David Royal Photography » Pacific Grove

Surfers

Royal — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:57:31 +0000

I spent some time with Seaside-based artist Mike Garnero while working on my portrait series of Monterey County surfers.Mike told me some great stories about how as a kid he used to hitch rides to surf on the old Del Monte Express train. He would jump on as it passed Custom House Plaza and then jump off at Lover’s Point in Pacific Grove. Mike is another vault of surf stories and I plan on presenting this project as a mix of images and interviews.

Merry Trucksis’ and her GMC Acadia

Royal — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:36:19 +0000

I shot a few images of Merry Trucksis and her dog Bob with her beloved GMC Acadia for GMC The Magazine last week.

Merry has a cool business creating custom imprinted eco friendly flags and banners, but this shoot was more about her and the car that she and her dog love.

The shoot was also about the light. I scouted out the location at Point Pinos in Pacific Grove, California two days earlier under clear skies. But on the day I was set to shoot the photographs it looked like it was going to be overcast at sunset. Fortunately the clouds parted and we got some great light before things went grey again. The seagulls even worked with us!

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.