Sunday, July 17, 2011

Wedding :: Deborah + Mark

Deborah and Mark were married on a gorgeous sunny day in San Diego at El Cortez. The excitement and buzz in the air was apparent at the salon where Deb and her girls got ready.


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Doesn't Deb look kinda like Catherine Zeta Jones? I thought so...

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I love shooting details. There was this colorful room at the back of the salon that was perfect for shooting details.

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Just one more of the shoes...

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I loved her dress. Gorgeous!

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Time to suit up!!!

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A heartfelt toast from Deb to all her bridesmaids. I love how they all wore different dresses in the same color!

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Deb and Mark had their first look at this gorgeous resort. I had to make a mental note to stay here one day.

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I think it's safe to say that Mark was pretty pleased with his soon-to-be new bride!

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The lovely ladies...

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You could totally tell what a close relationship Deb has with her siblings David and Delilah. I love this shot of them!

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A special thanks to Mike Fletcher for having me along to shoot with him! It's always a blast! :o)

More to come from Deborah and Mark's special day! Happy Sunday!

Senior Portrait :: Mario

Mario's mom, Salena, contacted me because I had done a senior portrait session for his cousin, Jackie. They were a delight to work with and were so willing to try anything I suggested. Salena and I discovered that we had graduated high school the same year (I will purposefully leave out the graduation date ;o). We had a great shoot in the Tower District area of Fresno, and I thought we came away with some cool shots of Mario that didn't look like your typical senior portraits. Here are some of my faves:


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Mario claimed to be shy in front of the camera, but he was a real natural. He would look really serious, but the minute I asked him to smile, it looked totally natural! I think he was lying about being shy. :oD

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Okay fine, so we did take some typical senior shots too...

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Congratulations Mario on this special time in your life! Good luck and enjoy college life up in San Jose!

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Monday, July 11, 2011

Taiko Project - Rhythmic Relations

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine who plays taiko drums in a group called Taiko Project asked for volunteers to shoot Rhythmic Relations 2011. To be honest, I wasn't really sure what Taiko Project was all about or what to expect. I had heard about taiko when I was in college because there was a taiko group at UCI, but hearing about it was pretty much the extent of my knowledge on it. However, through Yuri, I discovered what a talented group of individuals Taiko Project is comprised of. Just watching their performance was so amazing that the hours just flew by! Thanks to Yuri and Bryan for having me there. I had a blast! Enjoy! :o)


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Here's Yuri! :o)

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