Take a look at the sunshine bathing the field where Jen & Gordon are standing in the image above. That kind of gorgeous light is a rare and wonderful thing on the Santa Cruz coast, where the ocean breathes fog onto the land most days. Jen is from Santa Cruz, and she was of the expert opinion that the kind of perfect weather we got for their Santa Cruz engagement photos comes only a couple times a year.
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Oh, Big Sur. I will never tire of you. But as I shoot more engagement sessions there, I may get tired of returning to the exact same spots, amazing as they are.
So for Lorna & Jim’s Big Sur engagement photos, I tried some new twists on some iconic Big Sur locations.
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Susan and Eric decided to visit Big Sur during their pre-wedding vacation, and decided to hire me to photograph their engagement session there. We made the session an epic trip down the coast, a Big Sur engagement session that made stops at some of the most iconic scenes the area has to offer.
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I love dramatic light. During Ilene & Mike’s Monterey engagement session, we found it out along the rocky coast of Pacific Grove, casting a warm glow on the crashing waves, which stood out against the grey fog that was rolling in behind us.
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Here’s a few selections from the List of Things I Love: Travel, exploring new cities, breathtaking mountaintop views, cool people, good times, engagement sessions. What do all these have in common? I got to enjoy all of them during Candice and Andy’s Colorado engagement session.
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Sometimes you go on a photo shoot and the weather cooperates and you feel lucky. Other times it goes beyond that, and the weather is so unexpectedly phenomenal that you can’t even believe your luck.
The last Friday in August of 2012 was like that. After being foggy all day, the clouds parted and blue skies emerged just before we started Sarah & Jeff’s engagement session at Lover’s Point in Monterey. Then the weather continued to improve through the day.
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I love running around San Francisco taking pictures. And I love shooting engagement sessions. When you combine the two and add in a pair of close personal friends, well, that’s hard to beat.