Megan Ann Photography

After all of the photos of delectable food and sweets that you may have seen on my Facebook page, I think it’s about time I explain my involvement with Savor San Diego! What is Savor San Diego, you ask? Well, it’s an up and coming online food magazine for the San Diego area that, over the last 6 months, has grown tremendously and made a name for itself in the local “foodie” scene. With a desire to share their own food adventures, as well as feature top-rated restaurants, chefs and entrepreneurs, Savor offers current reviews on local cuisine and feature videos with standout chefs such as Brian Malarkey. After watching their featured videos, you may recognize the talents of FortyOneTwenty. These are the talented guys who I not only share an office with, but are also credited with creating the vision for Savor San Diego along with our good friend, Vy Baker, who is the Editor-in-Chief. They’ve established a valuable and trusted source for local foodies and, at the same time, shown off the talents of local restaurants through their kick ass videos. Oh and how am I involved? I get to come along on video shoots to eat cookies, sample yummy food and take a few photos here and there. Tough job, huh?

So now that you know all about Savor San Diego, check out these behind the scenes photos! The second video created for Savor was at The Cravory. Can you say COOKIES? This was pretty much my dream come true and someplace I would love to work if I wasn’t a photographer!

Click HERE to check out the video.

Next up was our review of Puesto! A brand new restaurant in La Jolla serving authentic Mexican street tacos. YUM.

Click HERE for a review!

And finally…a behind the scenes look at THE best food truck in San Diego…MIHO Gastrotruck! These guys were so fun to hang out with and their food is one of a kind. All local, farm fresh food that your taste buds will never forget!

Check out the feature video HERE!

Next time you are searching for a new restaurant to try in SD, swing by Savor San Diego for their tasty recommendations!!

I just can’t get over how cute these two are. And their baby?? I think she is going to be adorable as well. She should be here any day now, so it’s about time I showed you their maternity pics. I knew Kristy & I would hit it off from the start because she’s a native Oregonian (like me). And even better is that they both met up in college at Oregon State! I’m definitely a fan of these two and now I’m a fan of the San Diego Sockers since Brian is one of their star players! So you’ll see why we incorporated a little soccer into some of these.

Can you believe Kristy is less than a month from her due date in these photos?? Beautiful!

Gorgeous…

Soccer ball? Baby??

My favorite…

Thank you Kristy & Brian for allowing me to document such a wonderful time in your lives. Can’t wait to meet her soon!!!   xoxo

Hey everyone! Happy Monday!! Welcome to week 3 of my new “marry me monday” blog posts! This week I’m going to take a little break from photos and share a little inspiration for all you brides out there. I know that many of you know what Pinterest is…but maybe were a late adopter, like myself. I heard about Pinterest back in September or so, but just couldn’t imagine adding one more social site to my busy schedule. I knew it would have good information to share, but I just didn’t have the time to commit. However, once the new year rolled around, I couldn’t resist. I joined Pinterest. I started a few “boards” and it was over from there. I wouldn’t say I’m obsessed with it and don’t check it all day, everyday, but I will say that it has some amazing ideas for weddings, parties, photos, recipes and recipes and recipes. I feel like this is the best place for your wedding inspiration when it comes to dresses, decor, colors, displays, food, flowers and photos. Here’s a quick look at one of my photography boards…nothing crazy, just a few photos and ideas that I thought were my style and wanted to share with others:

There are a few important details and sensitive copyright subjects among the Pinterest crowd when it comes to photography and getting “pinned”. But, I think it is an amazing inspiration for brides, wives, moms, bloggers, photographers, etc. I’m definitely NOT an expert, but here are a few things to keep in mind when “pinning” your faves:

Tip #1 – make sure you can get back to the original source of a post before you “repin” a link. It’s important to give credit where credit is due and the origin of the post, recipe, photo stays in tact. If you click a link to the photo and it brings you to a blank page or google, try to find the original source to pin or don’t pin it at all. Be on the look out for websites who have the “Pin It” button in their blog posts (like mine!) which makes it so much easier to get credit for your work and “Pin” appropriately.

Tip #2 – if you’re a bride, create a board(s) specifically for your wedding inspiration and style. As your wedding photographer, you’ve chosen me for a reason…my style, artistic ability, personality, etc. So now that we have that in common, I’m able to see what you like and what your vision is for your engagement session, wedding theme, decor, etc. We are both getting to know each other through your pin boards…win win!

Tip #3 – don’t get too overwhelmed. Pinterest will give you a lot of ideas. Many times that can be overwhelming, but as long as you have a clear vision for your wedding day and stick to what style represents your love, you’re good to go.

Tip #4 – have fun with it! How can you not, right?? Pinterest is such a great tool for inspiration/creativity for your wedding, new home, new marriage, new baby and beyond! Enjoy this time of casting the vision not only for your wedding, but your new life as husband and wife!!

Happy Pinning!!

xoxo,

Megan