Kristy's Downtown Engagement Session with Laura + Ralph

Here is Kristy's latest engagement session. Laura and Ralph will be moving away in a few short months, so they wanted their engagement photos to capture their time in San Diego. Says Kristy, "I loved shooting urban photos in San Diego-a nice change of scenery from the more common beach photos. We just wandered around the city, hopping trains (okay, the trolley) and going with the flow and we stumbled upon some great locations that were better than I could have ever asked for." Love it!

Our New Finao Albums! - Aquario Studio Photography San Diego

Finally! Our first album from the new company has arrived! This one belongs to Lauren and James, they were our guinea pigs, thank you very much!!! And I'm happy to say I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. These albums are very contemporary, lighter than the old ponderous traditional albums we still show in the studio. And they come with a zillion different choices for cover materials, including a huge variety of beautiful leathers, metal, metallic canvas, smoky 'glass', a variety of 'lizards, 'ostriches', even 'zebra' 'leopard', 'tiger' and 'pony'. (not the real thing of course). This one is Biker Chic with an Ipanema spine. I think the image window looks great. The leathers are very high quality, soft and deep, and I LOVE the rounded spine, wow! Thank you Lauren and James! I wish I could hold onto this one until our samples arrive, but not for another month. I can't wait!!!

Vagabond Music Video Shoot - Aquario Studio Photography in San Diego

And now for something COMPLETELY different. Last weekend John went out to the Mojave to do the still photography for a music video for an up and coming London band called the Vagabonds. He left at 5am and got back at 2am...there was snow on the ground, and a half naked model that had to roll around on the icy sand at midnight. The shots are very cool though, had to share. Of course, I could not resist adding some funky textures.

Ceremony Magazine! - Aquario Studio San Diego Wedding Photography

Woohoo, just got the latest issue of Ceremony magazine! Believe me, we wait for this one with baited breath. It is considered the premier 'taste-maker' in the wedding industry, so we always hope to be featured. This year we got not one but two features, and we think they look great (thanks to Stacie Barba, Laura Rizzo, and Ana Aftahi of Floral Works, to name but a few of the people responsible for putting these exquisitely designed weddings together). John also had the huge honor of being chosen to shoot the Ceremony party in October, and the photos from that event are in the back.

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Shirin + Mark - Save the Date

This is a Save the Date card designed for Shirin and Mark, who are getting married in June. I just love the simple, clean look, with the ivory background. Best of all, I was excited that they chose two of the infrared images from their shoot. I did some warm textural overlays, and I think the effect is extremely sophisticated and artistic. They will be printed on pearlescent cardstock, and they come with parchment envelopes. I can't wait to see them!