I barely knew anything about an SLR camera. I had just started working at a little photography studio for a photographer named Lukas. One day, he told me he needed new headshots, and asked if I would...
San Diego Botanical Garden is one of this places where dreams can come true. The beauty of nature from so many different countries, and the soft gurgle of water in the background. Tie that to a lot o...
There are two things that always make engagement photos great. Number one is a couple who is in love. If you’re not in love it’s really difficult to make it look like it in the photos. Se...
When Lisa first told me she was thinking of planning a picnic wedding I don’t think I could have imagined how beautiful it would come out. I also didn’t know her mom was the queen of amaz...
While I’m doing photo tours, I thought I would post a couple of photos of my home office as well. If you know anything about me, you know I am extremely cognizant and sensitive to the spaces I ...
When we decided to move our office and gallery space to the center of downtown Los Angeles we really had no idea what was available. We drove into the city, parked, and started wandering into buildin...
When I first started shooting I used to do a lot more street photography. There’s something about doing portraiture with real-life people doing what they really do that is fascinating. I’...
Hello All! It’s been one of those weeks where so much has been happening that the blog has gotten a little neglected. But to get back into it I thought I would type out some of things Suzy and ...
Spending tome with Alex & Megan was kind of like meeting some of my favorite super heros. I don’t know if I should admit this publicly on the blog. But growing up and into college some of m...
First off I need to say that this will be the FIRST WORKSHOP at our new studio gallery space in the heart of downtown LA. I can’t tell you how excited I am to have you guys out and how much fun...
Disneyland! Need I say more? It’s incredible how Disney has a created an experience that eases tention, relieves your nerves and brings a smile to your face every time you enter the park. It...
Josh is one of those people I never remember meeting, but feel like I have always known. He has that suave yet fun loving personality that has brought him a lot of friends and fun times over the year...
When I met with Josh & Briana to talk about their wedding they told me they had no preference for the engagement session and I could do whatever I wanted. Well I took them at their word and decid...
Last Thursday night we had our very first Pursuit 31 LA meetup!!! What a sweet time of fellowship and fun it was! I loved going between different rooms and hearing the different conversations going o...
I grew up in a family of girls, five girls to be exact. My poor brother was squished in the middle with two older sisters and two younger. We always wondered what it would have been like to have anot...
When my friend Christy of One Handspun Day approached me with the idea of doing an inspiration shoot revolving around what would happen if a museum curator fell in love with an artist, my interest wa...
“You didn’t think I was this adventurous, did you?” She said sweetly, as she lifted her pink flowery dress up a little bit and stretched her toes to the water. “I guess I̵...
It was a sunny, warm, perfect day in Maryland. I watched as the Bride and Groom walked hand in hand through the trees at sunset, him whispering something into her ear, her little laugh echoing across...
We arrived in Washington D.C. a few days before the wedding and the weather was just too amazing to not spend some time outdoors. We were staying with Suzy’s sister Anneke on Capital Hill, but ...
I walked across the grass barefoot, holding my wedding dress up in one hand, and a bow in the other. The sun was warm on my back, and as I glanced through the trees, I almost felt like I was ready to...
It was such a beautiful day I think all three of us wished we could just be hanging out or hiking. But, almost as much fun as laying around for a picnic was getting to do some photos of Lisa & J...
Scissors, sparkles, glitter, glamour, polka dots & paper clips… if you add all those things together, what could you get but fabulousness? A few weeks ago was our March Creative Connection ...
Suzy used to work with Elizabeth back in her table waiting days, this however was the first time I got to hang with them. Jared is a graphic designer, and Elizabeth works with taxes. It might sound b...
When I met with Theo for the first time to talk about his wedding, I don’t think I even realized he went to my church. I guess that shows how clueless I can be sometimes. The funny thing is I w...
On our way back from the Nestledown wedding we made a stop in Santa Cruz to do some engagement photos with Doug & Laura. What stuck out to me about them was their sweet tender love for each other...
Every now and then I will shoot a wedding and at the end of the day when it’s all over will say to Suzy “Wow that could have been our wedding!” Daniel and Tegan got married at a ven...
As some of you might know Suzy and I have been involved as volunteers for the High School group at our church the past four years! What does that involve? Well it works like this. The main group cons...
It was almost five years ago that I helped shoot a wedding at Malibou Lake club where Jamie was a bridesmaid for Kevin & Amber’s wedding. Little did she know that all this time later she w...
It was a number of years ago that Jenny and Alvin both individually came to the John Wooden Center at UCLA for a group activity with their Bible study. For Alvin the first time he saw Jenny he felt t...
Giver. Dreamer. Doesn’t give up. Those are the three words I would use to describe my friend Karen Stott. (Ok, maybe that’s six words.) Lukas and I were sitting alone at a lunch table, in...
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