So Cal public locations suggestions

[Savagelogic]

I'm gonna give wedding photography a try. My background is as a photojounralist, so I don't have much images that would work for a wedding website and stuff.

To start off, a couple friends of mine have agreed to be my models for a day of portraits to get a website and business cards a start. I've even bought a discounted wedding dress and fake bouquet to use.

My main concern is locations. Besides some places like parks and the beach which would be good to do an engagement type session, where would anyone suggest? Since I don't have a wedding booked, I'm pretty limited on where I can go like a real church or something. BTW, I live near Ontario but I'm willing to travel anywhere in LA, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties.

ALSO, if anyone needs a shooter for a wedding in southern california I'm available. My non-wedding work can be viewed at: www.erictom.net.

Thanks.

[kevindar]

I had mine taken at ucla, in front of royce hall. liked them a lot

[ryant35]

I love Newport Beach. There are some great locations at the end of the Balboa Peninsula. Big houses, cliffs, and the bay as a background.

Laguna Beach at the Main beach area, intersection of the 133 highway/Broadway and PCH, there are rocks that are great for portraits.

[KirkHMB]

In your neck of the woods, there are some nice older churches in Pomona. Go there on a Saturday (or ask when the exterior could be shot) and use the grounds, not inside.

The one at Garey and Pasadena has really nice front doors and steps, not sure when it would be free.

[DanielZahn]

Try out St Vincent de Paul Church. Just stand on the front steps or something.

http://bigorangelandmarks.blogspot.c...ul-church.html

[JWright]

Originally Posted by ryant35

I love Newport Beach. There are some great locations at the end of the Balboa Peninsula. Big houses, cliffs, and the bay as a background.

Laguna Beach at the Main beach area, intersection of the 133 highway/Broadway and PCH, there are rocks that are great for portraits.

Most of the beach communities like Newport, Laguna and Huntington require expensive city permits to do commercial photography on the beach. And don't try to tell them you're there shooting snapshots. (The wedding dress and bouquet will be a dead give-away...) A friend of mine was thrown off Little Corona by the Newport Beach police and she is a elderly grandmother who was taking pictures of her grandson. What attracted the police was her black DSLR and black lens...

[yonni]

Originally Posted by JWright

Most of the beach communities like Newport, Laguna and Huntington require expensive city permits to do commercial photography on the beach. And don't try to tell them you're there shooting snapshots. (The wedding dress and bouquet will be a dead give-away...) A friend of mine was thrown off Little Corona by the Newport Beach police and she is a elderly grandmother who was taking pictures of her grandson. What attracted the police was her black DSLR and black lens...

Damn, that is just so freakin' wrong!! Let me get this straight. You are restricted on where you can use a dslr in public while taking pics of your family At the beach