http://coolestblogever.com This is the best blog you will ever see. Unless it's not. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:35:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As much as it pains me, I had to move the Coolest Blog Ever to a new domain.  Search Engine Optimization, that nebulous science of making one's website more readable/searchable by web search engines (and the bane of anyone who relies on their website heavily), necessitated the move. The new blog ... http://coolestblogever.com/2009/07/the-coolest-blog-ever-has-moved/ Several months back I had the pleasure of photographing professional longboarder Kassia Meador for Gravis Footwear.  The images centered around her artwork, which is pretty unreal I might add, and were to be used in a promotional video they were putting together.  Well, the video's done and on the Gravis ... http://coolestblogever.com/2009/07/kassia-meador-shoot-final-video/ 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 ... http://coolestblogever.com/2009/07/promo-videobridal-shoot-day-1/ I got an e-mail a few weeks back from Vanessa, the sister of my old roommate, about shooting some portraits of her family while they were vacationing in San Diego.  It was a pretty dreary day, so I wanted to take them somewhere where there would be elements that would ... http://coolestblogever.com/2009/07/the-moseley-family/ I'm back in the blogging saddle with a few gems.  A few weeks back I photographed some headshots for aspiring actor/model, Nikko (maybe someday he'll win a "slashie").  Nikko is a little over a year old and a total ham.  He loves the camera and, as witnessed during our shoot ... http://coolestblogever.com/2009/07/little-nikkos-headshots/ Test post from iPhone. Hope this works! http://coolestblogever.com/2009/07/test-post-from-iphone/ A few months back, Anne, whose wedding to Matt I photographed back in October 2008, contacted me about photographing a very special event for their family:  Anne's parents, Bill and Jeanne, were celebrating their 50-year wedding anniversary with a vow renewal ceremony.  I was honored to be thought of on ... http://coolestblogever.com/2009/06/50-year-vow-renewal-wow/ Saturday evening was spent with Nicole and Josh, who are getting married at Estancia in September.  Nicole and Josh were referred to me by their coordinator--and my old friend--Heather Balliet of Amorology.  Nicole and Josh played softball and baseball, respectively, at UCSD, so I'm really excited to see what they ... http://coolestblogever.com/2009/06/nicole-and-joshs-engagement-shoot-san-diego-ca/ Last week, I had the opportunity to photograph some tabletops designed by San Diego's finest coordinators and florists.  The images will appear in an upcoming issue of San Diego Style Weddings.  The shoot also involved photographing the lovely Sarah in a few gorgeous wedding gowns.  I feel a cover shot! [caption ... http://coolestblogever.com/2009/06/san-diego-style-weddings-shoot/ On Sunday evening I met Amy and Geoff, who are getting married in August at the La Costa Resort and Spa, in La Jolla for their engagement shoot.  It was a gorgeous evening in LJ, evident by the buzz of tourists and lack of parking.  In fact, as I made ... http://coolestblogever.com/2009/06/amy-and-geoffs-engagement-session-in-la-jolla/