What this is
My location notebook, opened up.
I'm Chris Schmauch — GoodEye Photography, based in Santa Cruz, shooting the Bay Area since 2005. Proposals, engagements, weddings, families, seniors, headshots: 300+ shoots a year, most of them on the coastline between San Francisco and Big Sur.
Every spot on this site has its own page with the things clients actually ask me: where to park, how far the walk in is, when the light works, how much privacy to expect, and what a session there runs. Browse the photos, pick a place that feels like you, and book a 10-minute call when you're ready.
Where I shoot
Napa Valley · Bodega Bay · Point ReyesArcher HotelBackstage WineryBlack PointBlind Beach OverlookBodega Head TrailBouchaine VineyardsCaymus-Suisun WineryChandon WineryChateau St. JeanSchramsberg VineyardsSpring Mountain VineyardStag's Leap WineryThe Estate YountvilleTwo Amigos Winery
Peninsula · South BayBig Dog VineyardsByington WineryFiloli GardensHakone GardensRegale WineryStanford UniversityVasona ParkWindy Hill Summit
Half Moon Bay · Pescadero · CoastsideFitzgerald Marine ReserveGray Whale CoveManhattan Beach / Ritz Carlton HMBMontara BeachPigeon Point Lighthouse
Monterey · Carmel · Big SurAlila Ventana Big SurBixby BridgeCarmel BeachCarmel Meadows TrailGarrapata BeachGhost Tree at Pescadero PointLover's Point ParkMonastery BeachMontereyPfeiffer BeachPoint LobosProposal TrailSoberanes TrailStewart's Cove
Davenport · Santa Cruz · CapitolaBrookdale LodgeCamp HarmonCantine WinepubCapitola BeachChaminade ResortDavenport Beach & BluffsFour Mile BeachHenry Cowell RedwoodsHidden Beach ParkLester Estate WinesLighthouse FieldManresa BeachNatural BridgesPajaro DunesPalm BeachPanther BeachPlatforms BeachRio Del Mar BeachRoaring CampSanta Cruz County CourthouseSeabright BeachSeacliff State BeachSeascape Beach & ResortShadowbrook RestaurantShark Fin CoveThe Forest of Nisene MarksTwin Lakes BeachUC Santa CruzUCSC ArboretumWest Cliff Drive / Mitchell's CoveWilder RanchWindy Oaks Winery