The first wedding of the year for me was at Paradise Point. This beautiful resort on Mission Bay is an intimate location for a small wedding in San Diego – and although February can often be cold and rainy in San Diego, we had a nice hot and sunny day on Saturday. The ceremony took place on the Island Point Lawn and the reception was right next door in the Bayview Room.
I had the pleasure of working with Manuel Andrada as my assistant photographer at this event. This was the first time we had worked together and he did a brilliant job of doing exactly what needed to be done. The wedding planner for this event was Armida Lopez
We had an amazing crew come together to work on a vintage pinup style photoshoot a couple of weeks ago. Jessica from Roserags styled the shoot, while Rebecka Nguyen provided hair and makeup and Bonnie Amanda just showed up to look amazing in front of the camera.
DiscoverSD.com is one of the leading Events and Entertainment resources in San Diego (and a subsidiary of the Union Tribune) – and they recently hired me to cover live events on select weekends. My first assignment of the year was to hang out with the party-goers at Fluxx to help welcome in the year… and the event did not disappoint. In fact, this was one of the most festive atmosphere’s I have ever encountered in a crowded venue – where the occasional elbow to the head as I pushed my way through the crowd was greeted by nothing more than a big smile and sometimes a high-five. I’m already looking forward to a year full of interesting events.
I remember sometime back in the 80′s when there was a Lunar Eclipse on my birthday – and it happened again today. So I headed down to Del Mar to see if I could capture the event. I grabbed my surf camera gear (600mm lens on a crop frame camera body) and I was heading to the beach when I decided that I might miss it if I kept driving, so I just pulled over on the side of the road somewhere on Carmel Valley. It was a spectacular event to watch, but unfortunately the moon drifted into the marine layer before the show was completely over. Still – I did not walk away empty-handed
Any camera nerds looking at this post who are wondering what the settings were… here you go
I’m having a ton of fun with all the family photos this year – and there are still more bookings this coming week so it’s not too late to get your pictures done for the holidays. I have also decided to make my $40 16×20 canvas gallery wrap a permanent part of my offerings for anyone who does not want to wait around for yet another groupon from those budget canvas companies.
Some of Brielle at Old Poway Park
I can’t believe it – but I actually got to take pictures of my own family a few days ago… Here is Jamie, Dave and Charlie
Life has just been WAY too busy to add any new blog posts -and this week has been the craziest of all. But I wanted to make sure I found some time to add some portraits of some of the amazing families I have been getting to work with recently.
I actually JUST got home from La Jolla where we had another beautiful San Diego sunset with Amber and Dave and their handsome little men. I’m actually still going through these shots – but this one is an obvious winner in any case
Noah is the same age as my oldest boy and I love any chance to hang out with them. A morning at Liberty Station was a ton of fun!!! I hope we get to spend some more time hanging out in the new year.
I met Camille and Tim at a private Property near San Dieguito Park, and the landscaping plus the light on that particular day – combined with an amazingly gorgeous family produced some of my favorite photos I have ever taken
Luis from Legacy Sound DJ’s has worked with me at a few weddings and he asked me to put together a new promotional clip for him to advertise on his website. He’s a great guy and a great DJ and I had a lot of fun putting this together for him.
Fusion videography combines still images with video and live sound recordings. It is a term that most people are still not very familiar with and it is something I have only recently come back to. In the story-telling and documentary world that a wedding photographer finds themselves immersed – it helps satisfy more of our senses as we relive the moments of one of the most important days of our lives… and it provides the perfect vessel for me to deliver the sights and sounds that I strive to capture as artist. Cristina, Patrick and their families welcomed us into their lives to capture these images and by the end of the day Jamie, Clarence and I were all feeling like we had become part of the family – thank you so much for hosting such an amazing day.
One of the best parts of my job is that I get to be immersed in such diverse cultural experiences. Cristina and Patrick’s wedding had such a beautiful flavor or Italy – I will have a hard time forgetting this experience any time soon. From the pre-rehearsal dinner at the Mona Lisa to the amazing house where all the “getting ready” happened… to the Catholic Church in Little Italy… and the Sicilian Band at the reception. Thank you both so much for having me out to your amazing wedding.
This year I am pleased to announce that I will be offering mini portrait sessions as a cost effective and time effective way to get your holiday cards ready this year. Of course the holidays are still more than 2 months away… but aren’t you glad I’m helping you get a jump on things this year instead of having all that last-minute panic
Each mini session will last 30 minutes – but if you have a big group you may need to book a longer 60 minute session. I have space available on the following dates. Please call or email to confirm your 30 minute appointment:
Saturday October 29 from 12:00-4:00 at San Dieguito Park in Solana Beach
Sunday November 13 from 12:00-4:00 at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas
Sunday November 20 from 12:00-4:00 at Old Poway Park in Poway
