Los Angeles Wedding and Portrait Photographer - Heather Kincaid Photographer

Bel Air Bay Club Wedding Photos: Lauren & AJ

Heather — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:38:46 +0000

I had been looking forward to Lauren and AJ’s wedding ever since we got together late last year to photograph their awesome engagement session (Part I and Part II). I knew it was going to take place at a great venue, with a great coordinator, lovely details, and I knew Lauren and AJ were going to be fabulous… the makings for a perfect day. Here are a bunch of my favorites from this lovely day! (Click here to see my favorites from their “Photobooth” I posted a few weeks ago.)

Venue: Bel Air Bay Club

Event Coordination & Design: Beth Helmstetter Events

Florals: Holly Flora

Dress: Monique Lhuillier

The First Look:

The BEST reactions happen during First Looks.

A favorite.

A funny moment brought to you by the groomsmen.

Lauren & AJ brought the fierce!

So beautiful.

A big, fun wedding party.

Some of the awesome details of the Bel Air Bay Club and those designed by Beth Helmstetter. Classic, organic, fun and elegant.

I loved the look of of these lanterns lining the aisle. They brought a slight rustic feel to the classic setting.

The amazing view from the ceremony site.

The ceremony. Look how happy Lauren and her dad are walking down the aisle. Priceless moments.

This little boy was full of great expressions!

Married!!

The rings:

Beautiful, elegant, tonal reception details- perfect for this space. And I loved the texture of these table linens!

Holly Flora really created some amazing arrangements- I loved the layers and richness that was created by using so many different types of flowers all in the same color.

A creative approach to naming the the signature cocktails.

An awesome dancefloor battle between the best man and maid of honor.

The Grand Exit complete with sparklers.

Thanks to my friends Amanda and Mike for helping me out on the wedding day!

Lauren & AJ- Congratulations and I wish you both all the best! xoxo

Click here to view the SLIDESHOW complete with more images from this wedding! I have been slacking on slideshows this year and am trying to get back into making them more. Enjoy!

Los Angeles Family Photos: Andrew, Amanda & Sylvie

Heather — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:00:28 +0000

I was super honored when Amanda emailed me a while ago to set up a family session for her, Andrew and their beautiful baby girl Sylvie. I was originally introduced to Andrew by my former clients-turned-friends Sam and Justin, and found out that Andrew is a photographer and was a fan of my work. I’m not going to lie- there was some pressure going into this session knowing Andrew is a photographer and follows my blog… but I was SUPER excited to be asked to photograph his little family. PLUS- we planned to do the shoot on the Paramount Pictures lot thanks to Andrew working for the studio and getting us hooked up.

I left this session feeling incredibly lucky that I get to work with fantastic people, do what I love, and shoot in really cool locations.

Sylvie is such a precious little girl, and it’s obvious that she is the light of Andrew and Amanda’s lives.

Happy baby!

How gorgeous is Amanda? I especially love this photo on the left.

I love love love this expression on Sylvie’s face! To me, she’s a thinker and she’s an optimist.

One of my favorites from the session…

Happy, loving family. <3

Sylvie clearly wanted the spotlight on herself and Amanda in this photo…

Amanda was looking forward to some shots of Sylvie in a tutu. I loved it- it was super adorable… but I think Sylvie was a little tired and hungry by the time we got to this point…

Sylvie wasn’t having it… but I still love these shots. Babies get fussy- that’s what they do. I think it’s just as important to remember the happy, smiley times as the fussy, crying times… these photos are quite classic for that reason.

Exploring around the different spots on the lot.

I think these shots are going to be really special to have in 20 or 30 years… Andrew works for Paramount so these studios are a huge part of their life… I think it will be so great for Sylvie to be able to look back on this session and see these portraits taken around the classic studio setting.

I had been on the Paramount lot once before a few years back while in grad school. I had remembered this sky wall that has been used in various films, and thought it would make such a cool backdrop for photos… Fun fact- this giant wall stands in front of a huge sunken parking lot, which they can flood and use for scenes that take place out on the ocean. How cool is that? Luckily, the parking lot in front of the wall was not flooded, nor were there cars parked there. Love love these shots… PS – The Blackberry shots were not a setup…

Another thing that wasn’t planned: Andrew’s jump. The bonus of working with creative clients is they come up with their own way to spice up the photos and I couldn’t have been happier!

I’ll end this session with a definite favorite.

