One of my client just posted these photos from a shoot last year on her Facebook and I thought I should re release them on my blog today because they remind me of Valentines Day and these kids are just so cute!!!
Happy Valentines Day! LOVE!
Congratulations Jen & Tuan are Married!!!
Photographs by Sara Jordan
Make up and Hair by Colour Me Quinn
Location: Palos Verdes South Coast Botanical Garden
I love shooting at the South Coast Botanical Garden. This botanical garden has lots to offer as far as backgrounds, it’s really well maintained , it’s never crowded, its safe, family photo friendly and I’m a proud member.
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The Natural Light Photographer
First off I prefer natural light to artificial light. However, if you understand lighting you can have amazing results with artificial light.
Recently there has been this flourish of “natural light photographers.” Most photographers use natural light but for the purpose of this blog we’re only going to talk about wedding photographers that only use natural light. Since I’ve been doing weddings for almost 10 years I know the idea that a photographer would claim to use only natural light sounds like a disaster after sunset especially during the winter, outdoors at night and dark venues with no ambient light.
I recently met with a bride whose sister hired a natural light photographer for her wedding and had less then amazing results. When she told me she hired a natural light photographer I just shook my head. She laughed. “I know right, I didn’t think about. What if there wasn’t any natural light?”
As a seasoned wedding photographer, I will say I use flash at all my weddings. The only reason I’d use natural light for an entire wedding is if it was a June wedding during the day but even then I’d probably want to flash fill a little.
Tip: If you’re planning to meet with a photographer that only uses natural light ask to see wedding he or she has shot at your venue or venues with lighting similar to yours. Also, ask to see lots of night photos.
Jason & Ken got Hitched!
Wedding Planners VS Location Coordinator
When it comes to weddings people often get confused between site/catering coordinators and wedding planners.
Typically the job of coordinators that are supplied by locations and catering companies only make sure the reception is set correctly as far as plates and cake. They also will make sure people are following the rules and guidelines as far as the venue. Wedding planners are the ones that help the bride with wedding planning.. timelines, vendors, day of management.
Every year I have several brides get the two confused. The brides think the word coordinator means wedding planner and on the day of when things don’t go right they look to the coordinator for help and the coordinator has to explain to the frustrated bride “that’s not my job.”
Unless you’re eloping weddings are overwhelming, especially the day of. You need a good wedding planner to help the day run smooth.
Carlos and Carmel’s Wedding
Welcome Baby Jakob!!!
Adriana & Jason Are Engaged!!!
Adrianna and Jason are both active military. Adrianna lives in DC, Jason is stationed in Japan and their getting married at the La Coast Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA. My husband and I have a place in DC and it just worked out that I’d be in DC the same time as Jason, so we scheduled an engagement session. It was such a treat to shoot their engagement session on the east coast on a beautiful Fall afternoon.
My Quick Tips For Engagement photos
- Don’t wear clothes the wrinkle
- Don’t wear clothes that shine
- Try to stay away from bold clothing
- Down play parts of your body that aren’t flattering
- Highlight your attributes
- Bring lots of clothing options
- Make sure you’re both on the same page. Meaning dress for the same occasion and complement each other.
The National Charity League
Every year I’m hired to do photographs for the National Charity League. This photograph is of all the girls at the Point Vicente Lighthouse.
NCL mother and daughter members from coast to coast volunteered a cumulative total of 1,056,721 hands-on hours directly with not-for-profit philanthropic organizations in their communities in the 2010-2011 fiscal year alone. Using the 2010 published statistic that each volunteer hour is worth $21.36, NCL Chapters provided a value of $22,571,560 to communities nationwide!
Soon to Be Baby Jacob… Stay Tuned!
