Lake Merrit Wedding Photographer :: Johanna & Ryan

During Johanna & Ryan's engagement session we used a boat. Awesome session and their wedding was no different. Lots of friends at this wedding. Felt right at home and followers of the blog will see some familiar faces from other weddings and portrait shoots I've had in the past.
Johanna & Ryan, HUGE grats on the union. Wedding was superb and I'm humbled to be asked to shoot for you. Much love guys. (chest pound to all my "Rock" homies and homettes).
Big thanks to my best bud and shooting partner Jared Alvarez for help as second shooter here. He killed it. Folks, if you're looking for a wedding photographer for your upcoming wedding....HIRE ME. If I'm booked, hire Jared. You'll love him. :)
Lots of the detailed shots below are by him. Also wanted to say thank you to Dolores for help as assistant for this one. She was there to help with lights and bags but ended up with several AWESOME shots during the wedding. I added a couple by her below.
THANKS GUYS!!

~Sam



If you look closely, you'll notice there is an Oreo in the grooms hand....also, is that a Pepsi logo on the top left?





Stud.
Image by Dolores. WOW!! Perfect comp.



This image was inspired by a favorite photographer of mine. THANK YOU SERGIO!



The crew. Good lookin bunch eh?
dude....these guys.
Love this.







Epic throw.

I loled for 5 minutes after taking this. Grooms sister.




Ladies and gentlemen.....Jared Alvarez.

San Jose Engagement Photographer :: Jillaian & Adrian

If you have a session planned with me and mother nature decides rain will be falling that day.........BUY THIS UMBRELLA and bring it to the shoot!

:)

Jillian and Adrian have been friends of my wife and I for many many years. Many years has also been the amount of time they have been a couple. On Oct 23rd of this year, knots will be tied and celebrations will be had. I'll be there to witness it. :D
And I tell ya, they couldn't have chosen a better place to marry at. Clos La Chance is rivaled amoung the BEST of venues I've ever been to. What a super place. I had the privelege of shooting Jessica & Cory's wedding there in 2009 and talk about coinsidences I shot their maternity session TODAY!! It's a girl!! Look out for their images in the coming weeks.

BIG grats guys. Such a pleasure to shoot for you. :) Wedding will be no different I'm sure of it!

Happy Wednesday!

~Sam

San Jose Wedding Photographer :: Jeanine & Neal

From the 150+ weddings I've shot, if you were to ask me WHO was the easiest going couple, it would be HAVE to be Jeanine and Neal. Their engagement session was amounst my most favorite of last year. We car washed, we swam, we LICKED! This time we licked and wedding bells rang.

BIG thanks to Scott Mosher for helping out on this gig. You're help is appreciated. Always. Also wanted to say thank you to Diane & Robert for refereeing these guys to me in the first place. OH, guest who has a new baby. :)

Congrats guys. Wedding was a blast. Lets do a post wedding session! We can continue the tradition and end with a lick. CHEERS!

Happy Saturday bloggies!

~Sam



love this layout.

















Yeah, this is something the do. :)
annnnnd again. :D

Sacramento Senior Photographer :: Whitney

" Hey Sam!"

Hey Whitney!"

Can we shoot my session at a petting zoo?"

"Like, YEAH!"

She didn't want an ordinary backdrop. She's not an ordinary girl. Whitney, you were a pleasure to shoot for. Thank you for the AWESOME suggestion for our backdrop. I can't take credit here folks. This is all Whitney. :) Hope you love em. Your family seemed extremely proud of you and any parent would be blessed to have a daughter with such a creative, honest and wonderful soul. Loved shooting for you.

If you're a soon to be grad, hit me up for a senior shoot. We can do your session HERE

Book early for next year if you'd like prime shoot dates.

Cheer folks! Happy Wednesday!

~Sam