October 15th, 2021:
Congrats to Latha + Kara! They had a beautifully epic ceremony at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica!
Tag / Monica
April 8th, 2021
July 24th, 2015:
It may have rained on Marty + Rachel’s wedding at the Victorian in Santa Monica, but that gave us even more reason to do their photos with a giant fake golden rhino! (as if you would ever need extra reasons to take pictures with a golden rhino….) Anyways these two just rolled with the weather, laughing and having a spectacular time with all their family and friends. The rain even eventually cleared out for a few minutes and we were able to get outside and grab a few twilight images with with some ominous clouds.
I hope you are both having an amazing time in Hawaii and thanks for letting me celebrate with you!
June 24th, 2015:
A couple weekends back, Kenny and I headed to Santa Monica to take part in the intimate wedding of Yuriy and Natalia. They started their day off getting ready and having their first look at the Shangri-La Hotel on Ocean Blvd. before heading over to Palisades Park for a ceremony attended by their family and close friends. We finished off their afternoon with a portrait session overlooking the ocean as the skies changed to a beautiful cerulean blue twilight.
Congrats again Yuriy + Natalia! Thanks for the fantastic day!
December 24th, 2013:
Blog post by Felicia
Los Angeles has lots of amazing locations, and we met with Krystal & Dan at the Santa Monica Airport for their engagement session, which is our first aviation-related shoot. Dan had taken Krystal on a plane ride there, sweeping over the Californian coastline towards Malibu, before the proposal. Well done, Dan.
Krystal made arrangements with the amazing crew at Santa Monica Aviation, who allowed us to explore their hangar and planes, and we quickly learned to avoid being run down by Cessnas landing on the runway behind us.
Thanks Krystal & Dan for an amazing experience!
This green and yellow plane is the actual one that Krystal and Dan flew in!
July 24th, 2013:
Yaelle & Josh got in touch with us a couple of months ago about an engagement shoot here in Los Angeles as they would be getting married in Chicago. Turns out, Santa Monica is THE special spot for them, since Josh had proposed there on the beach.
But, with 7.3 million visitors a year, shooting at Santa Monica pier on a weekend in summer often feels as though all 7 million of those people showed up there all at once.
So we all woke up at unpalatable hours where it was still dark out, met up for a sunrise shoot, and managed to have our run of the pier before those 7 million people arrived. Nice.
Congrats Yaelle & Josh!
May 1, 2013:
Varsha & Pranit have been living in Los Angeles for a while now, but their careers will soon take them to the Bay Area. Varsha contacted us a few weeks ago requesting a shoot that would coincide with their recent wedding anniversary, but also to remember their favorite places in Los Angeles. They showed up pretty Oscar-worthy, which is definitely a great homage to LA.
Even though it was a very early morning shoot, Varsha & Pranit were both in high spirits, and even Felicia, who is quite probably the most un-morning person I know, was quickly won over by their charm . Who needs coffee when you have awesome people to photograph?
We ended the shoot at “their” Coffee Bean in Culver City, where Felicia’s daily caffeine fix was sated.
Thanks for a wonderful shoot, Varsha & Pranit! We wish you every success in your move!
October 2nd, 2012:
Blog post by Felicia:
Mildred & Kristian are self-professed “book nerds” with a LOT of personality. I still vividly remember our first meeting with them where we had so much fun – in fact, almost too much fun – that Mildred & I started singing “Smelly Cat” in Starbucks. Needless to say, Rob was mortified. I might need to curtail my tendencies to burst into song in front of clients.
Now that we were off to an amazing start, we were definitely excited about working with Mildred & Kristian. Last week we met up for their engagement shoot and I was completely enamored with their vintage/travel props. We started off at Wildwood Canyon here in Burbank, then proceeded to Santa Monica for the 2nd half of their shoot.
Thanks Kristian & Mildred for being so awesome to hang out with. See you soon!
June 1st, 2012:
Rynicia & Victor are 2 of our 4 attorney clients this summer, making the legal profession probably the most prevalent among our clientele so far. We enjoyed a wonderful day with them, starting off with Franklin Canyon Park in Beverly Hills before heading over to The Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica. Victor’s in the process of moving from Chicago to Los Angeles, and he certainly got the authentic LA experience as we sat in awful traffic on Santa Monica Boulevard on a Friday afternoon, taking 90 minutes to travel 11 miles. Welcome to Los Angeles!
Thankfully, with some cocktails to soothe the post-traffic nerves, we had a wonderful time shooting at The Viceroy.
Congrats, Rynicia & Victor! We’re looking forward to your big day in August!
January 13th, 2012:
Anna and James booked us a few months back to capture their wedding next summer and after a busy holiday season we were happy to meet up with them again for our first engagement shoot of the year. James grew up in Santa Monica so our first location was Douglas Park, a sentimental spot where he played as a child. After a little while there we headed down to Ocean Blvd. and Third Street Promenade to capture the late afternoon colors (speaking of colors, I am absolutely addicted to creating vibrant images – if you hadn’t noticed). Anna and James are stunning people who were totally game for whatever Felicia and I suggested making this an awesome Sunday afternoon for us.
Congrats again guys on finding each other, and we can’t wait for your fast approaching big day!
Speaking of colors, I get comments about the vibrancy of my images from time to time, and questions about how I photoshop them. The answer is, I don’t photoshop images like this at all. It is a mixture of on camera filters, in camera white balance, and gels attached to my flashes. Almost anyone could make images with these colors with a couple dollars worth of gel and a point and shoot camera with white balance control. (magenta filter over the lens, green gel over the flash, camera set to daylight WB)
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