Sargeant Photography : Studio Update

I've always felt the books one keeps truly tend to represent them inside and out. Its best to read as much as possible, as often as possible, but there is no way to keep everything. So one has to be selective. Either Leanne and I aren't as selective as we should be, or we have a lot going on in out heads, because we have a lot of books. The library is just the first of many changes around here. New office, improved workflow, new bedroom, enhanced meeting space, oh and curtains in the living room (its taken us a year to solve that burden). I'll try to keep everyone updated.

Tawni + Geoff : Palos Verdes Engagement

We had an amazing time photographing Tawni and Geoff's engagement last month! It was a an absolutely gorgeous day, so we capitalized on the warm winter sun by starting out at Malaga Cove in Palos Verdes. It kinda looks like a mini Italy, so we couldn't go wrong. Well, almost ... we wanted to start off by the library entrance, but quickly recoiled after witnessing about a dozen photographers and three dozen wired kids in red+green knit vests ... holiday portrait day (!). No worries, we just started walking and talking and stumbled upon plenty of other cool backdrops. After a bit, we bounced over to the bluff on the north side of the peninsula to capture a little bit of the pacific. We realized how much we have in common with Tawni and Geoff when they relaxed a bit more and let a little crazy show through :).

Congrats you two, we can wait to document your wedding in Newport Beach this summer!

-Paul

Published in Ceremony Magazine!

We are so excited to announce that we have been featured in Ceremony Magazine! Amy Harrick is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Ceremony. She has created a magazine that is smart, fashionable and classy. For the past few years we have had our eye on this magazine, last year we made it a goal to be a part of it!

All of the vendors in this magazine are top notch and we feel truly honored to be amongst them. We were especially floored when we realized they wanted to use our image as the title page to the photography section! What an amazing compliment.

These spreads are in the Orange County 2010 issue, I have heard that we have also been published in the Los Angeles issue so stay tuned for those!

I would like to send a shout out to Sayeh + Esmo, Ryan + Peggy and Erika + Toby. Thank you for the work that you have done to make this a reality. We are so excited that all of you have been featured!

... Yay!

~Leanne

Bonnie + Cabe : Santa Barbara Engagement

We had the priveledge of signing up my cousin and her fiance Cabe for their wedding this summer in Santa Barbara. When she first told me she wanted her engagement session to be at her apartment and favorite local spots, we were kinda worried the photos would less dynamic than our usual stuff. Lo and behold we get to Santa Barbara on the most beautiful sunny winter day and all doubts were shed. Bonnie, artist and amazing photographer and Cabe, a musician and guitarist for the band The Depths were coming up with a ton of ideas and remained chill and jovial all day. You know how sometimes the photos we admire and look back at the most, are often the most basic ... sitting on the couch, talking with a friend, etc. I think we nailed it. They also really wanted to emphasize their California roots ... we'll see even more "homegrown" sunshine-state flavor at the wedding this July for sure!

Congrats both of you !!

PS. decency police ... the photo of all our shadows depicts my index pointing up into the air with excitement ... hey, its hard to shoot with one hand :)