A Cliffside Engagement at Soberanes Trail + Garrapata Beach
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A Cliffside Engagement at Soberanes Trail + Garrapata Beach.

94 edited photos · Soberanes Trail, Big Sur

How it went

Soberanes Trail 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.

Then we drove to Garrapata Beach for the cliff-edge angles: sharper light, wider horizons, the kind of shot that makes the surrounding coast look bigger.

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.

The view does most of the work. The couple does the rest. 94 photos of one quiet hour at the edge of the Pacific.

2 locations in this shoot

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Soberanes Trail
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Garrapata 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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