only easygoing, but cute as hell, and these photos prove […]
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Tags: barr, beach, craig, danielle, family, family photography, lighthouse, photography, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography, seabright, tetradons, toddler, vaden, walton
When I met up with this great little fam at Natural Bridges, I knew this little girl, Riley, was gonna make me earn my money – she’s got spunk, a little firecracker – and I loved photographing her. She breathes life into the family, much to her parents’ frustration at times I’m sure – but […]
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Tags: amazing sunset, beach, family, fun, gorgeous, natural bridges, ocean, photography, professional, riley, robert, robin, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography, six-year-old, sunset, trees, wood, wood family
I’ve been friends with Jeff and Eleanor since freshman year in college. Eleanor was one of my art major friends, and Jeff was one of my engineering major friends. It’s pretty cool that those two circles eventually merged to create this wonderful, dynamic family. They have three fantastic kids, and I really enjoyed spending some […]
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Tags: beach, couple, domonic, el and jeff, eleanor, family, family photography, gloria, jeff, michael, natural bridges, ocean, photography, portrait, portrait photography, romio, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography
The Tates (and extended family) have been coming together every year to stay at a house in Pajaro Dunes (Watsonville) for the past 38 years. That’s a commitment! Of course the family gets bigger every year with new kids and marriages adding to the crowd. This year they hired GoodEye to capture some family photos […]
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Tags: beach, candids, family, family photography, family portraits, mary tate, ocean, pajaro dunes, Portraits, sand, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography, tate family, watsonville
Wow. What a smokin’ session. It didn’t matter that it was raining, cold and windy – Kim & Bryan heated up the west coast and I had a blast capturing their sweet interactions. We met at Lighthouse field, which was a new location for me, although I’ve driven past it a thousand times. Then after […]
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Tags: bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, beach, bryan mancuso, dog beach, engagement, engagement photography, goodeye, kimberly davis, lighthouse field, photography, photos, rain, romantic, santa cruz, santa cruz engagement photographers, santa cruz engagement photography, santa cruz wedding photographers, session, sexy, shoot, sprinkling
Carrie and Steven are good friends of recent family photography clients of mine here in Santa Cruz, so I was happy to capture some precious moments between them and their little rugrats, Maya and Ryan. It was chilly out, but we had blue skies and puffy white clouds floating above – and these guys really […]
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Tags: beach, carrie, family, family photography, kids, kingsley, Maya, natural bridges, ocean, photography, photos, pics, playing, ryan, sand, santa cruz, steven
Wyland is such a cute little kid, and so well behaved during our one-hour family photography session at Natural Bridges beach in Santa Cruz. The weather has been rainy on and off, but we lucked out this evening with some dramatic clouds and almost no wind. Here’s some of my favorite photos below, there’s 89 […]
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Tags: beach, family, family photography, fun, george, George Lisac, lifestyle, michelle, Michelle Lisac, natural bridges, ocean, professional photography, santa cruz, Wyland
I got to try out a new photo location when Jason and Kelley showed me “3 Mile” near their house. It’s 3 miles from downtown Santa Cruz, hence the oh-so-clever name. It’s got railroad tracks, a field of brussels sprouts, cliffs, a little lake, some awesome rock formations, and of course the ocean and beach. […]
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Tags: 3 mile, bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, beach, blue, e-session, engagement, ford, jason booth, kelley starnes, photography, photos, pickup, professional, professional photography, romantic, santa cruz, session, shoot, sunset
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Tags: angela, barany, beach, capitola, family, family photography, michael, ocean, photography, pier, professional, toddler, water, wharf
The Queen family drove over from Gilroy to get their professional family photos done at the beach. They’d already had to take one rain check (literally, because of rain!), so Marcia was concerned about the weather as it was yucky in Gilroy. But as is often the case, the weather in Santa Cruz was the […]
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Tags: beach, family photography, kids, Marcia Queen, natural bridges, ocean, Paul Queen, portrait, professional, Queen Family, sand, santa cruz
I first met David and his boys at Frederick Street Park by my house, and as dads will do, we got to talking. Actually, dads tend to ignore each other (and their kids), preferring the company of their smartphones – but in this case we struck up a conversation and found out we had a […]
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Tags: angela thompson, beach, boys, david thompson, family, family photography, kids, natural bridges, ocean, photography, photos, santa cruz
Michael lives and works here in the U.S., but he maintains a long distance relationship with his girlfriend, Cindy. It’s not a case of San Francisco vs. San Jose, either – she lives in Hong Kong! So to celebrate her visit (and probably so he remembers what she looks like after she’s gone!) Michael hired […]
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After an extremely wet Santa Cruz weekend, I was dubious about this morning’s 9am session with the Day family. But when I spoke with Patti (resident Grandma), she sounded peppy and ready to go, so I figured if they could do it, I certainly could! Patti and her husband Paul moved to Santa Cruz a […]
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Tags: arch, beach, connor, family, family photography, goodeye, jen day, jennifer, kyle, monarch, natural bridges, ocean, photography, photos, sand, santa cruz, schell, toddler, walkway
There’s no shortage of rental properties in Santa Cruz, and those with an ocean view are the most attractive to out-of-towners looking for the beach city experience. Of course all those potential customers are combing through photos on rental property websites, so if your photos are crap, you’re gonna get less business. The smart ones […]
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Tags: adam sah, beach, beach house, details, interiors, photography, professional, real estate, rental, santa cruz, sunny cove
The Flores family wanted to shoot at a beach near their house, so we decided upon Rio Del Mar / Seacliff. We parked at Rio since it’s free and explored the area. I’ve never had a family session there so it was fun to see what we could find. Nick and Stacey have two little […]
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Tags: aptos, beach, family photography, goodeye, nadia, nick flores, noah, photography, photos, Portraits, professional, rio del mar, stacey flores
Alice Wan called me up to get some photos of her brother who came up from LA and parents, who just arrived from Hong Kong. We had a lot of fun walking around downtown Capitola and the beach. Here’s my favorites from our shoot, all 74 photos are here.
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Tags: alice wan, beach, capitola, city, downtown, family, family photography, goodeye, mural, ocean, photography, photos, Portraits, river, sand, wan
Rocio, Sebastian and 18mo Aiden are residents of Capitola, so it made sense to get some professional family portraits done near their home. We met downtown at Zelda’s and trekked to the east side of the beach, near the cliffs, for most of our photos. It was a quick session, not even an hour, but […]
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Tags: aiden, beach, california, capitola, family, family photography, fun, ocean, photography, photos, professional, rocio llontop, sand, sandy, santa cruz, seb frey, sebastian frey, shoot, tidepools, toddler, waves, wet
I met Jennifer near her home this morning, a short walk from Seacliff Beach in Aptos. She is a consultant for foundations and international organizations that give back to communities all over the world. She brings her vast organizational skills, networking connections, and just plain good ol’ experience living and working for over 20 years […]
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Tags: africa, aptos, bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, beach, business, business portraits, collaboration, communication, community, consulting, development, donors, foundations, giving, grant, head shots, headshot, headshot photos, international, jennifer astone, jenniferastone.com, network, ocean, organizations, photography, photos, pier, portrait, professional, seacliff
