I met Lisa, Michael, Ariel and the Dynamic Duo – twins Aster and Bronte for their family portrait session at University Terrace Park (on Meder St.), Santa Cruz, California. These photo shoots last anywhere from one to two hours, it really just depends on how long the kids can stand it. I break frequently, and […]
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Tags: ariel, aster, bay area family photographers, bay area family photography, bronte, children photography, family, family photography, fun, grass, kids, lisa, michael, park, picking flowers, santa cruz, santa cruz family photographers, santa cruz family photography, twins, unversity terrace park
Not every couple I photograph is engaged or getting married – many are celebrating their Xth anniversaries, which I think is so cool! Ok, so maybe sometimes the guys are like “I’d rather be at home watching football, but my wife made me come here,” but by the end of the session even the reluctant […]
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Tags: aaron, anniversary photography, bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, beach, couple, fun, lighthouse field, married, ocean, People, portrait photography, Portraits, romance, romantic, santa cruz, santa cruz anniversary photography, santa cruz couple photography, santa cruz engagement photography, shannon, state park
Mike and Fera own Arya Restaurant in Cupertino where I took pictures of their food and interiors last may. With a crazy busy restaurant schedule, we’ve been planning the family photo shoot for almost a year now! Well today we finally synchronized schedules and met up at Natural Bridges Beach in Santa Cruz. Their three […]
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Tags: bay area family photographers, bay area family photography, beach, family photography, family photos, fera, fun, hashemi, Madina, Mehdi, mike, natural bridges, ocean, photography, photos, Rayhana, sand, santa cruz, santa cruz family photographer, santa cruz family photography
Shannon and Greg are a fun, easygoing couple who aren’t afraid to roll with my crazy ideas. They wanted to have an engagement shoot at a beach in Santa Cruz, so after looking through some recent e-sessions I’ve done around the area, they settled on 3-Mile Beach. It’s a couple miles out of town, a […]
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Tags: 3 mile, 3 mile beach, bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, beach, capture, couple, engaged, engagement, engagement photography, engagement photos, engagement session, Greg, Greg Hurley, love, ocean, passion, photo, photography, photos, sand, santa cruz, santa cruz engagement photographer, santa cruz engagement photography, santa cruz wedding photographers, santa cruz wedding photography, Shannon Osburn, sunset, Weddings
I love dogs. Puppies are especially adorable, but there are over 30 boxers right now that need a home from Norcal Boxer Rescue Organization. These cute pups below are Heath, Reese and Patty (notice the theme?). These dogs and more all need loving homes, and I’m hoping these photos will speak to your inner canine-lover […]
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Tags: available, boxer, boxer puppies, boxer rescue, needs a home, norcal boxer rescue, Pets, puppies, puppy, rescue, santa cruz, santa cruz pet photographer
Tallulah is in the same class as my oldest daughter – so it goes without saying how T’s mom found out about this photography thing I do. We’d had to take a couple rain checks (literally), so I was glad we finally got a day and time we could shoot without umbrellas, although that would […]
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Tags: boutell, children portraits, chloe, family photography, family portraits, frollicking, fun, green, harvey west park, lush, santa cruz, santa cruz children photography, santa cruz family photography, sisters, tallulah
Sue wanted a special gift for her birthday this year, so she hired a pro photographer (yours truly) to help celebrate ten years of being together. Bill and Sue have had their fair share of life challenges, and I can tell you first hand their positive attitude towards the world has transformed their lives for […]
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Tags: 10 year, anniversary, beach, bill, couple, family photography, harbor, lighthouse, ocean, santa cruz, seabright, susan cross, walton
Rachel Sattinger is a local Santa Cruz Yoga teacher – we had a photography session for her Kids Yoga class at Pacific Edge Climbing Gym. She’s really great with the kids, incredibly patient and they all have as great time. Here’s a few of the photos I’d like to share, there’s more to check out […]
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Tags: childrens yoga, class, fun, health, kids yoga, local business, pacific edge, playing, rachel sattinger, santa cruz, teacher, wellness, yoga, yoga for kids
Craig and Danielle are good friends of mine, and they have a beautiful baby boy named Vaden that now commands all their waking attention. But really, Vaden is the most mellow kid – my offspring were never so chill outside of REM sleep. He’s not only easygoing, but cute as hell, and these photos prove […]
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Tags: barr, beach, craig, danielle, family, family photography, lighthouse, photography, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography, seabright, tetradons, toddler, vaden, walton
When I met up with this great little fam at Natural Bridges, I knew this little girl, Riley, was gonna make me earn my money – she’s got spunk, a little firecracker – and I loved photographing her. She breathes life into the family, much to her parents’ frustration at times I’m sure – but […]
