It feels like I’ve been running up to Pasadena a lot lately to shoot couple’s engagement shots [which isn’t a bad thing, because Pasadena is a gorgeous place]. It’s just starting to get hot in LA, and it’s in the Summer that I really appreciate living down by the beach- it’s just too hot in the valley for my blood. Even still, during the Summer you’ll find me out swimming in between working almost on a daily basis. Anyway, so I found myself in the early Summer heat out shooting Aaron and Melinda’s engagement shots whom Tanya and I met over by the Playhouse 7 theaters as they’re big movie buffs. We also stopped over at Caltech, which is a great scenic campus in the area with a really nice mix of architecture.
Last weekend Tanya and I got together and shot some photos with Karen and Dan from Pasadena. They wanted some beach shots, so we met down by the beach and got some nice engagement photos.
A couple weeks ago I went and shot an engagement session for a great couple Rachelle and AJ. They’re going to be getting married this
July and wanted to get some fun beach shots for their engagement. I’m going to try this whole slideshow thing, lets see how it goes…
The other week I got hired to shoot a great couple’s wedding at the famous LDS Temple , a landmark in Los Angeles. Steve and Jeanette are a great pair and we all hit it off from the first time we met. I got together with them at Pepperdine University [where they had their first date] to shoot some engagement shots of them. It had a beautiful view overlooking the Pacific from the top of the mountain, but it made me wonder if everyone that goes to Pepperdine has fried brakes by the time they graduate- driving is way up hill or way downhill!
Afterwards we went down to one of LA’s best kept secrets, which is El Matador- an amazing rock filled canyon beach which is quite outside the city in Malibu. I don’t end up going there all too often, but when I do I remember why it’s worth sitting in your car for the extra 45 minutes. As we were taking photos Tanya and Jeanette had a girl moment when they spotted last season’s winner of Project Runway running around with his kid behind us. Stay tuned for pictures of the wedding in December!
an engagement shoot with john and christine, they’re getting married in october-
we shot over along the venice canals, a great location but the sun was blinding.
the best shots were taken in the shade. i updated distinctphoto.com/wedding
with a few of the photos.
