Elizabeth & Jeff are engaged! San Diego, Ca. Engagement Shoot

Elizabeth went to school with my past bride Amy, and she soon there after met Jeff. Both she and Jeff are from this side of the country and getting married in Florida, but for now, they live in San Diego because that is where Jeff is stationed in the Navy. While I was on the East Coast shooting a wedding in the Monterey area, I jetted down the day after to shoot Elizabeth and Jeff's engagement session in beautiful La Jolla Cove. They wanted to capture in the background the essense of the East Coast beaches, which I'm so glad they did because Florida sure doesn't have beaches like California does. It was fun to explore the cliffs and watch the crashing waves as we strolled along the cove.

Elizabeth and Jeff brought their dogs with them for a few shots too! So much fun to include the "children" also! Even more special, the day we shot their engagement session was Elizabeth's birthday, which also fell on the day that Images For A Cure was hosting it's fundraising day that I donated this session to. It's so great when photography can also be used for a bigger purpose to help find a cure for breast cancer!

Here are a few of my fave shots from the day and their full slideshow at the end!






















Thanks to Stephen Knuth for capturing this fun shot of me getting the shot above this one!

Teasers from California!

Whew, lots of shooting here in California. I'm still here for a few days but wanted to get some teaser shots up from all my shoots!!!

First, I shot a wedding just outside of Monterey for Samantha and Derek!


Next, I shot an engagement session in La Jolla for Elizabeth and Jeff, who live in San Diego, but are getting married in Elizabeth's hometown in Sarasota, Florida. This was my session I donated for Images For A Cure.


Then I joined Stephen Knuth, Sara France, Joe Photo, Greg Bumatay and more as a leader at the SoCal Shootout.


Today, Stephen and I decided to take new headshots of each other around downtown San Diego.


Tonight, I shot another San Diego engagement session with Stephen of a sweet couple Laura & Chris, who had many dates here in Little Italy!


Then lastly, Stephen took some pictures of moi for new promo shots. He posted a teaser on his blog too. Always good practice to get in front of the camera to remember what our clients go through too!



Lots more to come soon from each of the photoshoots! Stay tuned!