Pacific Grove Holiday Light Parade 2024 Event Photography

Pacific Grove Holiday Light Parade 2024 Event Photography

Parade right out my front door in Pacific Grove!

I cannot help but feel a part of the Pacific Grove Holiday Light Parade because the staging of it takes place right on my street right in front of my house! So all I have to do is walk out my front door to see the start of the parade action. I took my camera along the route entrance to get some unique views, as well as up top from a bird’s eye viewpoint.

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Pebble Beach Golf Photographer for Special Event with visiting Canadians

Pebble Beach Golf Photographer for Special Event with visiting Canadians

Candid golf event photography at Pebble Beach Golf Course

I was contacted by a Canadian company about helping them out photographing an event at famous Pebble Beach Golf Course. I would be on the 18th hole getting the second and third shots of a series of visiting executives from Canada. This meant after they teed off, I would be in position for their second shots, then hop in a golf cart and ride to the third shot location, then ride all the way back to get the next foursome’s second shots! This of course kept me on my toes while getting to enjoy the spectacular views from the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach.

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Partington Cove Big Sur Photos in the fog

Partington Cove Big Sur Photos in the fog

A rugged example of the beauty of Big Sur you can hike to

Driving through Big Sur there are near infinite pullouts you can stop at and enjoy the views. However, not many of them allow you to go all the way down to the ocean itself. Partington Cove is a tiny inlet that you can access down a long gravel road enjoying the changing views of it as you descend. The cove itself is all large rocks, no beach at all. It is a rugged up-close view of the Pacific Ocean that was a combination of fog and ocean mist when I visited it. I found as cozy of a spot as there is there wedged between some boulders and listened to, looked at, and felt the incoming swells roll on shore.

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Sanderlings on Asilomar Beach in Pacific Grove Wildlife Photography

Sanderlings on Asilomar Beach in Pacific Grove Wildlife Photography

Sanderlings a fast running shore bird that fascinate me

I have always been very curious about these funny little birds running along the shore at Asilomar Beach in Pacific Grove, California. They search along the water’s edge for food, but seem quite adverse to the water washing over their feet, so they run at an incredible fast pace, their little legs moving like a blur, to avoid getting wet! I finally learned their name, sanderlings, and had a chance to photograph them at their eye level thanks to an unusually high sand dune.

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Professional Product Photography for cola bottles in California

Professional Product Photography for cola bottles in California

Updated design gets updated product photos for cola bottles in Pasadena

Back in 2023 I photographed the first cola product this client brought to market. Since then, he has changed the name and of course had new labels made. So it should be pretty simple to repeat the results of the first shoot, right? Well, one and a half years ago I lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico and now I live in Pacific Grove, California. The client has always lived in the LA area, but the cola was bottled in a small town outside of ABQ. So I was still able to make new products shots for this client by driving down to LA, looking at my BTS reference photo from the first shoot, and replicating the same shots I made for him before. Thank you Chuck for continuing to choose me as your product photographer!

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Seaside California Airbnb Vacation Rental Photography with fire pit

Seaside California Airbnb Vacation Rental Photography with fire pit

Airbnb in Seaside stands out with professional photography

Leo contacted me about getting updated professional photography for his updated Airbnb listing in Seaside, California. I visited the property for daylight photos and later returned to get twilight photos featuring the two fire pits the property offers guests.

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