We met up with Sveta and Slava at a cool part of North Beach for their engagement photos. Natasha was in Israel when I first met them and now the four of us really got a chance to get to know each other.

We spent some time walking around the neighborhood checking out the great alleys and sights. Sveta and Slava’s wedding is coming up soon and we’re very excited for them.

As the sun set we really got a chance to create some fun and dramatic portraits. What a blast!

Mike

We had an awesome time at Rancho San Antonio last Friday shooting engagement photos of Julie and Erik. This nature preserve is absolutely beautiful and peaceful. We’ve hiked this park many times and our first shoot here was a blast!

There was a lot of laughing and Julie and Erik seemed very comfortable and relaxed. We even had a fun little adventure when Natasha scared off a bobcat hiding just off trail.

We met this couple through past clients whose wedding took place just this May. Thank you Leah and Matt for such a wonderful compliment!

We are thrilled to be shooting Julie and Erik’s big day this coming August!

Mike

On Monday last week we shot an engagement session for our awesome and adventurous friends Anya and Ilya. They seemed to know exactly where to do the photos – the junk yards of East Palo Alto! It might sound funny, but we were sooo happy to hear this. Talk about getting creative… ;)

We started our walk in the marshlands of the nearby Baylands preserve. Ilya and Anya relaxed as soon as they heard that they can just have fun and no traditional poses were necessary. The four of us were jumping, crawling and running as we made our way down the trail.

As the sun began to set we left the marshes and relocated to the streets where we found some rusty abandoned cars. There was no end to this couple’s energy: we were having a blast shooting photos on and around these cars. It was only when it got dark that we called it a night.

Thanks for an awesome and adventurous time!

Natasha

On Memorial Day we shot a couple whose wedding took place just this weekend. We enjoyed our time creating fun photos and helping Christie and Bob to feel comfortable in front of the cameras. One of the reasons we LOVE these photo sessions and include them with most of our packages is that they help to connect us with the couples, to get to know each other. This always helps when the important day comes around.

Their wedding this weekend was just amazing and we’ll post a preview to those photos soon!

Mike