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Tags: amazing sunset, beach, family, fun, gorgeous, natural bridges, ocean, photography, professional, riley, robert, robin, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography, six-year-old, sunset, trees, wood, wood family
This is the most athletic family I’ve captured in quite some time – in fact, five of them are gymnasts! I’m thinking the whole family could go on the road with their own circus act with the talent they’ve got under one roof. With 14 people to capture, I had my work cut out for […]
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Tags: acrobatic, backflip, Calen, Correll, Erinn, Eva, family, flips, gymnasts, hall, hall family, jeff, Kim, lisa, natural bridges, Nikolai, photography, Sage, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography, Taran, Tristan
I’ve been friends with Jeff and Eleanor since freshman year in college. Eleanor was one of my art major friends, and Jeff was one of my engineering major friends. It’s pretty cool that those two circles eventually merged to create this wonderful, dynamic family. They have three fantastic kids, and I really enjoyed spending some […]
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Tags: beach, couple, domonic, el and jeff, eleanor, family, family photography, gloria, jeff, michael, natural bridges, ocean, photography, portrait, portrait photography, romio, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography
The Tates (and extended family) have been coming together every year to stay at a house in Pajaro Dunes (Watsonville) for the past 38 years. That’s a commitment! Of course the family gets bigger every year with new kids and marriages adding to the crowd. This year they hired GoodEye to capture some family photos […]
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Tags: beach, candids, family, family photography, family portraits, mary tate, ocean, pajaro dunes, Portraits, sand, santa cruz, santa cruz family photography, tate family, watsonville
Wow. What a smokin’ session. It didn’t matter that it was raining, cold and windy – Kim & Bryan heated up the west coast and I had a blast capturing their sweet interactions. We met at Lighthouse field, which was a new location for me, although I’ve driven past it a thousand times. Then after […]
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Carrie and Steven are good friends of recent family photography clients of mine here in Santa Cruz, so I was happy to capture some precious moments between them and their little rugrats, Maya and Ryan. It was chilly out, but we had blue skies and puffy white clouds floating above – and these guys really […]
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Tags: beach, carrie, family, family photography, kids, kingsley, Maya, natural bridges, ocean, photography, photos, pics, playing, ryan, sand, santa cruz, steven
Wyland is such a cute little kid, and so well behaved during our one-hour family photography session at Natural Bridges beach in Santa Cruz. The weather has been rainy on and off, but we lucked out this evening with some dramatic clouds and almost no wind. Here’s some of my favorite photos below, there’s 89 […]
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Tags: beach, family, family photography, fun, george, George Lisac, lifestyle, michelle, Michelle Lisac, natural bridges, ocean, professional photography, santa cruz, Wyland
I got to try out a new photo location when Jason and Kelley showed me “3 Mile” near their house. It’s 3 miles from downtown Santa Cruz, hence the oh-so-clever name. It’s got railroad tracks, a field of brussels sprouts, cliffs, a little lake, some awesome rock formations, and of course the ocean and beach. […]
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Tags: 3 mile, bay area wedding photographers, bay area wedding photography, beach, blue, e-session, engagement, ford, jason booth, kelley starnes, photography, photos, pickup, professional, professional photography, romantic, santa cruz, session, shoot, sunset
Diane wanted a few photos of her taken at her house here in Santa Cruz. It’s a lovely property up in the mountains, and we had fun exploring around for different places to shoot, inside and outside. It can be hard for people to loosen up as having a big camera focused just on you […]
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Tags: bay area business headshot, bay area portrait photographers, bay area portrait photography, business, business portraits, diane drumbach, forest, head shots, headshot photos, house, photography, photos, portrait, professional, santa cruz
I met Eileen, her husband and three children at Wilder Ranch tonight – and something about them seemed really familiar. Then I looked at the two boys, and had a vision of them running down the hill towards me, and then it clicked – I’d shot Eileen’s husband’s sister’s wedding last year. Duh!! With that […]
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Tags: AJ, distressed wood, eileen streller, Elli, family, family photography, farm, Luke, old buildings, photography, photos, ranch, santa cruz, streller, sunset, texture, wilder ranch
The Queen family drove over from Gilroy to get their professional family photos done at the beach. They’d already had to take one rain check (literally, because of rain!), so Marcia was concerned about the weather as it was yucky in Gilroy. But as is often the case, the weather in Santa Cruz was the […]
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Tags: beach, family photography, kids, Marcia Queen, natural bridges, ocean, Paul Queen, portrait, professional, Queen Family, sand, santa cruz
