A first for me!

My good friend Jen got a job for a commercial assignment last weekend. It was for a company called So Cal Rides. She asked me to come along and help her shoot that day in Corona! So Cal Rides does custom interiors and exteriors. The shoot went well and I will post the final layout for the poster below.











Jen in action!!!


The final product:

Jen + Bill (plus one)

Balboa Park is one of my favorite places to shoot at. There are so many nooks and crannys to explore! I met my April 14th wedding couple there on Saturday morning. They have an adorable 15 month old son named Will. Jen's mom also came along to help out! I took a bunch of the two of them, and also some of the 3.

Let me know what you think!

The happy family, Jen, Will and Bill
I just adored little Wills Converse. Stylish! I had to shoot them :)

Winner!

I just wanted to share some exciting news with you all, I was chosen as a winner in OurWedingVendors.com annual contest. 10 winners were chosen. You can check out all the winners photos here:
Ourweddingvendors.com

The winning photo was a wedding I shot for Tina and John Lemay in Ramona last October.

I get free front page advertising on their site! If you are a wedding vendor, check it out and sign up for your free listing! If you are a bride, go there for wedding info!

Here is the winning photo:

The End.

It's time has come. The OC is no more. I will admit I actually cried last night when they got their Berkley House back from the gay guys. I think Mark almost cried too but he would never admit to it.

What a journey it has been...to Marissa OD'ing to Luke's father coming out to Kirstin having a baby. Wow. I'm so lame. Thank god for the box sets.

It's been a good 4 Seasons. You will be missed.

Shoot with Kerianne

My good friend Kerianne moved out to La La Land a few months ago from the great state of Illinois. We have been bad and not had time to get together until now!

Kerianne met me and Jen in Murrieta at Colette Boutique. (there is a dress I am eyeing there...hint hint Mark) It was so great to see her, it has been way too long! We headed out to Wilson Creek (my fav!) in Temecula. She is such a natural in front of the camera, this shoot was effortless I swear!

Kerianne is the CEO/President of Mellott Marketing Group. They do Graphic Design, Advertising, Marketing, PR/Publicity, Promotions, and Artist Management. They specialize in the entertainment industry, particularly the music industry. This explains this first set of photos:


Triflon is an up and coming LA area artist. Check him out!























Of course I had to take a shot of my favorite little man, Logan. He is Jen's son, although I like to pretend in public that he is mine. It really helps my biological clock out! :)

Happy Love Day!

And all that other lovey dovey stuff!


My friend Cheryl sent me this image and it pretty much sums up my Valentine's Day!

But seriously my friends, I hope you all have a great day even if you aren't in love!

I met with Alison and Rob yesterday to shoot their Engagements. I decided to shoot them at the location where they are getting married so we met at Grand Tradition in Fallbrook. Such a gorgeous location! They have changed the grounds a ton! Plus they have real live swans that aren't so pretty up close!

I haven't been there in years, not since my friends wedding and my high school dances! It was a trip driving those streets of Fallbrook that I used to know so well. I even took a detour by my high school and spotted my old locker as I passed. Memories :)

Alison and Rob are getting married on Thursday Aug 16, 2007. They are very sweet people and they are desert rats like Mark and I are! Bonus point for them! They both just had Lasik surgery done last week! They are troopers! Rob's eyes kept watering in the bright sun!

Here are many of my favorites from the day! I know it doesn't look rainy, but we actually ran in to some showers in the begining! They were both awesome and didn't complain when I made them sit on wet linen napkins!

Comments and critiques welcome!

Beautiful Little Stacey

Stacey is Mark's beautiful niece. Her mom Cherice (mark's step sister) wanted to get some photos done of her since she didn't get any school ones done. Stacey has Cerebral Palsy with quadriplegic effect. You can read more about Stacey on her CaringBridge site.

Stacey and her mom, Cherice:
Stacey and her Grandpa Phil:



Mark's sister Jenn even let me take a photo of her after much convincing!

I love...

My fish eye lens!

And Puppies!! (especially this one...)

(puppy photos by me)

That is all. Thanks for reading. :)