hayley+steve

wow, really, really cute together.

stephanie and greg | callaway winery

She held the cabernet up to the light, slowly swirling the glass as she prepared to taste her second varietal. That’s when she noticed Greg pounding his fifth glass, looking far too anxious for a man in the midst of a wine tour. She followed him outside as the rest of the tour [...]

peggy & narong | engagement

Peggy and Narong spent an impossibly gorgeous Sunday afternoon in Pasadena with us for an engagement photography session ahead of their upcoming wedding this March.  We kicked things off with a Polaroid to memorialize the most beautiful day I can ever remember.  Stylish couple and a crisp blue sky, what more could we ask for?

After [...]

Ashbourne Drive

One day it just happens. You wake up and your little girl is all grown up. Kira was by far the snuggliest of our four children, I fondly remember her rythmic breathing as she slept sprawled across my chest. She didn’t so much walk when she was a toddler but hop here [...]

Lake Arrowhead | Dawson Family

A rare opportunity to shoot in the snow. I so want to shoot a wedding someplace like Sundance in the winter! One of the great advantages of shooting film is the latitude it has, digital had a tendency to blow out the whites to capture detail in black. I love the natural [...]

Venues We Love, Chapter 2: The Smog Shoppe

The Smog Shoppe is my next stopover in a planned series of introductory features on Los Angeles and Southern California wedding venues that we love for their distinct personality and style and that may not be on the radar of our current and future brides. (Click HERE to see Part 1, Marvimon House) I [...]

bob and allison | alabama

Bob and Allison could not be any cuter or any more in love!  Bob is a super talented designer and photographer in his own right, his documentary work is outstanding, check it out!

Special thanks to Richard Photo Lab for their consistently wonderful lab work and to Bryan Johnson for having me for his amazing workshop.  [...]

boys

I still remember the first friend I made when I moved to America. His name was Kyle Kovaks and we shared matching bowl cuts and an addiction to all things Star Wars. There is a sweetness and joy in boys this age borne out of limitless possibility and perceived immortality, may time slow [...]

winter surf

While walking down to the beach with the family I ran into a familiar face coming in from the surf. Jason and I went to high school together and have seen each other only once since graduation. Small world (and as it turns out this day, small surf too).

san clemente

kira and jen.

thanksgiving 2009.