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My spooktober senses are tingling. 💀 ______________________________________ #danipuringtonphotography #adventure #adventureculture #adventureawaits #engagementphotographer #adventurousengagement #adventurousweddingphotographer #authenticlovemag #adventuroussouls #adventurouslovestories #dirtybootsandmessyhair #LOVEANDWILDHEARTS #belovedstories #engagementphotos #engagement #engagementsession #delightfulstories #truelovestory #staywild #wanderingweddings #photobugcommunity #elopementphotographer #destinationweddingphotographer #washingtonweddingphotographer #oregonweddingphotographer #californiaelopementphotographer
Playing tag on the beach — Soooooo I’ve got some news to announce next week. Ive got a lot of crazy awesome things happening next year for all my photographer friends, and I can’t WAIT to share them all with you! Any guesses to what they might be? 😁 — Stick around next week when I’ll be announcing some exciting news!!! 🙌🏻 _________________________________ #danipuringtonphotography #adventure #adventureculture #adventureawaits #engagementphotographer #adventurousengagement #adventurousweddingphotographer #authenticlovemag #adventuroussouls #adventurouslovestories #dirtybootsandmessyhair #LOVEANDWILDHEARTS #belovedstories #engagementphotos #engagement #engagementsession #delightfulstories #truelovestory #staywild #wanderingweddings #photobugcommunity #californiaweddingphotographer #californiaelopementphotographer #oregonweddingphotographer #washingtonweddingphotographer #destinationweddingphotographer #elopementphotographer
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?? 🌎 — I would want to live in Washington. Kind of a big change from my SoCal lifestyle, but imma be real for a second. — Last weekend, I shot this BEAUTIFUL wedding, and it was a rainy day, cloudy the entire time, and I dieddd. The light was perfect. The tones were perfect. Now all I want to do is shoot rainy weddings forever and ever and ever (just kidding), but really, rainy days are my new favorite. These are some of my faves from this past Saturday where I got to play with light a lot. 😊 — THAT SAID, if you’re getting married in the PNW... hit me up. I’d love to be there. I’d be a happy camper dancing in the rain getting soaked, eating your cake and partying with you all night long. Sound good? Cool, then let’s chat. 🙌🏻 💃🕺🏼🍰 _______________________________ #danipuringtonphotography #adventure #adventureculture #adventureawaits #engagementphotographer #adventurousengagement #adventurousweddingphotographer #authenticlovemag #adventuroussouls #adventurouslovestories #dirtybootsandmessyhair #LOVEANDWILDHEARTS #belovedstories #delightfulstories #truelovestory #staywild #wanderingweddings #photobugcommunity #destinationweddingphotographer #elopementphotographer #californiaweddingphotographer #oregonweddingphotographer #washingtonweddingphotographer #washingtonelopementphotographer #oregonelopementphotographer #californiaelopementphotographer
Here’s what’s fresh in my thoughts rn (and I really needed to hear this today): You will never be the best at someone else’s best. — What I mean by that is this: you will never be the best at something if you’re copying someone else’s best. They will ALWAYS be the best at it, because they were the original. They were the creative to think outside the box, to try something new, to set the bar. — So that’s pretty hard to swallow, huh? I mean, it is for me!! I get inspired by SO many people on here, but I realized, inspiration DOES NOT MEAN copying. Inspiration means finding a rabbit trail of thoughts, ideas, and exciting new things by seeing other’s work, or by being new places, or by experiencing cool things. — Do you feel like you’re falling behind as an artist? Or do you feel like you can’t quite be as creative as others in your industry? Well, I’m calling bull crap. Smelly smelly bull crap. Know why? Because when you signed up for this job, you did it because you love to create. You ARE an artist. And you can create a “best” too. — So I’m challenging you this week. When you have the opportunity to create, try something new. Try something different, or something you don’t normally do. Harness your inner artist and create something that YOU think is beautiful. ....And then TAG ME IN IT because I wanna see it!!! 🙈 (I mean it, this challenge is real, show me what you create. ✊🏻) __________________________________ #danipuringtonphotography #adventure #adventureculture #adventureawaits #engagementphotographer #adventurousengagement #adventurousweddingphotographer #authenticlovemag #adventuroussouls #adventurouslovestories #dirtybootsandmessyhair #LOVEANDWILDHEARTS #belovedstories #engagementphotos #engagement #engagementsession #delightfulstories #truelovestory #staywild #wanderingweddings #photobugcommunity #destinationweddingphotographer #elopementphotographer #californiaweddingphotographer #hawaiiweddingphotographer
