You know those days where you particularly love life? Today was one of those days for me… and I was lucky enough to pour some of that really great energy into a really great engagement session for Ashley and Tim!

Here’s a quick preview of our shoot today in the lovely Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz Village… it’s a brief moment I caught that sums up what I think a great day is all about.

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

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Wow. I cannot believe another year has come and gone. It’s true what they say… the years really do get shorter as you get older…

This past year was an incredible year when it came to my photography. I had a lot of dreams, hopes, ideas and plans for my business– most of which, I am proud to say, came to fruition. I kept hearing how important it is for small business owners to set goals in order to be successful, so I took the advice early in the year and am so pleased with how it worked out. I still have so many ideas and goals for where I want to take my business, but I am so happy and satisfied with where I am beginning 2009!

A huge thank you to all of my awesome clients! You have made this great year possible.

Happy New Year, everyone!

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I must admit, I just got into the Christmas spirit today– yes Christmas Eve! Though I’ve been hearing the music and seeing the lights and decorations for the past few weeks, for some reason my mind has refused to let me realize that it is actually Christmas.

However, even though I’m a little under the weather, I am finally in the Christmas spirit and wanted to take a moment to wish all of my blog readers — the loyal, less-frequent and brand-new– a very lovely Christmas!

To all of my clients of 2008: Thank you so very much for being so awesome! I had an amazing year in photography and it is all thanks to you– my fun, trusting, wonderful clients. I truly love what I do and am very lucky to be able to do it thanks to all of you.

I hope you all are having a fantastic holiday enjoying family, friends, food, presents, and all of the other goodies we get to enjoy this time of year!

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I just stumbled upon this music video and because I’m obsessed with the Twilight saga, I thought I’d share it.

Sure, the books were probably written for teenage girls, but I know a whole bunch of 20-somethings who are completely dazzled by the books and are all getting together next Friday (opening night) to see the film together in LA!

Meg and I were lucky enough to see the movie already — she has a connection that got us invited to a screening with the director when the film was still in the rough stages of editing. In LA, it’s all about who you know. It was actually quite embarassing at first since the other people who were invited were all young girls between the ages of 8 and 14!

After the movie, we spent some time talking to the director about the film– choices they made in the screenplay adaptation of the book, editing choices, and what it was like working on the movie. It was an incredible experience. We even got to talk to her about our impression of the movie. The whole experience was even more interesting to me because while I was in grad school at USC, I thought I wanted to get into the film marketing industry.

Here’s my iPhone photo of us in the screening room.

Needless to say, I cannot wait to see the movie in its final state.

Oh, Edward…

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I think of myself as being quite patriotic and have always been supportive of the men and women who serve our country. I was out with friends last night for Monday Night Football and they were hosting a salute to the Marines where we were. I got a little choked up listening to the stories of the Vets and seeing all the men and women in uniform. One woman there was 90 years old and first entered the Marine Corps in 1943! She had a great story.

If you’re a Veteran, thank you. If you know a Veteran, tell them I said thank you.

Today, I hope we all take a moment to thank a Veteran for their service.

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As a very busy wedding season begins to wind down for me, I wanted to take a moment to remind my blog readers that I am not just a wedding photographer. I absolutely adore shooting weddings — it’s really fantastic to be invited to be a part of such a special day for my clients. But, I’m a photographer, and love photographing people no matter the occasion!

So, if you or someone you know is looking to set up a kids or family portrait session for holiday cards, or just to have some awesome photos, email me!

And because no post is quite complete without an image or two, here’s a look back at my adorable little cousins from 4th of July!

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The day has finally come!

This election year has seemed to last forever– so much so that I cannot believe today is actually the day. I think it’s safe to say that most of us have experienced campaign fatigue and are ready to enjoy some television without being bombarded with all the various political ads that have seemed to dominate all modes of mass communication in the recent weeks and months. Those ads are so frustrating because they very rarely give the straight information that one needs to make an informed voting decision.

So, I hope that you all have researched the issues a little beyond what the ads out there have said and that you all are ready to go out there and vote for whomever, and whatever, you support and believe!

What an exciting Election Day! I can’t wait to see how the day unfolds and how the results come in!

UPDATE: A new President has been chosen!

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As you can see… this blog is getting a facelift! Well maybe less of a facelift and more of just a brand new face.

Thanks to Nate of The Image is Found for kicking my booty into gear to make these changes.

And, of course, thanks to Meg for the awesome photos that have inspired the new look that will continue to evolve over the next month or so.

Happy Sunday, everyone!

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Meg has posted some of the photos she took of me last week at our double portrait session. Here’s one of my favorites– a fun series we shot in Los Feliz Village, but check out her full post and give her some comment love!

Speaking of comment love… seriously, post comments when you stop by a blog. At my wedding on Friday for the fabulous Amber and Nathan (to be posted soon), I met some lovely people who told me they love my blog and read it daily (thanks to the encouragement of Amber), but that they never leave comments. After expressing my grattitude, I asked them why the never leave comments and they couldn’t give me an answer. So, I know you blog stalkers are out there and I would love to express my appreciation to all of you for checking out my work… but I can’t if I don’t know who you are. Let this be a new day… leave some comment love.

Happy Monday, everybody!

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A couple weeks ago, I shot a great wedding with Kim Fox at the Adamson House in Malibu. (I’ll be posting a few images from that wedding soon. Visit Kim’s blog for her images.) In between shots of the bride and groom, and of the great party they had, I found myself snapping photos of the many gorgeous details that make the Adamson House one of my favorite places to shoot.

I adore the rustic feel of these details.

The tiles that cover the Adamson House are simply amazing.

This is my favorite detail shot.

Finally…. not a bad place to spend a Sunday afternoon…

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