Beautiful in Black!
Christina's parents ordered almost the exact opposite of this album: cream cover, cream pages. It'll be really clean and fresh, and totally different. I'll definitely share that once it's ready, too!
In addition to the albums we also made some beautiful color and black and white Fine Art Prints, too. The black and whites were done on gorgeous German watercolor paper and also a metallic, glossy paper. Both have to be seen to really be appreciated, but they really emphasized the dramatic beauty of Christina and Evan's amazing Pasadena City Hall wedding. There's nothing better than presenting your wedding photographs in a way that set them apart as art that will last a lifetime (and then some!).
Labels: black-and-white, california, los-angeles, pasadena, pasadena-city-hall, wedding-album, westin
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Ventura, California Beach Wedding
Check out this great cake! I love the "sand" and all the details that went into decorating the cake and the table. Such a fun, colorful cake:
Here's a group that knows how to have a good time! Not much better than a great time with good friends:
And one more before the sun totally says goodbye...
Labels: beach, california, the-yellow-umbrellas, ventura, wedding, wedding-photography
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Saticoy Country Club Wedding
Labels: california, oxnard, saticoy, saticoy-country-club, somis, wedding-photographer
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Maravilla Gardens - Camarillo Wedding
Cherie and Chris love their dog, Jasper, and made him an honorary attendant.
Congratulations Cherie and Chris. God bless your marriage. I wish you great success and happiness!
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
- Traditional Irish blessing
Thanks to their other vendors:
Delicious, professional catering for their wedding was provided by Command Performance. Their videographers, Buckley Videography, were really great to work with.
You can also view Cherie and Chris's engagement portrait session, here.
Labels: california, camarillo, garden, maravilla-gardens, santa-rosa-valley, wedding, wedding-photographer
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Engagement Portraits - Agoura Hills
I'm excited to photograph their wedding at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu this fall. It's going be a great time. Thanks for such a fun shoot you guys.
Labels: agoura-hills, calamigos-ranch, california, engagement, malibu, paramount-ranch, portraits
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Oceanside (San Diego) Wedding
Meghan looked stunning in her Vera Wang gown! Her wedding rings, beautiful bouquet of dark purple calla lilies, the white orchids - all of it, amazing. Here's a brief sampling:
I'd like to say that Steven from In The Mix entertainment did a great job with not only the sound, but a truly unique live music experience and the professionalism to keep the wedding running smoothly and to ensure that everyone had an awesome evening.
Congratulations Meghan and Charles. I wish you both MANY years of happiness, love and success.
Labels: california, marriage, oceanside, photographer, photography, san-diego, wedding
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Christina & Evan's Pasadena Wedding
Labels: california, city-hall, los-angeles, pasadena, wedding, wedding-photographer, wedding-photography, westin
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Ventura Engagement Portraits
After Main Street we headed over to the Ventura Yacht Club where Meghan and Charles first met. The lighting was absolutely beautiful and the environment provides such a romantic atmosphere. We also went to the beach where Charles did his best to keep Meghan warm in the cool wind. You can really tell that these two are in love.
I can't wait to photograph the wedding in Oceanside in a couple of months! Thanks for a great shoot, guys.
Labels: beach, california, engagement, portraits, ventura
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Hey! I recognize that church!
Look familiar?
I know it's kind of silly, but growing up in the L.A. area and living nearby my entire life, I've always loved it when I recognize a location used in a movie or on TV.
More of Jane and Brett's wedding photography can be seen in the gallery.
Labels: california, indiana-jones, los-angeles, movie, north-hollywood, wedding, wedding-photographer
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Calamigos Ranch Wedding Photography
Janna and Mark's custom wedding photography album features over 100 photographs from their big day, and as always, the design rocks! Check it out:
To see more of Janna and Mark's wedding, visit my Calamigos Ranch wedding photography gallery, here.
If you're having trouble with the flash photo viewer above, you can view the wedding album photographs on my flickr page, too.
Labels: calamigos-ranch, california, malibu, wedding, wedding-album, wedding-photographer, wedding-photography
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Monica and Brian's Wedding
Here are just a few of the photographs that I love:
I couldn't decide on the best caption for this next one: a) Now that's service with a smile, or b) What can I say, chicks dig a bald guy.
Thanks Monica, Brian, your bridal party, family and friends for a wonderful wedding.
Labels: california, lost-canyons-golf-club, photography, simi-valley, wedding
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Portraits for Lisa and Jeff
Here are some of great portraits we created together on this gorgeous spring evening:
I just love how comfortable, happy and affectionate Lisa and Jeff are, and it really comes through in these portraits. Of course, here are some more portraits in video form:
Labels: agoura-hills, california, paramount-ranch, portraits
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Cherie & Chris's Engagement Portraits
Here's a fun video showing the range of amazing images we created together that afternoon:
Thanks Cherie and Chris. I can't wait for the wedding!
