Nicole and Ben

Nicole and Ben got married on a beautiful day in So Cal. They chose the Ritz Carlton in Laguna Niguel- beautiful views that day- and most. They also chose Mint Julep to do the coordinating and help with the design- AMAZING! Square Root did the flowers and design- INCREDIBLE! We had a great day shooting and had plenty to photograph!

Not sure what these shoes cost but I heard Mom mention that they were more than the dress= lots! I shot these things all over the place.. and I do not have a foot fetish!! Girls, they're Christian Louboutin in case you're wondering:) Sorry Dad!
Sweet and beautiful!

Shoes again:)

Ben was great too- sharp in that uni!
Square Root kills me!
Their first meeting!!



There were lots of cute kids- I couldn't keep my camera off these two!








Cool, huh, a portable studio to the rescue in low light and to create this drama.
Love the symetry here. The table was so crazy with water and a glass top... amazing!The head table I was talking about:







YUM

$25K + Guitar

I had the amazing opportunity to shoot Mike Campbell's guitar this morning in the studio. If you're too young, Mike plays with Tom Petty in the Heartbreakers. My neighbor and all around good guy, Nathan Fawley distributes the best guitars you can buy: Duesenberg. Mike uses Duesies and decided to give this one, that is just like the one he played during the Superbowl 42 halftime show, up for auction after he and the whole band signed it. They also signed a notice of authenticity to go along with it. The guitar will be auctioned off during the Breeder's Cup next week- the proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. It is expected to bring in a huge amount of money- if it gets high enough there will be an additional secret gift for the highest bidder!!!

I was a little freaked out even touching this thing and having it in the studio- it's irreplaceable!




So cool!!!

UPDATE: Due to the fact that most of the bidders had lost huge amounts of money in the stock market the bidding was a little flat. The guitar sold for $25K, an impressive amount of money going straight to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Kristin & Jonathan-Engagement Shoot

Kristin and Jonathan are two of the nicest people. I had such a blast at this shoot and can't wait till the wedding in January.
We went for a little hike at Chino Hills Regional Park

You could just tell these two are so in love.
Jonathan's awesome idea to bring the bike and the skateboard
I had such a great time at this shoot. Kristin and Jonathan you two did a fantastic job :)

The Herren Boys in the Studio

Jackson & Carson were super fun to shoot... high energy and lots of smiles

Carson aka "Cubby" so cute :)
Jackson is the older brother and loved the camera
These boys needed a little fresh air so we continued the shoot outside

This is what we meant by "HIGH ENERGY"Cubby loves to play the guitar but he was being a little shy in front of the camera. We were blasting "We Will Rock You" by Queen and dancing around trying to get him pumped up but only one thing worked. He would let Joel take a picture of him if he got to take a picture of Joel playing the guitar.

Cubby's best shot...

Rockin' out in his ABCD shirt. Showing Joel how it's done.