We were so excited for this session it seemed like it would never get here but it finally did. We had a blast. I’ll be shooting their wedding next week and I can’t wait for that either. These are just a few of my favorites. I’m not sure if my favorite moment was stopping traffic on Burton Drive, talking about Kung Fu movies or watching Adrian balance Jayne on his shoulders? Thank you Adrian and Jayne for being such amazingness. You make it easy. I love photography. I love my job. The Central Coast is full of surprises.

Mike stopped by to get me pumped up to go surfing by showing me the latest surf video. Wow, I’m glad he did. You might know that Mike’s brother is Lucas Handy who helped me out with some shots earlier this year. Mike and Luke Live in the amazing Big Sur. The Central Coast is full of surprises.

I’m still thinking about it. Here are some more gems I found on my recent vacation to The Ranch. I hope you enjoy these.

619 Profile.

Amazingness.

In the desert.

Something must’ve been funny.


Found House.

Oasis.

I killed a rattle snake. I cut off it’s head and it’s rattle in less than ten seconds. I wonder if that’s a record? Later we found arrowheads. At least one was estimated at 60,000 years old!


Desert Flower. Go Dodgers!

Desert Jokes.

The latest round of self portraits. This is what five minutes got me at Dominguez Studio. Sometimes I go up to the loft and chill out. The camera was there. so was I, I couldn’t help myself.

Stephanie Ronca was in town to sample some of Linn’s famous Olallieberry Pie and we made some images on her way into town. There are many more from this session and you will be seeing them in the near future. The Central Coast is full of surprises.

Stephanie and I have been trying to sync our calendars for what seems like months. It finally happened and it was worth the wait. The Central Coast is full of surprises.

Cassi and Grace are such a part of Cambria that I find it hard to imagine not seeing them around town. However, Spring starts their travel season so I asked them to come by the studio for some casual shots. I’m glad I did. You guys are beautiful. Thanks for for the honor and have fun. The Central Coast is full of surprises.

If you know the story then you know these are historic shots. If you know them you know this is “so Danny and Suzy..” They were in town last week from Santa Barbara and stopped by. I love you both. The Central Coast is full of surprises.

Jessie Lee’s brother and sisters are in town for a visit and they stopped by the studio for some impromptu portraits. What a bunch of hams. This was fun and we had a lot of laughs. Thanks you guys, and it was a pleasure meeting you and spending time around the fire at the beach. Are there cars in Colorado? ~ JD

I’ve been testing lately. The Central Coast is full of surprises.