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The Land of the Living Skies

We recently flew up to Saskatchewan, Canada to visit Dad#1 :) Saskatchewan actually means the "Land of the Living Skies" and it's where I (Austin) was born. This was my first time going back since I a kid. The landscape, colors, and fresh air couldn't have felt better - especially since we got to enjoy it with "Grandpa"! We brought one camera, one lens, and about 20 memory cards ;) The time as a family (outside of the airplane) was quality and so needed, but being back is good - back to work!

Editing in Tears

Wow. Sometimes, when editing a photo, the perfect song comes on... [mp3player width=130 height=20 config=one-song.xml file=http://austindara.com/blog/audio/jamaisvu.mp3] The song, btw is called "Jamais Vu" by Dredg. Dredg is one of those bands that inspires your heart to keep loving.

Jeff & Rita’s Underwater Shoot

The day after Jeff & Rita's wedding, we decided to test out our new water housing. We only had about 1/2 hour of light, but we managed to snap a few keepers ;)

Tim & Nicole’s Figueroa Mountain Farmhouse Wedding

Figueroa Mountain Farmhouse is our favorite wedding location on the central coast, and it was a perfect fit for Tim & Nicole's wedding. The farmhouse and surrounding landscape is definitely not your typical California experience, but that's what is so cool about it! It actually reminded us of a destination wedding that we shot out in Montana 2 years ago. Anyway, Tim & Nicole had an amazing wedding there back in May and we're finally blogging it: Officiant: Jim Fitzpatrick Caterer: Ono Catering, Willie Martinez Wedding Planner: Nicole (before), Brianne Lyon (day of) DJ: Matt Armor, All Occasion DJ Hair & Make up: ...

Jesse + Corrie’s Tiber Canyon Ranch Wedding

Jesse & Corrie got married in Tiber Canyon Ranch - a beautiful property, just outside of Santa Barbara in wine country. The wedding was intimate, cozy, and very peaceful - much like them! The guests were incredible, and we actually made a few new friends - bonus! Everyone loved the slideshow we played. Here it is - we hope you enjoy it too! To order prints, here you go: http://prints.austindara.com/jesse-corrie

Mike & Amanda: Day Before Getting Hitched

Mike & Amanda had a destination wedding in Montana! The before the wedding, they invited us to their rehearsal dinner to eat with close family and friends. Of course we had to take pictures, and it was a perfect excuse to take some "engagement" shots before the big day. Mike and Amanda: thanks for being rebels with us on the tracks ;) Love you guys!!

Allen & Stephany: Super Soakers + True Love

September 29, 2009

in Engagements

Now, I mentioned that we’re catching up on blog posts right? Well, this is one from AUGUST! Yeeeaaaah. But, I guess being too busy to blog is a good thing, right?

The "I can't wait to marry you" look

Allen & Stephany are freaking awesome.

These two definitely glow

A few photos on the beach

I love the color in this shot

Walking near a train track with super soakers

bustin’ out the super soakers was a good idea if we do say so ourselves.

water war on the streets of Santa Barbara

wait, did you notice that those are the legit old school super soakers!?

In love and on the swings

when Stephany saw these swings, she was like “did you set this up?!” – of courrrrse we did

not much more to say abou this one

and i didnt even ask them to do this

the dip was Allen’s idea, and I got to say it was awesome!

Tagged as: Hendry's Beach, Santa Barbara

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Austin Twitter: austincurtis February 13, 2010 at 8:51 am: you know what’s funny? We did blog about this shoot.. HAHAHAHAHAHHA! Oh man.. but it wasn’t as good as this one. So… Many more to blog.