México, primera parte

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Wes Davis Photography under personal work, travel, weddings

I have been putting off sharing my photos of Mexico because it’s simply impossible to describe the feelings I experienced on this trip of a lifetime. It has been a powerful and emotional year for me both personally and professionally. These are some photos from the wedding of my best friend and business partner Lindsay Calmettes. Together, Lindsay and I have made it 6 years with an unconventional business called beatnik studios in Sacramento. Her wedding was in Nayarit, Mexico, in a small town called Sayulita. The location was such a dream and the wedding was picture perfect. I was in the wedding party so I didn’t get any of the traditional wedding shots.. Lucky that Jonathan Canlas was on the scene with a couple hundred rolls of film. You can see his blog post from the wedding here.

There’s lots more photos and video of the trip in the can so stay tuned for lots more Mexico fun!

indomitable Team

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Wes Davis Photography under commissioned

The Sacramento Republic FC business office is in the old beatnik space on 17th and Broadway. We launched beatnik studios there in 2008 and began the process of pouring our hearts and souls into the walls of that building. After 5 years we purchased our own place at 723 S street in downtown Sacramento and hauled our business across town. When I walked into the Republic office for the first time after the move I couldn’t breath and almost broke into tears. My life for the previous 5 years had completely revolved around the brick and mortar sitting at 2421 17th street. I’m really happy that such a neat organization could take our place there, and I wish them the absolute best of luck.

So anyway, I decided to dust off the old soccer gun (canon 1d mark II), borrowed some long glass, and head out to see the Sacramento Republic vs Orlando City SC at Bonney Field in Sac. It was pretty cool to see such a high caliber of soccer against the backdrop of the state fair. Back in the day I made a living shooting competitive soccer so I know the drill pretty well. One rig on a monopod with something long like a 400mm 2.8 and a 2x extender, second rig over the shoulder with a 70 – 200mm 2.8 plus the 2x extender. That’s a lot of gear to be graceful with.. I had forgotten how hard it is to shoot with the big lenses; you really have to put in time to get good with them. The match was really fun and exciting. I saw a bunch of my soccer fan buddies in the stands cheering for our boys. Next time I’m going with a beer in my hand!

-Wes Davis

Got some decent action shots for my first day back on the fields!

canon 300mm 2.8 L series. I think I was the first person to rent this thing from photosource. Thanks Mike!

Jake Gleeson is a damn good keeper.

This guy, Jack Avesyan, is super fast and really fun to watch.

Bowling for Emails

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Wes Davis Photography under commissioned

Shot a company bowling party for emaildirect.com I had a giant watermelon beer and got weird with it. Thanks for the work Kevin, I feel like part of the team! Sign me up for the emails.

The Real Juice

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Wes Davis Photography under editorial

I finally had some time to swing over to Sun and Soil Juice Co. to get some photos for Submerge Magazine. The place is absolutely charming, inviting and full of intoxicating smells. Molly and Tatiana have outdone themselves with their new juice business and I couldn’t be more excited for them. It’s the perfect time and place for this kind of business in Sacramento. The cafe is fun to photograph as it’s full of greenery and saturated with light. The menu is mouth watering, and the customers are all bubbling over with intoxicating energy. I really could have stayed all day and even thought about filling out a job application! I can’t say enough about this place and the cool people behind it. You have to drop by 1912 P street, give it a taste and see what the buzz is about.

Summer of Sin

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Wes Davis Photography under editorial

I have shot the summer guide for the Sacramento News and Review for a couple years now and it’s always good clean fun. When the call came in this year I was a little surprised to hear that this summer, the photos would be all nude. That’s right, the Nude and Review decided to get a little sinful this summer with some hot naked action. I got some amazing photos from our Adam and Eve shoot down by the river, here’s a little glimpse of what we got, including some very cute butts. Big thanks to Niki and Josh for being naked and fearless!