Labels: california, engagement, malibu, portraits
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Brothers Anthony & Owen
Here's a fun video of the boys' photo shoot:
Labels: california, children, kids, moorpark, portraits
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Happy New Year! & 2 New Wedding Galleries
2007 was an exciting year, including adapting the new name Embrace Life, which I just feel is a perfect summary for what I do with my photography. I was fortunate enough to photograph a lot of wonderful weddings, working with very cool brides and grooms along the way, create some incredible new sample albums, and add some great new changes for this website. Prepare for more in 2008.
Also, I just added two new California wedding photography galleries. One is from Nicole & Keith's Central California wedding at the Jack House in San Luis Obispo, CA and the other is from Jane & Brett's Southern California wedding at the Christian Church of North Hollywood with the reception at the Bistro Garden Restaurant in Studio City, CA. The two weddings were almost nothing alike, but both were very cool in their own unique ways. Take a look at the galleries.
* Archive searchable links:
San Luis Obispo wedding photographer
Central California wedding photographer
North Hollywood wedding photographer
Studio City wedding photographer
Labels: california, central-california, north-hollywood, san-luis-obispo, slo, southern-california, studio-city, wedding, wedding-photography
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Sonoma Wedding Photography Album
I was so excited to send Ashley and Riley their brand new custom wedding photography album just before Christmas. Their wedding was at the beautiful Lodge at Sonoma this summer. Check out their album!:
Here's what Ashley said about it after receiving it:
We absolutely LOVE the wedding album!!! Thank you so very much for all of your hard work...it sure did pay off and everyone we show is so impressed!!!! We can't wait to show all our friends and family...Thanks again...It is truly amazing!
Shouldn't everyone be that happy with their wedding photographer and album?!
To see more of Ashley and Riley's wedding photography, visit my Sonoma wedding photography gallery, here.
Thanks Ashley and Riley! I hope you enjoy that album for the rest of your happy lives together.
If you're having trouble with the flash photo viewer above, you can view the wedding album photographs on my flickr page, too.
Labels: california, napa, sonoma, wedding, wedding-album, wedding-photography, wine-country
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Lisa and Jeff's Wedding (Palm Springs, CA)
On Sunday I had the pleasure of photographing Lisa and Jeff's wedding in Palm Springs, CA. It was held at a gorgeous, modern, private residence with great design and cool art throughout the home. The weather was perfect, the house was great, the bride, groom, their family and friends were all very cool... it was just a fun time!
The amazing thing about this wedding is how I came to be Lisa and Jeff's wedding photographer. After Lisa's friend showed her some of my photographs of the fire fighters from just a couple of weeks back while at a party, she searched my name online, found Embrace Life and decided to ask me to photograph her wedding which was just two weeks away! Fortunately, I was available and the rest is history. That's the power of "new media"!
Here are some nice shots from Lisa and Jeff's wedding:
On the day of Lisa and Jeff's wedding, the city of Palm Springs was celebrating Veteran's Day with a parade and other festivities. During their wedding ceremony several planes and helicopters did fly-bys - multiple times. Everyone, including the bride and groom found it quite humorous and they will no doubt always remember that about their wedding day!
Lisa and Jeff chose a wonderful place to have their wedding and created a really relaxed atmosphere where friends and family could relax and enjoy all the special moments.
I want to thank Lisa and Jeff, as well as their family and friends for making me feel like part of the family. I had a blast and I could tell you did too.
Congratulations Lisa and Jeff!
Labels: bride, california, groom, palm-springs, wedding
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My photos on NBC's Today Show!
On October 21st, one of the many Southern California wild fires (the Santa Rosa Valley / Nightsky fire) was burning just blocks from my house. My house is far enough from the hills and where the fires were burning that it really wasn't in any danger. Anyway, I decided to go up the street to take some pictures of the fire. Well, I got closer than I ever expected I'd be allowed, and ended up with some really cool images as a result. Here are a few of them:
Now, here's the best part... the Today Show clip featuring three of the images above!:
If you'd like to post any comments specifically about the video, you can see it on youtube.com by clicking here.
Additionally, the pictures were published online with MSNBC, KNBC, the L.A. Times and others. As a result of the wide reach of these photographs, some of the firefighters' family and friends recognized them and contacted me about obtaining printed photographs. It's amazing how fast communication has become because of the internet and how small the world is becoming as a result.
If you've seen any of my photographs in other interesting places please let me know as I'd love to share those as well.
Labels: blaze, california, fire, moorpark, nbc, nightsky, photography, show, today, vcfd
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