Wedding Photographer: Engagement Photography in Pasadena, California
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Pasadena offers some great backdrops when it comes to photography. While the city (located near Los Angeles) offers
great wedding locations, I have found that using Pasadena as a backdrop has proven to yield some unique engagement photos. Take for instance the City Hall in 
Pasadena. The building offers an exceptional back drop as well as the interior and garden of the building. A couple and photographer could find creative perspectives and angles through out the Pasadena City Hall as well as in and around Pasadena.
My recommendation when photographing your engagement session in the city, do it on the weekend. While there are people in the streets, it’s not as busy as it is during the week, unless you can do the photo shoot on a Friday morning, which I have found it to be a bit lighter in traffic.
Regardless of weather you are having your wedding in Pasadena, or just doing an engagement session, you will find some interesting and unique places to take your pictures.
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I think when some couples think of engagement photos, the first location they may think of is the beach or perhaps a park. They show up with their wedding photographer snap a few head shots (maybe a few walking shots along the beach) and there done. What I like to tell the couples I work with, is that if you’re looking for a simple head shot picture of of the both of you, you’re better of having a friend take the picture and saving the money.
Working with a couple getting married in San Diego this December, we decided to photograph their engagement session at the LDS Temple in Redlands, California. The main reason being that they are both a big part of the Church and that the Temple offered a a nice backdrop.
always nice when it comes time to photograph their wedding). I find the more animated a couple, the better the photos. We where able to capture both romantic moments between the couple as well as those silly moments as seen in the image to the left. I can tell when a couple is truly in love and the eye contact between them reveals this. It’s these moments that make for a more natural and lasting image. While I tend to give more direction rather than just pose a couple, it’s the true personality and love of each couple that brings out the best in their images.
With so many wedding locations in San Diego, California and the rising cost of getting married, some couples opt to get married on military bases. Working with a couple who where married on the Naval base on Coronado Island (San Diego), they where able to save money on their wedding and reception site, while still capturing some excellent wedding photography. The base itself rests on the beach and while the wedding took place a few hundred yard from the beach, the couple and I left the base for about an hour after the ceremony to capture some photos at a local park on Coronado Island.