Stef and Isaiah- First shoot in the studio!

Stefanie, my number one photographer and editor extraordinaire is getting married in November to Isaiah at the Turnip Rose. We decided to do her engagement shoot at the studio- still under construction of course- but has very cool light and textures.

This is where our front door will be...Amazing that this will a super swanky studio in a couple months!
I am standing in what will be a hip new Korean seafood restaurant while they are in a doorway that leads to the studio- it will be blocked off, of course.
This is in the front space which will be The Dresser- awesome north light! My shooting area will have this brick on two walls- sooo cool!!
More from the restaurant looking into our space- what a disaster!
This shoot was great for Stefanie to get a taste for how it feels to be on the other side of the camera- she was surprised at how hard it is!! She may be gentler on her next shoot:) She did great! Oh, and Isaiah was OK too-

Jean & Rob's Engagement Session at the Fair

What a fun shoot this was!!

We went a little before the sun went down so there was really cool light. I love it when the lights of the fair balance with a nice blue sky at twilight...

This was Jean and Rob's second (they wanted two- not a re-shoot!) engagement shoot- their first was in Downtown Fullerton, so they will be total pros at their wedding!! ...coming up quick at the end of the month.

I love these food stands for backgrounds- all the color and craziness:
So much Fun!

I said I would suffer through one ride knowing that I would feel queezy for the rest of the night... they picked a good one!
This ferris wheel is where Rob proposed!!! How cool!
Can't wait for their wedding at the Huntington Hyatt!!

Walter and Kara at Arroyo Trabucco

What a busy Labor Day weekend for me: I shot a wedding with a friend, Mario, all day Saturday, then an awesome wedding on Sunday- Kara and Walter- and a commercial shoot at 7am on Monday for Consumer Reports Magazine.

Kara's wedding was a little warm but the beautiful venue, Arroyo Trabucco Golf Course, made-up for the heat! Everything fell into place perfectly: Right before the portraits a thin cloud covered the sun to soften it just a little, did I say the location was cool (?), then, after the ceremony the sun came out again just before it set so we got some killer low sunshine- what else could you ask for?? Great subjects? Yep, got that too!

Walter and Kara are friends with other wedding clients of mine- Jean and Rob- who are getting married at the end of the month. It was great seeing them at the wedding and seeing Rob with his digital SLR- shooting away with the other 20 or so photographer guests- I love it! Jean says it's going to be tough for me to impress her with her wedding photos after seeing how great the images were from Walter and Kara's (I played my slideshow on my new 30 inch Apple HD Display)!! Little does she know that every next wedding is better than the last wedding- It just happens that way as I am always after the next cool shot!!

Thanks for the good light God!Another cool aerial shot:And, the camera-in-the-bushes shot:This was under the pergola- so cool with vines all over it. The grounds were great- especially to a plant freak like me!What troopers! All these lovely people jumped the horse fence to get to this trail... even the bride!See their slideshow HERE.

I met some cool vendors for the first time too:
Michelle is right next door in Placentia- www.makeupbymichelle.com
Joe (videographer) was so easy to work with- Today's the Day Weddings
Alyson at Arroyo Trabuco was too nice! Arroyo Trabuco Golf