BIG Sunday! Windsurfing at the Sign, Sherman Island, California Delta

Those of you who know me know how I LOVE windsports! I love kiteboarding and windsurfing wherever and whenever I can.  I live in two windy locations on purpose! The California Delta in the summer and Baja in the winter.

It’s been a crazy windy June so far and I really like to sail the morning after shooting a wedding. Its really the best thing for my body…helps get me up, excited and moving and (usually) having a blast out on the water when I’d really rather stay in bed. Yesterday’s morning session was just amazing and I knew it was going to crank when I stepped outside for sunset photos with my bride and groom and felt that wonderful Delta breeze cooling down the vineyards in Lodi. So I remembered to take my camera to the river (AND remembered to load a new CF card!) and after sailing my arms into exhaustion on my VERY smallest gear (3.3 sail and tiny Open Ocean glass board), I sat on the levee and shot some of my fellow sailors.  Here are some of my favorite images of the morning. Oh…there are more images here:
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Sara and Chris married at Oak Farm Vineyards!

I really enjoyed photographing Sara and Chris’ wedding at Oak Farm Vineyards! Super sweet families and friends in attendance and I think Sara was one of the mellowest brides I’ve ever photographed.

Sara and Chris chose to do the ‘First Look’ and then take a majority of the family photos before the ceremony.

They did their own flowers and favors and invitations, and brought in some of their favorite brews from Seattle, where the couple currently lives.

Jolene at Specialty Cakes created their cake and Angelina’s went over the top with a delicious meal for us while the guys at Elite kept the evening paced just right.

Here are a few more of my favorite photos and details from the day!

Congratulation Annie! Rio Vista Senior Portraits

It was a pleasure working with Annie last week. What a smart and beautiful girl!  She’s a small town girl with big time goals (hopes to design wine labels one day) and soon to graduate.

I wish her the best of luck!  Here are a few of my favorites from our shoot.

Engaged! Michele and Greg Take it South of the Border with a Baja Engagement Session

I liked Michele and Greg from the get-go. They stepped into my studio as my clients and I felt as if they left as my friends. Always seeking adventure in their lives, they decided to trust my suggestion

that they fly to Southern Baja for their engagement session.  I’ve been spending my winters about an hour north of Cabo since 1989 and I just knew they’d like it down there.  They arrived on Valentine’s Day and

hit the ground running…actually, dancing since my husband’s band was playing at the local venue.  Our ‘smile muscles’ definitely hurt that night more than our feet!

We had several photo sessions in between morning workouts, playtime and chowing on some great eats.  Our first session was on the beach.

 

Later we drove north to an old mining town and explored some of the old buildings and the cobblestone streets.

I love the texture of the old walls and doors.

Greg and Michele are just too cute together! I can’t wait to shoot their wedding this Spring at Viaggio Estate and Winery.

Swimming with Whale Sharks

Since the early 90′s my husband and I have been spending our winters in Baja. We are very thankful to live in such a beautiful place with so many amazing things to do! For the second time this year we joined a boatload of friends and swam with whale sharks just outside of the Bay of La Paz.  The whale sharks like to hang out in Southern Baja too and can most likely be found there December and January, but sometimes stay as long as April. The visibility wasn’t that great today, but I did get a few shots of these incredible creatures before they outswam us.

Here’s Thea checking out our first one…

Then our buddy John B had this big one swim right under him

And MacRae dived down to get a closer look…but you can see how poor the visibility was. It’s been so windy that the shallow sandy bottom was still stirred up.

 

Fiona had some great swims too, right beside these guys. The boat captains are pretty good about getting you in the water in the right place at the right time.

Pretty neat stuff! And I’m back to album design and some photo editing now for the rest of the week…or ok…at least until the next adventure materializes!

Family Portraits on the Beach!

I had a great time photographing the Granger family last week on the beach here in Los Barriles.  It was great to watch the family dynamics and see them all together.

Fran and Bill and the boys…

Oh…and this is where a dog came up and peed on my camera bag! Check their expressions!

And after I took care of that…a group tickle

And then this little gal totally stole the show!

 

 

2013 Lord of the Wind – Bryan Lake

I think this is my favorite image from the competition.