What to Wear for your Engagement Session

Talk to your engagement session photographer ahead of time about whether or not wardrobe changes will be possible, and if so, how many. 

Bring multiple outfits and makeup to the shoot, even if you don’t necessarily plan on changing. You never know what will happen, especially if it is on location or outdoors. 

Communicate with your fiancé about what you want your photographs to reflect. Are you a laidback couple? Maybe you want to show your personality by only wearing casual clothes. Just make sure that your expectations are the same. To you “casual” may mean a nice tee shirt and jeans, to him it might mean whatever is on his floor and relatively clean, despite the wrinkles and stains. 

Make sure that you coordinate. This doesn’t mean you have to wear matching argyle sweaters (really, don’t), but the colors shouldn’t clash. Have fun! Come with positivity and adaptability. The biggest thing that can ruin your e-session is if you are clearly unhappy.

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Grumpy Old Man

As an artist pent up in a cubicle all day working nimbly on insurance and putting out fires for other people, sometimes a little walk with my camera is needed. Well today was one of those days that aloud for a lunch break and a meander down Pleasant Valley Road. After stopping at the liquor store by the 3 way stop at Bucks Bar Road, you know that intersection next to the creepy house that everyone said was haunted? Yes, fitting for Halloween I thought. Well next to said liquor store is this quaint office looking space that I have never seen occupied but has recently had an address added by the door. Being the photographer that I am and seeing two old lonely barrels I decided that this would be a great senior portrait or engagement session location. 

Until I met the owner of the property. I immediately thought Grumpy Old Men times ten. As he tried to quickly cross the street from the Haunted House at the Intersection he yells at me "What the hell are you doing?" So I replied as I do when I am somewhere shooting and the obvious question is asked, "I am a local photographer and this would make a great location for some portraits. I wanted to document this spot so that I may not forget about it."

The look on this man's face was by far the most evil look that I have seen from a person asking what I am doing. Imagine a 6' 7" or so 300 pound grumpy old man standing in front of you fuming. So I says to this man, "I have no problem in leaving but if you do not tell me that you have a problem and to leave I will continue on about my business of photographing the pretty things of this Earth." 

With that and a few ugly words in my direction I took what he said as "get off my property!" Now I know the truth. The old haunted house at the corner is not so much ghostly haunted as is haunted with negative old close mindedness. I think that I shall make him a print of the pretty little things of this Earth and hand deliver it next week. 

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

Mahatma Gandhi 

Congrats Angelique & Joe!

Recently I had the pleasure to shoot Angelique & Joe's engagement photos! 

Such an awesome couple so very much in love.

There are many many more photo's but these are the few to show until after the wedding. 

I can't wait. With Wine and Roses in Lodi being the location I am sure to be creating some lovely lovely images!

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McKinley Park Rose Gardens

June 2011

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Thank you and have a wonderful sunny Friday!

February Happenings

February Photo Specials:

• Cap Biz Family: Take $50 off your photo shoot (*contact for the fine print)
• Family Portraits: $100 for the first hour and $50 every hour after that, one free 8x10 non-framed print of your choice!
• Schedule your engagement session for February and take $50 off!
• Senior Portraits: $250 for a one hour on location shoot. Need prints? Contact me for included print package options!
• Event photography starting at $75 

February Projects:

I would like to host a Wedding Fashion shoot early to mid March in Sacramento. I am putting the details together and will be sending that out to anyone interested. I am looking for designers, models, make up artists and a few other photographers to be involved. I would love to include a DJ to entertain while the shoot is taking place. Again this is in the beginning stages of development. If you are interested in receiving more information please contact me! This will be a TFP (Time For Print/Portfolio) style shoot.

Where can Stimulate Photography be found in the near future?

Cap City Culture at Sacramento State University

Located in the University Ballroom at 7pm February 24, 2011

FREE! Be there.

Also I have recently joined JPG Magazine! This is a fantastic showcase of photography with little or no photo shopping. The magazine is created from avid photog's that post their work online. You can vote, comment and favorite photographs as well as continue your networking with folks you otherwise wouldn't know exist!

Please take a moment to check it out!

Johnathon and Nichole Engagement Session

Here are a few of the shots from this past weekend while shooting Johnathon and Nichole's engagement session. Definitely a fun couple to shoot. Dynamic and original. 

Enjoy!