evinaura photography

locations: parks

2009-07-31T09:48:00.000-07:00

PARKS

I'm starting a new project for my blog. I'll be posting some details about
various locations I've shot, either weddings, engagement shoots, or other...
with the hope that this information will help other photographers or couples decide
"where should we go for our ______ shoot?" ;-) I think organizing this will be key,
but will also be the toughest part! Sorted alphabetically by CITY.

LONG BEACH, CA
First up is Nicole & Jeff's engagement shoot at El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach, CA.

El Dorado Nature Center
7550 E. Spring St.
Long Beach, CA 90815
http://www.longbeach.gov/naturecenter

DATE: Nov 2008

BLOG POST:
http://evinauraphoto.blogspot.com/2009/01/nicole-jeff-engaged.html

Carter :: July 2009

2009-07-27T23:04:00.000-07:00

a few months ago we decided to get a puppy, a sweet little Italian Greyhound we named Carter.
Carter is 7 months old now, and is full of energy! he's come a long way since he first arrived.
I was able to get him to calm down enough for a few photos.

here he is at the bottom of the stairs...he LOVES running up and down the stairs.

abby & josh :: married

2009-06-13T17:30:00.000-07:00

my apologies for taking SO long to post! since my last post, a lot has happened (new home & dog, hopefully a new studio soon, probably another white hair or two, taxes, gotta love taxes!) :-) and, of course, another wedding! on March 14, 2009, Abby & Josh were married! they are perfect for each other, so sweet and loving. their wedding was held at St Edwards Catholic Church in Dana Point, CA.

here's Josh waiting patiently as Abby's getting ready to walk down the aisle

these arches were right outside the church in the parking lot area

right outside the church doors

nicole & jeff married

2009-04-16T22:10:00.000-07:00

I've been MIA and neglecting my blog-posting duties. I'm back and ready to post more beautiful photos from Nicole & Jeff's wedding. they were married at Calvary Chapel of the Canyons, tucked away in the hills of Silverado Canyon on Feb 7, 2009.

it was cloudy that day, and actually rained hard. we were able to quickly get some shots right outside

the feathers in this bouquet were a really nice touch!

nicole & jeff :: married {teaser}

2009-02-26T01:34:00.000-08:00

Nicole & Jeff experienced hail on their wedding day (Feb 7th).
this one was taken shortly before it starting pouring
balls of ice! they're a super fun & relaxed couple!
I really enjoyed working with them...an awesome experience!

just one for now, more to follow soon :-)

nicole & jeff :: engaged

2009-01-21T22:28:00.000-08:00

it was a nice day in November ('08), the weather was behaving,
and the sun was out, so we headed to Long Beach. this engagement
shoot was a fun stroll in the park...here's Nicole & Jeff,
to be married next month. I had a great time and I'm looking forward
to the wedding. congrats you two, see you soon!

nikki & joel :: wedding

2008-12-30T00:16:00.000-08:00

I'm back in town, and ready for the new year! well, sorta ready.
ready or not, it's coming. I know I'm a tad slow on the blog posts, considering
it's now Dec 30th, and my last post was Dec 14th.

without any further delays, another lovely couple, Nikki & Joel,
married on Nov 15th, right on the sands of Laguna Beach.

here comes the bride!

bridal party striking a pose!

Nikki really wanted a photo with her grandmother. this one was one of my faves, so cute!

I loved how they had no problem climbing up on the rocks to catch the sunset.

rae marie & craig ~ wedding Nov 8th

2008-12-14T11:56:00.000-08:00

here's the full post of a wedding I shot on Nov 8th

some of the beautiful beach decorations at the reception

yeah, this one is over saturated, but I kinda liked it that way :-)
reminds me of a thick spaghetti sauce that's been sitting over night
(left overs often taste better). probably a bad comparison, bare with me :-)

the reception was at a beautiful home in Laguna Beach

small and intimate beach ceremony that happened right at sunset

hooray, we did it!

the ceremony and the reception were very close, so they drove
to the reception in this golf cart

first dance, aren't they sweet!

Nov 8th wedding teaser

2008-11-27T00:26:00.000-08:00

on Nov 8th, I shot a small beach wedding for a very

easy going, fun & loving couple...meet Rae Marie & Craig!

firefighter's uniform

2008-11-09T14:35:00.000-08:00

a good friend of mine rented an actual firefighter's helmet and jacket for a movie poster and DVD cover for his film school thesis project. I had the helmet and jacket in my possession for a few days while I helped him out with some photos and so I decided, ''let's try this baby on!" well, I gotta say, this is one heavy uniform. I broke a good sweat just walking around in it. I can barely begin to imagine what it's like wearing this around fire! so, for some Sunday afternoon giggles, and lots of respect to those men and women in uniform, here I am...

jewelry photo ~ sneak peek

2008-11-07T20:42:00.000-08:00

this past Sep, I did a little photo shoot of some jewelry, here's

one of my favorites.... the jewelry is courtesy of a good friend.
this is only a tiny fraction of her collection :-) I love the colors in this one!

angeli & john's wedding

2008-10-27T01:38:00.000-07:00

*phew* so here it is, a wedding I shot last month (Sep 2008) in Newport Beach
for an awesome couple...Angeli & John, thank you for allowing us to be part
of your special day!

