Northern California Photographer

I woke up for a sunrise shoot for Amy and Ryan. Just sayin’. If you know me, this is rare. I am a night owl. I shoot the late afternoon light as much as I can. Since Amy and Ryan are a couple who are game for anything- I was too! This was the final of three Tahoe shoots I had that weekend and a great way to start the day(along with the cup of coffee I started the hike with:)  Since I usually shoot in the evening- it was bizarre to have the light increase as we went along…

I started with Lisa two years ago,  almost to the day. I was a total newbie with only one wedding under my belt at the time. I’ve added 22 weddings, and countless other shoots since then. Over the years we’ve gotten into a kind of a rhythm where half the time we don’t have to say anything to each other…I can just pull out a lens at the exact moment when she turns to me to grab it. A close friendship has developed over the years as well, as it would working in such close quarters all the time. We’ve…

I have been so lucky to have had amazing assistants over the years.  Anna, my assistant of two years is beginning a new adventure in South Carolina,  and I am excited to begin my own, new adventure with three wonderful ladies to help me out.  Let me introduce Rita, Amy and Jerri!    I am so excited to have Rita as my new office manager. If you know Rita, you love Rita and know just how kind and helpful (and smart) she is! I’m really looking forward to working with her! Name? Rita Sign? Cancer Dream car?  A Lexus RX…

When a Fausel relative gets married it’s a big deal and this time it Mark and Sharlot’s turn. This was day two of my Fasuel Ranch Extravaganza with Deanna of Fausel Ranch, Dottie of Camino Flower Shop, and John of Old Town Grill. Chad Stalzer Productions joined us as well for the day – gotta love having a fun team to work with. The ranch couldn’t have been any more beautiful and neither could the bride! The night started with wine tasting in the barn where the couple could greet their guests prior to their ceremony- what a special touch! The…

What can I say about Matt and Alex’s wedding? This was day one of my ‘Fausel Ranch Extravaganza’ with Deanna of Fausel Ranch, Dottie of Camino Flower Shop, John of Old Town Grill, and I all working two weddings back to back. I’ve known both Matt and Alex for a few years now, and their wedding seemed like a giant reunion of past couples and families all there to celebrate the two of them. I had three past couples in attendance that day – John & Elisha, Matt & Gretchen, and Aaron & Ashley, along with many of the guests…

Congratulations Sandi, to you and Terry. The joy and happiness between you is palpable. Thanks for sharing some of it with me on your special day! Enjoy the rest of your summer and we’ll see you when school starts again (while it is still summer-haha).  Peace! All of your proofs will be up in the next day or so!  

Love is in the air as it always seems to be at Fausel Ranch! This time I was photographing Mark and Sharlot for their engagement photos. These two are so comfortable with each other and comfortable with the ranch, as they should be. Mark just happens to be Deanna Fausel’s brother. Which was perfect! He was creatively moving around props helping me make the perfect settings for their engagement shoot. But with Sharlot’s beauty (inside and out) who would care what the background was. The two of them together are captivating and I enjoyed every minute of photographing you both.…

“On each wedding anniversary, take a picture of yourselves to keep inside this photo album. In time, the photographs will tell the story of your marriage and your life together; you may be surprised, through the years, by what you see.” Each year, as it nears their anniversary I send each of my wedding couples a gift of an album that starts with an image from their engagement session and follows with one from their wedding. The idea is that they take a picture each year on their anniversary (or near it) and put it in the album to look…

It was so wonderful to get out one late afternoon with the Mulholland family and capture some new memories in the daisy field at the end of the lake. I admit that it was pretty hard to take a bad photograph of those four “pretties”. I’m honored to be able to do this for you all and admire your family strength. Peace Mulholland family! Your complete gallery will be up in a few days!