Montana de Oro Camping Trip

So Michele and I took off to the coast about a week ago just to get out of Fresno for a little while. We didn’t decide where we were going until we actually got to the coast, haha. We had a bed, BBQ, drinks and our bikes so we were just wingin’ it. We ended up in Montana de Oro State Park in Los Osos, just south of Morrow Bay. It turned out to be a GREAT place! The camp site was clean and spacious with a small secluded beach maybe 500 ft walking distance and tons of hiking and biking trails! …definitely recommended if you get a chance to go. Here are a few pics from Michele’s new camera I got her for Christmas that we took along for the ride. The 5D got the weekend off; we missed each other though :(

I'm pretty good at the "10s timer, press the shutter, run behind the camera, smile, and then check the composition" pictures don't you think? haha


Beautiful Sunrise


...and Sunset!

WHAAT!! There was a little baby rock inside the mommy rock. How the heck did that get inside there? A rock inside a rock? ...and they were different types of rocks! Blew my mind :)


Probably one of the best kite flyers on the West Coast.


Bad Ass bikers!

Robert and Bessalee

I have known Bessalee since High School and when she told me that her boyfriend Robert was headed to Afghanistan, I jumped at the chance to take some pictures of them before he left. They were great to work with and overall the shoot was a blast! Great looking couple, perfect day, great setting and I couldn’t ask for more. I have been looking forward to this shoot since the day we booked and glad to finally see some results. I wish them all the luck in the world and hope that Robert returns safely from serving our country so we can continue to do what we do back here at home. Thank you for what you do is an understatement but… Thank You and hope to see you soon!

Whitney

So I have probably been to the muddiest place I have ever shot before but it was totally worth it. I had a total blast shooting with Whitney and the location turned out to be AWESOME! The sunset was perfect; just check it out for yourself. Thanks again Whitney, hope you had a good time and a lot of fun. There was a lawnmower in the house… just in case the grass gets too tall in the living room I guess, haha. Ok I’ll stop blabbering and here’s a few of my fav’s, Enjoy!

e-session: Sarah and Scott

I got the chance to shoot an engagement in the snow, YAY!! It threw me off a little when it actually started to snow on my equipment :-( but luckily after about a half hour it held off just long enough for us to get some great shots. Sarah and Scott were awesome through it all and kept their smiles on the whole time. Here are just a few of my favorite pics that I thought I might share. Enjoy!

Toyota's Sick and Twisted Rail Jam @ Sierra Summit

I had an awesome time up at SIERRA SUMMIT this last Saturday shooting their Toyota sponsored Sick and Twisted Rail Jam Competition. Saturday turned out to be an amazing day with some great powder runs and soft packed powder groomed runs on the slopes. I stayed in Lakeshore that night and tried to do a little snowmobiling Sunday but the massive storm that hit that morning kinda told us otherwise so we had to make a trip home a little early. I had such an awesome time I’m actually at the start of getting sick… UGHHH THIS SUCKS! Anyway, enjoy some of my favorite pictures for now and I’ll be back before you know it for my next post if I survive this sickness!

New Logo

So I haven't posted anything in awhile and thought it would be a good time to update my blog. I haven't had any new shoots recently due to the crazy weather (...love this weather!!) so I went through some old pictures of last year when my sister and I went to the Final Four in Atlanta, Georgia. It was a once in a lifetime experience for sure and we had an amazing time! I picked a few pictures I thought you might like and thought I would share. I also created a new logo that is MUCH easier to read and I think is overall an improvement so let me know what you think. I can never make up my mind anyways on what I want. I can't wait to step behind the lens this wedding season, it's going to be epic so stay tuned! ...until next time, take care.

Drink Coca-Cola!


Atlanta had some AMAZING subways.


...yeah the basketball games were fun too.


Gold teeth in three hours!! I totally should have got some.

Bri

Ok, so here is my first ever modeling shoot. I had asked Bri to have a shoot with me for a little experimental lighting and shooting style and she agreed. She ended up being the perfect model for what I was looking for and the images turned out great!

We took them at an old abandoned house out in the country that was kinda creepy inside. I have to admit when I was scouting locations I was a little freaked out to walk in there by myself because with all the windows and doors boarded up, it was pitch black! Ghosts and I don’t get along very well, but they let us go unharmed :)