Christi and Tim celebrated their wedding this past Friday at Paradise Point in San Diego.  Christi and Tim were great and rocked the night away with their family and friends.  

Special thanks to Kristi Peterson of Blush Weddings and Events for doing a fantastic job with coordination.  Also thanks to Andy Hagenagh of DiscGoRound DJ for keeping the dance floor busy, and to Bill Williams from Diamond Video Productions.

Melissa and Patrick were married on April 12 at Paradise Point. It was an absolutely gorgeous day for a wedding; Melissa and Patrick’s unique style made the day an unforgettable one.

Special thanks to Nely Fok for being such a kick-ass second shooter! Also thanks to Ann Strobel for doing such a great job coordinating things, which isn’t easy to do at a huge place like Paradise Point. Kudos as well to Lois Mathews for the gorgeous floral arrangements!

Got a call a few weeks back from my old pal David Oates, who runs the PR firm Stalwart Communications.  Dave needed some portraits/headshots done for some promotional purposes.  He wanted something solid, but different from the traditional headshot everyone uses.

I really admire the portrait work of Martin Schoeller, and I tried to add my own flair to his “Close Up” technique on a few with Dave.

The lighting was a bit different from Martin’s setup.  Instead of Martin’s Kino-Flo hot light, I lit Dave with two Nikon SB-800s on a Brewer Bracket (thankfully, this setup has now been replaced by a single Dynalite UniJR 400 w/s strobe), shot through a translucent umbrella.  Using a boom, the strobes were centered and right on top of Dave.  I added another SB-800 camera left and below him to light his jacket a bit and fill in the area below his chin.

We shot this at about 11 AM at a park near Dave’s home, so I knew I’d have a built-in rim light if I just positioned him with his back to the sun.  I put him in front of a small grouping of trees to minimize background distractions, but also give the sense that we weren’t in a studio.

Rebecca and Jason were married on March 22, on the beach in Leucadia, CA.  The reception was held at the Martin Johnson House in La Jolla, CA.  

Rebecca was referred to me by Sara and Phil, whose wedding I photographed back in November 2006.  As Rebecca and I were making plans to meet in person, the directions I gave her for my home studio seemed oddly familiar.  It turns out that Rebecca and Jason are good friends with my neighbors from across the street, Scott and Anne.  Small world.

Thanks to Michele Ehlers for doing a great job second shooting!  You rock!  Also thanks to Erin, florist and bridesmaid extraordinaire, for creating such beautiful bouquets and centerpieces.!

Shandra and Mike were married on 3/15 at the La Jolla Woman’s Club.  We were worried about the possibility of rain, but the skies opened up and made an awesome day even better.  Shandra and Mike were such great subjects–Shandra is a total ham and was great in front of the camera.

Special thanks to Mandilee Comstock of JMC Events for the awesome coordination and to The Flower Girls for the beautiful floral arrangements.  Also, kudos to Michael Andrews for coming down from LA in a pinch and being a great second shooter.

One of my favorite moments from the wedding.  Shandra and Mike’s flower girl, Shane, HATES to wear dresses and threw a total tantrum as her mother tried to put it on her.  They tried bribing her with candy and toys, but she wouldn’t budge.  Here she is running away from her mother as they tried to get the dress on her.