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Playstation Event in Cabo San Lucas
Last week, I was out of town shooting an event for Sony’s Destination Playstation. They had a lot of their top executives from all over South + Central America travel to Cabo to check out new stuff with the company. After a week long of shooting, I ended up soooo many pictures! I documented everything from the meetings, setups, food, and special events. I was having such a great time both working and enjoying the beautiful weather on my down time. Out of almost 2 thousand final images, here’s a selection of my favorite images.
Aurora + James: Engagement Long Beach
I met Aurora and James last month as they began planning their September 2012 wedding at a villa in San Juan Capistranio. They had only been engaged a month, and I was so thrilled photography was a high priority on their list of things to book first! Their ideas for an intimate wedding with lots of handmade details, made my heart happy. Aurora and James met in Long Beach and are planning to relocate at the end of the month to be closer to James’ new office. To celebrate this time in their life and how they met, they chose to have their engagement session at the Queen Mary and a nearby lighthouse!
I actually photographed the Queen Mary a couple of month ago for one of my architectural projects… during that shoot I learned the hotel was recently the location of choice of a Victoria Secret Campaign. CLICK HERE to watch the behind the scenes video of that. As we walked around the ship, we found so many great locations! The following 2 shots below was one of my favorite location finds… angel wings!
We were about to leave the Queen Mary and head over to our second location, when James found this amazing photo spot! I love how you can see the sign, boats, and the lighting on their faces is just beautiful!
Location #2 was across the river at a lighthouse. There were lots of people around, so we had to wait for just the right moment to get these shots.
Destination Wedding: Lower Yosemite Falls
This past weekend I had the pleasure of photographing Kelly and David’s destination wedding. When Kelly described her wedding to me, I was super excited. She planned on a very intimate ceremony with about 25 guests, lots of personal details, and the location…. Yosemite! I’ve actually been wanting to go to Yosemite for a while now, so this was a dream. Included below are mostly pictures of the guest experience and Kelly. First, a picture of the “Tunnel View.”
A welcome gift bag awaiting at the hotel for us. Included in the bag was snacks, water, mini flashlight, map, paper soap, band-aids, sun block, compass, hand sanitizer, carabiner, off repellent, matches, and tissue. I love all the details Kelly thought about!
I started with some pictures of David at 9am. Location: The Lower Yosemite Falls Lodge.
Kelly got ready in a cozy cabin at the historic Awahnee Hotel, right under the falls.
Kelly’s dress was customized with a beautiful red flower and sheer gold fabric on the backing. She also made her necklace, earrings, and the hangars!
Ever since I got my Canon 100mm macro lens, the “ring shot” is one of my favorite things to do. I like to incorporate one object that represents the wedding. It’s usually something simple like a pine cone (as shown below), a leaf, a bird’s nest from the table decorations, or flowers.
Intimate ceremony at the falls.
Guest added leafs with their finger prints on a tree Kelly made.
Since the wedding took place in the morning, everyone had a great lunch at the historic Awahnee hotel. I was done shooting by 3:30pm, which is the record earliest finish time for me! After their busy morning, Kelly and David were able to start their relaxing weekend hanging out with friends and family, hiking, and rock climbing.
*Pleast note: for personal reasons, some of the images from the wedding will remain private.
Bridal + Fashion Shootout with Gavin Wade Photographers WPPI
This was my 2nd year attending WPPI in Vegas, aka the week-long spring break for wedding and portrait photographers… but instead of partying (the whole time) most of us were in lectures and seminars for most of the day from the crack of dawn into the evening. For me, it was all about business, networking, gathering inspiration, and finding great vendors for my 2011 clients. Looking back at the experience, I’m so glad I went and can’t believe I even debated going! Summary: I won an awesome high quality Barbour Backdrop while in an 8am seminar with Blair Phillips Photography, purchased some new Radio Poppers to get control of my off camera flashes, and did a pretty cool bridal/fashion desert photoshoot with Gavin and Erin Wade! Pictures attached below.
Styled by Erin and Gavin of Gavin Wade Photographers
Models: Brittanie and Tomas Cruz (Bride and Groom) Kate Colosi (High Fashion)
Hair/Makeup: Lindsey of Linsey Shea Photography
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