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Newport Beach Portraits and Global Warming

Sometimes its great to just get out there to photograph and work with models, make up artists, designers and other fellow photographers. 

I love finding great locations and posing models to create a kool look and feel. So last weekend I did just that in Newport when a local group I'm part of organized a meet up.

Newport is a great beach community with a lot of fun places to see and do. Check it out here.

However, sometimes a small part of the year it can get cold when there is an off shore flow and the clouds and wind blows in. I know, I know I grew up in Seattle and should be used to it. 

 

Okay I admit it, I've been in the Los Angeles area too long and have become acclimatized, used to the warm weather, simply a wimp.

When it is a bit chilly here  (for here) in Southern California I sometimes wonder how I used to walk to school or to the bus stop in the rain and wind when it was below 50 or 40 degrees . Okay I'm sounding old, but I didn't mention the snow-oops.

So I found myself down near the shore near the Balboa Pier and it started to get around 60.  Then the wind kicked in and I was starting to grumble to myself about the cold.

I'm feeling a bit chilled and then I look up from behind my camera at one of these great models. Going where I ask and holding poses in mostly thin clothing, in the now stiff breeze, and cold. I realize I have nothing to complain about. I have a jacket and I can put my hands in my pockets when ever I want. I don't even have to smile.

Thank you to everyone involved, especially the models, who hung in there and did a great job!

Happily Ever After

Way back in 1977, my mom took me on a rare vacation from Seattle to Anaheim. It was my first experience with Disneyland and we stayed at the Disneyland Hotel.

Now flash forward 20 plus years to last week when Wendy and I had the privilege of photographing Tasha and Jonathan's wedding. 

Guess where it took place? Yep, more then twenty years later, I found myself back at the Disneyland Hotel. 

Jonathan is a chef and Tasha is an Insurance Agent. Their fairy tale story started when Tasha and Jonathan first met each other at a bus stop. They started talking, emailing, then dating,  and well things took off from there. 

Tasha and Jonathan are probably the nicest and most easy going people one would ever meet.

One of the "koolist" things they had at the ceremony was a horse drawn crystal carriage complete with coachmen.   Many of you may recognize it as just like Cinderella’s Coach in the animated movie, her transportation pumpkin to and from the royal ball.

Doesn't Tasha look like a beautiful princess going to the royal ball to meet her Prince Jonathan?  Let's not forget the glass slipper which one of the coachmen carried the ring with. 

The wedding ceremony took place in the Rose Court Garden which features an open lawn with a huge gazebo.

Everyone had a blast at the reception in the Sleeping Beauty Pavilion.

And so the story ends as  Tasha and Jonathan rode off into the sunset and they live happily ever after!

Congratulations Tasha and Jonathan!  Thank you for allowing us to share your magical special day! 

Laura & Tyrus: Sneak Peek

Because the guys never get enough love.

Would you..... Boudoir?

I have been asked if I would shoot Boudoir photography. The answer is, "Of course!"  While I like to think I have my specialties, I also believe I'm not limited in my versatility.   I love to photograph all subjects.  Through the lens, new discovery is found.   

Boudoir can be very intimate and special.

True it can be a bit intimidating for the subject at first.

 

But the end result can reveal the beauty that you might not have known you possess.

When the opportunity presents itself, I also like to add a twist with Boudoir and go outdoors for a little adventure. 

 

  

  

  

  

More to come. 

SoCal Photog ShootOut - Couples & Bridal

Admittedly this is probably my favorite part of the wedding to shoot. The beuatiful bride and the new couple. There is nothing like capturing the bride or the lucky couple in the perfect pose and look. Here are some of my favorites I photographed last week:

  

  

  

 

  

 

  

  

  

  

  

 

Pictured are: Ashley Snyder, Sean Smetona and Jenn King