engagement session
This was such an epic engagement photography session in Yucca Valley! Joshua trees mixed with bright sunlight and an amazing couple make up a stunning photo shoot.
We had so much fun shooting with this couple in such a beautiful location. Looking forward to their wedding later this year. Here are some of their photos from Pasadena City Hall.
Southern California Photographers | Ernie and Fiona Weddings
We were so happy to shoot this lovely couple! Here are some pictures from Breanne and Timothy’s engagement session at Mount Laguna in San Diego County!
San Diego Photographers: Ernie and Fiona Weddings
Ashley and John were such a joy to shoot with, and we are so excited to be at their wedding in July. Here are some photos from their engagement session at Palomar Mountain.
San Diego County Photographs: Ernie & Fiona Weddings
Such a beautiful couple and we cannot wait to be there on their wedding day in May. Here are some photos from San Clemente Pier with Kathleen and Jesse.
San Clemente Photographers: Ernie & Fiona Weddings
Had a blast with these two running around La Jolla to take some gorgeous photos down at the Cove. They get married in a week and we are excited to capture their day!
What an amazing time we had with Colin and Sarina wandering around Julian. We had some apple pies and we found some amazing light for their engagement session. Check out some of the images below from their great day.
Jullian Engagement Photographer: Be Still Photography | Ernie Padaon | Fiona Padaon
We did an engagement session with Colin and Sarina in Julian and found some amazing locations to take photos. Here is a quick sneak peek in on our session with them.
Julian Engagement Photographers: Be Still Photog | Ernie Padaon | Fiona Padaon
Location: Julian
What do you do when it actually starts to rain in Southern California during your engagement session? It never rains in Southern California. At least that is what everyone else in the world thinks. For the very few moments that the weather does bring down some rain, we have to be prepared. Usually your photographer will give you a heads up on the upcoming weather for the day in advance and it will give you a chance to reschedule the appointment or to just continue on with the day.
Normally, we would recommend to continue on with the session and if the day gets too full of rain, then we will work on doing another session.
In SoCal, there are usually different pockets in which the weather will be good enough for you to go outside and get some shots. There were a number of clients in which we rescheduled, but at the time of their appointment it was beautiful and sunny outside. That is just that SoCal weather that we all know to love.
Find a cute indoor location like a winery or coffee shop
If you do decide to brave the elements, there are a few things that you need to be prepped with. As far as location, find a cute spot indoors in which your photographer can work with. For our clients yesterday we had chosen a little winery and coffee shop in Solana Beach.
Since the rain is out, those locations should be pretty empty. Just call to make sure that it will be OK to take some photos at the location before you walk in.
Bring proper rain gear
You will want to have an umbrella. Also, make sure that it is nice and big and that two people can stand under it at a time. At some point, your photographer would likely want you to go out in the rain and take some photos.
Bring some towels and a change of clothes. If you don't expect to get wet, you likely are going into the shoot with the wrong attitude and it might be better for you to reschedule. You are going to get wet.
Bring makeup
Since you likely are going to get wet, you are going to want to be able to touch up from time to time.
Be ready to move quickly
In San Diego, you have to be ready to move. There is going to be a pocket of time in which there will be no rain and you can get to that dream location that you were wanting. When that pocket hits, be ready to move and get to that location. Keep your indoor location near that outdoor location that you want to move to.
We did an engagement shoot yesterday in the middle of El Nino and we found a pocket of time to shoot and came away with some great images at the beach. Here is a quick share from that shoot:
Just know that you will get some great images with a good photographer. They will be able to make some magic happen indoors and outdoors with you and they will be prepped for the day.
Engagement session photographer: Be Still Photog | Ernie Padaon | Fiona Padaon Location: Fletcher Cove, Solana Beach
San Diego engagement photography with Joe and Andrea at Montgomery Field. We were able to step on the air field with these two to take some amazing photos.
We had a fun engagement session for Joe and Andrea at Montgomery Field. Joe flies a plane and we had access to the field and had an awesome time taking some amazing photos with them. This was definitely a unique opportunity to hold a portrait session with them on the air field.
The skies were perfect for their day and the photos from their session are epic! I don't know how many times we will get the opportunity to shoot at a location like that, but we will always be able to create some magic when we do, especially when we have people like Joe and Andrea to work with. They were so relaxed with the cameras on them and they were a great couple to work with.
We look forward to their wedding later in the year when they get married at the Aerospace Museum. It sounds like another opportunity to make some magic happen.
Engagement Photographers: Ernie Padaon | Fiona Padaon | Be Still Photography Location: Montgomery Field | San Diego, CA
Check out more of their photos from the shoot here:
One of our friends is getting into calligraphy for weddings and we wanted to use her sign in some of our photos to share her great work.
This was our first time working through downtown Los Angeles for an engagement shoot and we were discovering a number of different areas to shoot. It is an awesome area to pick up some amazing images.
We started out at Vista Hermosa Park and the shot that everyone takes at the bench out there was not available for the day, so we had to make the best out of the situation that we could do. We then worked our way to Walt Disney Orchestra Hall and we could have spent our whole day around that area, but there were a few photographers running engagement sessions around there also. It is a very popular location. We then worked our way to the water district, but unfortunately the fountains were not on. The light was amazing though and we worked with what we had.
Lupe and Ray were an amazing couple to hang out with during the day. You could see how much joy they have with each other. We are looking forward to their wedding later in the year. They are going to be a fun couple to work with.
Photographers: Be Still Photography | Ernie Padaon | Fiona Padaon Location: Downtown Los Angeles
Photographers: Be Still Photography (Ernie Padaon and Fiona Padaon)
Location: Old Poway Park, San Diego, CA
We did this engagement session with Grit and Phil in Old Poway Park. The location makes for some amazing photos and these two were a blast to work with. They filled the day with laughs! Can't wait till their wedding day, it is going to be amazing!
Photographers: Be Still Photography (Ernie Padaon and Fiona Padaon)
Location: La Jolla Shores
We shot this engagement session a few months ago and wanted to re-edit them with the new touch that we had been putting on them. This session with Carlo and Kaeli was awesome in La Jolla. We had a blast with them and the photos turned out great.
Here is some of the captures from the day.
Fiona and I went out to run an engagement session in La Jolla. We started out the day at the Salk Institute, trying to sneak a couple of shots around the facility. It didn't really end up working out for us though as the security came up to us as soon as we were setting up the first shot.
It could have been an awesome shot, but we could not make it happen. If anyone is trying to get an engagement session out there, keep the camera hidden until you are ready to take that shot. You might have to get out of manual mode to sneak the shots out.
Instead, we went out to the glider ports to get some fabulous shots overlooking La Jolla.
Our couple was a blast to hang out with during the day. They had the best attitudes and made our day easy.
Fiona and I worked them through a few poses all the way around. We turned out with some gems because of how great the two worked in front of the cam. They seemed super comfortable and enjoyed their day.
We ended the day as the sun was setting down by Scripps at the pier. and that is where we got that photo at the top of this post. We just let the two play around at the beach and just candidly kept catching moments.
These two were amazing and have a great future ahead of them.