Yesterday I had the pleasure of shooting Allison and Zach’s engagement session…it was so much fun to get meet Zach and get to know them a little bit more!
They have a fabulous wedding planned at The Balboa Bay Club this summer! Stay tuned for part 2 of their e-session. We are shooting part two in a couple of weeks at a local airport with Zach’s plane!
Enjoy!
Friends are so important in my life…sometimes when I am feeling overwhelmed, it is nice to unwind with friends. Luckily, we have very good friends who live in our neighborhood, and it’s very common for us to grab a babysitter to watch our kids (they love it!) and go downtown to our new favorite place, Casa 425 in downtown Claremont. It is such a great little boutique hotel to just hang out and relax!
Aron, me, Kary and Tim
This weekend I am doing some very sexy and fun boudoir shoots there…think Maxim. It’s my Valentine’s Day promotion! It’s not too late…I am taking appointments for next weekend, too! Call me! It’s very classy (yet sexy) and soooo much fun! I encouraged my clients who were interested to get some friends together to cheer each other on! Even better, you already know me as your photographer, and this is another chance for us to hang out (NOT literally!!!) and have fun!!!
Think: Champagne w/ fresh rasberries, chocolate dipped strawberries, brie and crackers, more champagne…itunes…. lots of laughs…I can’t wait to hear how their husbands or fiances LOVE their Valentine’s gifts!!!
Stay tuned, I may be able to blog some!!!
Last night I had my monthly PUG and had the incredible opportunity to have Robert Evans come and speak to our group about getting more time with the bride and groom before the ceremony and how to build a great relationship with them. He spoke about this same topic at Partner-Con in September which got rave revieiws. I had not yet heard him speak and it was great to have him in a smaller group setting & to hear how he evolved into the photographer that he is today! Thanks, Robert, for taking the time to speak at my PUG! You were awesome!
Marie Bunke, Patrice Gaspard-Nelson, Joanne Distasso, and Michael Lin
Giuseppe Guerra and Rodolfo Arpia
Tobey Leier and Renee Guerra
Michelle Johnson, Loretta, and Kimberly Saxelby
Robert Evans and myself! Forgive my bad point and shoot camera!
I wanted to share a really cool texture that I applied to one of my images. It’s fun to add a little texture to an image to make it more interesting, and just adding a few of these in an album design would look really amazing I think!
What do you think?
Before:
After my Urban Texture:
Today I received an email that made me laugh so hard! I wanted to share these hilarious comments and photos from none other than the infamous Olan Mills Studios….I remember when I was about 10 years old and our family had pictures done with Olan Mills and I thought we had hit the jackpot…how on earth could we have ever afforded to go there??!!
here’s a little hump day entertainment!!! The comments by each image are not my own..I hope no one gets offended…
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Drake won Bitchin’est Senior Mullet by a landslide.
This dude wore a tie for nothing.
Olan Mills backdrop #4: Bucolic Meadow with Split Rail Fence. Is that an animal carcass behind her?
A pose like this will get you kicked right out of the Convention.
Olan Mills Backdrop #11: The Library, one of their most popular themes, as seen in this photo of the young Unabomber and his wife.
You’d think Pearle Vision would throw in another two pairs for free.
I got a 20 that says he drives a Camaro.
Someone spent money on this.
It’s so cute when couples have matching hairdos
She’s looking for the speaker that’s piping in ‘Muskrat Love’ so she can blast it with her laser eyes.
Wow, I thought I was going to post yesterday and the whole day got away with me. I have been thinking a lot about my goals and if they are going to be realistic. I know we all have very high expectations of ourselves and so I thought that I can start out with just 3 personal goals as well as professional and build more as I accomplish the ones I already made….little successes at a time!
Professional Goals:
Goal #1: Office Hours: Sticking to them!
So, as I try and organize my day, I have given myself set “office” hours that I must work each day, as if I am working for somebody else (my alter-ego??!!). I realize that this may not always work, however, I am dedicated to my clients and want to continue to provide the best customer service possible to them.
Goal #2: Album Designs: Make new samples
I love all of my albums that I show to prospective clients, however, I need to refresh them with a few of my amazing events that i have done this past year.
I am really excited for this goal, because I LOVE to be creative, and as soon as I get started, I know I will be up late at night way beyond my office hours making killer designs!
Goal #3: Expand my business: New Product!
This last goal is a biggie for me! My husband and I have had this new product in mind for almost two years and we are now actually ready to move froward with it. It is photography related, however, it has nothing to do with wedding photography. Until it is fully implemented, I will have to keep it under wraps, but I am SO excited to share with you as soon as we launch it! So stay tuned!!!
Personal Goals:
First, let me just show you a few very important people in my life that will be a huge part of my personal goals this year…
My children, Kaitlyn and Cole. They have filled our lives with so much happiness and love.
My totally HOT husband, Aron! How awesome that after 10 yeasrs of marriage I would still marry him all over again…minus the 90’s wedding dress and cliche details…he has made me a better person and has been sooo patient at times!!!
O.K…so I got a little sidetracked…
I will post my personal goals tomorrow! And thanks, Shannon, for your post about blogging more! I am really going to try!!!
Every year at this time I find myself organizing my thoughts into what I want to do for the new year and how I am going to make them happen…my goals.
It’s always mind boggling to me because there are so many things I want to accomplish both personally and professionally. I stared thismorning off by making a daily agenda for myself and listing my professional responsibilities that I need to accomplish each day. Since I run my studio and office out of my home, I am often multi-tasking all day long while my children are at school and by the time I have to pick them up, I feel like I have not accomplished ANYTHING!!!
Goal #1: Office Hours: Sticking to them!
So, as I try and organize my day, I have given myself set “office” hours that I must work each day, as if I am working for somebody else (my alter-ego??!!). I realize that this may not always work, however, I am dedicated to my clients and want to continue to provide the best customer service possible to them.
Goal #2: Album Designs: Make new samples
I love all of my albums that I show to prospective clients, however, I need to refresh them with a few of my amazing events that i have done this past year.
I am really excited for this goal, because I LOVE to be creative, and as soon as I get started, I know I will be up late at night way beyond my office hours making killer designs!
I have more goals to share with you(both personally and professionally) but I have to run off to a consultation. Check back later as I post more!
Have a great Saturday!
