Jerad Hill Photographer » Engagements

Half Moon Bay Engagement Portraits with Calin and Bianca

Jerad Hill — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:07:26 +0000

What a great time I had taking pictures of Calin and Bianca. This was a last minute engagement session. I was already up in Half Moon Bay taking Gregg and Jen’s portraits. By the time that I met up with Calin and Bianca, it was almost 3pm and I already had a pretty good sun burn going on. We ended up just driving around looking for random spots to take pictures at and came up with some great shots. We concluded down the road a bit when the sun was starting to duck nicely behind the clouds on it’s way down.

It’s late (1am) but I wanted to get a few of my favorite shots up for both couples before I went to bed. Besides, Liam is still up making noise so I couldn’t get to bed even if I wanted to.

Thanks so much Calin and Bianca for making the last minute trip over to Half Moon Bay, I had a great time hanging out and taking pictures. I am excited for your wedding at The Reata in Oakdale!

Photo set on Flickr

Half Moon Bay Engagement Portraits with Gregg and Jen

Jerad Hill — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:34:35 +0000

I had a great time today with Gregg and Jen in Half Moon Bay. In case you didn’t know, Half Moon Bay is amazing and it could not have been any nicer of a day today. Gregg and Jen are actually having a Half Moon Bay wedding also. I was lucky enough to tag along as Gregg tasted beers to be served at their wedding. We both agree that the “blond ale” at Half Moon Bay Brewing Co. is a WIN!

Oh, and you should check out Jen’s boutique shops: http://ritzyragz.com

Photoset on Flickr

Knights Ferry Engagement with Christopher and Sarah

Jerad Hill — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:41:20 +0000

I had a great time this last weekend taking pictures in Knights Ferry with Christopher and Sarah. I have known Sarah for a while through Church. She and my wife have hung out a few times. One of the things I appreciate about Sarah is how classy she is. It emits from the way she presents herself and the way she speaks, it’s no wonder that a classy guy like Chris would be drawn to her. Chris and I got along great because he is into technology and business. I am sure I could talk to him for hours and never get tired of it. Sarah and my wife on the other hand probably beg to differ.

I love to dance, especially more classical forms of dance. I am not good at all, but I can appreciate it. When I asked Chris to dip Sarah you can see what I got. The shot was completely off the cuff with no instruction. It went down like this… “Chris, dip Sarah,” and BAM!

I tell you what I can’t wait for, their first dance at their wedding. I hope I am not setting the bar any higher than they had planned, but to be completely honest, that dip photo made my weekend!

Alameda Engagement Portraits with John and Chanda

Jerad Hill — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:47:08 +0000

John, Chanda and I connected through Facebook. They invited me to their home in Oakland and after five minutes of chatting I knew that we would get along great. John and Chanda both work in the medical field so they had a lot of interesting stories to share with me while we took pictures. Their dog, Dyogi, which if you phonetically pronounce it out is the letters D-O-G. I love it! Totally my kind of people, young professionals who know how to have a good time.

We started off up in the hills above Oakland, which are beautiful by the way. Then we made our way around to Alameda where we took some photos by the water. Lastly, we stopped off for some mexican food and amazing margaritas.

There are so many things that I appreciate about John and Chanda, some of those things you can see in the photos. The way that Chanda looks at John and vice versa. You know that they are in love. They shared some of their dating stories with me, which are some of the best I have ever heard, Meet The Parents status… I am so excited for their wedding in Santa Cruz later this year.

Oakdale Engagement Portraits with Nolan and Janel

Jerad Hill — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:54:44 +0000

Nolan is my little brother, so of course I was excited to hear that he had finally asked Janel to be his wife. One of the greatest things to have in life is someone who supports you completely. The thing I have appreciated most over the last few years as Nolan and Janel have dated is how much Janel supports my brother in his interests. Nolan loves music and although music is a tough industry to get into, Janel supports him all of the way.

Nolan started playing the drums about 10 years ago. To make sure that he could afford a great ring for Janel, he sold his drum set. He has never been with out a drum set since he first started. For those of you who know a musician, you know how big of a deal that is.