When you find a Stonehenge in Iceland. 😳 We literally drove out of the way to go and see this place, and it was in the creepiest small town ever with no one else there. It was pretty eerie, but super cool to visit and take pictures at! I love exploring hidden gems in popular places. 🙌🏻 PC on the second photo 📷: @hilaurenhello ________________________________ #danipuringtonphotography #adventure #adventureculture #adventureawaits #engagementphotographer #adventurousengagement #adventurousweddingphotographer #authenticlovemag #adventuroussouls #adventurouslovestories #dirtybootsandmessyhair #LOVEANDWILDHEARTS #belovedstories #engagementphotos #engagement #engagementsession #delightfulstories #truelovestory #staywild #wanderingweddings #photobugcommunity #heywildweddings #wedventuremag #elopementphotographer #destinationweddingphotographer #iceland #icelandtravel #icelandscape
The back side... of Half Dome. 😂😂 I seriously love this photo so much. — Also guys, I just booked the sweetest elopement here next year and I couldn’t be more excited! Elopements in Yosemite are seriously my favorite thing. It’s like a double whammy for me, because elopements are so special, intimate, and emotional (which is like my favorite part about this job), and Yosemite is actually my favorite place on planet earth. So yeah, elopements in Yosemite will always be something I’m down to be a part of. Like I will drop everything and drive out there the night before last minute if I have to. 😊 — That said, I want more excuses to get out there next year and hang out with cool people! If you’re even THINKING of eloping or getting married there, let’s chat. I’m sure I can convince you with 10,000,000 reasons why it’s the best decision in the world (and why I should come with you 😉). ✨ ________________________________ #danipuringtonphotography #adventure #adventureculture #adventureawaits #engagementphotographer #adventurousengagement #adventurousweddingphotographer #authenticlovemag #adventuroussouls #adventurouslovestories #dirtybootsandmessyhair #LOVEANDWILDHEARTS #belovedstories #delightfulstories #truelovestory #staywild #wanderingweddings #photobugcommunity #californiaweddingphotographer #yosemiteelopementphotographer #yosemiteelopement #elopementweddingphotographer #destinationweddingphotographer #washingtonweddingphotographer #oregonweddingphotographer #pnwweddingphotographer #heywildweddings #wedventuremag
Someone asked me the other day what my job description as an adventurous wedding photographer entailed. I wasn’t able to answer right away because honestly, I couldn’t dictate right away EVERYTHING that I do in this job for a living - because there’s a lot! But I’ve since compiled a description that I think describes clearly what I do in this job of mine. Here’s what I’ve come up with: — Adventurous Wedding Photography: Traveling worldwide to take epic photos of couples in epic places, all whilst celebrating their love, happiness, and lives together. ***must be willing to watch people make out in front of you ***must be willing to laugh, cry, and get super emotional all the time with your clients ***must be willing to make new friends ***must be willing to stain clothes, ruin pants and shoes, and possibly get bruised up a bit ***must be willing to hike for miles and stand on the edge of giant cliffs ***must be willing to stand in waterfalls & lakes in freezing weather ***must be willing to understand you may actually never get a vacation or days off ***must be willing to be the director of all departments of your business (like marketing, PR, accounting, production, and client care). ***must be willing to sacrifice family time to grow your business ***must be willing to put all personal needs aside to show up for your clients (even if it means sacrificing a sick day) — It’s so much more than just taking photos to me! It’s basically my life. ___________________________________ #danipuringtonphotography #adventure #adventureawaits #engagementphotographer #adventurousengagement #adventurousweddingphotographer #authenticlovemag #adventuroussouls #adventurouslovestories #dirtybootsandmessyhair #LOVEANDWILDHEARTS #belovedstories #engagementphotos #engagement #engagementsession #truelovestory #staywild #wanderingweddings #photobugcommunity #destinationweddingphotographer #elopementweddingphotographer #iceland #icelandelopement #washingtonweddingphotographer #oregonweddingphotographer #hawaiiweddingphotographer
