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It’s that time of year again! Yes, the family portrait. Many people get overwhelmed with the idea of it all, but here at MSP we love them! Yes it’s true, you won’t see much on our website portfolio other than weddings, but that’s why we have a blog too! 🙂 We encourage you to embrace […]

LIFESTYLE & PORTRAITS

Carmel Valley Family Portraits

Last night I photographed one of the most sincere, moving wedding ceremonies ever with Randy and Amy at the Highlands Inn in Carmel. Here are a couple quick teasers, displaying the beauty of God’s creation. Enjoy!    

WEDDINGS

Hyatt Highlands Inn Carmel – Intimate Wedding

Tomorrow we celebrate the marriage of Maria and Justin as they say their vows to each other at one of our top favorite venues Carmel Valley Ranch! We’re so excited to be photographing their beautiful wedding day. Here are a few of our favorite images from their engagement session in San Francisco that we did […]

ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

San Francisco Engagement Session with Maria and Justin

When I received the phone call asking me to photograph the cover of Scoop! magazine (a beautiful local resource for Monterey Bay parents) I was stoked! Then, when asked to do so with my own kids as the models, I was even more happy, ’cause you know, “your own kids are always the cutest!” But […]

PERSONAL

Scoop! Magazine with MBayKids.com

We were stoked when asked to photograph one of Edible Monterey Bay‘s Pop-Up Supper Club dinners at Holman Ranch several weeks ago! It was an amazing dinner put on by Paradise Catering (gotta love John and Nancy, and oh so wonderful food!!) and Holman Ranch to benefit the Food Bank for Monterey County. You can […]

OTHER PHOTO FUN

Holman Ranch, Paradise Catering, and Edible Monterey

Hi friends! It’s been a while since our last post, but we wanted to let you know we have been capturing some incredible shots for some incredible clients! We’ll be sure to share as we catch up. 🙂 We might just have to post little posts one at a time. Here’s a couple quick teasers […]

WEDDINGS

Wedding Season is in Full Force

  Gina and I are super stoked to share with you that we’ll be welcoming a new little addition to our family this coming January! It’s an exciting time over here and we can’t wait! I guess that means we’ll have to do a new family photo. 🙂   Here’s a few photos of our […]

PERSONAL

Our family is growing by two feet!

A few weeks ago we hosted a small class on the guts of photography, essentially teaching a crash course in photography here at our downtown Monterey studio. We had a perfect amount of students, from new reporters to moms and dads. It was great to have a couple past clients in it as well, helping […]

PHOTOGRAPHY BIZ

Featured in Off 68!

Here’s a glimpse into the love of Laura and Hunter on their wedding day. Their wedding was held at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, and provided an awesome backdrop for such an awesome couple! Thanks again Laura and Hunter for including us on your intimate day. It’s a true honor. ~ Mike and Gina Laura […]

WEDDINGS

Mountain Winery Wedding with Laura and Hunter

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