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Rachael McCall Blood

@_rachaelmccall

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📷🌳 Napa / Bay Area, Ca
I’ll travel far distances for great food & great company. Taking photos & livin’ the good life w/ my hubby and 4 littles.

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Spring’s blooming… so are my girls. (10, 5, & 2) 🥹🌼🪻Had to capture the girls in our neighborhood storybook scenery. taken in Green Valley by @_rachaelmccall

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So here I am, sitting on a treasure trove of family photos and realizing I’ve turned into a professional procrastinator when it comes to posting. Seriously though, these warm days have me feeling all sorts of inspired and nostalgic. ☀️

Watching my kids grow is like watching a time-lapse of a plant sprouting – one minute they’re tiny seeds and the next they’re colorful amazing things that before I know it will be full blown mature flowers. Flowers I won’t want to cut because I enjoy them too much, right there in our soil. Shane mentioned the other day that I should to start video taping the kids again with my nice camera. Four kids has me on some type of schedule that doesn’t scream “down time, go grab your camera and tape the kids adorable faces” I’ll work on that, because I miss it. My heart is full and my camera roll is hungry for moments!

So here’s a peek into our little slice of paradise we’ve created. 🤍 taken in Green Valley, Solano County, California by @_rachaelmccall

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2 years ago

Creating memories under the pastel hues of the sunset, with the iconic Golden Gate Bridge as our backdrop. A perfect night at the beach with a favorite backdrop + faces I adore 🌁 by @_rachaelmccall

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A beautiful blend of two cultures into the sweetest intimate garden wedding at @macarthurplace The bride had hand written letters waiting for each guest at their dinner plate and it confirmed to me that quality over quantity is where it’s at ✨🫶🏻 taken in MacArthur Place Hotel by @_rachaelmccall

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A Summer evening in Napa Valley with the Gardiners. One of my favorite little hidden gem spots… thing about the valley is if you explore enough you can find so many hidden gems. I never tire of the constant beauty of Napa year round. taken in St Helena. Napa Valley, California by @_rachaelmccall

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Sending all the love and prayers for this beauty. When I get to photograph Seniors like Ellise I always have high hopes that the future is great with this generation! She has a confidence that radiates from her, she’s so sweet, a natural leader, smart and classy. Wishing her a healthy road ahead ✨✨ by @_rachaelmccall

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Once upon a time there was a golf tournament and family photos scheduled at the same time, one event beat out the other. 😂 Shane might’ve missed out, but our little ones brought all the cuteness to the black sand beaches of San Francisco. 🖤 The most sweetest and talented @kaywilliamsphoto by @_rachaelmccall

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A lush romantic, touch of modern, cliffside wedding in Encinitas. ✨ Been sitting on a handful of galleries that need their prettiness shared, so here we go. Planning: @iloveyoumoreevents taken in Alila Marea by @_rachaelmccall

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Got Cabo and warm beaches on my mind. E & T with the most fun destination wedding with all their people. I love documenting couples who love their people hard and the guests love their bride & groom equally. So much so that you can literally feel the connection of everyone throughout the whole weekend. That’s called a good tribe, I felt it on this one 🫶🏻 taken in The Cape, a Thompson Hotel by @_rachaelmccall

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Happy 3 days of life to our little Halle Ray ☀️ We’re very smitten over you and your full head of dark hair. Feeling very complete and grateful! 🤎 by @_rachaelmccall

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She lights up every room that she’s in. Megan + Justin tied the knot where her parents got married 32 years ago, how special is that? A charming little hidden gem in the hills overlooking the South Bay. ✨✨ taken in La Venta Inn by @_rachaelmccall

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Summer 2023, all on film. Mostly outdoors, lots of backyard hangin to swim and obsess over my colorful + tasty garden, finally moved back home to our almost completed house, lake time, lots of tennis & golf, tons of Giants games, cousin time, growing my belly time and eating my way through Summer. I documented it all on disposable cameras, 35mm, and some medium format.

Waiting until the end of Summer to develop everything from the last couple months gave me so many butterflies as I relived it all today. I tried not to take too many photos on my phone or digitally, rather brought my film cameras along for the ride. I’m a photography nerd and I say it all the time but honestly shooting film is just the best. It allows you to be more present, literally be in the moment, because you are waiting waiting waiting then snap the photo when it’s perfect, you don’t get that instant gratification of seeing then forgetting the image, and you don’t have a phone out constantly to snap way too many images of the same thing. You get one or two of that moment and it’s a treasured gift forever. Lastly, film gives that yummy nostalgia vibe straight from the camera, no color correcting or editing needed.

Cheers to a good Summer and exactly one month away from due date for bbgirl. by @_rachaelmccall

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