Andrew, Amanda and Sylvie- Thank you so much for being so much fun and for trusting me to document this time in your life! I look forward to seeing Sylvie grow up and to be able to photograph you all again in the future. xoxo

A Maternity Session in Orange County: Kristin

Heather — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:42:12 +0000

I was so excited to get an email from Kristin a month ago telling me that she and her husband were expecting and wanted to schedule a maternity session. Kristin is a great wedding coordinator from Orange County and I first met her when I shot some promotional photos of her and her sister for her company A Taylor Made Wedding. We hit it off right away on that shoot, so I was so excited to be able to photograph her again! Not to mention, she and her husband Pete are quite possibly the nicest couple around and I was so happy for them that they were going to have their first baby.

We started the shoot in Kristin & Pete’s home. Kristin wanted to start out with some more intimate shots… she looked absolutely gorgeous! This first one was a little experiment with harsh window light. Love how it turned out!

Hello gorgeous!!

The light in their shower was stunning! I’m so lucky to have clients like Kristin who see my eyes light up when I think of a shot and trust me to make it happen.

Then we got some shots of Kristin and Pete together. I love love this series of the two of them and think it captures who they are as an amazing couple and soon-to-be parents. They are so cute!

A definite favorite.

Then we headed out into their neighborhood for some lovely sunset light. The shot on the right- I love!

Another favorite. <3

So ridiculously good-looking.

I’ll end with this shot because it screams three things: they are happy, supportive and in love. They are going to make the best parents.

Kristin and Pete- You guys are so great! I’m SO so happy for you and I cannot wait to meet and photograph Baby when he or she arrives! xoxo

For information on maternity, newborn, and combined sessions, email me.

Backyard Wedding: Amie & Nic

Heather — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:33:37 +0000

I always love getting to go up to Northern California every chance I get. Actually, I just love getting to venture out of LA from time to time no matter where I go, but I especially love traveling up north for weddings because it allows me to have fun shooting while at the same time giving me an excuse to get together with friends and family who live up there.

I was happy to join my friend Chris to help shoot Amie and Nic’s great backyard wedding near Stockton, CA a few weekends ago. The wedding was held in the big, beautiful backyard of Nic’s family home- we were graced with some great light which made for some great photos. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the wedding, which just happen to be mostly portraits of the happy bride and groom.

Amie looked gorgeous. She was obviously a happy bride.

Nic looking handsome…

As often as possible, I like to experiment with different types of shooting… Here I was experimenting with pockets of harsh light and really love the result.

I loved these red trees that were on the property!

The First Dance:

The party was a part-tay.

Amie & Nic- Congratulations! Wish you all the best!

Ten Women Photographers in the Desert

Heather — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:00:08 +0000

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I spent a few days in Palm Springs at the Ace Hotel with 9 other women photographers – we wanted the opportunity to hang out, have fun and get to know one another a little better so we all ventured out to the hot desert for some pool/cocktail/fun/conversation action. I knew I would have a good time, but I didn’t know that we would all connect so well! It was such a great experience being with so many kind, fun, creative women… I enjoyed, admired and was inspired by each one of them.

While there, we of course took tons of photos – we had our iPhones, our DSLR cameras, a few Instax cameras, point-and-shoots… pretty much any type of camera you could imagine. We all posted frequently to our tumblr so we could have one central location to share photos. (Tumblr is awesome, by the way! I’ve started a personal tumblr and plan to do something fun with it soon.) If you have looked at our group tumblr, you have seen most of the photos I am sharing here, but I wanted to do a proper blog post about the trip as well.

We have decided to take a similar trip twice a year since the first one was so much fun! I’m so looking forward to the future trips with all of these great people!

My goal for this trip was to extend my creative boundaries and experiment with portrait photography and different styles of processing… I’m a firm believer in always trying something new and different, always trying to get better while looking for new perspectives and pushing the creative boundaries. I love the opportunity to shoot completely for myself- no expectations…

All 10 of us…

Ashley Rose – a few shots of her prego looking amazing.

I also did a series of a bunch of the ladies in this van on the property… had some fun with it.

Amanda Rae:

Jordana Hazel:

Mary of Floataway Studios:

Megan Welker:

Lobby:

Ala Cortez

Megan:

Mary:

Amanda, Megan and Mary.

Can’t wait for the next trip! xo

A Wedding Photobooth and Featured on Glamour.com

Heather — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:39:27 +0000

I wanted to quickly share some of my favorite images from Tawnny & Bob’s wedding Photobooth. This was a fun par-tay!

I think this is one of my fav Photobooth shots ever.

I also wanted to share a fun experiment that I tried with photos from Tawnny & Bob’s wedding- it’s a stop-motion video of a full wedding using images straight out of the camera (no retouching or post-processing). This idea had been in my head for a while, and Tawnny & Bob’s wedding was the perfect wedding to use for the experiment… I had posted it on Facebook and a few days later it was picked up by Glamour.com’s wedding blog Save the Date. I didn’t expect this to go anywhere… but the response has been so great I plan on experimenting more with this concept in the future!

