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Noaki Jewelry Shoot

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:48:59 +0000

Back in early April I collaborated with Noaki, the brilliant mind behind Noaki Jewelry, for a shoot to showcase a few of her most recent jewelry designs. I was very familiar with Noaki’s work, as she provided the jewelry for the Seaside Vintage Wedding shoot we did Lollipop Events and Designs back in February. I was flattered and thrilled when she suggested we collaborate on a shoot and couldn’t wait to start production!

Like anything, the key to producing shoots like this is assembling a great crew. We enlisted the talents of Janice “JJ” Johnson, who did the makeup for the Visa Black Card shoot; Michelle Pace (hair); and Chris Moore (assistant). We selected the gorgeous Aimee Manuell to model the jewelry. The wardrobe was a mixture of Forever 21 (pink dress) and Valentino (blue dress).

Although the weather was unseasonably cool and gray, it was exactly what I envisioned for the shoot. Noaki wanted something ethereal and atmospheric, and I think shooting everything in full sunlight–even backlit sun–would really have overpowered the jewelry and dress. Plus, the pieces we photographed had sort of a cool feel to them, which the weather only enhanced.

This shoot has already gotten some great press! StyleMePretty did a really nice feature on the shoot, which included a giveaway to the bride with the best story about a family heirloom. Lollipop Events and Designs featured a a series of in-depth articles on the shoot (Part I, Part II), in which Noaki shares some of her inspirations for the jewelry designs and the shoot itself. Finally, the shoot was featured on Latina Magazine’s online site!

Paige | Bridal Portraits

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:24:21 +0000

Between dodging rain showers, we managed to fit in a great bridal portrait shoot with Paige! Paige hails from Austin, TX, and wanted to incorporate a cowboy hat and boots to give it a little Texas feel! The first portion of the shoot was done at the Olivenhain Meeting Hall, which has a great rustic feel. The second leg of the shoot was done in the eastern portion of the San Elijo Lagoon.

Promo Video/Bridal Shoot–Day 1

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:57:33 +0000

Here are some images from yesterday’s bridal fashion shoot. Dan Boswell and his assistant, Wes, were on hand to film the whole thing for use in my promotional video. Special thanks to our model, Murielle, for her patience, flexibility and hard work (and for letting us shoot at her dad’s gorgeous house). Murielle is an actress and you can see her in Anna in the Tropics at the Frida Kahlo Theatre.

Stay tuned for the video soon!

Erin’s Bridal Session in La Jolla, CA

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:12:03 +0000

This is the beautiful Erin. She booked me over a year ago for her upcoming wedding in June (I’m jealous of her proactiveness). She had booked both a bridal shoot and an engagement shoot. As we all know, life sometimes gets in the way of fun stuff. So, when it came down to schedule the shoots, Erin, drawing from her greuling days as a U of Michgan water polo player, wanted to tough it out and do both shoots on the same day. Back to back. Keep in mind that after a few hours at one of my engagement shoots, most couples are in desparate need of a cocktail and a nap, and not necessarily in that order.
But Erin was a rockstar, a total natural in front of the camera. The shoot started in downtown La Jolla, and after that we headed up to my new favorite spot by UCSD, broke out the strobe, and created some fun images amongst the trees.

SDSW Shoot

admin — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:55:00 +0000

On Monday, I was asked to shoot some bridal fashion for San Diego Style Weddings magazine. Arrived at the Hyatt Aventine bright and early on Monday morning to do some location scouting. After hair and makeup, we started shooting. We shot three different dresses in about 90 minutes, which is really quick.

Kudos to hair stylist Shelisa Burke of A Beautiful Bride, to makeup artist Gale Alexander of Make-Up Artistry by Gale, and to Cher from Chez Bride Moderne for the beautiful wedding gowns. Also special thanks to our lovely model, Ashleigh Erwin, who made my job extremely easy.

Some of my faves from the shoot: