The JOURNAL

Today is Sunday… technically a day of rest. I’ve definitely rested some today after a long day yesterday… but I couldn’t sleep tonight without sharing just one shot from yesterday…. this is one of my favorites from Lance and Laurie’s day. There are a TON more to come… stay tuned and I’ll be working hard […]

Today was a lot of fun… I got to shoot a beautiful young lady named Kaitlyn. Here’s just a sneak peek until later….

Southern California is known for the beach… and surfing… and palm trees. Socal is not a place known for the beauty of changing leaves…. in fact, it’s ridiculously hard to find some good autumn leaves around here. So when Matthew contacted me about taking some “secret” shots of him and his boys for a Christmas […]

It was 2003 and I was up at Forest Home Junior Winter Camp for the very first time as a high school volunteer. Steve “Ferret” and Sharon “Umtali” were up working on staff… and I remember two things…. I thought they were the cutest couple ever…. and Sharon looked ridiculously cute in her Starbucks hat. […]

The good thing about waking up before the sun is you have more hours to enjoy life     ……and colors like this don’t happen during normal conscious hours. A couple weeks ago, I got to wake up SUPER early and spend the waking hours of the morning with a group of guys, more affectionately […]

As I walked into the parking lot of Horizon Christian Fellowship with the Botsford Family, we ran into the Gamboa ladies. After a few hugs and “good to see you’s”, Bonnie introduced me to Julie Gamboa. It’s funny how the body of Christ works… there’s so many intricate connections and blessings interwoven into this huge […]

Meet the Jenkins Family. Dan, Kathy, Kaitlyn, and Nick were so cute to work with and despite the fog that rolled into Seal Beach right as we began shooting, their pictures turned out great! Kathy originally contacted me because it’s Her and Dan’s 25th Wedding Anniversary coming up and she wanted some  pictures of them […]

Saturday was one of the most perfect evenings I’ve experienced in a long time. It happened to be ridiculously hot for an October weekend, but when the sun started going down… it was perfect weather and the light was TO DIE FOR! You may remember Josh and Katie from their wedding that took place in […]

We all had originally met at John and Christina’s Wedding in May of this year. Bob Botsford, the head pastor of Horizon Christian Fellowship in Rancho Santa Fe, California, had been the officiant… and the beautiful church was the venue for both the ceremony and the reception. Not only was he the officiant, but he […]

It was so much fun shooting with Bob and the Botsford Family today that I just had to take share a couple images before I call it a day… more to come on another day…. thanks for a great time today guys!