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HILDA & KEVIN – LAGUNA BEACH ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY

Judd — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:52:41 +0000

Hilda and Kevin are getting married on July 17th in Placentia, and they asked Jacob to shoot their engagement photos on Laguna beach CA. When you think of a name like Hilda you do not picture a young energetic Spanish women, but that is what you get. Jacob’s Mom lives down the street from the beach, so he got to spend some time with her AND shoot an awesome engagement shoot all in one day – maybe some maternal inspiration was at play here? If this is true, we may have to drag all our couples down to Laguna Beach, because the results are worth it!

To see more of Jacobs awesome stuff, please visit his wedding photography gallery on our main website.

AL AND BETH – VENICE BEACH ENGAGEMENT SESSION

Judd — Sat, 01 May 2010 04:54:41 +0000

A couple of weekends ago I met up with two great friends Al and Beth in the Venice beach canals – having tested out my new 50mm F1.4 lens the day before on Kate’s portrait shoot I felt pretty confident I could use this gorgeous lens to great effect for their engagement session. Al and Beth got engaged amid the Venice beach canals last Halloween at the stroke of when the clocks changed, so no one knows for sure at what time the question was popped.

Fresh from celebrating St Patricks day, Al shows us his own unique way of expressing his love for the Irish Clover!

A Venice beach photography session would not be complete without a shot of a grungy camper van – the multiple presence of which makes Venice the special place it is.

TESTING A LENS IN VENICE BEACH CANALS

Judd — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:20:27 +0000

Last weekend I finally got to test out the lens that has been haunting my dreams for the past few months – the canon 50mm f/1.4 is in my opinion one of the most perfect lenses for portraits, and recently I’ve been “blog stalking” photographers who use this lens to gain as much inspiration and advice as I could. I really love the narrow depth of field this lens allows along with the clarity and the gorgeous blurring effect of backgrounds, and I’ve been dying to get hold of one for some time now.

On Saturday the planets above Venice Beach lined up perfectly and I found myself with this lens, a camera and my favorite person in the world to photograph, my eternal muse, who also happens to be my wife. Kate agreed to be my guinea pig whilst I got to grips with the lens, in preparation for Al and Beth’s engagement shoot which would take place in the same location the day after – so it was a location scout and a private self taught workshop all in one – exhausting!

Angels In Los Angeles – A twilight engagement shoot

Judd — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:25:18 +0000

Los Angeles traffic often plays havok with the hopes and dreams of the city’s inhabitants – and Alexandra and Christopher were no exception to this rule. Due to meet our photographer Chris, at 2.30pm, the LA freeways stepped in and applied their crazy unpredictable rules, making these two horribly late for their engagement session at the Walt Disney Consert Hall. With light fading this shoot could easily have been a write-off, but true to his inventive character, Chris was able to dream up an aesthetic for the session that would compliment the rapidly fading light.

Chris didn’t have to direct Alexandra and Christopher for this shoot – they were very naturally at ease in front of the camera and had a beautiful glow between them – which made for very hot images at times….thank goodness it was dark!

UK DESTINATION WEDDING VENUE – BELVOIR CASTLE

Judd — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:26:27 +0000

Rupert is our resident UK wedding photographer, so if you are planning a destination wedding in the UK or Europe, don’t spend a fortune flying a photographer from the US – Rupert can get to most European destination wedding venues at a fraction of the cost of any US wedding photographer.

In addition to wedding photography, Rupert’s love of Landscape and interior photography caught the discerning eye of the Duchess of Rutland who’s publishing team enlisted Rupert’s help in the production of the book, ‘Belvoir Castle – A Thousand Years of Family, Art and Architecture’ which was published in the UK just before Christmas by Frances Lincoln.

Belvoir is one of the least known great houses in Britain. Rising like a fairy palace over the plains of the Vale of Belvoir in Leicestershire, and dating back originally to 1067, it is the home of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, and a perfect wedding venue for a UK destination wedding! Rupert now shoots a number of his weddings at Belvoir , and has become very familiar with the castle and all its nooks and crannies.

Here are some of Rupert’s vibrant images he took during his many photo shoots at Belvoir Castle during the production of the book, including a number of portraits of the Duke and Duchess.

To see more wedding photography by Rupert visit our wedding photography gallery on our main website. Rupert is available for all UK destination weddings, and available on limited dates for Los Angeles wedding Photography assignments.