We started Jon and Jamie’s engagement photos in downtown Fresno for some urban landscapes and then shot out east on 180 to Centerville where we found some interesting backdrops, oaks, blossoms and a very cool sunset. Turned out to be a great shoot. Be looking for their wedding photos coming up in May.
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Awesome. Love the first shot!
Josh and Jackie’s wedding day started out a little foggy but turned into a beautiful day by the time of their reception at the Banker’s Ballroom in downtown Fresno. Services were held at Central Valley Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Fresno where a huge wedding party began getting ready. The church was eventually packed as it was standing room only to witness the vows for the special couple. Music became the theme as both Josh and Jackie are passionate musicians and a number of songs were performed throughout the day. A Filipino dance was performed in the beautiful light at the Banker’s Ballroom and a mini-concert of lovely songs was conducted by a multitude of talented artists. Josh and Jackie’s wedding was one for the ages.
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Thank you so much for the nice comments. It really means a lot.
Great! For lack of a better word. I so love the pics, they tell a story of a love shared by two people. I’d love to have the same when i get married
Hi Craig. all your photography are beautifull. Congratulation ! And excuse my english, I’m a french photographer. Take care, Olivier Malcor 
What a great wedding! I love the fog, I LOVE the fact that they sing and play an instrument and I LOVE that they look like they love each other. Great work on capturing so many great moments in such a photojournalist way.
Great shots in a beautiful setting! Awesome work!
Josh and Jackie approached me about their wedding just a few days ago. They were looking for a quick turnaround as their wedding was to be in only three weeks – AND they needed an engagement session with a guest signature book. To work we went and shot their engagement session at their church – Central Valley Seventh Day Adventist Church in Fresno – and quickly produced these images. Won’t be long and you’ll see some of their wedding images posted here too. Josh and Jackie are musicians and met on a church trip. Their wedding promises to be a memorable one as I’m told their wedding party will include 42 bridesmaids and groomsmen. YIKES!! Tune back soon to see how everything turned out!
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Hey, great article! As a photographer in family portraits, in the San Francisco bay area, I will use some of this in my marketing. Thank you!
Craig man, I love this image! you captured it great, their attitude simply fits the pose. Well done!
The great American portrait. Love it! I would have never thought to do some of the creative posing and portrait work in the church the way you did. I am sure the couple loves their photos. Wonderful job!
Great image. I look forward to seeing the wedding photos
My first engagement session of the new year was out in the wine country of Paso Robles. Meredith and Tom live in Pennsylvania but Meredith is from out here, so they are getting married at Wolf Lakes in July. They enjoy tasting wine together so I suggested stopping by a couple of wineries in Paso and using their beautiful architecture and landscaping for their engagement shoot. We had a great time and barely escaped the drenching rains. Tom and Meredith are a very fun couple to hang out with and now I can’t wait to shoot their wedding in July.
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Love that you captured so much variety. Both in the images and in their personality. I especially like the barrel room images. Good work.
Great images, i love the clean look no distractions, they eye goes strait to the subject. Amazing job!
The first photograph is perfection! You captured classic looks and the family being a family, an exceptional combination.
What a great way to spend the day. Great couple, great locations and a great photographer. The wine cellar photographs are especially great.
Just finished post on a set from a fall portrait session with the Forbes family at Woodward Park. They were a really cool bunch. They even brought along bubbles, a football and hula hoops to mix in and create ample photo ops. I don’t get to do these too often but they sure are a lot fun. I hope they enjoy their photos as much as I did making them. Check out more pics after the jump.
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What a great family portrait! Beautiful. Love the scenery too!
This really is a terrific family portrait. Awesome job!
Now, that’s a beautiful family shot! I looove the colors in the background. I bet this family must be happy with such a picture. Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
Loved hanging out with Keri and Chris for their big wedding at the Holiday Inn in downtown Fresno last month. I knew it was going to be a great day after having such a good time shooting their engagement session. They are such a great couple couple to shoot. Both really nice people and very accommodating for my occasional unique request: like when I asked them to stand out in the middle of Van Ness Avenue for a couple of portraits. Downtown was such a cool place to be too. So many options for portraits – and we couldn’t have asked for a nicer day. A real classic.