It’s a candlelit spooktober kind of day. 🖤 — I just ordered my costume for our epic party next week and I’m SOO excited! What are y’all dressing up as this year?!?👇🏻👇🏻 ________________________________ #danipuringtonphotography #adventure #adventureculture #adventureawaits #engagementphotographer #adventurousengagement #adventurousweddingphotographer #authenticlovemag #adventuroussouls #adventurouslovestories #dirtybootsandmessyhair #LOVEANDWILDHEARTS #belovedstories #elopementlove #elopementphotography #elopement #halloween #halloweendecor #halloweenshoot #delightfulstories #truelovestory #staywild #wanderingweddings #photobugcommunity #californiaweddingphotographer #oregonweddingphotographer #washingtonweddingphotographer #destinationweddingphotographer #elopementweddingphotographer #redwoodselopement
I’m SO excited to announce that these two are featured on @junebugweddings today! Head to the blog (link in story) to check out some of the special details behind their day! 🤗✨ _____________________________ #danipuringtonphotography #adventure #adventureculture #adventureawaits #engagementphotographer #adventurousengagement #adventurousweddingphotographer #authenticlovemag #adventuroussouls #adventurouslovestories #dirtybootsandmessyhair #LOVEANDWILDHEARTS #belovedstories #delightfulstories #truelovestory #staywild #wanderingweddings #photobugcommunity #californiaweddingphotographer #oregonweddingphotographer #washingtonweddingphotographer #destinationweddingphotographer #elopementweddingphotographer #hawaiiweddingphotographer
Have you ever been judged in your field because of your age? Because you’re too young? Too “inexperienced”? Too “naive”? Recently, that’s been happening to me a lot, and causing a lot of discouragement. — But let’s chat for a second. It’s unfortunate that people value the quality of business by how young we are. Yes, I am not someone who has been in the industry for 20 years. I get that. But I’ve been photographing weddings for two years now, have shot over 50 weddings, and have coordinated weddings even before this. And to me, I KNOW I can do this job, and do it well. — So here’s the deal. It doesn’t matter what age you are, if you’re an entrepreneur, or even changing the world through what you do every day - the fact that you are impacting lives, and doing your job well, is what matters. — 1 Timothy 4:12 days, “Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an EXAMPLE for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.” — Friends, it doesn’t matter how old you are - don’t be discouraged by that! You have a chance to set an example to others, to show them how loving and passionate you are in this world - for Jesus and for the work that you’ve been called to do. So keep on trekking, brush it off your shoulders, and show them who you are! Prove that you are worth that price, that quality of work, that promotion. And do it all in love. ✨ ________________________________ #danipuringtonphotography #adventure #adventureculture #adventureawaits #engagementphotographer #adventurousengagement #adventurousweddingphotographer #authenticlovemag #adventuroussouls #adventurouslovestories #dirtybootsandmessyhair #LOVEANDWILDHEARTS #belovedstories #engagementphotos #engagement #engagementsession #delightfulstories #truelovestory #staywild #wanderingweddings #photobugcommunity #californiaweddingphotographer #oregonweddingphotographer #washingtonweddingphotographer #destinationweddingphotographer #elopementweddingphotographer
It’s getting chillier outside (and by chilly in SoCal I mean lower than 70 degrees 😂), and all I’m doing right now is drinking pumpkin spice lattes and trying to wear my brand new sweaters I just bought without sweating too much because it’s actually still kind of hot outside. 😅 Who am I kidding there is no fall in SoCal. 🤦🏼‍♀️ ________________________________ #danipuringtonphotography #adventure #adventureculture #adventureawaits #engagementphotographer #adventurousengagement #adventurousweddingphotographer #authenticlovemag #adventuroussouls #adventurouslovestories #dirtybootsandmessyhair #LOVEANDWILDHEARTS #belovedstories #engagementphotos #engagement #engagementsession #delightfulstories #truelovestory #staywild #wanderingweddings #photobugcommunity #iceland #californiaweddingphotographer #oregonweddingphotographer #washingtonweddingphotographer #destinationweddingphotographer #elopementweddingphotographer
My favorite adventure buddy. ☺️ — 📷: @hilaurenhello