I’ve waited SO long to do a Trash The Dress (TTD) session with one of my brides. Everyone always chickens out, but I can see why – the wedding is still fresh, and nobody wants to leave the party to change out of the wet dress (or destroy it, for that matter). Last year I […]
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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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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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Manuel Romero gives a solid first impression as a striking-looking young dude, and then he picks up his guitar and starts playing and singing, and you can’t help but smile. We had hair, makeup and Starbucks – you know, the whole shebang – show up for this portrait shoot at Maceio in downtown San Jose. […]
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Although this looks more like an engagement shoot, this was actually a celebration of Jack and Karen’s third wedding anniversary! Usually I don’t see a whole lot between newly married couples and those celebrating their 50th anniversaries, so it was a treat to see someone celebrating in-between, just for the heck of it. Karen surprised […]
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I met this lovely couple a few weeks ago during our initial wedding consultation, and they wasted no time booking a date to get their engagement photos done. They are beach people, and it just so happens I live in a beach town – so it was a natural fit! We actually went up to […]
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I met Rachel and her mom a few months ago through a common friend – they were both so sweet, and I was excited they wanted to use me for the upcoming wedding. Rachel drove down from Sacramento today with her fiance Brandon, who I met for the first time. Talk about a good looking […]
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OK, so I mainly chose the location because of the iconic natural bridges that give the park its namesake, but if I’ve learned anything about photography, it’s to assume nothing about weather, light, kids good behavior, camera and lighting gear functioning properly… you get the picture. Anyways, I met the Lorig family in the parking […]
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OK, so I don’t know if it’s simply by chance or my clients recently *just happen* to choose beach locations with “clothing optional” northern sections. Luckily this time we were able to keep our distance and I didn’t have to worry about “units” in the background of my photos, but still… When we were leaving […]
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Here’s a shot from an engagement photo session I had with a couple yesterday up in San Francisco. It was pretty overcast, which gave me great, flat exposures which I could really bring out in post. I think 95% of my exposures were within the dynamic range of my d200 – no clipping in shadows […]
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