I first photographed Cayman when he was just a few weeks old (and also when he was in his mommy’s pregnancy photos). Carly brought him over to our studio for a quick portrait session. His daddy, Jacques was in charge of his wardrobe. Here are a few of my favorites!

I met Vicky and Mike for their engagement session this last Sunday. Let me start by saying that it was really cold (well, cold for Los Angeles). Vicky was really excited about the session and I think it shows in the photos! Here are a few of my favorites from their session.

Leighann brought her children by our studio for a few family portraits on Sunday. Here are a few from our session.

Vestalife is a young company founded on the promise that great design can spark an emotional connection between people and the products they buy. They recently called on me to photograph their entire product line including their limited edition Henri Bendel products. These goal of the product photography session was to photograph the items on a white background to allow for easy clipping for use in tear sheets and for their online retailers. If you’re looking for some awesome iPod speakers, look no further as these things are AWESOME! [really]

Hannah and Max were married on a beautiful Saturday just a few weeks ago. The day started with them both getting ready at the Marriott Fullerton Hotel. As you can see from the photos below, Hannah and Max both enjoy jumping on the bed (among other things). For some reasons the bridesmaids weren’t as active as the guys but the maid of honor was game (with no encouragement from me). After they both finished getting ready, we drove over to the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace for some creative portraits. I should also point out that this is where Hannah and Max saw each other for the first time on their wedding day. As is typical when photographs are taken before the ceremony, I arranged a special moment so that when they see each other, the emotional impact is pretty great. One of the photos from that moment is seen below. You might notice Max’s sister (one of the bridesmaids) bawling her eyes out in the near background. It was very sweet! We were running a little late on the creative session start time so we hurriedly took a few photos with the wedding party and later just Hannah and Max.

After the creative session, everybody loaded up in the limo and we drove over to St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Chino Hills for the ceremony. As you can see from the photos below, it’s a huge church. I also wanted to mention an especially great thing about the church–the "church lady." As a wedding photographer, church ladies can sometimes be … ummm … uncooperative. And it’s really not their fault since they often have to deal with photographers who don’t follow the church / priest’s rules (I always follow the rules). In this instance however, the church lady was the nicest person (in that position) that I’ve ever met in all my years photographing weddings! She was crazy awesome!

After the ceremony, we headed back to the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace for the reception. The Nixon Library staff opened the museum during the cocktail hour so I took Hannah and Max into the exhibits for a few portraits. I wanted to catch up on what we missed during the engagement session, and as always, Max was down for more photography!

Before I wrap up this post, I wanted to mention two things about Max and Hannah. First of all, they were both really involved in the careful planning of this event–and it showed.  Rarely have I seen a wedding day run this smoothly. They are to be congratulated on their efforts. Second, Hannah and Max (Max especially) are two of the most camera aware and cooperative subjects I’ve ever had the pleasure of photographing. They made my job easy and I think my images reflect our collaborative efforts. Kudos guys!

Here are just a few of my favorites from their event. If you’re interested in seeing more, and you know Max’s last name, click here to view the whole wedding gallery.

Today I worked with Dr. Richard Bergman as we captured several photographs to be used in an upcoming alumni magazine from his alma mater. Dr. Bergman is Professor and Chair of Physiology & Biophysics at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. He needed a few lifestyle portraits showing him at work and at home, so we started at his home in Pasadena and then moved down to his offices at USC. Here are a few of my favorites from his session.

Debbi, Brett, and Ava stopped by the studio today for a few holiday portraits. They used a gift certificate a friend had purchased for them recently which really worked out great for everyone! Ava is such a cute little baby! As always, infant sessions are always a challenge, but here are a few of my favorites.

Anna and Michael stopped by my studio to pick me up for their downtown Los Angeles engagement session. I’ve never been chauffeured during an engagement session so that was pretty cool! They wanted an urban engagement session so they chose Chinatown. Although I’ve photographed Chinatown several times as an urban landscape, I’d never photographed “people” in that area. We started late Sunday afternoon and we found the place almost deserted with tons of great backdrops. As the sun began to set, we decided to take a short drive over the Walt Disney Concert Hall for a few minutes of sunset shooting. Since I’ve photographed couples there many times before, it was easy for me to bring Anna and Michael to the best spots before sunset. Here are a few of my favorite photographs from their engagement session. Stay tuned for their wedding photos! You’ll find them posted here in just a few months!

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing the Hale family at the Los Angeles Arboretum. The little one was very shy for most of the day but I think I was eventually able to make her comfortable enough to engage me as the photographer. Here are a few favorites from our family portrait session.

The folks over at ExtremeMusic.com asked me to photograph several of their promotional items for use on their web site. Here are just a few photographs from our shoot. On some days, I really LOVE being a product photgrapher!