Earlier this Summer we met up with Carrie and Andrea to take some quick Embarcadero engagement photos in San Francisco. We worked with Carrie several years back for some business portraits in Oakland. Since then she moved to SF, met Andrea, and got engaged! We met these two along the waterfront to catch some nice evening light and ended our session with some champagne at Waterbar. We're super excited to shoot their wedding at San Francisco City Hall next month!
Chris and Christian
This was our first wedding of the year and our first wedding at Dawn Ranch. We couldn’t ask for a better way to start our season than with a wedding at one of Guernville’s best wedding venues. Dawn Ranch is located in a small town on the banks of the Russian River just before you hit the California coast. It's not far from the Bay Area, maybe a 1 to 1.5 hour drive. Even though the drive isn’t too long, this venue feels intimate and secluded. A perfect place for couples who want to feel like they have escaped the city without having to schlep out too far. The venue property is 15 beautiful acres of redwoods, apple trees, and grassy meadows with cute cabins to boot. Andrew, Rebecca and even some of their wedding guests were able to make use of those cute cabins by spending the prior night surrounded by peaceful nature. Choosing an outdoorsy venue with lodging onsite not only provides an avenue for couples to get rid of the pre wedding jitters with a group of their close friends but also conveniently ensures that everyone in the wedding party will arrive to the ceremony on time!
We met Andrew and Rebecca at their cabin to shoot some last minute getting ready details. The natural light filled the space so nicely that it was hard to not keep shooting. After a quick first look and some family portraits, Andrew and Rebecca exchanged vows surrounded by their friends and family. It was all fun and laughter from there on out. The couple enjoyed their meal from a long family style table which lent itself to the communal atmosphere. The entire setup was elegant, simple and beautiful which was accentuated in Rebecca’s white and bright bouquet and the coordinating table schemes. After dinner and drinks, the party moved over to the pool area for deserts and dancing. You really can’t go wrong with dancing poolside under the moonlight in your own private wooded oasis.
We loved this one, the venue, the light, our clients, and all of the good vibes.
We love shooting natural light portraits in Oakland! It gives us the chance to meet so many talented people who are working hard doing what they love. We make our portrait sessions low stress, easy going, and most importantly, fun. We photograph folks in their natural surroundings without the use of studio backdrops or artificial light. We've worked with actors, designers, farmers, florists, authors, you name it! If it's time to shoot some new images for your website or just time to refresh your headshots, drop us a line. We'd love to hear from you! For more information about our bay area portraits, please fill out our contact form.
Paul and Joann are just the cutest! We had such a great time rolling around and exploring during their engagement session in Tilden Park. We met the two of them near Little Farm and hiked, OK more like light hiked, around some scenic spots. This park is such a great location and right in our own backyard! One minute you can have some really great open landscape and a quick walk away you can enter a canopy of green growth. We've been shooting a number of engagement sessions lately as part of our "full collection". The collection includes an engagement session, wedding coverage, and a free album. We're stoked people are taking advantage of it! For more info about our collections, visit our wedding photos page.
We really look forward to more engagement sessions this season and definitely can't wait to shoot with these two for their upcoming wedding.
Cheers,
Chris and Christian
This fam just recently went 3 for 3 with boys! Seeing as we took photos when they had their second child it only made sense for us to be the ones to take some fun photos once Round 3 showed up! We met on a cool winter morning over at Live Oak Park in Berkeley for some romping around and shooting. It took a total of 2 minutes before Julian was feeling pretty comfy and keeping things light and fun. Thanks dude! The whole shoot bordered on super silly and everybody was getting into the fun of it all. I had a blast working with these guys and I wish them all the best as they venture forward with the all boy set. As long as you never take it too serious it's all good. Here's to having fun/working.
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Cheers,
Chris and Christian
