Jessica & Travis

The last wedding for 2007 was a delightful holiday themed event held at the beautiful United Methodist Church in Simi Valley. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the evening. Congratulations to Travis and Jessica!

Teapot Times Two

I took a couple of shots for Mike Chan Design the other day and here they are. Shooting glass on a white or a black background is tough put they came out pretty good I think.

Los Robles Children's Choir

Last Saturday I had the great pleasure of photographing the Los Robles Children's Choir LRCC at the beautiful California Lutheran University. Donna Young, the extremely talented director, does a wonderful job of leading this group of very talented children is a concert of holiday music. Here are some of my favorite shots.

The Teapot

The Challenge: Photograph a glass teapot on a black background so that there is little or no unwanted reflections in the glass on the stainless steel tea strainer is clearly visible. The top photograph show the completed photograph and the bottom photograph show the setup. I set the teapot on black valuer and surrounded it with black foam core. I lit the teapot with a softbox positioned above and slightly to the back. Then I positioned a small strobe below the teapot and directly below the camera. I placed a polarizing filter on the camera lens and and apposing filter on the small strobe. This to light the strainer without reflection. The whole set up took about two hours to complete.

Marylou & John Kozub

I have taken Marylou and John Kozub’s family photographs for years. Now that their children are all grown, they have taken to raising dogs to be trained as Guide Dogs for the Blind. Last weekend I took this photograph of Marylou and John the day before they turned over one of these dogs to complete their training.

October 20th, 2007

Katie and Mitch were GREAT! They had a terrific wedding; Perfect! The big day started at 9:30 a.m. at Salon 805 in Thousand Oaks and then over to the Grand Vista Hotel to photograph the guys. Then it was over to the picturesque Westlake Inn for families and pictures of Katie and Mitch. And then over to the charming Secrete Garden in old town Moorpark. There are so many great photographs. Here are just a few.

Tara & Raul Save the Date

Check out this Save The Date' announcement I did today! We laughed and laughed!!

Tricia & Jim October 6, 2007

Last Saturday, Wendy and I had the pleasure of photographing Tricia & Jim's wedding at the beautiful Pepperdine University Chapel in Malibu. It was a perfect day after a day of high winds.These are some of my favorites.

Mitch & Katie

Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of taking the engagement photographs of Katie and Mitch at the beach. What a great time! It was a little windy but it was clear and beautiful. They brought along their dog Sattie and I was able to get some shots with her as well. I am doing their wedding in a week and a half. Here are a few of my favorites.

Calendar Photographs

The Simi Valley Town Center http://www.simivalleytc.com/ contracted with me to make photographs for their calendar. The calendar lists all the activities going on at the Town Center each month. They are available at Customer Service under the clock tower. Pick one up and check out my photographs!

Welcome Sign

Recently the City of Simi Valley contracted with me to photograph to new welcome sign. The sign was made by volunteers from the Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise. http://www.rotaryclubofsimisunrise.com/ I gave the club this image and they used it as the banner on their website, check it out!

Vino Jazz 2007

Last night I shot the 2007 Vino Jazz Festival at the beautiful Simi Valley Town Center http://www.simivalleytc.com/ The highlight of the evening came when world renown singer Nancy Wilson thrilled the crowd. Here are some of my favorites.

Heart Walk

Yesterday I had the privilege of volunteering to take photographs at Heart Walk in Simi Valley. Heart Walk gives members the community the opportunity to raise money for the American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3046600 by getting friends and family to sponsor them on a four mile walk. The weather was beautiful and the people were great!

Jessica & Josh

My wonderful assistant Wendy and I had a great time at Jessica & Josh's wedding on Sunday despite the extreme heat. It was 103º at ceremony time. The wedding was held at a local park under the shade of two beautiful trees. Turns out that the park is where Josh proposed to Jessica – very romantic. The ceremony included the bride and groom leaving under arched Samurai swords which were gifts the groomsmen. Great couple, great wedding.

Shanon & Sean

Shanon and Sean had a beautiful wedding last Saturday. Everyone had a great time. Here are a few of my favorite shots.

Michael Chan Graphic Design

This morning it was my pleasure to work once again with Mike at Michael Chan Graphic Design in Los Angeles. Mike owns a design firm that does a lot of work for the City of Los Angeles and a wide variety of businesses. This morning we took photographs of cookware with food items beautifully arranged for the outside packaging. So when you look at the above photographs imagine them with printed product information in the open spaces. Thanks Mike.

Mist & Cool

Yesterday it was my pleasure to do my annual photo shoot over at Mist & Cool/Cloudburst. Mike Davis, owner and world class suffer, invited me to photograph various products for his catalog and website http://www.cloudburst.com/ . Mike manufactures those very popular misting systems cooling customers at many outdoor restaurants and businesses. One of the shots is a close-up of an individual mister. This shot was a challenge because we shot it outside in the parking lot with a black blanket I happened to have in the back of my car as a backdrop. When I finished the shot my pants were soaking!