Angeli had made her bouquet out of cala lilies

Angeli all dressed up just before the ceremony

John with the groomsmen

Angeli & John with the groomsmen

John waited so patiently for his bride

may I have the rings please?

married at last!

first dance

look who has the upper hand :)

north carolina trip sep 2008

2008-10-10T02:23:00.000-07:00

I took a couple of trips back-to-back during the end of Aug and
beginning of Sep 2008. My first trip was to Indiana (where I was born),
which was at the end of Aug 2008.

I'm hoping to post that trip some day :)

This post will be the trip I took with my sweetie Kevin, back to NC.

our first stop was Boone, NC...Kevin's hometown.

guess who was hanging out in the backyard

I was told it was a good thing I didn't touch this. cute, but has a nasty sting.

we took a trip to Grandfather Mountain

this bridge is pretty high up and swings!
some people made it across, but were too scared to walk back across it.

overheard this bald eagle was shot and after being rehabilitated back to health, was unable to fly.

look cute don't they? apparently they're not as cute as they look...
one of the keepers told us they will break your bones if you get too close.

off to see the waterfalls

here I am with Kevin (yes, he's younger than I am,
especially with that goofy haircut---I can't cut hair, but I try) :-)

Kevin said the waterfall used to be higher when he was younger.
I guess a lot of the rock eroded away.

this is looking the opposite direction from the waterfall

poisonous?

off to visit Kevin's grandmother in Newland, NC

these grow wild on her land...I think they're wild blackberries

she grows Christmas trees...lots of people out there do as well

sep 12, 2008 wedding teaser

2008-10-07T01:19:00.000-07:00

on Sep 12, 2008 I shot a wedding that took place

in Newport Beach on a boat. I'm planning to do a

more lengthy post later...in the meantime, here's one of

Angeli in the hotel room shortly before the ceremony

hair stylist & make-up artist shoot

2008-09-24T00:24:00.000-07:00

I've been working hard on a wedding I shot recently and plan to post
a sneak peak soon...stay tuned! in the mean time...

back in August (of this year *smiles*) I did a shoot for some
hair stylists and make-up artists. here are a couple of my favs!

angeli & john's engagement

2008-09-05T23:41:00.000-07:00

wow, it's been a while since my last post. on Aug 15 '08, I did

an engagement shoot for a couple of love birds that have

known each other since they were kids....and a week from today,

on Sep 12'08, they'll be married!

Angeli & John, congrats on your engagement...

I'm looking forward to your wedding!

virgina & jesse's baby shower :: it's a girl!

2008-08-12T22:33:00.000-07:00

last Saturday I shot a beautiful baby shower and had the pleasure of meeting

Virgina & Jesse as they were celebrating a new arrival...their baby girl, Taylor!

here's Virgina (yellow) and her friend....
yellow & pink were the colors of the day!

Jesse & Virgina opening all their gifts. there were tons of gifts!

mommy & daddy kissing ♥☺♥☺♥

franklin

2008-08-02T00:38:00.000-07:00

meet franklin. he's about a year and a half now, stays up all night

and runs for miles and miles on his wheel, sleeps all day.

wildflower triathlon ~ may 2-4, 2008

2008-07-29T01:52:00.000-07:00

anyhooo...nothing new and exciting at the present moment, so I thought I'd post about a triathlon I did back in May 2008. I didn't actual do the whole triathlon myself, I was part of a relay team...I did the bike portion. this triathlon event is actually a set of three triathlons called "Wildflower" located in Lake San Antonio, CA (which is near Paso Robels, CA). the tri I was part of was the olympic course (1.5 k-swim, 40 k-bike, 10 k-run...in miles: 0.93 mi-swim, 24.85 mi-bike, 6.2 mi-run). the three triathlons are the mountain bike course, the long course, and the olympic course.

you can read more about Wildflower here:

http://www.tricalifornia.com/index.cfm/Wildflower2008-main.htm

Mike doing the mountain bike course. this was Mike's first triathlon (wtg Mike!)

James as he's starting the 56 mile bike ride part of the long course. James did the entire long course on Saturday, then did the swim for the olympic relay on Sunday. the long course is basically a half iron man...1.2 mi-swim, 56 mi-bike, 13.1 mi-run *wow*

the start of the olympic course swim. I've never done the swim, but
from what I've been told, if you're up front, you will get slugged & slapped in the face and kicked as well. (sounds like fun huh?)

here I am back from the 24.85 mile hilly bike ride. I really pushed myself
on this because I knew I wasn't doing the 10k run afterwards :-)

Kevin (in red) as he's finishing up a 6.2 mile run part of the olympic course relay. thing about doing a relay is, the runner gets all the glory!

lake mohave - nevada arizona border

2008-07-22T16:25:00.000-07:00

this past weekend some friends and I went to lake mohave, just north of laughlin, NV. the lake is actually the borderline between NV and AZ. did some wakeboarding, and considering it was my 3rd time going, plus the last time I went was over 3 years ago, I'd say I did pretty darn good. although, there aren't any photos of me (I didn't want sunscreen on my camera). :-) I was able to catch some nice photos of my friends Michelle & Donovan.

here's Michelle:

here's Donovan doing a tail grab

some of the scenery:

canon 500D close-up lens

2008-07-15T16:30:00.000-07:00

just got it in the mail yesterday, the canon 500D close-up lens. here's a sample photo using it on my 70-200mm. it's no macro lens, but it's definitely an affordable alternative, at about $150. another nice feature is its size, it's about the same size as a filter.