The Chen family had the privilege of attending baby Sophie’s first birthday party recently and it was such a grand affair! But I expected nothing short of spectacular since Sophie’s Mom is Linda of Grand Soirees. The neapolitan ice cream themed bash was so adorable and stylish! I couldn’t help but capture some of the...
Category Archives: film
Tanaka Farms
I wasn’t even sure this roll of film would turn out. I shot a roll of 120 on my Rolleiflex T while watermelon picking at Tanaka Farms and didn’t realize that I hadn’t fully latched the bottom of the camera until I had finished off the roll. I thought I’d have major light leaks, but...
Rollei Twin Lens Reflex
I bought an old Rollei Twin Lens Reflex camera off a friend of mine recently and shot a roll of expired Kodak Portra with it. I honestly had my doubts about whether I would get any decent shots with it because the camera is seriously nothing like I’d ever used before. I’m used to manually...
Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel Wedding : Jackie & Lee
I’ve been anxiously waiting for my film from Richard Photo Lab from Jackie and Lee’s gorgeous Ritz Carlton wedding in Laguna Niguel so that I could blog these images. I was beyond thrilled with the images and am so excited to share these all with you! I’m now officially offering film packages to my lifestyle,...
Friends with Cameras : Headshots
A few friends and I met up at Caroline’s office in Pasadena and got beautified by Clara Kim and Stacey Bisel so that we could take some fun head shots of each other before heading over to the Your Wedding Day party in Century City. We figured we’d be getting dressed up anyways, so why...
Home Away From Home
I’m leaving tonight for the Bay Area where I’ll be shooting a wedding tomorrow, but wanted to leave you all with some images from my last visit home. It had been a while since my family had seen Ellie so we flew up and spent a few days at home. I only brought my Contax...
Malibu Beach Engagement : Tyanne & Gavin
In one of the first emails Tyanne wrote to me she said, “Gavin wants me to warn you that I’m a horrible model…” My first thought was, “Uh oh. What kind of man says that about his fiance?” And got a bit worried. But then she continued on to tell me the back story behind...
Trystan’s 2nd Birthday
For Trystan’s 2nd birthday, his parents rented a huge van and shuttled 4 families along with all 5 of our babies to the San Diego Zoo to spend the day. It was a huge undertaking, but a fun one. The kids did great in the van. The weather in SD was perfect and the kids...
San Juan Capistrano Engagement : Sarah & Steve
Sarah and Steve are two of the nicest people you will ever meet. They shared cupcakes with me and then gave me their balloons to take home to Ellie at the end of our session. And let me tell you, Ellie loves her balloons! So much so that the balloon came with us to dinner...
Pasadena Engagement : Jennifer & Anthony
Jennifer and Anthony are two of the sweetest people you will ever meet. They’re loving, they’re caring, they’re fun, and sometimes just plain silly. I really love how supportive they are of each other and carry each other through life’s journey with it’s twists and turns. I have so much admiration for these two already...