Meet Jill Mon. January 11, 2010  |  people I met Jill when I was in Mexico for the Jose Villa Workshop--you can **click here** for the post. Every now and then I'll be talking to a newer photographer and I will just see it--that certain something in their work where I just KNOW that they're going to be amazing and make a HUGE splash! Well... See the Full Post > 60 Appreciated Comments

A Very 70’s Teaser :) Wed. December 9, 2009  |  people I shot the CUTEST, most fun portrait session yesterday of San Diego wedding photographer Jill Thomas. I am not going to link to Jill's site today because she is about to launch her new blog and brand, which is why we shot these photos! She is almost ready to go, so once she launches, I'll post the... See the Full Post > 49 Appreciated Comments

A Portrait of a Mom and Her Girls Wed. December 2, 2009  |  people I met Stacey a couple of months ago when she did the makeup for one of my brides for her engagement shoot. I loved her work and had her do my makeup for a shoot I was having done of myself some time later. She was absolutely amazing--I must say, I had never looked better :) She works out of... See the Full Post > 116 Appreciated Comments

Learning things in expected places (like Guadalajara Mexico) Sat. November 21, 2009  |  people You take a workshop, you expect to learn something--it's just sort of a given. When Jose Villa asked me to guest speak at his workshop in Mexico, I went as a teacher, as someone there to help other photographers on their way to being better. I never expected that I would learn as much or more than... See the Full Post > 56 Appreciated Comments

State of the Blog Address Tue. November 10, 2009  |  people Isn't it easy to get wrapped up in your life? This year, I'll admit, between being engaged and married, moving, and a bunch of other pretty life-changing stuff, I did not prioritize posting on this blog, even though blogging is one of my favorite things to do! I've been thinking a lot about where... See the Full Post > 137 Appreciated Comments

Portrait of a first birthday Sun. September 20, 2009  |  people These are are the things I know about Larkin, Age 1: 1. She has a hot momma: See the Full Post > 66 Appreciated Comments

Two Sweet Things Are Finally Here! Wed. August 26, 2009  |  people I'm so glad that I finally can post that the new DIRTY PICTURES TEXTURES BY TOTALLY RAD ACTIONS!!!(to find them, just click on the tab that says "BUY" and add them to your cart) I've been lucky enough to preview these during the beta testing and I seriously couldn't be more impressed with their... See the Full Post > 44 Appreciated Comments

Coming Soon... Thu. April 23, 2009  |  people The Lollipop Ladies! Just a sneak peek for now.... See the Full Post > 16 Appreciated Comments

Candice & Mark-sneak peek Tue. March 24, 2009  |  people Late last week, I got a chance to do a fun session of my great friends, Candice & Mark. I haven't had a chance to process the whole session just yet, but here's a little sneak peek of what we did: See the Full Post > 58 Appreciated Comments

The (complete) Nuzman Family Wed. March 18, 2009  |  people Sometimes I am not as good of a friend as I could be. I try hard all the time, but every now and then, time will get away from me and I realize it's been weeks or sometimes even months since I emailed or called back (let alone SAW) a really close friend. I've been guilty of this lately with my... See the Full Post > 101 Appreciated Comments