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Great job of wedding photography right here…. Great looking couple, looks like you and they both had a lot of fun. Good job!
love it!
Great exposure and color here! I love your poses and way you work with your bride and groom. Great work on this wedding!
Craig – you did an absolute beautiful job!!! There are some definately priceless moments that you got!! GREAT JOB =)
American Idol runner-up David Archuleta performs in Clovis, CA
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Barbara and Marty were married in a special service at Henderson Park in Snelling, Ca overlooking the Merced River. Their ceremony was performed in the Native American tradition rich in cultural and family customs. Family members gathered in a circle around Barbara and Marty to provide their support and blessings. Afterward the guests kicked off some good old fashion American fun with a fantastic party that celebrated the nuptials of the longtime friends. And as if that wasn’t enough entertainment, there was even belly dancer on hand. Barbara is amazing. She practically made everything for the wedding and the reception herself. Good thing for me that she couldn’t take her own photos!
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Beautiful fall colors, nice chemistry between the couple
Great colors! I adore her dress and just marvel at how you do the flash and lighting at receptions. Great job!
WOW! Fantastic color and what a dress! I love that opening shot!
Beautiful photography! I love the fall colors, the details and the masks! Great work.
I haven’t had a chance to do much theater photography lately but I did get a chance on Friday when I was asked to do photos for Clovis High’s production of the Agatha Christie mystery “And Then There Were None.” Instead of one portrait, as I’ve done in the past, I photographed the whole cast in character. I also did a few live action shots of their first dress rehearsal. So why do it on my day off from the Bee? Well, my son Randy coaxed me a bit. He plays Dr. Edward George Armstrong and is pictured above. To see the show, it runs October 13-16 at the Mercedes Edwards Theater in Clovis. These photos will be up in the lobby.
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I brought my own lights in for the main and hair light. The rest is just available stage light for color.
I just love the expression!!
Very cool. Did you bring in your own lights, or are those the stage lights? Either way, very dramatic!
Very cool, did you cart your own lights in, or are those the stage lights? Either way, I like them. Very dramatic!
Great job Craig, these are very nice portraits. Love the poses!
I did Sheena and Roy’s engagement session back in May. That’s the one where we crossed town several times between Woodward Park, Grace Christian Preschool and Blackbeards. Well the wedding got us out and about town too as we went from getting ready at the Piccadilly Inn – University to Our Lady of Victory church, out to Woodward for some fun pix and then back to the Piccadilly. It was all good and I had a great time meeting Roy and Sheena’s friends and family. I especially liked some of the creative dancing. The couple and their friends really put on a show. Another great wedding shoot in Fresno.
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Really looks like they had a good time. You captured it well.
Finally got to shoot a wedding at Wolf Lakes Park in Clovis…well, technically Sanger. In my opinion there’s not a better location in the Fresno/Clovis area to have a wedding that this place. And there wasn’t a more beautiful couple to photograph there than my new friends, Angela and Josh. They’ve been very special clients to me and I’ve loved being a part of their big day as well as getting a warm reception from their families. Although it was late August we enjoyed very mild temperatures which helped the day go on without a hitch and provided plenty of incentive for the party to continue on into the night.
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beautiful wedding! I love the brides dress!
Oh my gosh, that first photo! So much emotion captured. Beautiful set!
Beautiful wedding photos! Love all the vibrant colours in this wedding – the bridesmaids dresses, the bouquets, the ribbons. My favourite is the one of the bride giving the thumbs up. Too cute.
Cheers from Vancouver BC!
Awesome reception images. A lot of joy there
What a gorgeous couple. They are HOT!!!!!. And a beautiful set of images. You have done them proud.
Great set here, love that ring shot man!
STELLAR as always! wonderful storytelling.
