Hellen & Johnny's E-Session, Part 1!

Hellen and Johnny have quite the wedding collection ahead of them - in addition to getting The Works on their wedding day, they also have their Love Story and E-Session to shoot... in LAS VEGAS! But before all of that happens, they wanted a picture for their invitations... so we spent a quick moment at the capitol to get some shots in! This was a nice tease of things to come - and honestly, I can't wait to shoot them some more. :)

Enjoy!

Michele & Martin's E-Session

Last weekend, I spent the day with Michele & Martin (go Aggies!) in the city, shooting around Yerba Buena Gardens and a few blocks around it. Poor Michele was definitely not dressed for the cold weather (bay coldness + occasional drizzle = not short dress appropriate!), but was such a trooper to go tromping around out in the cold with a very appropriately-dressed Martin. hehe. They were constantly concerned about "doing okay"... hope these shots reiterate my words of encouragement. :)

{sidenote - weird how Michele randomly knew some of my tight friends from UCD, plus another couple of mine, in addition to the one that originally recommended us... such is the power of living in a small world... and having Facebook to point it out!}

Totally had a bunch of fun, and I can't wait for their wedding in September! Enjoy, you two!

Remy & Geoff's E-Session

We always like to double-up on our trips to Southern CA, and this past time down was no exception. We met Remy almost a year ago when she was a bridesmaid at Stephanie & Chris' wedding, and I guess we made a good impression on her, because half a year later, I received a FB message announcing her engagement and wanting us to shoot her wedding (aw, shucks...!).

Fast forward to last weekend... the two of them were awesome enough to kick off the session by picking Greg and me up from Little Tokyo (because I chose cute over functional in my shoe choice that morning. I suck.). We finally got to meet Geoff ("I work for this video game company. You may have heard of a game I work on. It's called Call of Duty..." Uh, WHAT? wow!!), and after shuttling it over to Los Angeles' Union Station, we got to workin'.

These two did everything right... and I just wanna say I LOVE working with brides like Remy, who are completely enthusiastic about the entire shoot... well, except for kissing in a massive crowd of travelers. hehe.

Thanks for a wonderful session, you two. Can't wait to rock it in Malibu!


(as a preface to the images below, something about the images as a set made me wanna show them as page layouts, rather than each image on its own. the image interplay was such that I may just send this to print...)























The End. :)

Congratulations, Kristine & Nathan!

Watch out world - welcome to Artistic Imagery 2010, photo-style! Kristine and Nathan's wedding rang in the start of our 2010 wedding season this year with all the fun and love we've come to be spoiled with by our couples!! Having dragged a small army (Greg, Adriel, Angel, Carlo and Annie) out to their Southern California wedding this past weekend, Alan and I rocked out Kristine and Nathan's wedding amongst the masses of guests in attendance.

Aside from a very dramatic, 1.5 hour mass ("May your love grow like at butt (bud)..."), their wedding flew right by... With the crazy DJ/MC, the amazing chocolate fountain, and the insane line for the photo station, you can't help but know that their wedding was an awesome success!

I can't wait to hear about your honeymoon (when you finally go!). Enjoy, guys!!



Something so simple about this shot... my favorite.


How gorgeous do our brides look?


What awkward pool in the background? ;)


'scuse me, Nathan!












The sky honestly didn't want to make up its mind that day, so we did a few blown out...




...and one to show off how amazing the sunset was. This had to be JUST for them, because the next day was definitely NOT this pretty...!


Wanna know why my other lead, Greg, rocks? Because he sees the world in how best to light our amazing couples... like this.


...and this.


...and this.




Apparently, Nathan's family is hardcore. This thing straight up had a Lazy Susan built in!


Talk about rowdy...!



and here's their instant gratification short from Alan and his awesome crew...

Kristine and Nate's Instant Gratification Short from artistic imagery films on Vimeo.

2010 Artistic Imagery Promo Video

Alan here, It's that time of the year again where we do a little bit of promotion to start off the new year. We've been very fortunate to start 2010 with a record number of signings. Far more that we had ever anticipated. (Yay!) There are still a few spots available for the 2010 wedding season and 2011 is very much open.

Once again, Amber and I will be attending California's largest bridal fair at Cal Expo this coming Sunday, January 10. We usually show our promo video at the bridal showcase and during a client meeting but what's the point of showing it then since most of our brides and grooms have seen every inch of our blog and website by the time they call us! He he he. We don't want to torture them even more by making them view more work! So here it is, Artistic Imagery's 2010 Promo Video:

Artistic Imagery Stills and Cinema 2010 Promo Video from artistic imagery films on Vimeo.

Congratulations Denise and Rich!

Amber and I spent our first day of 2010 in fine Artistic Imagery fashion, we filmed a wedding! We had a blast filming our first wedding with a bonus instant gratification short that was shown during dinner. We also got to hang out with Brian Khang Photography and his wonderful crew who shot the stills for the bride and groom. Overall, it was a wonderful way to kick off the year and fortunately, this isn't the last of our 2010 Southern CA weddings. We've got quite a few lined up and being in a venue that we've never shot since we mainly shoot in Northern CA has been a great and refreshing experience. Here's Rich and Denise's same day edit, enjoy!

Denise and Rich's Instant Gratification Short from artistic imagery films on Vimeo.

Congratulations Emilie and David!

A few weeks ago, Emilie and Dave had their outdoor ceremony and indoor reception on a gorgeous sunny day at the American River Resort. This was my first time at that location and it was an awesome site surrounded by nature. This was also my first venture into Super 8 filming. I must tell you that I'm addicted to the vintage chic look and I can't wait to shoot my next one! I even purchased a better super 8 camera with more manual control and a better lens.

Emilie and Dave were so great to work with. All I needed to do was just sit back and observe. Not much direction needed, they were naturals in front of the camera! All the younger kids were wondering what I was holding in my hands and why my camera is making all that noise! The older crowd on the other hand, told me some pretty cool stories on how they used to film their kids back in the day and it was refreshing to see that old cameras are still being used today.

David & Emilie Beecroft's Wedding Summary from artistic imagery films on Vimeo.