A Two-Stop Cliffside Engagement: Natural Bridges & Capitola Beach
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A Two-Stop Cliffside Engagement: Natural Bridges & Capitola Beach.

110 edited photos · Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz

How it went

Natural Bridges sits on cliffs that drop hundreds of feet straight into the Pacific. We worked in the last hour of sun, when the light wraps the rocks and the marine layer thins out at the horizon.

From there we drove down to Capitola Beach for the back end of the day, when the sand catches pink and the marine layer comes in to flatten everything.

A half-day, in pieces. We worked each location for thirty to forty minutes, then moved on. Different light, different backdrops, but the same loose direction throughout.

Big drop, big wind, one small question. That ratio is why cliff proposals hold up.

2 locations in this shoot

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Natural Bridges
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Capitola Beach
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The shoot
The whole shoot, not just the highlights

Here’s a few highlights from this shoot. Most photographers only ever show a static portfolio of their very best images. I think every potential client should see more than that: the full shoots themselves. Nothing sets expectations like seeing multiple sessions at one location in different weather, times of day, and seasons. We get amazing photos no matter what, and we’re not afraid to show you.

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