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A couple months ago, a good friend called up to ask if we’d shoot his sister’s wedding and engagement photos. It’s always flattering when that happens, and we of course agreed immediately.
Cyrus and Diane are awesome together. We already shot their wedding last week, and it’ll be a few weeks before we get those photos edited and up on the blog. In the meantime, here are a few of the best from their engagement session in downtown San Elijo.
After five years as a full-time local reporter for the North County Times, Tom now writes a weekly column for the Times called “Sincerely Fallbrook.” (An archive of all his stuff since last summer can be found here.) Recently, driving to and from Oceanside, we have noticed that Caltrans is getting ready to widen the road. Tom’s column this Sunday was about the third bridge that’s going to be built over the San Luis Rey River at Vista Way, and so, last week, we headed out to take some pictures at that intersection. The paper didn’t run any of them, so we decided to post them here, nice and big, along with the first part of the column. We hope you enjoy. :)
By TOM PFINGSTEN – For the North County Times
First there was the simple arch bridge —- two stone-and-asphalt lanes built in 1925 to carry motorists over the San Luis Rey River west of Bonsall.
It had style in the same way black-and-white films did. Sophisticated, you might say, especially considering the farms and groves that overlook the antique span.
But then it was too narrow. Passing a big rig was delicate business on your way out to the beach in the 1980s and early ’90s.
So they built another bridge, this one twisting over the river in an elegant curve and wide enough for two trucks to pass each other comfortably.
It felt like a superhighway compared with the original.
But then two lanes were too few.
Sometimes, in the early evening or on a hot Saturday in July, cars would be idling by the dozens atop that big span, their drivers wishing for another lane in each direction.
So, early this year, construction workers cut a swath in the afternoon shadow of the newer bridge, from riverbank to riverbank, and began to prepare for a third bridge.
Read the rest of the story at nctimes.com.
Last month, we headed down to Live Oak Park in Fallbrook for a couple of family sessions, the first in what we hope will become a series of “Portraits in the Park” afternoons. For more information, shoot us an e-mail. Until then, enjoy.
Addison was born on Jan. 19; we took her pictures on the 29th. (How’s that for being on-the-ball?) She is absolutely beautiful, and pretty mellow. At the beginning of the session, we cranked the heater so we could take off her PJs. Then we set her on a big, fluffy pillow with a soft blanket over it. She was soooo out. But then we started moving her around more, and she woke up and looked around. All in all, we took a couple hundred shots over a period of an hour. Here are the best, along with the three from our initial post.
Oh yeah, and Lorelai was there, too.
Editing our latest engagement session. More to follow, but had to share these two.
Samson. (It’s OK to say “Awww!”)
Can I just say that I love how puppies never get tired of this?
Unfortunately, he’s not ours–technically, he belongs to the Rosas family. But if you ask Joel, the puppy belongs to him. “Samson” has been abbreviated to “Sammy,” which has been further altered to “Hammy” by this little guy.
DISCLOSURE: We’re about to brag on the newest member of our extended family. Big time.
Well, all we’re going to do is put up a few pictures from her newborn session last night (she’s 11 days old). But it’s the same thing as bragging, because she’s so freakin’ cute!!!
Her name is Addison, her favorite color is pink (she has no choice), and her favorite thing to do is sleep. And be cute. And then go back to sleep.
If you watched the slide show in our earlier post of Lorelai talking, then you’ve already seen all the best pictures of our recent session with her at Buddy Todd Park in Oceanside. But we thought it would be worth reposting a few of our favorites in higher quality. (Update: As expected, she is now saying many more words and partial words and made-up words that only she understands. She is also combining words–e.g., growing up way too fast!!!)
Back in November, Tom’s mother asked if we would do the annual honor of photographing the Pfingsten/Rosas families. This would be a particularly special session, the first time since mom and dad moved into their new house that we’ve gathered for pictures. So we chose a spot in their new neighborhood, Shady Grove, and commenced with the shooting. We even got a few good pictures of us–thanks Annie!
We start with Tom’s three nephews, who have had plenty of time in front of the camera over the years…
All the way from Manila, we want to wish you a joyful and meaningful day. Thank you to everyone who has helped make 2009 a great year by sitting, crouching, laughing, frowning and otherwise posing on the other side of our cameras. Merry Christmas!
