Starting with an idea, and making it & eventually seeing come to fruition, is such an amazing feeling. Especially when it comes out even better than expected. A few weeks ago, I flew to California for the first time, and finally got to see Yosemite in all of it’s Adventure Glory. I was there to capture the surprise proposal of Danielle & Frankie, and when she least expected it, we had her clothing ready the next day to do her engagement session through Yosemite, and then finally ended up at Taft Point for Golden Hour.

What an experience it was, my calves & back are still sore, but being able to adventure & chase the light with these two was such an experience. Definitely one of my favorite experiences in my photography career I’ve ever been able to document.

Ever since I started, I would like to say I’ve had several fellow photog friends who supported me, and gave me advice to start growing and to take my craft seriously and push myself to pursue what I love full time. Danielle was one of those photog’s. Not only is she a bad-ass photographer, but she has given me advice from the get go on how to grow, how to deal with situation’s, and cheered me on since I started for me to keep going and growing. There’s a misconception in this industry that if we are not friends we are competition, and at the end of the day — I’ve never felt we are here to work against each other. We are all on the same field looking to grow, and anyway that we can push each other to get better it’s a blessing.

PLAN. YOUR. DAY. AROUND. GOLDEN. HOUR. - Results will always be stunning if you do. This was the case with Julianna & Brandon. After working them for the first time for their engagement session, We worked together to get a specific golden hour haze throughout their day, and most importantly their portraits.

Juliana & Brandon have natural chemistry, and are one of the most down to earth, humble I’ve worked with. They were such truly amazing to work with, and when magic hour happen, what we captured was truly beautiful.

What can I say about Villawoodbine? It’s simply magical. It’s a touch of Rustic, with Spanish architecture and it’s been one of my favorite I’ve shot to this date. Documenting Chelsea & Evan was a dream as their natural chemistry shined throughout their day, and their first look was something that I got teary eyed watching.

Katy and Chris day was so dreamy. They had this beautiful field to work with in a private area that was truly gorgeous. We got a beautiful golden hour to work which was truly stunning, and their chemistry truly showed. These two were one of my favorite couples to work with in such a long time!