Category Archives: Portraiture

Razan + Andy | Gaslamp, Seaport Village and Coronado

This was such an awesome shoot! Yes, the locations were great, and the weather was wonderful…but most importantly, this couple was just amazing. Razan and Andy were ready to have fun and just radiated with love for one another during the entire shoot. We explored downtown San Diego’s garages, alleys, loading docks, textures, shadows, steps (the many, many steps of the Convention Center!) and views.  During the shoot, we really just felt like we were hanging out with some friends, doing what we love to do…finding cool spots for taking photos.  I did end up on Rick’s shoulders for the first three photos you see here.  I needed to get higher up to get this shot, so Rick just set his camera down and said, “hop on.”  It’s always an adventure with Rick!  And I’m sure the sight was amusing for Razan and Andy.  In fact, I bet in the photo above, they are laughing at us! After downtown, we then ventured on to Seaport Village and ended up in Coronado for sunset.  This shoot was like a little sample of some of the best San Diego has to offer… And it all ended perfectly when Andy started playing Weezer’s “Island in the Sun” over on Coronado, while they looked out towards the San Diego skyline.  What a sweet, sweet couple! We cannot wait for this wedding!

Savannah in Portland

My cousin in Portland recently had a sweet, sweet baby girl, Savannah.  I flew up there for a few days to hold this little baby and take some photos…and here she is!  It’s so cool to be able to experience my life through the camera because I am able to get close and observe the details, to pull back and view things from a different perspective and to share how I see things.  What I saw on this trip was not just a newborn baby but a new-born Mom. It was so cool to witness my cousin’s transformation into motherhood. And a beautiful Mama she is! I’m so happy I was able to spend this time there and document the beginnings of a family…

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Lusha + Rodion | North Park + Torrey Pines

Rodion and Lusha are a laid back couple who are enjoying life together with their doggies in their neighborhood of North Park.  Lusha is in school for fashion design, and her fashion sense really added a lot to this shoot.  I love how each outfit perfectly fit the location. We started at Torrey Pines, down on the beach. We then headed up to the trails for some more rustic/naturey shots.  The shoot ended in their North Park neighborhood where we stole some urban shots pre-dusk and also had some fun with night photography.  During the shoot, we actually ran into a couple whose wedding we photographed last year.  It was pretty awesome to be shooting on the street and hear “Bernadette and Rick!”  We felt very celebrity-like.  (Just kidding!) We had a blast with Rodion and Lusha and can’t wait until their wedding!

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Baby Jameson

Oh my goodness! This baby is just too cute! Look at his smile. I love photographing babies… here’s a few of a sweet little boy named Jameson.

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Life is Good at 40

Someone recently contacted us to take photos for her 40th birthday, because rather than complaining about getting older, this lovely lady is running by the beach, doing yoga and living life to the fullest. So, as a way to celebrate her love for life, her husband gifted her with a couple of photo shoots to create a sort of snapshot of her at 40.  One shoot was a lifestyle session, where we went to Torrey Pines and photographed her running and doing yoga.  We had so much fun with this! I can see why people say 40 is the new 30! Tessa looks closer to 30 than she does to 40, as you can see below.  And what better way to spend your birthday than out in the fresh air, on the trails and watching the sun set over the ocean? In fact, there was something pretty profound about seeing her sit on the cliffs, watching the sun set. It was kind of like the sun was setting on a decade of her life… in a really beautiful and peaceful way, knowing that the best is yet to come.  When the sun rose the next day, we met up with her and her family, who had traveled from out of town to spend her birthday weekend with her.  We took photos of them together.  Again another nice way to pay tribute to where she is now in her life…with her family by her side. What a wonderful gift this was to Tessa and to us! We really loved taking these photos that serve as a celebration of life itself. We hope the next forty are just as full as the last have been for Tessa…

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