Paul C. Miller's Blog

My Amazing Daughter and Assistant Sasha

paulcmiller — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:52:32 +0000

I took this portrait of my daughter Alexandra (Sasha) out at the Point Reyes Lighthouse when she was assisting me for an engagement portrait. She’s a very talented photographer and has such a warm and playful personality that people immediately relax in her presence. I wish I could hire her for every assignment!

Black and white film images

paulcmiller — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:54:46 +0000

These days I’ve been missing the look and whole process of black and white film. I love the irregular grain and physicality of it. I also miss making contact sheets out of the 36 images in a roll and finding a few gems.

Here are a few images I recently scanned. A few I posted to my Etsy site as fine prints.

Portraits of Holly and Jordan at Lake Leonard

paulcmiller — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:55:00 +0000

I met with Holly and Jordan on December 2nd a Lake Leonard north of Ukiah. It is an amazing place for their wedding in June, 2012. Here’s a link:

http://www.leonardlakereservellc.com/

I loved the dark clothes and great hats they wore for this practice portrait session. The images in black and white look like they could have been taken in the 1940s.

Mark and Tasha

paulcmiller — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:13:59 +0000

Mark and Tasha flew down with family and friends from Calgary, Alberta for their wedding in Sonoma County. The ceremony took place at Arista Winery in Healdsburg, the reception at Mayacama Golf Club in Santa Rosa.

Many thanks to Stephanie Beer of Covenant Coordinating for making this beautiful day come together. http://www.winecountryweddingsite.com/

Here the girls ran away. Everyone laughed.

My brother Jeff and his lovely Sophia

paulcmiller — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:43:36 +0000

I just had to post this picture of my brother Jeff and his daughter Sophia when they came to visit:

Autumn portraits

paulcmiller — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:26:29 +0000

Thank you, Paul and Jessica for these great engagement portraits we took out at the Kortum Trail. The old barn has since become my favorite location for portraits. Thanks to my assistant/2nd shooter Ryan for finding this.

Andy and Caitlyn’s wedding at Arista Winery

paulcmiller — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:21:31 +0000

I loved photographing this wedding. I was especially interested in capturing the late afternoon light behind them. I think it really conveys the feeling of that warm summer day.

Online slideshow for Allisen and Brian

paulcmiller — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:54:22 +0000

Here is a slideshow I made for Allisen and Brian for their May 23rd wedding:

www.paulcmiller.com/allisen

Tyler and Jami just had a baby!

paulcmiller — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:52:44 +0000

I love this picture of Tyler and Jami's son Finn with their dog keeping guard.

Rainbow over Russian River

paulcmiller — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:09:14 +0000

Panoramic shot of rainbow over Russian River

Rainbow over Russian River--uncropped