San Juan Capistrano Engagement!

April Smith (April Smith & Co. Photography) invited me to show her around a couple of places that I love to shoot on one of her engagements near where we live. We started at Mission San Juan Capistrano and then headed to Victoria Beach in Laguna Beach. Both places are awesome to photograph and she had an amazing couple for us to work with. Here are some of my favorite pics from the day.

The last shot I wanted to take was a long exposure with the waves rolling up while our couple stood there very still. I love the way it makes the water just melt together. I did have to use a neatral density filter to be able to lower my shutter speed enough to make the effect work. My settings were ISO 200, F22, shutter speed 0.5 seconds.

Thank you April for taking me with you on the awesome engagement shoot!

Naples, Florida

After the search in Miami for our wedding location we had the chance to travel to Ft. Myers to visit Kristi's mom for a couple of days. While we were there we went to Naples to see the awesome beaches and sunset. Here are some of my favorite pictures.

This would make a great postcard... The dolphin and sailboat were great additions to the picture!

I love the blue sky and the color of the water in the Gulf of Mexico!

Can't wait to visit again!

Our Wedding Location Search Continues!

We travelled to Miami to check out locations where we want to get married. We love Vizcaya in Miami. The architecture, gardens, statues, etc... Here are some pictures we took on our search!

And while we were there I had to take advantage of the opportunity to get a skyline shot of Miami. I woke up at 4am to make it to my photo spot to get the best light at sunrise.