Richard and Ginger: St. Augustine Portrait Photographer

Here is a fun engagement session at the St. Augustine Lighthouse. Man was it COLD! We warmed up a bit hiking to the top, but the wind made us not want to stay long up there. We got some great shots with St. Augustine in the background though. After a little hot chocolate the sun came out and Ginger was able to shed her coat and put on some super cute shoes. Their fur baby Caiden joined us and we walked over to the nearby boat ramp and fishing pier. Can't wait for their fall wedding!

Shamus and Kaysie: St. Augustine Wedding Photographer

Shamus and Kaysie had simple, elegant wedding, starting off the new year right! The pair made it to St. Augustine the week before their wedding for a quick engagement session.




Then on January 2, the pair had a cute little ceremony at The Village Church at World Golf Village with Rev. Bob May officiating. We then scrambled over to the The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village to catch the last rays of winter light. Then moving inside for a lovely dinner, heart felt toasts, and lots of love. Enjoy!

Josh and Suzanne: St. Augustine Portrait Photographer

Josh and Suzanne rock! When Suzanne told me that they had a hot rod and wanted to do some pin-up/rock-a-billy style photos for their engagement session, I giggled and did the happy photo dance! (I will show it some time if you ask!) Here are the sweet sweet bad-ass pix we shot. There is this secret place in my neighborhood that overlooks the estuary so we headed there first and then headed over to Vilano Beach for a few shots in their errie downtown. They told me the cutest story about how Josh purposed. He had gotten her ring and it was burnin a hole in his pocket. So he drove all over town in the 'rod looking for her. Everywhere he went, he had just missed her. So finally he catches up with her in a parking lot, gets down on one knee in front of the car and sweeps her off her feet! I bet our little recreation doesn't hold a candle to the real deal but it does have better lighting! :O)

Can't wait to shoot their wedding next year. I've been told not to expect anything average!

Sept. PUG shootout: St. Augustine Portrait Photographer

On Sept. 24, the Jacksonville PUG (Pictage User Group) had a night shoot down here in St. Augustine. Our model Kam and her husband met us downtown at Harry's. We ate and then hit the streets. We shot along St. George Street as well as the Plaza and ended up at the Casa Monica Hotel. It was great to really experiment with my strobes and pocket wizards. I definitely learned some limitations this style of shooting has, but also learned it's infinitely possibilities.

Lesley and Nick⎟St. Augustine Portrait Photographer

I love it when couples bring props! Well Penguin isn't really prop I guess since the little guy goes everywhere with Lesley in all of her travels. We had a great engagement session two weeks ago down on Vilano Beach. They make each other laugh so easily! I can't wait to shoot their wedding this winter!

Nick and Jessica

It turned out to be a gorgeous afternoon despite tricky forecasts for Nick and Jessica's engagement session last weekend. The pair are set to have their wedding next month at the Tasting Room, so we wanted to do their e-session away from the downtown St. Augustine area. Yet wanted to avoid the traditional family-on-the-beach photos. So here are some of my favorites. Totally loved having my new intern, Katie, there to help with the light reflector. Oh and special thanks to the guy who loaned us his surfboard and the sand sculptor who made the awesome car!

Jax Shoot Club

I'm thrilled to post about the Jax Shoot Club! The brain child of Melanie Watson of La Dolce Vita and Kara Pennington, the shoot club had our first meeting last Tuesday in downtown Jacksonville. We had three sets of models, a bride and groom, an engagement couple and a bride alone. It really gave everyone a chance to go out on a limb and try new poses and lighting.
Here is the info behind the vendors that made our first meeting possible:

Makeup and Hair was provided by Faythe Mesic:
Bridal Bouquets were provided by Anything with Plants & Flowers:
Lauren's Dress and bridal attire was provided by Solutions Bridal of Gainesville:
Her dress was by designer Alvina Valenta (style #9700) and her veil was by Lori London (style #VM95)

Here are a few of my favorites that I shot plus a photo of a few of the 30 some odd photogs that joined us.