A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME
PHOTOGRAPHER,
STORY TELLER,
ADVENTURE
SEEKER.
WEDDINGS+ELOPEMENTS | ENGAGEMENTS | COUPLES | PORTRAITS
CA BASED + OPEN FOR TRAVEL
DEAN ESPEJO.
DEANESPEJOPHOTO@GMAIL.COM | 310.740.1227
GET TO
KNOW
ME
&
MY BUSINESS
BORN AND RAISED IN CALIFORNIA, I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME OUTSIDE CLIMBING TREES, ROLLING DOWN HILLS, AND CATCHING BUGS. I WAS A COMPLETE TOMBOY. MY HEART CRAVED ADVENTURE AND MOTHER NATURE CALLED MY NAME. BOTH OF MY PARENTS TOOK PHOTOS. I REMEMBER MY DAD ALWAYS TAKING PICTURES OF MY SIBLINGS AND I AND FAMILY PORTRAITS WERE ALWAYS CRAZY. MY DAD WOULD POSITION EVERYONE AND THEN HE'D RUN BACK AND FOURTH A MILLION TIMES TO CAPTURE ONE PERFECT SHOT. OUR HOUSE WAS ALWAYS FILLED WITH FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS, BUT NOT THE TYPICAL POSES, THEY WERE ARTSY. LOOKING AT THOSE PICTURES, EVERYONE SAW HOW MY PARENTS LOOKED AT THEIR LIFE. THEY CREATED A FEELING. AND THAT'S WHERE MY PASSION GREW. I PICKED UP A CAMERA AND IT'S BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE SINCE.
I HAVE BEEN SHOOTING ALL MY LIFE BUT PROFESSIONALLY FOR 10 YEARS NOW. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE WHAT I DO. I FEEL SO BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A LIVING THROUGH MY PASSION. IT'S A HUGE PART OF MY LIFE AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL OR COUPLE THAT I HAVE MET HAS INFLUENCED NOT ONLY MY BUSINESS BUT ME PERSONALLY. THERE'S NO RULE ON WHAT PHOTOS SHOULD LOOK LIKE, BE YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF. YOU BRING THE LOVE, I'LL BRING THE CAMERA.
MY WHY
GROWING UP, I'VE ALWAYS HAD A CAMERA IN MY HAND. THE OLDER I GOT, THE MORE I UNDERSTOOD WHAT I COULD DO WITH IT AND THE ABILITY I HAD TO MAKE MEMORIES LAST A LIFETIME. WHETHER I'M SHOOTING A COUPLE, PORTRAIT, OR A WEDDING, I WAS ABLE TO IMPACT SOMEONE'S LIFE DIRECTLY IN A POSITIVE WAY AND NOW MY WORK ISN'T FOR ME, IT'S FOR YOU. SEEING PEOPLE'S FACES LIGHT UP, GROW THEIR CONFIDENCE, FALL DEEPER IN LOVE, THAT'S WHY I DO WHAT I DO. TO ME, NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN TELLING A STORY THROUGH MY PHOTOGRAPHS. I BELIEVE THEY ARE MORE THAN JUST PICTURES, THEY ARE LIVING PROOF OF YOUR LOVE. ANYONE CAN PICK UP A CAMERA BUT WHAT THEY DO WITH IT IS WHAT MATTERS.I WANNA CAPTURE THE REAL STUFF, LET'S CAPTURE YOU.
A PERFECT FIT
A TYPICAL SESSION IS ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR PICTURE PERFECT POSES, WE MIGHT NOT BE A PERFECT FIT FOR ONE ANOTHER. THERE'S A PHOTOGRAPHER OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE! A SESSION WITH ME INVOLVES INTERACTION AND MOVEMENT. JUST YOU BEING YOU. IF YOU'RE QUIET AND RESERVED OR LOUD AND GOOFY, BE JUST THAT AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THE WORLD ALREADY SEES.
I ENJOY SHOOTING THE REAL, ADVENTUROUS + CRAZY IN LOVE COUPLES. THE ONES WHO AREN'T AFRAID TO BE EMOTIONALLY VULNERABLE AND INTIMATE IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA.THE ONES WHO DARE TO SHARE THEIR RAW EMOTION WITH ME AND ARE READY TO MAKE MEMORIES.
MY GOAL
I CAPTURE LIFE'S MOMENTS IN A CLICK. WITH AN AVID EYE FOR DETAIL, COLOR, AND COMPOSITION, I AIM TO MAKE MAGIC TOGETHER. EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT YOUR PHOTOS I WANT THEM TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THAT EXACT MOMENT IN TIME. REMINDING YOU OF WHAT YOU FELT THE DAY YOU COMMITTED YOURSELVES TO ONE ANOTHER. AFTER THE PARTY IS OVER, THE MUSIC STOPS, THE GUESTS GO HOME, AND THE SPARKLERS DIE OUT, YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS WILL LIVE ON.
THIS IS MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER WEDDING, ANOTHER COUPLE, ANOTHER PORTRAIT, ANOTHER JOB. THIS IS A START OF AN AMAZING FRIENDSHIP. I'M MORE THAN JUST A VENDOR ON YOUR WEDDING DAY. AND IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, I'M ALREADY PLANNING ON DANCING AT YOUR WEDDING.
