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Beautiful Proposal in Solana Beach

October 27, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

Tide Park located in Solana Beach is a very special place for Couple Dana, & Peyton. On his birthday he recommended a walk on their favorite beach before a dinner, on their favorite beach. Disguised in a black floppy hat, beach towel, blue beach chair, and subway sandwich bag covering my camera. hid in plain site ( I have photographed Peyton’s family and was afraid she might recognize me), next to the sand castle in order to get her reaction. […]

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East Coast Meets West Coast. Cloe & Rob’s Engagement studio and beach shoot

September 22, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

Cloe customized this motorcycle style jacket with the groom’s last name, and will be wearing it at her wedding.

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Glamorous & Gaudy, A harsh flash weekend at the Madonna Inn

September 8, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

Jenny and Erik got engaged up In San Lois Obispo, so it was fitting to photograph their engagement shoot at the Over the top Madonna Inn. Mixed with some Old Hollywood black and white Glam, with some straight on flash with the ring light color to capture the Madonna Inn in all it’s glory.

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Studio Engagement Cinestill Film

May 4, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

We received the photos and we LOVE them! SO EXCITED!!!! THANK YOU! YOU’RE AMAZING!- Jasmine Fun having Jovany and Jasmine in the studio for their engagement session with both cinestill film, ilford, and digital. Film images: Fun digitals

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Getaway Engagement Photos | Amtrak train to Santa Barbara

April 7, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

“It was the perfect setting made into the perfect day. Getting to spend it with my best friend and creating these beautiful memories was worth every minute of that day.”
-Pamela
Part one of the “engagement Getaway” photo shoot for Pamela and Alan. We boarded the Amtrak Surfliner at the Artic Station in Anaheim, destination downtown Santa Barbara. The second set of images taken at the Santa Barbara Zoo with be the next post on the blog, stay tuned.

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80’s theme engagement studio shoot with film and the holga

January 12, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

After meeting at an 80’s party, he was in a Don Johnson Miami Vice shirt, she, a mini skirt and some neon, 80’s theme it was for the engagement session! With a soundtrack of Hungry Eyes, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, and Footloose, to name a few, we had the perfect 80’s vibe in the studio to create some fun non generic engagement photos. Plastic Fantastic: Shooting some cinestill film with a Holga, a plastic camera, was a must, since […]

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Engagement Photos with pet Parents of Biscuit, the English Bulldog

October 12, 2017 by Nicole Caldwell

Erica and Matt are the proud pet parents of Biscuit. They are getting married this coming October, and can’t have Biscuit at the wedding, so we celebrated her in the engagement session. It’s been plastic fantastic camera theme with the holga at the studio lately. The above proof sheet are the film images, with on camera flash and the white seamless backdrop paper.

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Big Fish, Popcorn, and The Paparraza

September 16, 2017 by Nicole Caldwell

They say, “When you meet the love of your life, time stands still.” – from the movie Big Fish. Caleb thought this way when he saw Ashley for the first time, he said your like popcorn- or something to that effect- so popcorn theme it was for the engagement session. With 5 bags of popcorn, the fashion fan, and an assistant on a Iadder, we created this image. I love my couples- willing to be different and play in photos. […]

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Couples Portrait on film | the photo studio

August 2, 2017 by Nicole Caldwell

New 55 film produces both a positive and negative film, developing the negative with a Polaroid film holder Watch a video of the photo shoot below by Kip Roof Photo Artist. View new 55 film gallery

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Studio Engagement Session, a formal affair, with plenty of fur.

July 14, 2017 by Nicole Caldwell

Jannkia fell in love with 2 wedding dresses, and decided rather than choose between the two, she would get both and wear one for the engagement session! This fit perfectly for a formal photo shoot in the studio. For Jannika and Jason we created a classic and timeless look for their engagement session and included their fur babies who were quite dapper in their tuxes. Jason has quite a sense of humor, so for the second look, he was allowed […]

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Bowers Museum 10 Year Anniversary Portrait Celebration

July 8, 2017 by Nicole Caldwell

Always remember that love and marriage is a commitment through life, so you have to hold on tight! Your spouse always deserves the best of you, not the leftovers at the end of the day. Never take each other for granted. You chose each other for life, so always show each other why you did.
– Nick and Carli

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Film engagement session in the studio studio and location

June 8, 2017 by Nicole Caldwell

Fun with Andrea Y Paul. This shot was my favorite for the day. The couple arrived like this, and I had to get this shot before we left on location, Paul holding the wardrobe and Andrea with cell phone and beverage in hand.

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