I will begin this blog entry with a story that I have heard told with many different subtle variations, but the point is always the same. So, here it is:

One day, the famous artist Pablo Picasso was sitting at a table outside a Paris cafe. A woman recognized him and asked if he would draw something for her on a napkin. He complied, doodling [...]

On Saturday, July 10th, we traveled a whole 10 minutes from our Murrieta home/studio all the way over to the beautiful Monteleone Meadows to document the wedding of Kelly Kowaleski and Dustin Howard.

We are family friends with Dustin’s parents, and our usual policy is that we do not shoot weddings for friends or family. The reason for this is simple. If, by chance, something should [...]

Quite often, I shoot engagement portrait sessions for my wedding clients at Laguna Beach. And, sometimes, the couples like to get a little bit wet and walk barefoot through the very edge of the surf for some shots. And then there are Natasha and Steve who really wanted to get wet — and did.

They had a blast, and so did I. Their wedding [...]