Congrats Nolan and Janel, Nol, I’m proud of you man.

Brian and Aly Engagement in Knights Ferry

Jerad Hill — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:10:01 +0000

What I love most about life is watching what people become grow up to become. My childhood best friend was Brian’s older brother, which meant that Brian endured a lot at the hands of his brother and I. Even through all of that he turned out to be a pretty amazing guy and found himself an even more amazing girl. One of the things I remember about Brian from our childhood is that he wanted to be a police officer. It is very rare that people take their childhood dreams and make them a reality. Brian has done that and that is something to respect. Aly is finishing up school and I can already tell that she is going to change the world of business finance.

Our day started out with some Starbucks, I like my clients to be heavily caffeinated by the time we start shooting. We drove up to Knights Ferry to take some photos. Taking engagement portraits in Knights Ferry is such a fun experience because there is so much in such a small area. After roaming around Knights Ferry we decided to head back and take some shots around the tracks in Oakdale. I had yet to take engagement portraits in Oakdale. Over all we were able to capture some fun photos of Brian and Aly.

Brian and Aly will be getting married next year in April and I am excited to be there wedding photographer. I have had this idea in my head for a while that I approached Brian with. I have done several police office weddings in the past and have yet to get a bride a groom to agree to it. I would love to get a police car and have the bride slam her groom up against the hood of the car like in the movies. That shot would be epic! Maybe I will get lucky with Brian and Aly.

Brian and Aly, thank you so much for allowing me to capture your love for each other. It was fun hanging out, catching up, and getting to know both of you together.

Take a moment and watch Brian and Aly’s engagement slideshow.

ps. The top image on this page has weird color. For some reason when I upload the main header photo through my website it messes with the colors. You can see the original on my Flickr account, notice it looks much better.

Downtown Modesto Engagement Session with Michael and Jamie

Jerad Hill — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:15:08 +0000

Michael and Jamie met several years ago at Starbucks. Jamie had just moved back to Modesto and Michael was working at Starbucks. Shortly there after, Jamie started working at the same Starbucks where they became good friends and soon started dating. I got to know Jamie when she attended the Modesto Photo Walk that I hosted in 2009. We set out on our photo session with no real destination. We decided to drive around downtown Modesto and see what we could find. I think we ended up with some great shots. Michael and I both share a love for music. After we finished taking photos the second Jamie was not paying attention we started talking music which probably could have lasted all day. Jamie started to get that look in her eyes that my wife often gets when I start talking so we called it a day.

Getting to know Anthony & Nicole

Jerad Hill — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:08:50 +0000

Anthony and Nicole described themselves to me as being a geek and a nerd. I was not sure which term referred to which but I know that I can relate. I am not sure if I consider myself a geek or a nerd. I would assume geek. Anyhow, Anthony and Nicole met years ago in high school while participating in the Science Olympiad. I can also relate to this because I took part in the competition during my school years as well. Though they said it would be hard to get a decent photo of the two of them it didn’t take but 15 minutes and they were used to me and my camera.

I built them a fun little website to show off their photos and share wedding info with their family.
http://anthonyandnicole.jeradhillphoto.com

This last image we took at Nicole’s request. Anthony is 6′5″, so any chance Nicole gets she likes to be taller than him.

Kevin & Caryn Engagement Session

Jerad Hill — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:34:07 +0000

I have known Kevin and his family for years. When I was a kid we raced go-karts together. My wife has been on a few missions trips with Kevin. So when I heard that he was engaged, I knew that it must be to a pretty spectacular girl and sure enough Caryn is just that. It was great getting to know Caryn and watching the two of them interact. We started out at Kevin’s parents house taking some pictures in the orchards and then took a quick run out to Knights Ferry where we continued to have fun.

Carlos & Katy’s Yosemite Engagement Portraits

Jerad Hill — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:42:01 +0000

Carlos and Katy met in Earth Science class. Carlos happened to be doing quite well in Earth Science, Katy was not. It started out with Carlos helping Katy with the class, followed by sitting together and seeing each other at the gym. Today, they are engaged and to be married later this year.