Winter Wedding Inspiration

I do some regular work for this great event rental company called Del Rey Party Rentals. Every time they have new products I get called down to photograph and add the new products to their website(which I created.) Most of the images you see on the website were taken by me. This time I went [...]

Tim + Tara

Every once in a while you run across a couple that are just special… There’s just something about them that just GLOW. Maybe they’re just really in love, maybe it’s their personalities…. In Tim and Tara’s case, I really just can’t put my finger on it. Jen O’Sullivan will often put on a charity fundraiser [...]

Paul Marks

New Venture – Video Production I know Paul through a networking group to which belong called LeTip. He is an outstanding realtor, and I’m consistently impressed with his honesty, work ethic, and commitment to his clients. When Sarah and I are in the market for a new home, I have no doubt in my mind [...]

Steve + Rachel

Steve and Rachel are seriously one of my favorite couples to work with. We spent the evening in Downtown L.A. at Union Station, which is a top location pick for me. I love the style of the buildings, and I say it every time, but there’s just something so old Hollywood about it with its [...]

Patrick & Natalie

This Last weekend was pretty crazy. My good friend Doug came into town for a last minute vacation to L.A. It was a lot of fun, I hadn’t seen him since my wedding a year and a half ago, and it had really been too long. I had this wedding planned for a couple weeks. [...]

Ryan + Destiny

It’s funny how small our world really is… I was shooting a couple engagement portrait sessions this last week for Jen O’Sullivan who puts on a charity fundraiser quite often. My first couple for the day was Ryan and Destiny. A super cute couple that have known each-other since they were ten. Through our conversation, [...]

Caitie ~ High School Senior Portraits @ Caltech

It was a last minute portrait session. Caitie was graduating from Crescent Valley High School in La Crescenta. Her mom Sunny set up the shoot about a week before graduation… I needed to do a really quick turn-around in order to get graduation announcements out. I don’t usually do that, but I was able to [...]

Photographer General’s Warning

Yes, I know there’s no Photographer General(Like the Surgeon General,)  But if there was, this would be the mandatory label attached to the box of every new camera dslr kit. I mean no offense to anyone by this, And I even represent some of it(I sell Aperture presets.) Robert, this is directed specifically at you: [...]

Wall Portraits – When did an 8×10 become a “large” print?

Jessica – Senior Portrait Experience ~ Thousand Oaks High School ’10

I met Jessica at a Habitat for Humanity gala. She was helping out, and serving appetizers to guests. Her mom asked me to get a few images of her and her boyfriend Jesse by the nice cars… So I did. Upon spending some time with them, I came to find out that they were Seniors [...]

Kid Jam – 2010

It’s that time again! Kid Jam is this Saturday, May 22nd. Every year my church – West Hills Church – puts on a carnival for the kids in the area. It’s free, and it’s a lot of fun, with games, face painting, Bible stories, and puppet shows. And of course, some good food. Last year [...]

6 E-Sessions in One Day! – Sunset Restaurant in Malibu

For those of you who know me well, you know that I love being a part of a good cause. I stumbled upon a great opportunity: both a chance to be a part of something bigger than myself that helps a lot of great people, and also a chance to meet with 6 different engaged [...]

Ginger Beef & Thai Iced Tea

What can I say? I’m not one to give up. I tried to cook a good orange chicken last week, but the recipe was really lacking in quality. Needless to say, I didn’t make a GOOD orange chicken. It was just mediocre. Then I tried a beef and broccoli dish that turned out very poorly. [...]

Eli – 1 month Portraits

Meet Eli. Eli is my little cousin Gillian’s brand new baby. Born on the Ides of March, at almost 10 pounds. He’s huge. Which isn’t surprising to me; his dad, Ricky, is over 6 feet tall. The other reason that I knew Eli was going to be large was because EVERY time that Gillian had [...]

Recipe Day – Mediocre Orange Chicken

I’m just gonna start off by saying that I’m completely bummed about how poorly this recipe turned out. Really disappointed. I’m a big fan of Chinese food. I grew up as a little kid, going to Chines food restaurants and learned how to use chopsticks. My parents would always go to a place called Unam [...]

Jessica – Habitat for Humanity Builders Ball

I have a good friend Robert who is one of the strongest advocates that I know for helping out the underprivileged. Every time I talk to him, he’s telling me about a a different project he’s working on. But there is one specific corporation on which I’ve worked with him multiple times: Habitat for Humanity. [...]

Jessica – High School Senior Portraits in Tucson

It’s an exciting time to be starting out on a new venture. As I wrote before, the High School Senior Portrait market is pretty much completely un-tapped out here in Los Angeles. And since our high school seniors deserve to have a great portrait, and a great experience with the photos and photographer, I’ve decided [...]

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Jeth – Senior Portraits – Chatsworth 2010

You know how they say that no-one is actually FROM Los Angeles? I’m one of the few that can actually say that I was born and raised in L.A. I grew up in Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley. When I was 10 my family moved to Tucson Arizona. I lived there until I [...]

Haiti: Relief Donations and Photography?

When I hear about huge natural disasters I cringe and think to myself “Not Again!” My heart weighs heavily for the poor people that lost their lives, families, homes, and any sort of livelihood. There is so much press coverage of these events, and all I can do is wonder why does it take a [...]

Tanner – Arlington Heights Visit

I, for some reason, enjoy traveling. I’m not just talking about traveling to some foreign country, or even visiting family. I’m talking about sitting on airplanes, waiting for hours or even sleeping in airports, traveling by train, or even by car or ship. I can’t explain it, but I have always enjoyed it. Sarah and [...]

Web Traffic Part 4: Noah Photo Blogsites – Take control of your image

I’ve been talking a lot about building up your web traffic without spending a ton of money, and actually doing it yourself. If you are just starting this 5 part article right now, go back and read Part 1-3. You’ll see the links below: Part 1: SEO – Why your web traffic sucks(The Bad News) Part [...]

Web Traffic Part 3: WordPress… And why you should do it.

Over the past two days I’ve talked about SEO, what NOT to do and what TO do. If you are just starting here, make sure you read Part 1& 2[link] first. Here’s what I’ll be talking about over the next few days. Part 1: SEO – Why your web traffic sucks(The Bad News) Part 2: SEO [...]

Web Traffic Part 2: 5 Simple Steps to improve Search Engine Ranking

Yesterday I talked about what NOT to do for SEO. There is a list of common mistakes and practices that will actually harm your search engine ranking. If you missed it, go back and start there. here’s the link: [link] Here’s what I’ll be talking about over the next few days. Part 1: SEO – [...]