Goddard Studios Blog

Wedding, Children, Family Portrait and Fashion Photography based in Laguna Beach, California

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The "boutique studio" named "Goddard Studios" is the distilled experiences of a husband and wife team; Collin and Anna Goddard.

Collin's formal training was on the job, starting in New York City in the eighties, working with some of the greatest names in fashion- such as Bruce Weber, Albert Watson, Alex Chatelain, Scavulo, Bill King and many more. While on- and off the set, Collin would watch, listen and observe how each photographer composed-, lit-, and styled their subjects. He also started to see common threads that each shared in their ability to put their subjects at ease, which led to much better images due to them "feeling great" about themselves. There is a rhythm and tone that the great photographers all seem to share on some level when shooting, and they have the ability to capture a life, energy and beauty which ALL people possess. It takes an exceptional photographer to combine the two, and Collin is honored to have had these greats as his mentors.

Anna met Collin in the late eighties during a modeling assignment in Europe. She moved to the US with Collin and got married soon thereafter. Carrying on her career which took her all over the world, she finally settled down in one place -Laguna Beach, California- while pregnant with their first child in 1998. Unable to continue to model internationally, she too started getting an interest in being behind the other side of the camera and refined her natural talent by formal training under Collin. It didn't take long for the duo to see a need for photographers who will shoot a different style than the "usual" posed and staged photographs. Collin and Anna's photos by contrast, tell a story.

Rather than imposing some random- or overt idea about what is considered to be artistic, Collin and Anna see the art of the moment; the magic and energy of their subjects, knowing when a moment is going to happen before it's happened, the attention to detail, as well as the importance of great locations. It's been said that their photography looks as if it's been clipped from the reel of a movie or the pages of a photo journalistic lifestyle diary. "We believe that EVERYONE is photogenic, and we know how to pull out the best qualities of each person by making everyone feel comfortable and good about themselves", Collin and Anna say.

What sets their wedding photography apart is that they prefer to use natural- and available light for most of their photography, even at night where the only source of light might be candle light. Using state of the art camera equipment and lenses, technical know-how and their afore mentioned experience, results in simply put beautiful and moving images, capturing the very soul of the wedding and its participants. The subsequent wedding album truly is coffee table worthy, rather than an album tucked away on a shelf somewhere collecting dust.

Collin and Anna refuse to hire "staff" that takes care of retouch and album layout as well as "associate photographers". With their experience they refuse to give this out of hands. Therefore, they only accept a limited amount of weddings per year, as they want to make sure they can dedicate enough time to each wedding and the post production work involved.

Regardless of your photography needs, with Goddard Studios you can guarantee that there will be nothing generic about your shoot.

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Photo of the week 31: St.Regis Wedding fun!

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Laguna Beach Weddings ~ A Very Sweet Moment

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Picture of the Week 13: Blonde Ambition at Thousand Steps Beach in South Laguna

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Picture of the Week 30: LOVE

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Talega Country Club Wedding; Picture of the Week 29

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Picture of the Week 28: Kids being kids at a St.Regis Wedding

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Picture of the week 27: Wedding at the Villa San Juan Capistrano

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Picture of the week 25: Beatiful bride at Arroyo Trabucco

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Picture of the week 24: This has to be True Love!

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Picture of the week 23: Wedding at Marina del Rey Marriott

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Picture of the Week 22: Engagement at Thousand Steps Beach

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Picture of the week 21: Wedding at the St. Regis Monarch Beach

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Picture of the Week 20; Wedding at the Marina Del Rey Marriott

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Picture of the Week 19: Flower Girl’s yawn

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Picture of the week 26: Laguna Beach Family Portrait Photographer; An infectious smile!

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Picture of the Week 12: A Golden Birthday Celebration at the fabulous Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles

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Picture of the week 11: Wedding at Corona Del Mar Beach, California

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Picture of the Week 10: Two Fathers in Law at a Wedding in La Habra Heights

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Destination Wedding Photographer: Picture of the Week 9: Wedding in Sneek, The Netherlands

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Picture of the Week 8: Inside the Basilica San Juan Capistrano

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Photo of the week 7: Going up the beautiful stairs at the St. Regis Resort Monarch Beach

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Photo of the week 6; Balboa Island Family Portrait Photography

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Photo of the Week 5: Arroyo Trabuco Wedding

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Photo of the Week 4: St.Regis Monarch Beach Wedding

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Photo of the Week 3: Dallas Airport

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Photo of the Week 2: Catalina Casino Ballroom Wedding

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Photo of the Week 1: Sheer Joy at Corona Del Mar Beach Wedding

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