Using the sun as a backlight

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One thing that I just love to do with portraits is turn the couple around and shoot right into the sun using it as a backlight. Then there are a few different things you can do to get a very different feel to the shot. Sometimes if I want to keep that rich color of the background and have my subjects more defined i’ll set my exposure for the background and light the couple with a off camera light (or two or three). You can see a good example from this article (off camera lighting and sunset). But sometimes I want something a little more soft and romantic, I want the glow of the sun to just radiate in the image and don’t mind if my subjects are a little soft also. Then I won’t use any flash at all and let the sun really be a strong backlight that gets a little blown out. Here is an example from a recent wedding:

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Engagement Photos - Santana Row

Engagement Photos - Santana Row

I had a such a fun shoot awhile back at Santana Row with Keri and Brian.  They are such a cute couple and I can't wait for the wedding, I know it will be a good one!  They are both perfect in front of the camera, fun and playful and both look like models, check out a few shots:













-- Mark
Bay Area Wedding Photography

Engagement Photos - Legion of Honor San Francisco

Engagement Photos - Legion of Honor San Francisco

I shot an engagement session at the Palace of Fine Arts a few weeks ago and it was such a great session.  The couple really has a great personality and are a perfect match for each other, I can't wait for the wedding.  They also really were perfectly dressed for the location and that is always such a big deal.  If you are going to be taking engagement photos your attire should always go with the feel of the location and if you aren't sure what to wear just ask me for some suggestions!

Here are a few of my fav's from the session:


























The Legion of Honor is such a romantic, classic place to photography I just love it!
Also if you have never been inside, check it out there is some really great art they have in
their collections. 

-- Mark
San Francisco Engagement Photography

Adam and Jill wedding photos

Adam and Jill

Adam and Jill were married last month in Capitola.  The wedding day was beautiful, the fog lifted just
as the outdoor ceremony started and it was a great wedding to be a part of.  Since the wedding was a day wedding we were able to go down to the beach to get some photos of them afterwards and they turned out awesome.  Here are some shots of the day:





































-- Mark
Bay Area Wedding Photography

Last weekend was another great weekend of weddings

Last weekend

Last weekend was another great weekend of weddings.  I was in Monterey on Saturday for Lyndsey and Jeremy's wedding, even though it was overcast all day the wedding still turned out great!  You guys are such a cute couple and I enjoyed being a part of the day.  We captured some cool shots of the bridal party on the rocks at Lovers Point so I will try and post a few next week.

Joey was in San Jose for Kelly and Chris wedding at Oholone College.  They met in the Theater dept. there so got married at the Theater and it sounded like such a unique cool wedding.  There are also some very cool shots of them in the theater that I will post later on.

I hope to get caught up with out postings later on today, so look out for some images from out last few weeks of weddings.

-- Mark

Wedding Photography

Getting caught up

I am finally getting caught up so I can start to update my blog again :)
Here are a few images from a recent engagement shoot we did for Sarah and Andrew.
This was a fun shoot over at Vasona Park in Los Gatos:








-- Mark
Bay Area Wedding Photography

Bless and Jeremy wedding in calistoga, ca

Bless and Jeremy

What a beautiful day and great wedding.  It was up at Hans Faden Winery in Calistoga and the day was
just perfect.  Here are a few shots of the glowing bride before the ceremony:








More to come soon.

-- Mark
Fine Art Wedding Photography

Engagement Sessions

For Randy

Since Randy was harassing me on my last post for my slacking on the blog lately, here is a recent shot that I just finished.  Valerie and Josh are a wonderful couple that I have been able to photograph a few times now.  It was a beautiful day in Santa Cruz and they even got wet at the end of the day :)
I'll post more when I can but for now here is one image




and here is one more that I like from the shoot:




-- Mark
Bay Area Wedding Photography

Been a busy weekend

Been a busy weekend

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, this weekend was very busy.  I had a wonderful engagement shoot with Gerald and Michelle down in Santa Cruz and also got to meet with some great new brides for next year!  I will try to catch up on my postings this week and post a few more images from our last wedding.

Have a great week!

-- Mark

Engagement Album Desig

Engagement Album Design

Joey just finished designing Marissa and Lawrence album for thier engagement session.  The album looks so awesome, there were so many great images it was hard to keep the album from being 100 pages.  Here are a few of my faviorate spreads from the layout:


















-- Mark
Bay Area Wedding Photographer

Worldwide Engagement Photography

March Madness!

We decided to really mix things up in March and really setup up a few Brides and Grooms. We are going to be running a promo that I am totally excited about....

Free Engagement Shoot anywhere in the world!

For the next 2 clients that book our services for our highest package (if you don't have a recent copy of our pricing just email mark@wedclix.com and we will send you one) we will be upgrading the engagment session for the couple to a 2 day engagement session anywhere in the world! This will be an all expenses paid trip to any location like Italy, Greece, Hawaii.... just think of the amazing opportunities to these couples will have to get the best engagment photos! This is going to be reserved for the next 2 clients that book our top package so if you know of anyone looking for a wedding photographer let them about this offer right away!   If you have always dreamed about visiting Europe or any other exotic location, this is your chance! 


Contact us for more info




-- Mark
Destination Wedding Photography

Professional Photographers of the Santa Clara Valley

Mark your Calendars!

We are going to be speaking next  month at  the PPSCV meeting (professional photographers of the Santa Clara Valley)  The meeting is on April 11th and starts at 7:00.   I will post a flyer up here shortly with more info on the program but mark your calendars now.  You can get more  info on PPSCV and where the meeting is located at online at:
www.ppscv.com
Any Bay Area photographers (or even aspiring photographers or students) are welcome,
I have lots of things to share so it should be a great night.

-- Mark
Artistic Bay Area Wedding Photographer

Some more engagement photos

Some more engagement shots

Here are some of the Retro series we did for Marissa and Lawrence.  He really had the jump kick down and
really reminded me of someone from the first godfather series with that hat and suspenders, very cool.











We also did a club scene where they changed into formal wear and got some cool studio shots:










-- Mark
Fine Art Wedding Photography