Josh and Chrissy - Santa Barbara, California

Hey everyone - Just got back on Thursday from Santa Barbara, CA. BEAUTIFUL! A lady on the plane ride home said how horrible and hot the weather was (I guess she was saying how it was cloudy in the morning and got up to a BLISTERING 82/83 for an hour or 2 in the afternoon). I just had to laugh to myself.

So chilly at night jeans and a sweatshirt and you'd still be shivering while hanging out outside. gorgeous blue skies.

Josh and Chrissy had their ceremony outside on the beach. Great looking couple and fun to work with to boot. Josh is insane and hilarious. Very emotive and you can see in the photos! Chrissy was just beautiful. I know she was a bit worried about getting in the sand before the ceremony, but she did and we got some great shots.

Josh works in LA as a sound engineer for the Crystal Method. Definitly fits his charecter. Ken and Scott (The Crystal Method) were at the wedding - very nice and I was surprised at how normal, ha! I don't know - I guess with the style of music they play I expected something off the wall.

This is a quick raw preview. I'll maybe post more later if I can. Here's a couple landscapes I took while there as well. Some at the peir in Santa Barbara, and I also drove up to Montana De Oro state park, but got kinda skunked after a 2.5hr drive. Clouds moved in and I only had a few moments to work with, but I did get this dramatic shot. Not sure how big that island is, but it seemed HUGE. Honestly, the photos can't describe how breathtaking it was from they view up there. The ocean was SO far away from the vista I was at, but STILL is so huge. As the clouds rolled in, I felt so small and that the power of nature could consume me with less than a whisk of it's finger. I could not imagine being out at sea for an extended period of time with nothing but water around.

Anyway, hope you enjoy the shots

Beauty and the Beast get married!!! Artisan Photography CAPTURES IT!!

www.GORILLA76.com

Ok, that sounds mean, but when you see this photo you'll get it! The wedding is actually that of Joe and Julie. Joe is part owner of Gorilla76, a design studio that is only a few years into it's inception but is already showing it's strength. I guess you could say it's proving to be a "BEAST" of a design house! And I just LOVE this portrait of them in gorilla suits.

And I have to say, getting such a beautiful compliment as this from another talented creative professional really feels good! Pulled directly from him email in reply to seeing the slideshow for the first time

Wow.
These are absolutely beautiful. Not that I expected anything less, but these are just amazing. You have such an incredible talent for capturing real emotion in people. Many of the photographers we looked at did good work, but didn't have that same knack for bringing real moments to life.

Additionally, we were so impressed throughout the entire day with the way you managed to be behind the scenes, but somehow seemed to pick up on every important moment. Everyone loved working with you. You were never pushy, and let us just live out the day as we wanted. And then you stayed for that extra time at the end, which was so awesome.

We just couldn't be more thankful. You've helped us preserve memories of this day perfectly.


Joe is not actually a beast, but quite photogenic - I think he looks a bit like Jack on Lost, ha! And as you can see in the photos Julie is a beauty. We got some great shots - again I'll let the photos speak for themselves. Julie was hesitant to go into this beautiful field of grasses, but I knew we could get some great shots here. The wedding was at St. Clement in Des Peres and the reception was at Moulin on Chouteau in the Lafayette area.

If you want to see the full slideshow just email me and I can send you a link.

Enjoy