When is it time to go full time? Wed. January 25, 2012  |  photographers,  shutterbugs Thank you so much for all of your great questions in my last video post!  Today I'll be talking about how I got started and when I think it's time to go full time...all while holding a teething, drooling baby!  Seriously people, you can't buy this kind of multitasking :) See the Full Post > 25 Appreciated Comments

Ask Me Anything! Mon. January 9, 2012  |  photographers I'll be honest--I do not like video.  Especially when I am in the video.  Especially if I am talking.  With the advent of video becoming more and more commonplace out there on the interwebs though, it seems that it's time for me to jump into the decade (albeit two years too late) and... See the Full Post > 43 Appreciated Comments

NYC Shoot & Share: January 16th! Wed. January 4, 2012  |  photographers,  shutterbugs Although I am living here in California, I have always been and will always consider myself to be an East Coast girl!  I was born in NYC and then raised in New Jersey for the first part of my life, and then moved down to North Carolina with my family for high school and college.... See the Full Post > 1 Appreciated Comment

How To Second Shoot (And How To Help Isaac) Thu. November 10, 2011  |  i do,  photographers It's been awhile since I've second shot a wedding, but the truth is I love doing it!  To me, second shooting is all of the fun and none of the pressure, literally, the best of both worlds of photographing weddings.I had the opportunity to second shoot a wedding this past weekend for Stephanie... See the Full Post > 30 Appreciated Comments

Can you help me ________? Wed. February 2, 2011  |  photographers,  shutterbugs I've said this before, but one of the biggest struggles I've had in my own business is the act of running my own business--by myself, alone in my house, with nobody else around.  I have often felt isolated and bored, even when I've been overwhelmed with the sheer amount of work to do, and I... See the Full Post > 21 Appreciated Comments

Inspiration: The Ace Hotel Palm Springs Tue. January 4, 2011  |  my life,  photographers Not too long ago, I was out in Palm Springs for Natali & Brian's absolutely fabulous wedding at the Horizon Hotel.  Palm Springs is a bit of a hike from the OC so I spent the night before the wedding at one of my favorite stylish haunts, the Ace Hotel.  We actually shot their... See the Full Post > 17 Appreciated Comments

A New Year, A New Site!! Mon. January 3, 2011  |  my life,  gossip,  clients,  photographers Well hello there!  You may notice that things look a bit...different around here, but at least in my humble opinion, they're a whole lot better!I think change is always a little hard to deal with and a bit uncomfortable at first, and like for anyone, making a big change in my web presence and... See the Full Post > 56 Appreciated Comments

Ask Me Anything: Publishing Images on Blogs Fri. November 12, 2010  |  photographers I've been receiving a lot of questions lately about publishing, and I thought it might be helpful to share a little bit about some of the things that work and don't work for getting your images out there, especially to the many beautiful style blogs that brides are looking at for inspiration! 1. ... See the Full Post > 21 Appreciated Comments

A New Workshop! January 20, 2011 Tue. November 2, 2010  |  photographers This morning, I had a brush with technology. Now, I'm normally a fan of technology. I might even refer to it as TECHNOLOGY occasionally, to emphasize my awe. But today, I was not a fan. I decided to post about a new workshop I am having in January. I made my changes carefully, proofread more... See the Full Post > 17 Appreciated Comments

Doing the best I can Tue. August 31, 2010  |  photographers This post is mostly about photography for photographers, so if you are a bride, a friend, or my mother, feel free to just look at the pretty picture from Holly & Joe's wedding this past weekend below and move along to the wedding posts below this! If you are a photographer, try to bear with me... See the Full Post > 179 Appreciated Comments