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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.

Joshua & Melissa’s Wedding in Turlock, CA

Jerad Hill — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:42:50 +0000

I must just be blessed to get to take pictures of the most relaxed brides ever. Melissa was so relaxed and on top of things that her calmness wore off on me. I am usually pretty relaxed at weddings but in the moment I can get a little tense trying to make sure I am capturing everything.

Though it was a little cold, it was a nice clear day in Turlock which made for a perfect day to take photos. One of my favorite things about being part of weddings is getting to know the story behind the couple. What is even more fun is when more details leak out during the best man toast. It was great getting to know Josh and Melissa while capturing them public display their love and commitment to each other in front of family and friends.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church: Turlock, CA – (209) 634-8578 – http://www.shparish.net/
Turlock Ballroom Portuguese Hall
Photos taken at: Turlock High School: http://ths.turlock.k12.ca.us/