Xander and Vanessa drove down from San Fransisco for their engagement shoot which was just killer! After the shoot, we realized that it just seemed silly for them to drive all the way back up to SF, only to turn around and come back to Santa Barbara in a few months, so we invited them to come live with us – just until their wedding in October.
So, they are living at our house now – sleeping on the air mattress and doing their part of the household chores and such. It’s awesome.
Update: Everyone got jealous and we don’t want to play favorites, so we hereby extend the invite to all of our engaged couples! You guys can all come and live with us until your wedding, yay!
Haha, I can’t help making up stories – sorry! Got to keep you guys on your toes. Actually after the shoot, the four of us had an awesome dinner at Bouchon (yum!), and Xander and Vanessa gave us a copy of their favorite music mix and it was a rad night to be had by all. Byeee.
So many good shots from Trevor and Cat’s wedding. Can’t wait to show them! Here’s a sneak peak…
When I was a graphic designer, photography was one of my biggest sources of inspiration. It’s funny, but now it’s the complete opposite -> Design inspires me to push and experiment with my photography.
There are a lot of inspirational wedding photographers out there, but instead of going to them for inspiration, I love to look at design magazines and books. I don’t want my creative vision to be tainted I guess – haha…
Here are a few books/mags that have been inspiring in photography / design:
Switching form Design to Photography:
One of the game changers for me years ago was the realization that taking an amazing photo so much more satisfying than making a design, and this is why:
1. Interacting with an actual person is so much more rewarding than working alone for hours in front of a screen all by my lonesome. Inspiration through relationship is much more impactful.
2. Photos are instantly gratifying – you either get it or you don’t. With design, it was always a possibility that I would be starting over from scratch over and over again.
3. I found that the photography community was so much more encouraging and open to sharing ideas, whereas the design world seemed to keep to themselves and put all their effort into being the first one to accomplish an idea.
Here are a few of my designs from back in the day:
And here are a few photos that I’d say are inspired by my design experience:
What inspires you guys!?
