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Category Archives: weddings

AN IMAGE FROM MY FAVORITE DAY AFTER SHOOT

Raw and intimate and gorgeous.

This is what can happen with incredible clients, a good relationship with and trust in your photographer, and some high-speed black and white film.

I love everything this image conveys.  This was the beginning shot of probably my favorite Day After Session to date…

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THE EMOTIONS OF A RECEPTION

Pretty much pointless post - but I’m working on this wedding right now, and I got a kick out of this guy.  So here you go!

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OLD FASHIONED GLAMOUR & COCA COLA

How can you go wrong with some Old Hollywood Style, Coca Cola, and Cassie?  Yeah, you can’t.  Loving this film image we just got back!

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Geez, I can’t wait to start blogging this summer’s weddings…

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LAURA & RYAN - A DRAMATIC PORTRAIT {SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PHOTOGRAPHER}

LOVE.

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LET THEM EAT CAKE {SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PHOTOGRAPHER}

There’s a wedding cake…and then there’s a WEDDING CAKE.

Here’s just a fun small detail from the fabulous cake featured at this past Saturday’s wedding.  I’ll share more later - both the cake and wedding in full ;)

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A JAMAICAN SUNSET - SOOC

I literally JUST finished shooting a destination wedding in Jamaica - heavily on film.  But I did shoot some digital images throughout the day, and as I’m obsessed with skies, I thought I would share tonight’s Jamaican sunset off the cliffs with you.  Straight out of camera - no edits at all.  It was unreal.  Just gorgeous.

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KALA AND BRIDESMAIDS {SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PHOTOGRAPHER}

I just got this film image back from RPL - and it just makes me happy.  I can’t wait to share this wedding on the blog!

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CASSIE - A BRIDAL IMAGE {SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PHOTOGRAPHER}

I’m culling down through Saturday’s images and just had to share.  Plus, I’m trying to bring my blog back  - it’s hard when you’re traveling so much to keep it up!

Seriously - this image just happened.  Naturally.  And I love it.  And I’m not even done culling.  Nor is it a final edit…but I’m so stoked.  How gorgeous is she?

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CASSIE AND RYAN - IN A LAKE

This morning I was in a lake in Tennessee.  IN a lake.  If you know me personally, you know how astounding that statement is.  For Cassie and Ryan, I would do pretty much anything though…they’re worth it…and so are the series we shot this morning for their day after.

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Wedding images to come.  Congratulations Cassie and Ryan!  Y’all are MY ten ;)

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IMAGES FROM YESTERDAY {SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PHOTOGRAPHER}

Okay, these are going to be pretty random.

I had such a great time yesterday with Erin and Adam.  I got to bounce around, work with a bestie, create art, go out of town, curse a GPS, dance a little, manage some crazy weather, laugh a lot, meet new friends, and make fun of Vance Waldron - what more could you really ask for?

I’m going to try to put up some images that grab me for some reason or another.  I’m REALLY trying to slowly but surely get to the point where I actually post an entire session or wedding on this blog…we’ll see.  In the meantime, I’m just…expanding a bit.  So, that translates to - more than one image.

Sometimes it’s just going to rain.  And it’s good luck on your wedding day!

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A prep shot I found interesting…

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Me, throwing my hair up, and shedding my formal attire to get down and dirty…

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In order to get this!

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And I just love this. Somewhat abstract, pretty, dramatic, dreamy, moody, shadowed, intriguing…all the things I like.

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