Engagement Photography Tip: Location Fee’s

Southern California has ample spots to take your engagement photos. There are plenty of parks, beaches, and historical buildings to serve as a photographers backdrop for those romantic photos. However, some of these locations may come with a price tag. Do your homework first; some Southern California beaches charge a nominal fee to the couple and photographer to use them for a photo shoot. In addition, some...

Engagement Photography Location of the Week – Los Angeles, Southern California

Capturing engagement photos in Los Angeles is almost like fishing in a well stocked lake, it’s almost effortless. There are so many spots to take engagement photos in the city center and surrounding areas. This weeks engagement photography location of the week takes us to downtown Los Angeles. The main photo in this post was taken atop an apartment complex off of Figeuroa Street in Downtown LA.. Fortunately,...

Engagement Photography at the Oceanside Pier

This weeks engagement photography location takes us to Oceanside pier in San Diego County. The pier is one of the longest wooden pier’s on the west coast and provides a great photo opportunity for couples interested in having their engagement photos taken on a pier. In addition to photographing on the pier, there are opportunities to capture images under the pier as well, next to the rocks which are located...

Engagement and Wedding Photography at Kimberly Crest House & Gardens in Redlands

It’s probably one of the best kept secrets in Redlands, when it comes to wedding and engagement photography; Kimberly Crest is a picturesque French chateau style home (built in 1897) surrounded by Italian terraced gardens. What makes Kimberly Crest a desirable engagement photography location are the gardens ‘ never ending Mediterranean borders, cascading fountains, lily and koi ponds, multiple terraces,...

Using Signs to Tell Your Wedding Photography Story – Part 2 (Humor and Defiance)

In part 1 of this blog series, I introduced you to using signs in your wedding photography to communicate special messages. In part 2, I take a look at the use of signs in wedding photography as humor and defiance. At practically every wedding venue, you will find your standard directional or street signs. You can use these signs to communicate a variety of meanings in your photographs. For example, if you’re...

Using Signs to Tell Your Wedding Photography Story – Part 1

I think this is an interesting post in that I don’t see too many wedding photos that use signs to help communicate an idea, or tell a wedding story. I personally find it a challenge to seek out signs at a wedding location that I can use in a photo to tell a story of the couple or just the bride or groom. I’m not talking about a sign for the name of the wedding venue (I’ll cover that in part 4 of...

Affordable Wedding Photography Solutions

I had a bride, which has booked me for her upcoming wedding, call me a few days ago in tears. She had just lost her job and her & her fiance where already on a tight budget. She didn’t know how she was going to pay for her wedding, including her wedding photographer and she couldn’t postpone her wedding. After a brief discussion with her, we had worked out a payment option that we could both live...