Mike and I usually come to the Wine Country quite a few times throughout the year, but almost every time it’s for photography. Driving through the vine-covered hills, cute little villages, and wineries buried in flowers, we tell each other how we absolutely love this area and that we should come here on our free time so that we can enjoy it.

When it came time to decide where I want to celebrate my birthday this year, I remembered about sunny Napa, and invited my friends out for some wine testing and a picnic in a park with lots of wine, cheese and, of course, picture taking :)

On another note, we’ve recently have been shooting just a whole bunch of engagement sessions! Look forward to checking them out right here in the upcoming week :)

Natasha

Mike and I both love Santa Cruz very much, so when Hui Hui & Wing told us they wanted to go there for their E-Session we got pretty excited! We got even more excited when they asked if they can bring along their adorable puppy Isabelle. Why, yes, of course you can :)

When we first met Isabelle was just a tiny puppy with waaay too much energy; she was just running around in circles! Since then she seems to have grown and got a bit more serious :) She actually turned one on the day of the E Session. Happy Birthday Isabelle!

Isabelle also likes kissing…

We had so much fun on the beach running, jumping, hugging, digging (for some of us) and even taking a few pictures :) Hui and Wing are getting married in July and we can’t wait till their big day!

Thanks for all the fun, you guys!

Natasha

We spent a wonderful weekend with friends in beautiful wine country going from winery to winery, drinking wine and enjoying the summer weather! We are so lucky to live in such a gorgeous place :)

We found this beautiful “Jacuzzi Winery”, we’d absolutely love to shoot a wedding there! (hint, hint :)

A few more shots from the weekend:

Hope you had a great weekend, too!

Natasha

We are always trying to learn something new and get inspired by a variety of great photographers. So when we heard a few months ago that Joe Buissink and Yervant are coming to Bay Area with their new workshop we got very excited!

Joe and Yervant are two of the most talented and successful wedding photographers in the world and are some of our biggest icons. In their workshop last Wednesday they explained the differences in their styles and that there is no right way to shoot, but that having a passion for what you do will yield in success.

The sold-out seminar had about a hundred local and not so local photographers for the duration of the 8 hour day. It was full of education, slideshows, and even a live Bride/Groom shoot in the courtyard of the hotel.

Shot with our point and shoot:

We had an amazing time and in addition to learning a ton we also enjoyed seeing old friends as well as meeting some new ones. You guys have to check out Joe and Yervant’s sites if you’d like to get inspired!

Natasha