Southern California Wedding Photographer - John Riedy

Well, as I come up on my 10th full year as a wedding photographer, having now shot weddings all over the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and even Europe, I’m very, very, VERY happy to announce the launch of my brand spankin’ new website. Same address, www.johnriedy.com, WHOLE new look. The images are BIG and, miraculously, they load FAST.  On my new site I have total control! I can very easily add images, galleries, menu items, change text, colors, design…just about anything. The other amazing thing is that this site is totally optimizable for search engines. Keep your eyes peeled on Google my friends, John Riedy Photography - San Diego Wedding Photographer - is COMING!

So, if you have a moment, please have a look around. If you see any spelling errors like my good friend, Shawna Krystek did last night at about midnight (what, it’s not spelled “Portolio”? There’s an “f”? DOH!), please don’t hesitate to tell me. Make sure when you view the galleries to use the “View Full Screen” function. It’s crazy.

Have fun!

Balboa Park

A few days ago I went out with Jaime and Barret, who are getting married on September 6 at the Diamondview Collection overlooking Petco Field in downtown San Diego.  We had a very nice time walking around Balboa Park, one of those quintessential San Diego wedding and portrait locations.  As you can see below, I could have taken these with my iPhone camera and the would have looked good.  Enjoy!

Doggie Beach
Solana Beach, CA 

This weekend I had the pleasure of photographing a good friend and actor, Kaleo Griffith. Although I’m not really a “headshot” photographer, per se, I always enjoy working with Kaleo and I think we managed a few really nice images for his new headshot. All of these shots were taken in and around our house in Carlsbad. All were shot with available light. I actually had a LOT of fun looking for light in places you wouldn’t think to use for this type of photography. If you know what you’re looking for, good light is everywhere!

Of course, my little guy, Jack, couldn’t help but get in on the action…

Sunset Cliffs
Point Loma, CA
March 20, 2008

Well, maybe impromptu isn’t the word, but last minute certainly is.  I received a call from Lauren about four hours before these photos were taken.  Due to “circumstances” beyond their control, Lauren and Jacob had driven in from Vegas for their engagement shoot, but found themselves without a photographer.  Having set aside the afternoon to watch a bit o’ hoops, I happened to be available (though I did end up missing a cliff hanger of a Duke game…yikes!).  It turned out to be my lucky day as they were both a pleasure to work with and, as you can plainly see, very photogenic.  Here are a couple of my favorites…