A Two-Stop Cliffside Engagement: Soberanes Trail & Stewart's Cove
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A Two-Stop Cliffside Engagement: Soberanes Trail & Stewart's Cove.

8 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 made our way to Stewart's Cove for the beach light: softer color, broader sand, the sun working with the wet sand at the tide line.

Multi-location shoots are equal parts choreography and improvisation. We mapped the order in advance, but the actual photos came from being patient at each stop until the light cooperated.

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

2 locations in this shoot

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Soberanes Trail
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Stewart's Cove
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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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