Wow--a week goes really fast! Thu. January 28, 2010  |  my life Is it Thursday again already? Yikes! I need to stay up on keeping my blog updated--once a week isn't going to do the trick, now is it?! Here is what is going on in my world this week: 1. I have the best husband ever. He is a wonderful person, and I wake up thankful for him every day. He is... See the Full Post > 28 Appreciated Comments

Thursday Thoughts With Jessica Claire Thu. January 21, 2010  |  my life Hello everyone! In an attempt to post more personal stuff on my blog, I am starting a new feature called Thursday Thoughts, where each Thursday I'll chat about recent happenings, things that I think are funny, personal stories and photos, and anything exciting that is going on in my world. I will... See the Full Post > 80 Appreciated Comments

JC/OC Workshop-Sneak Peek! Fri. January 15, 2010  |  photographers It's been sunny every single day for the past several months in Orange County. So when Cortnie of I Love Lollipops, the spectacular event design and coordination team that conceptualized and styled my most recent workshop told me ten days in advance that it might rain that day, my reaction was,... See the Full Post > 51 Appreciated Comments

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

An Exquisite Wedding Shoot In Hollywood Wed. January 6, 2010  |  i do The Life is But a Dream post revisited! ** PHOTOGRAPHER NOTES: for those who are curious, these are ALL shot on the contax 645 AF--i chose not to post any of my digital photos in this post, although the sneak peek ones in the link above were shot on my 5d i decided to experiment and try... See the Full Post > 183 Appreciated Comments

101 in 1001: #91, Babysit for a friend Tue. January 5, 2010  |  my life So not 10 minutes after posting my 101 in 1001 last night, I get a call from Candice and Mark asking if I wanted to babysit so they could go out on a date! Candice SWEARS that she did not see my list before calling, but it sure is a coincidence, don't you think? ;) Anyway, Wyatt came on over, and... See the Full Post > 47 Appreciated Comments

101 in 1001 Mon. January 4, 2010  |  my life The 101 in 1001 List: My goals for the next few years! For some reason, I LOVE doing this more than making New Years' resolutions each year. I made one of these lists over three years ago and I ended up accomplishing most of the things on it, so I decided it was time to start fresh with a new... See the Full Post > 123 Appreciated Comments

2010: Welcome! Sat. January 2, 2010  |  my life 2010. It sounds so futuristic, doesn't it? It could be a movie title with flying cars and the world ending, it's that epic! Normally when the New Year starts, I feel generally the same as I did the day before, only more tired from the late night, but this year I feel completely different already.... See the Full Post > 40 Appreciated Comments