David Royal Photography » weddings

Paul and Tassa

Royal — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 05:08:17 +0000

Paul and Tassa’s post wedding kiss on Kailua Beach, Oahu, Hawaii.

Paul and Tassa

Royal — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:02:49 +0000

I had the opportunity to shoot some engagement photos of Paul and Tassa on Westcliff Drive in Santa Cruz, California.The area is rich with beautiful backdrops of the Pacific Ocean, one of those places where you could almost drop your camera and come up with a beautiful photo.It was cool that the area was a special place for them.And they had a lot of fun as we tromped around Natural Bridges State Beach.

Alex and David

Royal — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:19:16 +0000

Here is a favorite frame from Alex and David’s wedding in Aptos, California.

A skateboard was leaning against a wall of the garage as we returned from signing the wedding license. Alex jumped on and David proceeded to push her along.

More images on the way.

Lizzy and Joe

Royal — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:47:19 +0000

Here is on of my favorites after my initial edit of photos from Lizzy and Joe wedding at Pajaro Dunes in Watsonville, Calif. on Friday September 10, 2010.

They got some great weather and were a fun couple to photograph although her veil was a bit uncooperative at times!

Mother and brother of the groom.

Bride’s shoes on the beach during the ceremony.

Putting the shoes back on.

The last rays of sun for the day.

Erik and Ashleigh

Royal — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:59:53 +0000

Lots of weddings! Heaps of photos to edit!

Here is a favorite frame from Erik and Ashleigh’s wedding on Sunday. They are lucky enough to live above Monastery Beach in Carmel, California. So we took a few photos with Point Lobos in the background.

Heather and Danny

Royal — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:08:58 +0000

I shot two weddings over the the past weekend.

Here is one of my favorite frames from my first look at Heather and Danny’s wedding at Peachwoods in Santa Cruz on Saturday. I will post more soon.

Josh and Abby

Royal — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:51:19 +0000

I had the pleasure of traveling to the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii to shoot the wedding of Josh and Abby. The wedding was a small intimate affair on the beach near Sunset Point and in the background solid sets were rolling in at Backyards.
I felt so lucky to be able to document their big day.

Scott and Lindsay

Royal — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Here is a audio slideshow I created for Scott and Lindsay’s wedding which I shot earlier this month. The wedding took place at Asilomar State Park in Pacific Grove, California.

Blake and Eugenia

Royal — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:53:00 +0000

Here is an audio slideshow I produced from a wedding at the Carmel Mission in Carmel, California earlier this summer. The wedding went great and while these slideshows take some time to produce I think they offer clients a major value in documenting their wedding. The natural sound I blend with interviews and images means they get a video-like multimedia show as well as all the stills I normally provide. And although these take a lot of time to put together, and add new challenges while shooting, I am having a lot of fun with the process.

Change as the Constant

Royal — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:37:00 +0000

Some serious hang time has passed since I got the notion to put any new work up here. Over the past few months my work has been light to steady to heavy and I have shot a wild variety of things.

From a traditional Jewish wedding to a traditional Catholic wedding.

From skateboarders to shots of fresh herbs in to go bags.

I photographed the scene at the Monterey Hostel and made a portrait of Kamal Saleh, a former Major in the Iraqi Military, who was imprisoned and tortured under Saddam Hussein.

Change has been the constant and I have been forced to come up with some creative solutions in a wide variety of situations. I guess this is why I got into the game in the first place. The interesting people I meet, places this job takes me and the challenge of recording it.