Jer & Danielle's Orange County Wedding

Wow! I had such a great time shooting Jer & Danielle's wedding for so many different reasons! Jer was one of the first closest friends I met upon first moving down here to Orange County. We've been in bible study together, men's group, and roommates so you can imagine my delight when he and Danielle asked me to photograph their wedding.  Both of them are so easy going it just set the pace for the day and allowed me to shoot them in their element of just laughing and and enjoying their special day. There were so many fun moments captured through out the day which hopefully you'll get a glimpse from the shots below. 

Just before their first meet

Loved these series of shots with Danielle's bridesmaids and the marble corridor 

Unfortunately Barney Fife and his side-kick limited our time here but not before getting some beautiful shots

Who says "White man can't jump"??? 

I think this was the 'lucky' shot of the day... caught garter mid-air!

Mr. Jared Ruth had several moments with his true colors which kept the evening very lively!

Sarah & Luke in Irvine

A proud father-of-the-bride

Luke was all smiles as his beautiful bride strolled down the isle

Don't know what these kids were doing but they were cracking each other up!

 I met Sarah and Luke the day of their wedding but quickly had them laughing and warmed up for a full day of some great shots. They had a small and intimate wedding which took place underneath the gazebo over the lake in Woodbridge of Irvine. We were fortunate enough to avoid the forecasted showers and ended up with perfect SoCal weather. Their reception was at The Waters restaurant sitting adjacent to the lake. Enjoy.

Field of Flowers (Huntington Beach)

Liz letting some scholastic steam!

She brought some props along for fun and this red frame turned out great against the surrounding brilliant yellow flowers

My lovely friend Liz Pham after much sweat, blood, and tears is graduating this semester from Long Beach State. Anyone who's endured a four year university knows the excitement & elation that finally comes upon receiving your diploma. So we went out and shot some 'grad' pics for her graduation invitations. We found a beautiful field of golden wild flowers as the backdrop and had a perfect day in Huntington Beach with 70deg weather. Congrats Liz!

The Hand of God

I recently moved out Huntington Beach and last weekend raced my beach cruiser out to catch the sunset with a stratocumulus cloud covering stretching out over the horizon. I'm constantly in awe at the hand of God and His creation. My art is only possible b/c of His handiwork.

I happen to catch this surfer and the reflection off the water at the perfect moment!

A Father & Son moment...

Marriott at Newport

Brian & Jill celebrated their special day at the Marriott in Fashion Island, Newport Beach.

I absolutely love this shot! The contrasting slate to the couple simply draws your eyes directly to the bride's eyes.

Love how 'BIG' sister is helping out 'little' brother

Just the boys in a candid moment.

Jack n Coke Please!

For some reason I'm always drawn to at least one dramatic pose during the day.




Having a wedding is a lot of fun but also exhausting. Caught this moment of rest just before their Grand Entrance.

The Furious Photography Workshop!

When you have a beautiful model like Megan it's hard to get a bad shot!

Has the look & feel of Daisy Duke

   

I like this shot. It has a controlled & intimate feel separate from the feeding frenzy of the other Paparazzi gaming for the perfect shot. Mine won!

I love how some shots can represent people even w/o revealing their faces.

I call this the 'Abercrombie-Fitch' shot. It looks like 100% fashion photography as if we had fans blowing their hair back and a spray-on tan. They were backlit by the sun and I just blew a bunch of flash into them. 

Even though they were both amateur models they took directions well and were naturals. 

One of my favorite shots the whole day! How can you not get excited about a 40ft Fro??? This picture is getting framed and going up in my office at work! 

Last Sunday several photogs got together for an all day workshop hosted in LA by the infamous Lawrence & Doug Chan (AKA Furious Photographers). It was a great day of making new friends and seeing some familiar faces (Gavin w/ Gavin Photography) in the industry. The day was perfectly scheduled hitting on all subjects from fundamentals of shooting, to posing your subjects, to running your business. Events like these are perfect to try out new styles, interesting angles, or risky poses. The day offered a collaborative effort to push our creative minds with the pay-off of gaining some spectacular shots! We found ourselves shooting in Downtown LA off the 101. The old dilapidated & graffitied buildings provided the perfect backdrop for lots of our shots. Many thanks to the hard work of the Make-up Artists, the models (Megan & Andrew), and of course the fury of Furious Photographers. 

Jon & Lydia's Wedding

So i'm finally getting around to posting some of Jon & Lydia's wedding up! Here are a few of the amazing pics that came out of the beautiful day celebrated with them. From beginning to end everything went off without a hitch which is what every bride hopes for so I don't think they could have asked for anything more! The day in Laguna was perfect as it always is in the summertime with wonderful weather, a great venue (Aliso Creek Golf Course), and a full celebration of the couple's marriage. One of the other things that made it enjoyable was having my good friend Steve Hoffmann as my 2nd shooter. He's been instrumental in shaping my style and technique so it was fun to have him shooting beside me. Hope you enjoy!