Big Sur Trees & Sun Engagement Shoot {Mike & Jeanine}

Mike & Jeanine are getting married at the Highlands Inn in beautiful Carmel Ca. So what better than to shoot in the middle of one of the most amazing places on earth, AND coincidentally its their favorite place too! We headed up the coast after thanksgiving to meet them. The light, and cool fall colors were breathtaking.

They spend a lot of time being involved with YMCA, so they sported their "rags".

Since we had early fall rains, the clovers were out and we got some sweet shots in the redwood trees! I'm always looking for cool textures, backgrounds and things that are NOT normal.

I shot this shot with a 1/20th of a second, walking and panning with them, using a 16-35mm lens, my lens flare/landscape lens

Sunset times are the time of day I cannot get enough of.

No really, they were this much fun, and I can't help having fun with people who are having fun. Which is exactly what they wanted recorded of them, the story of them having fun being themselves!

Craggled trees, perfect backdrop, middle ground for this sweetness.

The end... of the shoot, but the beginning of their lives being recorded amazingly and forever they will have something that will remind them of why they enjoy each other. This is who they are and how much fun they have. Thanks guys for a great day!

Trevor and Ciera

Trevor & Ciera are getting married at Edna Valley later this year. They were super fun to shoot and I'm looking forward to their wedding. Thanks for coming down from the Bay area guys!

Big Sur, CA Engagement Shoot { Adam & Amanda }

Today we just got back from shooting up in Big Sur! I love this area, Its so beautiful. We started at the Big Sur River Inn, where you can get the BEST breakfast, and then head down to the creek to soak up some sun and meet up with Adam & Amanda from Chicago who are getting married at the Highlands Inn (Hyatt) in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Its bursting with green right now.

Then the winds picked up to 30-40 mph and blew a cool sandstorm like breeze across the ground. I have always seen this but never laid down inside to get coated in sand to get a cool shot like this, but then if I don't take risks, what kind of photographer am I! I love trying new things, even if I fail, there is no loss. Getting wet, cold, sandy, muddy, sore, tired, achy, are all symptoms that tell me I'm trying and pushing the edge. And by the way, none of these are remotely bad things. These are superseded by amazing images that are worth 100 times the risks. Plus my couples get some unique sweet shots.

Thanks guys for hanging out this morning!

Bell Air Engagement Soot { Don & Robyn } Preview!

Yesterday we met up with one of our stellar couples in Bel Air. They were such a pleasure to hang with. AND they have the coolest dogs. This is a sneak peak of whats more to come this week!...

San Luis Obispo, CA Engagement Shoot { Brain and Karelisa }

Dave and Krista- Lake Tahoe: CA

Water shots are so fun. Tahoe water is beautiful and blue, Dave & Krista jumped in and we got some sweet shots.

Lake Tahoe, CA Engagement Shoot { David and Krista }

We met David & Krista up at Tahoe and it was a beautiful day.   What a couple.  

Yea, it was a tough fight, but David had a good heart and let her hang on for a while...

One of my favorite things about this couple is how they just really were real, they had fun and I felt like they had the "dating" flare.  I think thats so cool when couples show that.  I am always inspired hanging around newlyweds and always enjoy flirting and being silly with my wife.  David & Kristin, you guys inspire more people than you know!

The water was pretty nice, I went in and its so amazing how blue it is.  You can see 50 feet down!  I'm reminded of the Caribbean and Hawaii.