Adamson – Robert Paetz Photography

October 31st, 2014:

Malibu, Creek, Adamson, House, Lagoon, Pier, Engagement, Photography, Session, Photographer

I was talking with Felicia today about Erick + Karla’s engagement session and told her it was super sweet that they decided to do part of their engagement session outside the Adamson House in Malibu where Erick proposed…

Felicia looked at me and said… “I sure as fuck hope you don’t take me back to where we got engaged!”

For the record, I asked Felicia to get married while she was fighting a horrid case of salmonella in super dodgy hotel room La Paz, Bolivia where the view from our window looked like this and the people in the next room had a fetish for uber loud techno music. Romance it wasn’t, but it was the moment I knew I wanted to spend my life with Felicia and the question just popped out. After confirming with me 3 times that her fever wasn’t making her hear things and that I knew what I was doing, she said “Yes”.

Anyhow, back to Erick + Karla. I had a fantastic time photographing with them at Malibu Creek State Park, the Adamson House and the Malibu beaches. It was great to get to know you both and am excited to be part of your celebration in July!

Malibu, Creek, Adamson, House, Lagoon, Pier, Engagement, Photography, Session, Photographer

June 4, 2012:

Proposal, Malibu, California, Los, Angeles, Engagement, Session, Photography, Photographer About a month ago, I received an email from Pradeep, who is based in Seattle. He would be heading down to Southern California soon for a weekend trip, and wanted pictures with his girlfriend, Gayatri. They haven’t had nice photos taken together (I’m sure all of you are familiar with the outstretched-arm self-portraits), so it would be fun to just dress up for a photoshoot, especially since it would be Gayatri’s birthday that day.

Well, that’s the story he told her. In reality, Pradeep was ready to propose, and wanted us to be there to capture this special moment. So Felicia and I, prepared with 4 cameras and our assortment of lenses, met up with the happy couple in Malibu, and attempted to find a quiet spot on the beach on this particularly beautiful Saturday. Gayatri wasn’t aware of the ploy, of course, as we coaxed them into posing for the camera. For being purportedly nervous with the ring in his pocket and so much on his mind, Pradeep did really good right off the bat!

About 15 minutes into the session, I walked ahead with Pradeep to scope out a good spot while Felicia chatted with Gayatri to distract her. It was time!

Malibu, California, Los, Angeles, Engagement, Session, Photography, Photographer

Proposal, Malibu, California, Los, Angeles, Engagement, Session, Photography, Photographer

Malibu, California, Los, Angeles, Engagement, Session, Photography, Photographer

Malibu, California, Los, Angeles, Engagement, Session, Photography, Photographer Clearly, Gayatri said yes, and everyone was thrilled.

Malibu, California, Los, Angeles, Engagement, Session, Photography, Photographer, proposal

Malibu, California, Los, Angeles, Engagement, Session, Photography, Photographer

Malibu, California, Los, Angeles, Engagement, Session, Photography, Photographer Pradeep picked out the ring because the band reminded him of an infinity symbol. Cool!