Graduation!

The Entire Family on my Graduation Day!

My Sister's and I on my Graduation day! Wohoo!

I finally did it! I graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography today! Woohoo! Here are a couple of images from my graduation! I feel so lucky to be the first in my family to graduate from college with my bachelors degree. I owe everything to my loving husband Ryan and my beautiful little boy, Julian.
Kara and I

Sandy & Diego Engagement Session! 6/16/07

This evening I had the wonderful pleasure of photographing Sandy and Diego! They were a very energetic and fun-going couple; I had a wonderful time during our session together! It was great getting to know them both prior to their upcoming wedding in September;

I know we will have a blast then too!

Mindy & Eddy 's Wedding 5/19/07

Mindy and Eduardo's wedding was wonderful! They were such a wonderful loving couple and it was my great pleasure to take part in their special day! Mindy's beautiful little girl Sage was great to work with, such a sweetie! Congratulations and God bless you both, you make a beautiful family!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Mothers day as I did, my wonderful little son Julian (5yrs old) made me a beautiful card in scripted "I love mommy" with his hand print inside. For all those moms who've had this wonderful experience of getting a homemade card from your child you know, there is nothing like it in the world! My wonderful husband and my little guy gave me a much wanted gift, a new 50mm portrait lens for my camera! The image of Julian to the left is my first shot with my new lens! For Mothers Day my husband Ryan and I took our son and his grandmother's, mom and other family members to The Getty Museum.
It was a beautiful day and it was great seeing the many new exhibits there such as Jean-Baptiste Oudry's Painted Menagerie which was Julian's favorite exhibit, Radiant Darkness: The Art of Nocturnal Light stunning chalk work paintings from various artists and my favorite The Old Order and the New: P. H. Emerson and Photography, from 1885-1895. One of the exciting things for me that day was being able to see photographer Luther Gerlach demonstrate how to make platinum prints using his own 19th century equipment! His work is amazing and I love learning the technique that he uses! Seeing him work with his hands reminds me of how much fun I used to have in the dark room! I might have to play around in the dark room some day in the future, keeping up with the latest digital technology is something we all are doing, but I definitely want to remember how photography all started and retain the information I know for future generations. To see some of his work please visit http://www.thescreamonline.com/photo/photo5-1/gerlach/gallery.html He will be at the LA Getty Museum again on May 17th for those of you who would like to attend the free demonstration. He is holding a private art gallery exhibit at his studio June 2nd which I am planning to attend.

~Infant Bereavement Photography~ NILMDTS

I recently joined a wonderful organization

This wonderful group of volunteer photographers provides free photography services to family's with newborns that won't make out of the hospital. The photographer will come to the hospital and photograph the baby and family and later provide a free dvd with music and a 5x7 print to the family at no cost. I've always wanted to be apart of an organization where I can give back to the community and now I am able to. As a photographer and mother I know that this is defiantly a wonderful way for the families to honor and cherish their babies little spirits.

My favorite images...

I was recently reviewing images that I've taken over the past few months and I wanted to share a few of my favorites with you all. I would love any feedback on them, thank you and enjoy!

Theresa & John's Wedding

Last weekend I had the pleasure to photograph Theresa and John's wedding in Pasadena, California. Kara & I had a wonderful time with this happy couple. Thanks again Kara for assisting me! Theresa and John's love for each other was so strong and passionate, it was wonderful to be apart of their special day. The following are a few of my favorite images from their wedding. Enjoy!