Los Gatos Engagement Session :: Faye & Herny

Why do they call it a trombone anyway. Is there such an animal called the Trom who's bones resemble this burly instrument?

Faye plays violin

Henry plays the trombone.

Together they make music that makes the heart siiiiiiiiiiiiiii........OH, sorry about that. Some sap got on my keyboard and the key got stuck. So yeah, they play instruments. We decided it would be awesome to shoot their session around 2 passions. Each other and their music. It was also their idea to go full bore on outfits. It worked soooooo well!! It rained like cats and dogs, (would that be cool if the sky actually did that) and we still managed to make some awesome. These guys will be getting married at an AWESOME venue in S.F. I've been patiently waiting to give my take on The Julia Morgan Ballroom for a while now. YAY FOR FAYE AND HENRAY, (See what I did there? I purposely misspelled Henry's name to make it all rhyme)

Big ups to my man Bryan Stapleton for helping out as an assistant on this bad boy. Seriously, when it rains this hard during a second, I'm VERY appreciative for the help. Your a rockstar B. Also, a BIG thank you to the Hotel Los Gatos for allowing us the opportunity to come shoot on your grounds. Our dry feet thank you. :)

Thanks for the look see folks. Happy Thursday.
My wifes fav. Has the wife seal of approval.


So dig her expression
My fav I think.
Love this one too.
Ooooo, forgot this one.
A happy mistake. I really dig this one.
How can I saw this without meaning what it really means but I want it to mean. Henry, YOU look like a PIMP in this shot! Pure stud my friend.
Literally the last shot of the day. Yes, I was laying in a 1 inch puddle of water.
This was basically the process. Bryan keeps my girl dry, I prepare the shot, he moves out, I take the shot, he jumps back in. Wash, rinse, repeat.

Genesis :: In the beginning, there was a workshop.....

****Trumpets!!!!!****

"Sam do you teach or do you have any plans on teaching any workshops"

Probably my single greatest inquiry from fellow photographers, (second only to, "how can I learn to pop-and-lock like you ").

Myself and 4 other extremely talented photographers are joining minds, skills and ALL of our closely guarded secrets and presenting them at 1 amazing workshop.

I give you Genesis.

The line up:

Evan Baines

Sam Hassas

Tony Hoffer

Jeff & Melanie Mansfield

"We’ve been working really hard to pull together the best of the best… the best photographers, the best locations, and the best session topics. For three days we’re going to be handing out all of our secrets. You’ll see us shoot. You’ll see us process. You’ll see us interact with our subjects in order to get the expressions we want from them. Nothing will be off limits. We’re pulling back the curtain and showing all of the inner workings."

In short, it will be explosive. Registration begins April 5th. We have spots for 30 photographers and have received over a 100 inquires thus far without any real marketing efforts. For full details, including cost, location, topics and schedule, please visit us at www.genesisworkshop.com

~Sam

Tara & Chris :: Wedding in Tucson Arizona

My buddy Spencer was gracious enough to have me along his side on a wedding in Tucson. I've now been to Arizona in March and August. If you ever plan on going, go in March. :/ THANK YOU Spencer (& Karen) for a hilarious time.
To the bride and groom CONGRATS!! Hope your new life together is amazing. The wedding was perfect. Great job.

Brides, if your in the Tucson/Phoenix area and need a great photographer, Spencer is your hombre.

~Sam

And the pictures


























BONUS VIDEO!!!!!!

This video is COMPLETELY parody. PLEASE don't take offense. Just 2 dudes...... having fun.......in the desert.......................................................................with guns.

shooting in Redington from Spencer Boerup on Vimeo.

The Balloon Engagement Session :: Anna & Chris

While editing these, I smiled the whole time. :D

I have to come clean and admit the balloons were not my idea, they were Anna's. Good idea guys. I think we did well. I get to shoot their wedding in just a couple weeks. Another fun one in Sac-town. Thanks for being awesome guys. With your spunk, I imagine the wedding will be a blast.

I actually uploading this blog post from my buddy Spencer's couch here in Tuson AZ. Tomorrow we visit his studio, eat hot pockets and then shoot gun's in the desert. Fun will be had, cacti will be hugged.

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