Category Archives: Places

Santa Monica’s Casa del Mar wedding with Blair and Roy

Tweet A special Thank You to Shelley and Tom, Blair’s parents. You guy’s are great. Thanks for the memories! Vendors for this wedding: Venue:: Casa Del Mar – hotelcasadelmar.com Coordination:: Maryam Forutan of Delicate Details – delicate-details.com Videography:: Cameron Carrier of New Classic Films Video – newclassicweddingfilms.com Hair & Makeup:: Kat Laskey of Absolutely Beautiful...

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Wedding at the Santa Barbara Courthouse and San Ysidro Ranch with Roya and Ryan

Tweet It was great to work with Erica España of Twine Events and Nancy Teasley of Oak & the Owl who helped design this most awe-inspiring wedding. This time up in beautiful Santa Barbara’s San Ysidro Ranch. Nancy’s floral designs and candle lanterns were absolutely breathtaking. Nestled in the Montecito foothills of Southern California’s wine...

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Snow on Mount San Antonio aka Mt. Baldy

Tweet I love nature. I photograph it any chance I get. Being in Southern California we really don’t get a lot of snow except in the mountains. But still, it hasn’t snowed often enough there either. So on this particular day, I got a treat while visiting Mt. Baldy to see snow, I snapped a...

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Enchanting Ballroom Wedding at the Vibiana with Tram and Aaron

Tweet Vendors for this wedding: Ceremony & Reception Site:: Nicole Kingston – Vibiana – www.vibiana.com Coordination:: Deanna Tat – Chic Ambiance Events – www.chicambianceevents.com Caterer:: Toni Wiley – Jay’s Catering – www.jayscatering.com Bartender:: Chad Dickey – The Cocktail Concierge – www.coctailcrg.com Ceremony & Cocktail Hour Music:: Reiko Nakano – Strings by Reiko – www.stringsbyreiko.com DJ::...

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Rancho Las Lomas Engagement with Susan and Alan

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Cal Poly Engagement with Tram and Aaron

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Venice engagement with Yvonna & Nickola – ‘…That’s Amore’

Tweet While vacationing in LA, Yvonna decided to do an engagement session (unbeknownst to her fiance, Nickola). BTW, they’re getting married in their native country of Indonesia. What a cool idea!  I suggested Venice Beach, and the thought of canals came to mind.  So off we went and spent a perfect sunny Southern California day...

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Venice Beach

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Tweet I brought along my newly acquired Fuji GA645 to a recent engagement shoot at Venice Beach. I really wanted to know what this thing can do and to see the results of its much hyped about sharp lens. I tell ya, I was blown away. What I love about this camera is that it’s...

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Barry’s Family Portrait

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5 Second Portriats: The Faces of SLO

Tweet A mini summer getaway to San Luis Obispo with family and friends was a little bit short for my taste.  Time flies when you’re having fun I guess. Besides, this wasn’t just a vacation, I brought along my Contax 645 and a handful of film to make things a little interesting. What I didn’t...

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