It’s been a while since I’ve posted, so here are some cute engagement session images from the past year.
Lauren and Ryu, Old Town Pasadena and Langham Hotel, Pasadena
Darra and Matt, Santa Monica (beach and pier)
Pinyu and John, Angeles National Forest
Cece and Jonathan, USC Campus, Los Angeles
Tanya and Todd, Ocean Trails, Rancho Palos Verdes
Danika and Chris, Playa del Rey
Erica and Jack, Descanso Gardens, La Canada-Flintridge
It’s been a very long time since I’ve posted photos on here, so over the next couple of weeks and months, I plan to post much more frequently and highlight some of my favorite portrait sessions and weddings that never made it up on my blog.
Every summer I visit Seattle and have a large number of families there who I photograph and this last visit, I was working all over the Pacific Northwest (from Edmonds to Snoqualmie and Bellevue to Ballard, Maple Valley, and West Seattle) – it was a busy trip! One of my favorite things is to be able to work with clients over and over again- there is a level of trust that is developed and as an artist, it’s really nice for your clients to completely trust you. Here’s some of what I captured:
“There is only one of you in the world, just one. And if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost.” -Martha Graham
One of the things I love about my job is that I get introduced to so many fascinating people. Earlier this year while doing a children’s portrait session, I was talking to the mom, Alex Paschal, and she was telling me about her work at a non-profit called Villa Esperanza Services. Villa Esperanza is a charity that serves children and adults with developmental disabilities and vulnerable at-risk adults in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. They run quite a few programs, including educational services for children with autism and Down syndrome, adult vocational programs and programs for seniors living with developmental disabilities.
She had mentioned an upcoming silent auction and so I ended up donating a portrait session for Villa Esperanza’s 21st Annual Tournament of Hope. Although I’m not sure how much my portrait session went for, I found out that the event raised a total of $165,000! In this economy, that’s quite an accomplishment!
Because I grew up in Seattle and still visit fairly often, a while back I started getting frequent requests to bring my equipment up there for portrait sessions and it’s now become a regular event for me to go there and do a series of portrait sessions while in town. I’m thrilled with this arrangement, since it allows me to visit family and friends without missing out on work while I’m there. Despite some bad weather, I had a great time photographing all of these cuties (including some of my adorable nieces and nephews):
Reagan and Peyton
Ferrin
Paige
Samanta and Tabitha
Leo, Annie and Mary
Karsten, Annika and Kaare
Jackson
It’s always so much fun to work with new parents, so I was thrilled when Shelia and Marco called me to do baby portraits of their beautiful daughter Kayla. I always feel so honored to share in their excitement, and to be able to permanently capture through photography is priceless!
I photographed Elena and Scott when they got married in 2005, so I was excited when they called me up this spring to do a maternity session in their lovely home. Elena was positively glowing and it was great to work with them again (only under slightly different, but equally exciting circumstances).
I often get called for family portrait sessions when families are gathering from around the country and around the world, so it was a pleasure to work with both the Pfung and Giesinger families for their family portrait sessions, who came from as far away as Montreal and Hong Kong to be together.
I worked with Leila and Thom for their maternity session a little while back, so I was thrilled to work with them again for Hanna’s first portrait session! She is a doll!
