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Tiffanie and Mark – Napa Valley Engagement Session

christopherwren — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:32:27 +0000

Tiffanie and Mark’s Napa wedding was one for the books. We did this session the day before their wedding at their hotel, in under an hour. Enjoy!

We headed out to a 4th of July BBQ and fireworks show at a local winery and had a blast. Pun intended.

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Brian and Christina – Newport Beach Engagement Photography

christopherwren — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 05:58:45 +0000

Time for something new. I took Christina and Brian’s engagement photos last week in Corona Del Mar. I love the colorful downtown and of course the beach at sunset ain’t bad either. Here are some engagement tips with visual aids as well .

10 Secrets to a happy engagement…

1.) Learn to see eye to eye.

2.) Kiss in such a way you get shivers down your spine.

3.) Learn to laugh at yourselves.

4.) Take breaks often from wedding planning.

5.) Try to see the world through each other’s eyes.

6.) When you hit a wall, look to each other.

7.) Don’t be afraid of the thorns in life. They can make great decoration!

8.) Lift each other up.

9.) Be a refuge for each other.

10) Keep your eyes on the same goal.

You guys did great! This was one of my favorite ever.

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Newborns!

christopherwren — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:01:21 +0000

I have been expanding my offering lately to include newborn shoots. Here are some of my favorites from January:

Maternity – Dani

christopherwren — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:00:50 +0000

Here are a few from a recent maternity shoot with the girl from this Orbit commercial.

Calvin and Shannon – Back Bay Newport Beach

christopherwren — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:30:47 +0000

I hope you are having a wonderful memorial day. I hope we all take a few minutes today away from the the beach and the BBQ to remember our fallen heroes, and pray for the heroes currently serving all over the world. Then go enjoy the freedom they fight to protect!

I was part of a photo shoot a few months ago with a group of photographers in Orange County, hosted by Lauren Hillary. This shoot was focused around posing techniques, and we shot in the Newport Back Bay. Many thanks to our models, Calvin and Shannon. Here are a few of my favorites…

I love this little guy…

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Adam and Heather, Newport Beach Engagement Photography

christopherwren — Thu, 20 May 2010 05:39:29 +0000

Adam and Heather a really sweet couple. These two brought their bikes along for this shoot at Crystal Cove State park. It was an overcast day, but that didn’t stop us from getting some great shots. I love how each couple’s personalities come out uniquely in each of my engagement shoots. This is such a fun way to get some practice being in front of the camera before the wedding, and these are photos in “normal” clothes that you put up in your house to mix in with the wedding photos to come. Here are a few of my favorites:

Masha captured this one – isn’t Heather stunning?

OK, OK, this is cheezy, but we love it.

One for the moms and dads…

So tender…

I love her expression in this shot.

Thanks guys, I had a blast! Who needs sunny skies?

Montage Resort, Laguna Beach Wedding Fashion Shoot

christopherwren — Sun, 02 May 2010 05:07:21 +0000

Last week, I had the privilege of participating in the “7 Workshop” offered by the legendary Mike Colon to better my craft and be a part of this amazing wedding fashion shoot at the Montage in Laguna Beach. A few years ago when I was just getting serious about wedding photography, I took an evening workshop from Mike, Dane Sanders, and Jessica Claire, and I was hooked. I saw the kind of work they were creating, their passion and skill, and I made a decision to always push the creative envelope, and invest in learning as much as possible. (cue “the more you know” jingle…)

The day was rainy, so the Montage offered us their presidential suite to shoot in. It was huge and classy without being over-the-top, and it offered an amazing view of the beach below. We also had these amazing models, Jessica and Brian. You’d think they were really in love! It was hard to narrow it down, but here are my favorites. Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.

Jessica just glows like this all the time!

A note to photographers: I highly recommend the “Seven Workshop” by Mike Colon. There is no more reputable wedding photographer than Mike Colon, and he will answer any and all questions you may have. The workshops are limited to 7 people, so you won’t be lost in the crowd, and the cost is easily made up by simply following his advice on pricing and booking more. Feel free to email me with any questions.

Robyn and Brad – Fullerton Wedding Photography

christopherwren — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:17:07 +0000

I’ve recently been noticing how much I love black and white, so I decided to process the majority of images from this set that way. Let me know what you think in the comments! This was a recent wedding I shot alongside Jen Disney. Here is the link to her blog post about it.

They did a “first look” which I always recommend. It was a wonderful, private moment for the two of them.

Proud Dad.

Here’s Jen Disney with the bride and groom! She shot our wedding too!

We headed up to the top floor of the EV Free parking structure to get some final shots with this CLASSIC cherry red Thunderbird.

Thanks guys, have a great honeymoon in Italy!

Katrina and Bruce – Seal Beach Engagement Photography

christopherwren — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:16:03 +0000

These two are so cute together. They have the coolest house in Seal Beach and a sweet puppy they adopted. They had me put together this slideshow for their engagement party:

Here are some shots from the afternoon engagement session in their house and around downtown Seal Beach.

Then we headed out to the pier for some fun in the sun.

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Steven and Brittney – Orange County Engagement Photography

christopherwren — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:34:09 +0000

This was the first of the shoots from last week’s engagement shoot marathon. I always try to get these on the blog/facebook as quick as possible. We shot at Chapman University, which is really close to the Orange Circle (which I love shooting in), but offers a very different surroundings, but we headed to the circle at the end of the shoow. I’ll start off with my 2 favorites:

Note to Photographers: This entire shoot was edited using Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta. It is much nimbler and the noise reduction is amazing! OK back to the photos…

Goofballs!

I love the painterly effect on this one.

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