I had the privilege of meeting Tammy & Steve for part 1 of their engagement session. Tammy & Steve are such a neat couple....they are so much in love. The beauty of the lovely rose field matched the beauty of the connection between Tammy & Steve. I'm looking forward to part 2 at the beach in November.

Baylee at 6 months

I had a blast photographing Baylee - now 6 months old ! She has such a sweet smile :-)

Bree & Jeremy's Wedding

On Saturday, July 25th, I had the privilege of photographing Bree & Jeremy's wedding....wow what great time !! Here are a few images . . . .

Kyle's Senior Session

Wow, it's been a while since I've blogged...where does the time go? I was out-of-state for 9 days, as I visited family in Indiana. While I was there, I had the privilege of photographing Kyle, a good friend of mine's son for his senior photos. I remember when he was born.....ahhhhh. Kyle was a lot of fun to photograph, not to mention strikingly handsome !! Here are a few from the session....

Brea and Jeremy engagement session

I met Brea and Jeremy downtown for their fun engagment session Sunday night. These kids were great fun ! I'm honored to be able to photograph their wedding July 25th.

Calgary, Canada

Just getting back today from a trip up to Calgary, Canada. I participated in David A Williams wedding/portrait workshop - "Almost Alone." WOW...a very inspiring, heartfelt time. I thoroughly enjoyed this workshop and plan to place many things into action to improve my photography and my business. After the workshop, I had the privilege of going with Lulu (hostess of workshop) over to Banff National Park for a day. The weather held off for most of the day, but then rained on us coming back to Calgary and actually snowed !! I must say, that is the first time I've ever been snowed on in June! LOL :-) Here is an image from Moraine Lake in Banff.

Fun wedding, great location

2nd wedding in one day....whew....but it was so very fun. Thanks again Michelle for allowing me to shoot second for you. Courtney and Jonah are a very neat couple ! The truck in the photo below was a very nostalgic piece for all of these young men in the wedding party.

Stacie and Orval's Wedding

I had the privilege to photograph an intimate wedding between Stacie and Orval yesterday. This couple was so very pleasant and fun !! The ceremony took place at Unity Church on "E" Street. Take a look at at few images from the day.....

Back from Antelope Canyon Workshop

Wow, I just spent 4 amazing days in Page Arizona at a landscape photography workshop. It was truly inspiring. Here are a few images from antelope canyon and water hole canyon.

Beautiful Wedding

I was honored to second shoot with Michelle Pearson at this beautiful and fun wedding of Daniel and Jeana's. The ceremony was at St Francis church and the reception was at Bakersfield Country Club. Thanks Michelle, I had a blast !

Kim & Brian Maternity Session

I had a great time photographing Kim & Brian's maternity session for their first baby ! Congrats Kim & Brian!! They were a very fun and sweet couple. Here are a few images.....

Workshops

I'm so excited about a couple of great workshops that are coming up, almost back-to-back.

The first one is over Memorial Day Weekend. I will be taking a workshop with Alain Briot and his lovely wife Natalie at http://www.beautiful-landscape.com/. We will be near Page, Arizona, touring the lovely Antelope Canyon area. I've waited about 3 years to attend this workshop ! http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/azpage/a/antelope.htm

Then the first week of June, I'm traveling up to Calgary, Canada to attend David Williams' workshop. I'm so psyched about this wedding/portrait workshop! So many photogs rave about this workshop in particular. After what I know is going to be an exhilirating 3 days with David, I'm hoping to find some friends at the workshop and travel over to Banff National Park. This area is dear to my heart because it will remind me of an area of Montana just about 4/5 hours south, where I started my professional photography training - Rocky Mountain School of Photography, in Missoula, Montana. I'm anticipating this week being full of emotion, reminisce, and reflection. I have needed such a time as this !!

Senior Session

Here are a few images from a recent senior session. This young man I have known for apprx 3-4 years. He is a very articulate, intelligent young man who is an actor as well as a computer guru. I was privileged to capture these moments at the end of his senior year.

Portrait Workshop

I just returned from a great workshop ! Kudos to Justine Ungaro and her mother Diana. They were fantastic and gave way more or themselves than was posted on the brochure ! I made it an immediate plan to start blogging more frequently. This is one of my goals from the workshop that will make an immediate positive affect on my business ! http://themodernportrait.com/

A Second Chance at Love . . . .

Here are some images from a shoot this weekend of a friend of mine and her old/new guy.....and a sweet, sweet story.


You see, their relationship goes back to high school. They were in love 35 years ago, then, as with many at that young age, went their separate ways. But now, they have found each other again, and have found love again !! This is such an incredible story of hope. A quote from my friend states, "We just want to scream it to the mountain tops...telling others to never lose hope for a glorious love."


I felt incredibly blessed to be able to capture such a sweet, dear time in these two lives.

First Blog Entry

Hello Everyone....

This is my first attempt at blogging ! I hope to keep this up regularly. I'm looking forward to the ProPhoto Expo down in Pasadena in a few weeks. Ken Skulte will be there along with several very talented photographers !

Here are some images from my first baby shoot. It was so much fun!