The Homeless

I recently ran into to this homeless gentleman while out in downtown LA  scouting locations for a shoot.  His name is George. He was the nicest guy ever.  

Fun with friends at The Standard Hotel

I recently attended a fashion show at the Standard Hotel in the downtown area and took the opportunity to snag a few photos of my friends before tearing down my equipment. As a fashion Photographer I love experimenting with light to explore and push the boundaries of taking photos.

Enjoy :-)

Chanting

As a wedding photographer in the Orange County area, I'm always down at the beach shooting romantic engagements sessions. This weekend was no exception!  While we were finishing up a group of young men arrived and lined up along the  little jetty and began chanting & praying.  It was awesome! I was able to capture this image I hope you enjoy.

 

The Hacienda

Goya to me really means "get off your ass" .  So today i did just that & went out looking for fun stuff to photograph.  As I came down the street, I saw this old small spanish looking home on this lonely property.  As  a Orange County wedding photographer, I am used to seeing a quick spot that I like and taking shots there at the spur of the moment.  So  when I found this beautiful place I felt at home.  

sidewalk shadows

as a destination wedding photographer i have the pleasure of traveling quite frequently. i spent the last two weeks in the SF bay area for a pair of weddings and an engagement session. while i was driving down the california coast i made an early morning tea stop in monterey. when i got out of my car i noticed these dramatic shadows across the bricks. my caffeine-deprived self said tea first, but the inner photographer wouldn’t allow it. i quickly grabbed a camera and made this photograph. ten minutes later when i returned with my tea, the shadows had completely moved and all that was left was a faint reminder that photography, more than anything else, is about being present in the moment.

bikes

my favorite thing about being a destination wedding photographer is having amazing clients who love photography! earlier this week i did a private photo workshop with one of the brides i'll be shooting later this year (so excited for her destination wedding in lake tahoe!) we focused primarily on the fundamentals of photography, meaning exposure and composition.

we spent a leisurely breakfast talking about the concepts and then spent a few hours shooting around and implementing all the knowledge - there is a lot to take in!

it's so fitting that we mostly shot these bikes -- when we first started talking and i asked jenn if she'd ever taken a photo class before she mentioned that in both high school and college she dabbled in it. photography is just like riding a bike, even if it's been a while it all comes back as soon as you start shooting!


here are a few of my favorite fine art photographs that i shot during the day. again, we were trying to really nail composition and exposure. so all of these photos are straight out of camera with a black and white conversion and just a slight contrast boost. enjoy!

Getty Center

I had a blast last weekend on a trip to the getty center with a few friends. We spent a few hours there and got to check out the lovely architecture and fine art the museum had to offer. As a fine art Photographer I used this time to photograph a few areas of the museum
Enjoy!!