A little break from the recent wedding and engagement posts. I shot this on the way back from a recent wedding up in northern California. After getting gas, my assistant and I saw the sun fall behinds the clouds and I knew I needed to capture it. I envisioned doing HDR, but in the end, this was processed from a single RAW file in Lightroom and Photoshop.
I feel like things are finally settling down now. I know it’s been almost 2 weeks since the Christmas holiday, but I feel like I’m finally back into the groove of things again. Lots of new changes on the horizon – a new blogsite with an integrated portfolio, a minor re-branding and some new product offerings. Plus, I have several weddings coming up with some great couples at gorgeous venues that I can’t wait to photograph.
2010 is going to be amazing, so to kick start the year’s first post, I wanted to share this photo from last year that recently won first place in the Admired By Beckstead photo contest. This image would be absolutely stunning as a large canvas gallery wrap.
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When I first met with Tania and Ryan several months ago to talk about the possibility of photographing their wedding, they surprised me and said that they had already decided to hire me. As an artist, it meant so much that my images spoke to them and that they were confident I would create images for them that they would love as well. Last week, they came down to Newport Beach for a little vacation and decided it would be a great opportunity for their engagement portraits. I love being able to photograph my brides and grooms before their wedding day so that they would get comfortable with me and the camera. We had a great time walking around Balboa Island around sunset. The clouds, the light, the Christmas decorations – everything was just perfect for their session. I can’t wait for their wedding at the Grand Island Mansion next year.
Ryan certainly didn’t mind cleaning the dirt off of Tania’s dress.
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