No golden hour here, Hi-Noon in Laguna Beach on black and white FILM! On camera flash, and a white lighting 1200 to overpower the sun, lucked out with a few clouds for a gigantic softbox. Can’t wait to photograph their wedding on film later this year at the Mint in Los Angeles.
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Desirae & DeLorean are having a destination wedding in Laguna Beach. They took it next level in formal attire! Bravo!
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Congrats to Lauren and Jose, now engaged & on top of the world, with the view to prove it at Orange Hill Restaurant. Arrived early for a table before the couple, with Little Sis as Decoy. Celebrated with 2 martinis, and of course French Fries.
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“LOVE LOVE LOVE- These are exactly what I was hoping for. Nailed it! “- Shal In the studio with Shal & Amir. They love Veuve, so it made an appearance. Kept the shoot fun, and moving.
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A dressy affair, clean simple black and white backdrops in the studio, focusing just on the couple. Complete with glamour wind, jumps,laughter, and of course, some harsh flash ( my fave). Out of the engagement photo nature , and into some artificial light and air conditioning.
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Matt’s proposal to Rachel Featured in How They Asked by The Knot. Matt informed Rachel that his “Crazy Aunt” was coming into town and he wanted them to meet. Under the guise of dinner at a fancy place, Rachel dressed up. This spot is very special to them ( one of their first dates). He brought a bottle of wine and said he wanted to visit the spot before dinner to take the edge off before meeting Crazy Aunt!
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The engagement photo session of Julie and Howard in the Studio. During our initial meeting, I found out that this couple got engaged on New Years Eve. Visions of a confetti storm and the couple in formal attire danced in my head, and here are the images that came about. The three above images shot with the Hassleblad on Kodak film
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So excited for the color of forest park in Portland Oregon and to create some romantic portraits in nature, and of course, my favorite images are the ones shot in the hotel room with expired film and a point and shoot camera. Thank you Cayla and Brady for leaving room for the unexpected.
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“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 Our Train getaway photo shoot to Santa Barbara Featured in Modern Luxury Weddings Magazine. View More of the adventure here.
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You completely captured the silly fun loving side of our relationship that is usually only when we are alone. These photos are such a gift and just the beginning … I can’t even contain my excitement knowing there is still the wedding and then the trash the dress… we are so lucky! – Tabatha Film, Darkroom, and Fun with Robotab for their studio engagement session, as some Chromoskadaik Sabatier process from Freestyle Photo. A traditional Proof sheet of black […]
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An adventurous photoshoot- classic portraits in the studio, then an adventure in the rain. #radcouple When I First Contacted Peyton and asked if she had rainboots- she said yes, and she was up for an adventure in the rain! Here are 7 reasons why you should not cancel your engagement session if it rains: You get to wear your rain boots with a formal number, and it totally works. You can also wear some heels in the studio 🙂 2. You […]
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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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Cloe customized this motorcycle style jacket with the groom’s last name, and will be wearing it at her wedding.
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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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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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“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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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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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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