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Downtown San Diego Portrait – Rabbi Ian of the Pacific Synagogue

Sara — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:37:47 +0000

I was lucky enough to be asked my good friend Rabbi Ian to take some pictures of him for his website. When shooting a Rabbi you might think of a lot of the traditional shots that Rabbi’s would look for but Rabbi Ian is not your traditional Rabbi. He is a charming brit with a hilarious sense of humor. Besides that he loves couples in love and preforming ceremonies for couples of all faiths and all backgrounds is his true passion in life. When I first had the honor of photographing one of his ceremonies I found myself so drawn into the eloquent and yet relaxing way that he is able to lead a ceremony. He does such a beautiful job of making the wedding ceremony emotional, fun, and entertaining. I have never met anyone like him and I am sure I never will again. If you are looking for someone to marry you whether you are Jewish or not, give Rabbi Ian and call and see what I am talking about.

Here are some fun facts about Rabbi Ian. He is an English-born Rabbi with a distinguished family history of faith dating back to the 1930′s. His grandfather helped many families keep their Torahs safe during World War 2 when London was under heavy attack by Germany. That torch of honor was passed unto Rabbi Ian. Soon after Rabbi Ian’s move from England to Southern California, he established the Pacific Synagogue as a spiritual resource welcoming Interfaith couples as well as Jewish couples who want to share Jewish heritage and traditions in an accepting environment.

Rabbi Ian has done some of the most beautiful Interfaith Ceremonies that I have ever seen. You might think having a Rabbi preform your ceremony if you are not Jewish seems strange but not for Rabbi Ian. He is also one of the funniest officiant I have ever seen preform a ceremony. If being a Rabbi gets old to him he could be a stand up comedian. Rabbi Ian, thank you so much for preforming such beautiful ceremonies. You have touched so many lives, including mine.

San Diego Senior Portraits ~ Karli

Sara — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:05:28 +0000

It turned out to be a beautiful San Diego day when I got to Karli’s mom’s new shop, Sugar Kiss, in Kensington. The shop is so cute and behind the counter was the most sweet and beautiful girl. Right away I knew the shoot was going to be a blast since from the corner of my eye I saw her awesome blue beach cruiser. Here are a few of Karli’s Senior Portraits….

I love how cute the streets of Kensington are. Not to mention her beach cruiser and matching shoes.

Gotta love her also matching and favorite color of blue, matching Paul Frank iPhone cover. Karli has so much style and class and I had so much fun shooting her Senior Portraits in more of a lifestyle manor. Can’t wait for the next Senior Portrait.

Bay Area Family Shoot- Robinson Family

Sara — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:22:50 +0000

Oh how much I love the Robinson Family. I first met them a couple years ago when they hired me to shoot their wedding. I first saw how special on their engagement session that we shot in Palm Springs. These two were so obviously madly in love. They were already legally married but they had decided to have the big celebration when the time was right and man was it a beautiful celebration! Since then they have expanded that family to include not one but two beautiful children.

Last year they moved to Monterey, CA so I headed to Monterey for their family shoot. Monterey is not only beautiful but has a really mystical feel to it with the fog and the amazing Monterey Cypress trees. Wait till you see the trees!!!!

How adorable is this baby!!!! Makes baby photography look so easy when you have such a great model.

I especially love the seagull in this shot. I told him to do that. Chris is one of the sweetest dads I have ever seen. He is so patient and loving and you can tell how much he loves his family. It is a beautiful thing to capture.

Here it is, the Monterey Cypress Tree. I love this shot. It just shows how much fun they have with their kids.

The Montery Cypress Tree also looks awesome when you photograph it from below. It is my favorite angle on them.

Thank you Robinson family for sharing your lives with me, for bringing me out to Monterey and for always being such amazing hosts to me. I can’t wait to do it again next year!

I love traveling family portraits and I especially love seeing my wedding clients again and capturing the growth of their families! If you are looking for a Portrait Photographer in Monterey, CA give me a call. Since I already have clients in the area I would love to do some more sessions while I am in town.

Downtown San Diego Portrait ~ Nea and Family

Sara — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:39:21 +0000

Oh the beautiful Nea! I feel this need to tell you all about Nea. She is such a beautiful and strong woman. She is a mother, and a wife. I had such an amazing time on our shoot. I was so blessed by her beauty and her soft nature. She is one of those women who has no idea how beautiful she is.

Nea is the wife of Chad Morgan of Chad Morgan Photography in Colorado. Chad is an extremely talented photographer! So right about now you are thinking, so why did he hire you to take pictures of his wife. That of course was the first question that I asked him when he called. Chad’s most difficult subject has always been his beautiful wife because as we all know, when our significant other wants to take a picture of us we for some reason turn into this crazy, goofy. shy versions of ourselves. Nea needed a woman’s touch and she deserved a photoshoot all her own. So we started the Portrait Shoot in Downtown San Diego…

You have no idea how badly I wanted to cut my hair short again after this shoot. Her hair is freaking hot! I love it!

Nea is laughing here because there was some guy in his underwear calling out about how hot she was from a hotel across the street. I know, you thought it was because I was funny. I thanked the guy if that makes it any better.

So, I had to make one stipulation that when we were done with Nea’s shoot we would meet up for a couple pictures of the whole family. Since I know that is something that we photographers can not do ourselves. I fell in love with their daughter. She is totally a reflection of her parents. Beautiful, playful, and fun! ADORABLE!

Chad, thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to capture your family. You are truly blessed!

Pacific Beach Engagement Session- Part 2

Sara — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:26:18 +0000

Here is part two of the engagement in Pacific Beach. There was so much fun going on during this session that we had to break it up into two posts. My favorites have to be the ones at the very end though! I just love that last jumping shot. She really got some air!

I also wanted to find out where you think that Justin and Kiley should get married. They are deciding on a destination wedding location and are totally open for suggestions. So, where do you thin they should get married?