Wedding :: Laura & Jaime

This last weekend I had the pleasure of assistant Nancy Ramos in Laura & Jaime's Wedding. Nancy is great photographer and an even better friend.

She has always been supported and encouraged to extend myself as a photographer. I will always be very grateful for her benevolence.

I remember it was just early this year where she encouraged me to do my first wedding, I was still terrified of doing a portrait series yet along a whole wedding. With her kind words she assured me I would do well. Thanks Nancy!

Engagement :: Fabiola & Daniel

I had an awesome time shooting Fabiolas & Danny's Engagement Session this last Sunday at Santa Monica Pier and 3rd Street Promenade .

The pier was overcrowded, I guess we underestimated the masses of people needing a relief from this lat summer heat wave that just won't leave. We decided to avoid the crowds at the beach and we walk through promenade and the surrounding streets and back alleys. At almost every stop we made to take some photographs we would get a slew of smiles and "Congratulations" from people passing by. It was great!!!

I love the energy and playfulness that this couple share with the world that it made my job easy. I wish every couple was so open and willing to let people see the love they have for each other. Fabiola couldn't stop laughing and smiling through the entire shoot and that was due to Danny's easy going and humorous ways.

Please keep an eye out on Ernie's Blog to check out his pictures from the Engagement Session. Ernie and I can't wait to rock their wedding in Ocotber.

Enjoy!!!

Reflection::Standing on the Dock?

I must apologize for the long absence on my blog but I been taking some personal time off from photography and the photog-net, including my own personal blog.

I've been busy enjoying music and going to concerts and working on relationships with friends and families and making new ones.

This last week I been getting into photography mindset, I been visiting blogs of photographers I respect and adored ( Zack Arias ) and I did a photo assignment at club/party event and photographing some DJs in action. All in preparation for the two weddings I'm shooting in September.

But yesterday, visiting Zack's blog made me appreciate him more as a person, educator, and benevolent person for sharing his knowledge and own personal trials and tribulations. His post "How Many Of You Are Standing On The Dock?" was about the readers and followers of his blog and their personal struggles with photography and life. It puts me at eased that I'm not the only one with such frustration and anguish with my personal photography but it also frightens that so many more talented photographers than I have this feeling. I have push myself beyond my own shackles and become the amazing photography I know I can be.
Again, please as a photographer or just as curious lurker on my blog, watch Zack's video, "Transform"

A blog post without pictures, that would be a crime. LOL. I'm gonna share a few images of my trip to San Francisco with a new special person in my life that has taken my breath away. Please enjoy.

Wedding :: Mayra & Carlos

Finally:

Wedding :: Mayra & Carlos

Here is a small preview from the wedding:

Mayra & Carlos getting ready:

Mayra :: Bride

Enjoy a sneak preview of Mayra in her beautiful wedding dress. Mayra and Carlos will be getting married this Saturday in Santa Ana, CA.

Ernie and I had a fun shooting Mayra a few weeks ago in Long Beach. Enjoy.









Please Check out Ernie's post for pics of the Engagement Session of Mayra & Carlos.