My niece, Rachel came to visit from San Jose a couple of weeks ago. It happened to be her birthday, so I treated her to a little photo shoot as a birthday present. Boys, eat your heart out!
After our shoot we went to Extraordinary Desserts for the most AMAZING caramel cheesecake rolled in Macademia nuts. I LOVE this place and highly recommend it. Not cheap but well worth every penny!!!
Last night, Keary and I decided to step up our game and take on a little photography challenge...night photography. Check it out! This is what you get with a few pocket wizards, couple of speedlights, tripods, car headlights, and pure darkness. Very cool and ultra dramatic. I LOVE how these turned out. Not bad for our first time. :)
My dear friends from China, Lynn and Gus came to visit San Diego last month. While they were here, I had the great honor of taking pictures of their beautiful family. They told me that they didn't have ANY family photos of the five of them together. I was shocked but totally understood the challenge of getting three little ones to cooperate and look at the camera all at once. I used a few of my tricks and think I got some decent ones. :)
I'm finally catching up on editing photos from an AMAZING workshop I attended last year. Check 'em out. I had a blast and learned soooo much. Each day, we were given a model and had a couple hours to shoot around downtown. I was surprised how many cool spots there were to shoot downtown. The shot above was taken in a dark, dirty parking garage. I love the effect. I am definitely inspired and want to explore more with urban-style photography.
I'm ditching the New Year's resolution this year and am taking a new approach for 2009! There's so much I want to accomplish this year personally and professionally. I did a complete brain-dump on paper of everything I want to or need to do in the next 30, 60, 90 days and 1 year. I even included some 5 -year and personal growth goals. By the time it was all said and done, I ended up with a full two page list. Whew! Throughout the year, I will work this list as well as add things as they come to mind. I can't wait to get started. I've got a lot to do! :)
I'm so excited! Two of our Monarch butterflies have emerged from their chrysalis this week. The first arrived on Sunday afternoon and the second arrived early this morning. Aren't they gorgeous!?
