Archive for August, 2009


Fine Art Books

Of all my new products, this is what I’m most excited about!
I’ve looked all year for albums that I can put my name on.  I wanted albums that looked polished and modern, not stuffy and boring.  I wanted albums where images were printed directly on the pages — thick pages, not the thin magazine-style pages  [...]

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Saturday August 29th, 2009 in Products | 6 Comments »

Product Shoot: Mia King Sign

For Author Mia King, I took some product shots of her ceramic “live simply” sign.
Since the message was about the simplicity of life, I wanted the environment (or backdrop) of the product to match.  So I took a walk around to find some earthy things to hang the sign on.  I can’t decide which one [...]

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Friday August 21st, 2009 in Products | 2 Comments »

Client Wall Gallery

One of my Los Angeles clients just sent me photos of her wall gallery that she created for her livingroom.
As I advise all my clients who purchase their images on CD, you are welcome to print photos yourself at a lab of your choice, but for artwork you plan to display, you will get much [...]

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Wednesday August 19th, 2009 in Products | Leave a Comment »

Our Staycation

The Jury is in.
Our family’s first attempt at a staycation (a vacation in your own area) is probably the last.  Though it had some great moments, it felt more like an extra long weekend than a real vacation.  Lawrence and I still worked at night after we put the kids down for bed, but the [...]

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Tuesday August 18th, 2009 in Personal | 3 Comments »

Author Mia King

National bestselling author Mia King just came out with her 3rd novel, Table Manners, which hit the stores last week!  (Click here to get it on Amazon!)
I had the pleasure of taking photos of her at a book signing at Barnes & Noble in Dublin, CA as well as shooting her headshots for upcoming books.
Book [...]

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Tuesday August 18th, 2009 in Commercial, Event | Leave a Comment »

My Monkeys

A real photoshoot of my own kids!  Who would’ve thunk-ed!
I did this after a couple years of talking with my clients when I photograph their kids!  So often do clients ask if I have a ton of photos of my own kids, and I realize and embarrassingly admit that I don’t.  The busier I am [...]

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Wednesday August 12th, 2009 in Lifestyle | 6 Comments »

Commercial Photography: RM Winery

This afternoon, I met with Lindsey who is the head of Marketing and also the daughter of the owners of RM Winery in Livermore.
By the way, RM stands for Rodrigue Molyneaux, but for most people, we prefer to say “RM” since *ehem* our French isn’t so good!
RM Winery is a very charming, family-owned [...]

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Sunday August 9th, 2009 in Commercial | 5 Comments »

Julia and Her Two Boys

Little David just turned one year old on Thursday!
Julia, David’s mommy, told me how David came into this World early… at 34 weeks!  And look at him now!
This photoshoot is to celebrate this great milestone of David turning one.  Here are some of my favorites to share…
Ding Ding

David is NOT driving a truck or a [...]

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Saturday August 8th, 2009 in Lifestyle | 3 Comments »

Sam and Maylen

Sam and Maylen were scheduled to meet me back in February when they both had their birthdays.  For reasons beyond their control, we had to reschedule for August.  And lemme tell ya, it was worth the wait!
Tickle Tickle
This is my favorite candid shot of Sam (4 years old) and Maylen (2 years old).
I love their [...]

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Sunday August 2nd, 2009 in Lifestyle | 3 Comments »

Mom’s New Jewels

I got my fingerprint necklaces today! WOOOO-WEEEEEE!!!
I am so excited that I feel giddy — a feeling I haven’t felt in awhile. The necklaces are so awesome. Solid silver and oh-so-cute! The best part is that they are 100% unique because each charm is a thumbprint of each of my two monkeys!
The [...]

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Saturday August 1st, 2009 in Commercial | 4 Comments »