Tiffani and Jordan were married in front of hundreds at Truth Tabernacle Church in Fresno where Pastor Vaughn Morton lightened things up a bit with a few jokes. Tiffani, who happens to be the daughter of my colleague John Mincks at the Fresno Bee, was very relaxed as I watched her get her hair done at the Church. Jordan also seemed very much at ease – even after draining a Monster energy drink. All in all, it was a fun time watching the day unfold. Great food and a yummy dessert capped off the afternoon as the newlyweds departed for their honeymoon in San Francisco. Here are a few of my favorite images from the day:
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I love the vintage look of these photos!
I love this shot. Very organic!
I love the the Picture of the groom and his groomsmen in the classroom.
I have to admit the photo has too much grain for me but I assume the light must have been not so good.
I some pretty interesting weddings – and I’m so grateful to my clients for that! – but I don’t think I’ve seen one more interesting that Chris and Daena’s wedding held at the Dinkey Creek campgrounds. These two really knew how to throw a party. They reserved the entire lower loop for all their family and guests and they stressed a very casual attire for the wedding. In fact, they demanded I not get dressed up to shoot their wedding. They said wear shorts (!). Who was I to argue? OK. I had a great time shooting their wedding because it was so low key, casual and, well, fun. The location was absolutely beautiful. I wish I could do all my weddings in a setting like this. I really appreciate Chris and Daena for their generosity and hospitality.
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Beautiful location and great photos. Makes me want to be there
Great images, Craig… love the shot of the couple walking along the creek.
Beautiful photos Craig!
This photograph is wonderful! I love casual weddings. So stressless. She’s so pretty in this picture and they make such a cute couple. I don’t know if we have a setting like that here, in Delaware. But, I’m going to make it my mission to find one. My children would love to camp at this campground. I love your work. Your a talented photographer.
What a great low key wedding! What a fun couple. You captured the day well (in your summer shorts and all!)
Had the best time at Dave and Kerry’s wedding last month. How could I not ? It was held at the Running P Ranch in Woodlake. Running Pee? Really? That’s awesome. And everybody there enjoyed it just as much as I did. So what if I had to dodge a little horse poop here and there to get great shots of the lovely couple. It was worth it. We had whatcha call a down home, knee-slappin’ good time. Dave and Kerry – thank you so much for the opportunity. I loved it!
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Beautiful images, the first photo is just stunning, and I love the angle you shot from with this photo.
Beautiful shot. Nice composition.
Fabulous images! You really did a great job at capturing the magical moments. I’m sure the newlyweds will be thrilled!
Wow, love the angle of this couple. Beautiful photo!
Super set of photos, really like the first look shots and also your couple shots and that last ones a cracker!
The first look sequence is cool, Craig. I like the light and warmth of the last image, too.
You never disappoint. Beautiful as always.
I was honored by Angela and Dean who gave me the opportunity to photograph their wedding at Ridge Creek Golf Course where they invited an intimate gathering of family to witness their Indonesian wedding in the Muslim tradition. It was really cool to watch. Later, the bride and groom changed into more Americanized wedding wear to celebrate with their friends as well as more extended family members. It was really a great time and a pleasure to capture the emotions and fun that went along with the day. It was also nice to shoot a wedding alongside fellow shooter Glenn Schafer who did video.
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Great set. The lighting on all of them is perfect!
Amazing first photo, well caught
The first photo is amazing, love the camera work here.
Love this shot! Well done.
Love the composition and the lighting.
That is a very cool shot… love it!
Great depth of field and lighting. Well done on this photo, the couple looks stunning!
Great job with the first photo! And the moments at the reception make me smile.
Will, I shot the photo with one off-camera Canon 580exII on light stand/umbrella set up. I used radiopopper transmitters. Pretty simple set up. Thanks for the kind words.
-Craig
I love that shot! What lighting did you use? off camera flash? Alien Bee?
These are great, Craig. Especially love the last one.
Jon & Jamie: Engaged
Josh & Jackie: January wedding
Josh & Jackie: Engaged
Meredith & Tom: Engaged
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