Military Homecoming at Camp Pendleton

  We were given the honor to capture a military homecoming over the weekend at Camp Pendleton. The skies had a few clouds up there and the rain would eventually come later in the evening.

It was a little chilly when the clouds would cover up the sun, but when the sun came, Laura was loving it. We all were loving it. 

Laura had not seen her husband Heath for over 7 months and today was the day that she was going to see him again. There was a lot of waiting and texting back and forth with him to see when he would be coming out. 

This is what Laura looked like when she saw that they were all marching in. I think she was a little excited.   

Together again...

After the reunion, we wanted to do a mini portrait session with the two for their big day. We found a little spot by the parking lot to get away for about 15 minutes and captured a few moments of the two. 

Military homecoming photographers: Be Still Photog | Ernie Padaon | Fiona Padaon Location: Camp Pendleton

Family portraits at Stone Brewery

  Last week, we did family portraits at Stone Brewery. A brewery is not exactly the first place that you would think about doing a portrait session, but think about the close availability of brews right after the session.

You can even have a brew during the session. This is perfect for all the gentleman that are not stoked on having their photos taken (almost every guy).

Stone Brewery up in Escondido has a number of great locations to take photos as long as there is not a mass group of people sitting in the garden area.

At some point, I would love to do some engagement photos and a wedding there. It seems like a great spot if there is not a lot of people around.

We went at a random hour and had nice access to the area to have our portrait session with the family. Check out some of the photos of the little children with their Christmas lights and all:

Family Portrait Photographers: Be Still Photog | Ernie Padaon | Fiona Padaon Location: Stone Brewery | Escondido, CA

Here are some of the misc shots that I didn't even use on the blog, so I will just drop them right here for you. It just didn't feel right having a beer photo next to the children. :