Toni + Jon = Love + Maternity

With a last minute call to do a Maternity portrait session with Toni and Jon, I jumped on the opportunity as I am new to Maternity Photography.  Treating it like an Engagement Session, even though they are already married, I had a variety of poses in mind for them to show off their love as [...]

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Kollaboration hits it big with #9!!

When I photographed the non-profit organization event Kollaboration Acoustic 2 last year, I couldn’t wait for the next show to begin.  Finally, after a huge organizational effort on the Kollaboration staff and with tons of big name celebrities signed up to attend, the day had arrived.  I packed up my photography equipment and headed up [...]

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Change is Good, Thank you WPPI and Photobiz!

With my recent trip to Las Vegas and the WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) Convention, I was on the hunt for new knowledge and expansion.  My wedding calender has been getting more and more booked up, so I decided to purchase a new and completely separate website to showcase my work for future clients. [...]

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Pro Photo West Competition Entries

The Professional Photographers of California and the magazine Pro Photo West are holding a student photo contest for 5 California schools including, Santa Monica College, Brooks Institute, Palomar College, Tri Community, and San Francisco Art Academy University.  The winner of the contest will get a scholorship to the 2009 Professional Photographers of California’s West Coast [...]

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Event Photography: J2 and Andre at the Majestic

For as long as I can remember, J2 (Jay Brady) has been into music.  His love for audio of all kinds shows through with every hobby he explores and every CD he buys.  Going with Jay to many electronic clubs over the years in LA, San Francisco, and Vegas, I always wondered when it was [...]

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Who needs free portraits? My friends do!

A Big thanks to Mike, Marc, Logan, Noreena, Suzi, and Bud for lending their time to help me out for some portrait photos.  My finals for my portrait class was coming up and I used them for models on 2 of my projects.  They were all so perfect and helpful!  Thanks again for particpating and [...]

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Where’s Smokey the Bear when you need him!

Click to View larger Panaromic “Only you can prevent forest fires,” says the famous cartoon icon Smokey the Bear. Well he must have skipped coming to California as fires rage around the Los Angeles area in Sylmar, Brea Canyon, Corona, and a few other cities. As I attended my Journalism Conference, smoke filled the campus [...]

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Not Your Grandmother’s Roller Derby!

For my a portrait project, I decided to photography the great sport of Roller Derby, as Los Angeles is filled with options and even a custom made track.  The Los Angeles Derby Dolls play at the Doll Factory near downtown where sold out crowds cheer, scream, and even dance to the live bands during halftime.  [...]

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Lightning in LA? Who would have thought?

As Thursday night came to an end, I was annoyed at the lights outside my window, thinking, why the heck is my neighbor shining a flashlight at my house?  Soon after, noises and rumbles made me ask, why is the neighborhood cat outside jumping around making all that noise?  Then more noise, more flashes, and [...]

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Photo Shoot with Alison Sorenson

With the abundance of users on Facebook and Myspace, I happened to come across an aspiring TV host in LA who needed new headshots.  We met at UCLA and with the help of makeup artist Jessica Hughes, we got some wonderful photos around the area.  With a great smile and entrancing eyes, the photo shoot [...]

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