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Kauai – Personal Photos
June 14, 2011
I took a ton of photos in Kauai while I was there to shoot Katherine & Adam’s wedding, but never got around to editing them because I was focusing on shoots and other business tasks that had to get done when I got back. Today, I made time to finally go through them and it felt really good to edit images I took only for myself… plus I was able to relive a little bit of the adventure I had in Kauai with two of my lovely friends.
Here are some of my favorite images I took of paradise, and two of my dear friends there.
Mary. So camera shy.
I don’t know this guy, but he was happy and didn’t mind me photographing him. Then again, who living on Kauai wouldn’t be happy?
Laurel.
If you go to Hawaii, you must try a Puka Dog. I had the veggie dog with mango relish… amazing.
Our last day of exploring, Mary and I rented a Jeep and took off to explore the East and South shores of the island… so happy we did!
This one makes me especially happy…
Oh, Kauai. You stole my heart. I can’t wait to go back.
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Austin – SXSW – An Amazing Experience
March 27, 2011
Just about 1 1/2 weeks ago I had the amazing experience of being able to visit Austin during South By Southwest, one of the biggest music and film festivals in the world. My lovely and talented friend Mary was going to be out there for a photo session and invited me to come meet her after to spend a few days together exploring Austin and all the awesome craziness of the festival- if you know me at all you know I’m not one to ever turn down such an experience.
Austin has long been on my list of “must-visit” places… That list seems to grow weekly, but I’m so happy that I was able to check off this city. It was an experience I will always appreciate and truly never forget. Experiencing the energy and vibrance of a city taken over by such a large mass of creative, interesting people was like nothing I could have imagined… and I plan to go back next year and for many years to come.
I’m not sure I can describe in words the inspiration I got from this whole trip, so I’m hoping my photos offer a glimpse into that. Here are the people and things I saw during those four fantastic days.
One of the things I loved most was hearing live music on every single corner… music of all kinds. This was a band called Lovett… and I loved them.
Mary.
For some reason, this shot was instantly one of my favorites from the trip.
Thank you, Austin. <3
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More from A Long, Lovely Drive
March 8, 2011
A few days ago, I posted a few photos from my drive up to Tahoe for the wedding I shot this weekend. I had taken the 5 freeway from Los Angeles all the way up to the Tahoe/Reno area, which takes you through the very middle of our beautiful state where there are endless farms and fields of green. For the long (nearly 9-hour) drive home, I decided to take a different route because I wanted to see something different…
I’ve never been one for landscape photography- people have always been my favorite subject because they inspire and interest me the most. But, recently I’ve been taking more and more landscape photos and I’ve really been loving it. It will never be better than portrait photography to me, but it’s so fun to get out and explore and try to capture the beauty of such amazing places.
Once I passed the snowy loveliness (including an awesome snow storm which had me gripping 10 and 2 for about 45 minutes), I came to a series of small towns with warmer weather and bluer skies. One was home to this mule farm and there was something about it that made me pull over. Right when I did, this one came right up to the fence and was super curious about every move I made.
This drive made me even more appreciative to live in the amazing state of California. I drove through a snow storm and got a little driver’s tan on my left arm all in the same drive… I was in awe of everything I saw and would have made so many more stops if I had the time.
Now, here’s a sneak peek of the Tahoe wedding that provided me the opportunity to see all the beauty above. Many more photos from  this wedding coming soon.
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Prettiness from My Drive
March 5, 2011
It’s a long drive up the 5 freeway from Los Angeles to Northern California… but with sights like this, I don’t mind it at all. Just had to pull over and take some photos after so many times of making the drive and not stopping…
Love.
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