Pix of Life BLOG

Wow, it’s been a busy few weeks as we’ve added some cool new products & services to Pix of Life, met some awesome couples, prepared for a long awaited (and earned IMHO) vacation and once we return, get ready for a full schedule of late summer/early fall weddings!

News:
For those blog stalkers & others out there considering our services, we’re currently booking for the 2009 wedding season and we have some new packages featuring beautiful custom designed wedding books and a special ‘early bride’ discount (limited availability). In addition, with every wedding package booked, we offer special pricing for engagement sessions and a FREE hardcover Photo Guestbook to show off all your favorite engagement images. These are really cool because they have lay flat binding, are printed on thick paper stock and include a full color photo on the cover.

Here are some PIX from Angelina & Mario’s book at their reception:

For details on these special offers, email us at info@pixoflife.com

Pix:
We’ve had some fun shoots over the last week including a wedding at the Bowers Museum in Orange County and 2 engagement shoots and we’ll be posting some previews by the weekend before we leave for vacation so stay tuned!

Trips:
And speaking of vacation, the Pix of Life office will be closed from 8/2-8/13 as we head for a little road trip to visit family in Arizona and then fly out to paradise for a week in Kauai. Since we photographed 6 weddings last year in Hawaii, this trip will be pure pleasure and we’re looking forward to plenty of fun in the sun.

We may not be able to reply to all emails while away as we will have limited internet & email access but we will surely return all correspondence as soon as we return.

Lastly, on a personal note, I wanted to show off my new Shoot Sac (lens bags created by the awesomely talented photographer Jessica Claire). These are likely carried around by thousands of photographers, and I finally ended my debate as to whether to get one after hearing how lightweight and versatile they were. I’ve used it all week and so far I love it. Jessica Claire has a complete line of designer covers so photographers can personalize the bags to their tastes, but I found a way to take the personalization one step further with the help of Sandy. Look at the cover she created for me:

Aloha everyone and check back this weekend for some new Pix!

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Since many of our couples choose Santa Monica Pier for their engagement session, Gina and I decided to start at the bluff for some different photo locations. Good thing we did because we got some great PIX with vivid colors and dramatic sun flare.

After the bluff, we headed down to the pier & beach for sunset photos. The area is usually pretty crowded on the weekends but that particular Sunday (the weekend of 4th of July) it was more crowded than ever! There were likely thousands of people enjoying the sun and sand, but still Andrea and Bob were so comfortable in front of the camera and with each other that we got plenty of fun shots.

We finished the session with some shots on the sand and though we didn’t plan on getting them in the water, the unsuspecting tide caught them by surprise. Check out some of our favorites below.

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