Balboa Photography Blog

Rock on! When I first met Brian and Krystal I wasn’t sure how it would go. A good friend of mine and fellow photographer, Brent Calhoun, asked me to help him out by becoming the lead photographer, something had come up.

Random thought interjection for fellow photographers:

You should always have a fellow photographer you can depend on if you’re in a pinch. Unforeseen events happen (a death in the family, you get terribly ill, your equipment gets stolen) and you have this day committed to your client. Photography business owners don’t get sick days. I’ve shot 2 weddings when I was terribly terribly sick. Maybe some of my most creative stuff ’cause it forced me to slow down and just get a few shots. Some really good shots. I found out later that one of my brides was sick too. We laughed about it and are happy that the day was still a hit. So – have a back up plan/person.

Back to my story….   I was about to meet a soon-to-be bride and groom and we could potentially not click. Brent had done the work of gaining Krystal and Brian’s trust and the last thing I wanted to do was to lose it.   We spent some time just chilling over coffee and getting to know each other. Well, we totally clicked!  Krystal was so cute with her bridal book filled with all her ideas, papers sprawled out every which way (I completely recommend having one). I myself, being a guy, never had one but the brides who have their “stuff” together seem to have their thoughts together and their wedding days go smoother.  Brian and I talked about his killer tattoo sleeve. Good times.

Two weeks ago we got to hang out again. They invited me to the west side of Riverside. I didn’t know how it would go but God blessed us with some pretty amazing light. Enjoy!!