Click here to see the feature… And click here to go directly to the video I posted on Vimeo if you do not see it below.

Tawnny & Bob’s Wedding Straight out of Camera from heather kincaid on Vimeo.

Eternity Yacht Newport Beach Wedding: Tawnny & Bob’s Wedding!

Heather — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:22:33 +0000

I had been looking forward to Tawnny & Bob’s wedding for quite a while, and their wedding day did not disappoint! They were so obviously happy to be getting married that day- their energy, their smiles, the way they looked at each other- plus the fact that they were so willing to trust me with the photos- made for the perfect, fun day on Electra Cruises Eternity Yacht in Newport Beach, CA.

Tawnny wore a lovely Maggie Sottero gown- I adored the floral shoulder wrap!

Because we didn’t want to only do portraits on the yacht, we schedule plenty of time before we boarded to get some really great photos of the bride, groom and wedding party. I couldn’t get enough of these bricks!

Bob was looking super handsome… and I loved his orange tie!

First look expressions are the BEST!

I loved this parking structure!

Loved the vibrant pink and orange bouquet.

We took a few more minutes before the ceremony to do some portraits on the yacht. I loved the sassy garter and fence net stockings!

Gorgeous day to be floating around the bay.

Tawnny put on this amazing birdcage veil just before the ceremony. Loved this look.

Super happy to about to become a Mrs.

The ceremony…

I have known Bob for more than 10 years now and I, along with all of the other people observing the ceremony, were blown away with Bob’s amazing vows to Tawnny. They were sweet, sincere, funny, and perfect. Behind my camera, I got a little teary realizing how happy Bob was to be Tawnny’s husband.

A few more portraits…

The First Dance.

Bob and Tawnny- I am so very happy for you and am so glad I could be there to document your wedding day and to join in the celebration! I wish you all the best and can’t wait to see what life has in store for you. xo

Styled Shoot: Bachelorette Weekend In

Heather — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:28:51 +0000

Back in June, I photographed a super fun and special styled shoot with the amazing Jaimi Brooks of Fiore Beauty and Catherine of The Life Styled and I’ve been dying to be able to blog about it. The shoot was featured on the fabulous Junebug Weddings blog “What Junebug Loves” last week, so finally I can share some of the images here.

Jaimi and Catherine came up with the fashion- and beauty-centered shoot – a bachelorette weekend in – and I was so honored that they asked me to photograph it for them. The day was so much fun, and I am so happy with the images we were able to capture thanks to the amazing team and the lovely models.

Hair & makeup: Fiore Beauty

Styling: The Life Styled

Dresses provided by Shareen Vintage

Location: The London Hotel – West Hollywood

The daytime look. Our models from left to right: Elana, Mimi, Suzy and Cat.

Elana is a real life bride-to-be and was super excited to play the bachelorette for the shoot. Congrats to Elana!

How stunning is she? She looked amazing in this vintage red polka dot dress.

Suzy looking sassy.

Mimi was a natural in front of the camera and I loved this layered necklace look!

Cat looked so amazing in this vintage green lace dress! I just loved her energy.

Love.

The evening look. Elana was totally feeling this amazing vintage frock. Her hair was amazing!

A few bonus shots of Suzy in this amazing pink tulle explosion! I had so much fun with this.

What a great day and team of people. Thanks to everyone who made this possible and another thanks to Blair of Junebug Weddings for featuring the shoot! xo

Where I’ve been…

Heather — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:55:19 +0000

Took a few days off to join some amazing women photographers in Palm Springs this week. So happy to now call them all friends…

Many more photos from the trip and weddings coming soon.

Practice: Photos from the Rodeo

Heather — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:49:50 +0000

I grew up in an area where many people owned horses and the rodeo was a fairly popular event. My family never owned horses, or had anything to do with the rodeo, but our neighbors when I was young owned horses that we had fun riding from time to time. Fun fact: I actually rode a pony in a Toys for Tots horse show one time… I got 3rd place in an event with only three riders… that was awesome.

The other weekend, my sister called me to go with her and some friends to the rodeo last-minute because a friend would be riding the flags around the arena… Though I’m not sure how I feel about the rodeo, I never turn down the opportunity to do something new and different- especially when I can bring my camera along. I mostly went just to have fun with friends, but I also used it as an opportunity to practice photographing things in a different way.

I feel alive behind a camera. Being able to be creative and photograph things enhances any new experience for me, and the rodeo was so visually different from anything I’m used to seeing. Here are some of my favorite photos I got that day in which I had fun with anticipation and composition.

The closest I will ever get to having four bulls posing for my camera.

Apparently, this is what bulls look like when they are getting ready to charge… this was my last shot of this guy…

All the riders wore pink that night in support of breast cancer awareness.