this session and couple (and wedding coming in october) is extremely special to me. i have known jess now for a few years, as we work together. she got stuck sitting at a shared cubicle with me a few years ago and she has put up with my tomfoolery as work neighbors ever since that...
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karen & nick: tustin wedding (part 2)
the reception was held at the orange county mining co., which is a funky little restaurant up in the hills overlooking a few cities in the area. while the couple “worked the room”, you could tell how deeply loved they were. i love this first moment of a ring display :) this friend of the...
karen & nick: tustin wedding (part 1)
karen and nick are one of those couples that have been together for years and you can just tell when you are around them. this is what relationships are all about: people clicking and able to completely be themselves with and around each other. it was fun to see them with their friends and family...
rachael: a bride in the making ** sneak peek **
this was a fairly interesting hiring. but one that i absolutely love. due to extreme budget constraints, rachael and her fiancee had to make some tough choices on their wedding day. one of the tougher ones was the realization that they just could not afford a professional photographer for the day. they ended up setting...
stephanie & david: san diego wedding reception
…and here is part two to the first part of this fantastic san diego wedding. we pick up with our dashing couple here, following the “i do”‘s and the customary family photos. we walked out onto the beach in front of their ceremony site at the la jolla shores hotel for some photos. i usually...
stephanie & david: san diego wedding
i love it when brides are referred to me through friends. it is nice to be selected out of nowhere, amongst the field of all of the options in southern california… don’t get me wrong. but when the trust of a friend extends to someone else and then they trust in me… it creates this...
karen & nick trash the dress
meet karen and nick. i photographed their wedding back on may 1, and due to time constraints and location issues, we decided to do a TTD (trash the dress) session from the get-go. this allowed us more time, to not have to feel rushed between ceremony and reception… it was perfect. ** for those of...
alexis & kirsten: graduating twins
last year i did a couple of mini-sessions for families down in laguna. during one of them, alexis was one of my assistants (you may have seen her here). alexis’ family decided they wanted to get some photos of the twin sisters (graduating from a high school right around the corner from where i live)...
stanton moore trio | belly up tavern, solana beach | concert photography
on wednesday, my brother told me we should go to this show that friday night. on thursday, i sent an email to stanton moore’s management (his site is here) to try and get a photo pass. things came together so perfectly and quickly, i could not believe it. i got to shoot at one of my...
goodnight beast | gallagher’s, huntington beach | concert photography
the world is a small place. i will just say that, instead of going through the explanation of how i know cole (the bassist/vocalist in this band). you can check them out on their facebook page. extremely talented all-around and i will be checking them out when they play, whether i have my camera or...