ECPD

Sadly, the El Cajon Police Department recently lost a good man. These images and our prayers are in support of his wife and the entire family.

Show Me your Funnies!

That was the request recently posted by Anne Ruthmann on OSP. Here were some I dug up.











Regarding Photoshop work done on them: I can neither confirm nor deny.

Leah & Eric on the Move

A slideshow...

Bi'niss Card

Been overhauling stuff for the new branding. A huge shout-out to Ross Tanner for all his help and inspiration. Trying to keep it simple and after many drafts, here's what the front is gonna look like.




And I'm still trying to decide on the back...




























You're all welcome to vote or comment, of course. : )

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Rinaldo

Over the weekend, we shot a wedding in Sacramento that was every bit as enjoyable as I had imagined it would be. Despite a tight schedule and quite a rocky start, Jeneva and Paul were awesome and completely rolled with the punches. Deven (my shooter), Kellye, and myself had to roll with it too and ended up with a great day. Here are some of the many great moments of the event.

First, an important note about this couple. I often have my clients become friends and even have my friends become clients. When I was first starting off in this business, it was tricky to shoot family and friends, but I'm fortunate that these days they respect the work I do and have really helped take any potential... 'weirdness' out of it. In fact, it's a huge blessing to be included in this way. Jeneva is a dear friend of mine and I couldn't be more thrilled that I had the opportunity to serve her and Paul with my images.


Starting with the guys. Paul did a good job of feeling as relaxed as possible despite not being crazy about the camera. I don't like to be in front of it either!


Because of some unforeseen problems with getting all the right people to the church, we were thrilled when the limo pulled up with Jeneva.


She managed to stay relaxed and radiant


Elegant bling.


And have you seen more beautiful bride's maids?





Look at that gentle but dependable grip.


No words needed.


A beautiful message was delivered as the pastor calmed us all down and reminded us of the importance of including the Lord in the details of our lives.


The look of love.





"I'm married....whoo hoooo!"


"We're married....whoo hoo!"


These were honest-to-goodness smiles. Genuine and fun.





I'm really not a big fan of mariachis, but our guys did an awesome job!


They even managed to throw in some classical and pop sounds to it.


A little cuttin' of the rug before slowing things down for the first dance.


And then they made their way out.





They even made due without a 'real' garter and had a great time. Classic expressions on those guys!


Partay!


And I've just got to show off the groom's cake.


Love you guys!

Recent Randoms VI

Nope - the greens were not photoshopped to match. : )

Tagged

So there's a game going around where photographers tag each other. I've been hit - twice. Once by the uber talented and international Ross Tanner and once by the more local and very cool David Baxter of Ohana Photography. I'm now supposed to spill 8 facts about myself and tag 8 other photographers. Neither of those are easy to me as my life is a fairly simple and I know a ton of photographers I'd like to tag. I guess they're all supposed to have a blog so that eliminates a few amazing people, but there is no shortage left.

Let's start with the 8 facts:

1) I am not good at participating in 'chain' type e-mails or games, but enjoy reading them.

2) I am made largely of peanut butter.

3) I used to run around with my mom's vintage Kodak Duaflex camera and yell, "Mile!"

4) I sleep on the floor and work at night. By choice.

5) I bought a Mac to be able to use Final Cut Pro and eventually turned my PC into a paper weight.

6) I am fascinated by the debate between the theories of evolution and intelligent design.

7) I've taken a number of road trips including one that spanned 52 days and about 10k miles.

8) I almost died on a ski lift once.


That actually wasn't as hard as I thought. Making the photographer blog tag list will be harder. I'll exclude Ross and David to help narrow it down. I will include those that inspire me as an artist, as a business person, or as a human being. Agggghhh - where to begin!?

1) Mike Colón (Mike Colón Photographers)

2) Nate and Jaclyn Kaiser (The Image is Found)

3) Jay Reilly (Jay Reilly Photography)

4) Lori Tisdale (As Life Happens)

5) Marissa and Weston Boucher (Boucher Photography)

6) Jefferson Todd (Jefferson Todd Photography)

7) Mindy and Mike (Mindy Sonshine Photography)

8) Gary, Huy and Kym (f8 Studio)


There are many others who should be on the list, but sadly, I can only do 8. But what about all these great folks who don't do the blog thing....?

JR Geoffrion (Jean-René Geoffrion Photographer)

Janis Foley (Janis Foley Photography Inc)

Parker Pfister (Parker Pfister Photography)

Chana and Don (Photography by Chana and Don)

Julie Buchta-Davis (Julie Buchta-Davis Photography)

Deven Carter (Deven Carter)

DIYer

If I can do it myself, I like to at least give it a go. I decided to try to make my own frame for a panoramic photo I made of the "Ponte Realto" in Venice.



A few pieces of pine, a sander, glue & biscuits and we're in business. It took 2 types of paint and a matte sealer to get the finish right.


Kinda making this up as I go. I'm sure 'real' frame-makers are cringing at the thought.



Tiny helping me with some important steps. Man, is that glass clean or what?



Many man-hours later and voilà. Much more difficult than buying one made - but far more rewarding.

Special thanks to Steve, my father, and Tiny for helping me get this thing made.