Monterey & West Coast Photographers | Random Friday

Monterey & West Coast Photographers | Random Friday

So our last post about the wedding we shot in Monterey at Pasadera Country Club has me West coast day-dreaming a bit. Beautiful light, majestic landscape, beaches, mild temperatures all year....you picking up what I'm putting down? One of the favorite things Theresa and I would do would be to walk out the front door of the house we were renting and walk (or run) to the beach. Yes, we were spoiled and we know it now for sure as it wasn't even a mile. Theresa's favorite past-time was hunting for beach glass while I wandered around with a camera. Influenced by a lot of photographers who lived and worked in the Monterey and Carmel area, I love how if you look hard enough you can see all these wonderful abstract and beautiful images right in front of you.  A couple of my favorite photographers that lived in that area are Edward Weston and Wynn Bullock. If you happen to find yourself in Carmel then I highly recommend you check out the Weston Gallery and the Photography West Gallery. I would always walk out of those places burning with inspiration and the urge to photograph. Here's a few from the last time we were there (as always click on a thumbnail to see it larger). I also put the camera settings / info in the captions in case anyone's curious. 

Find more of Edward Weston's work here.

Nikon D3s, 50mm 1.4 lens, ISO 200, f/4, 1/1250 sec.

Nikon D3s, 50mm 1.4 lens, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/100 sec.

Nikon D3s, 50mm 1.4 lens, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/640 sec.

Nikon D3s, 50mm 1.4 lens, ISO 200, f/11, 1/100 sec.

Nikon D3s, 50mm 1.4 lens, ISO 200, f/11, 1/640 sec.

Nikon D3s, 50mm 1.4 lens, ISO 200, f/11, 1/160 sec.

Nikon D3s, 50mm 1.4 lens, ISO 200, f/11, 1/320 sec.

- Randall