The day before Thanksgiving, I was pleasantly surprised when a long time friend, Helen popped in from Hawaii to visit. Her sister lives in LA and while she was only going to be here for a few days, we always try our best to see each other. I’ve known Helen for almost 20 years, so...
Monthly Archives: November 2009
More than a photography workshop
When I attended the Joe McNally workshop on Friday, Nov 6th, I sat amongst 2000+people at the Los Angeles Convention Center. As you may recall, one of my goals for next year is to network and attend as many seminars and workshops as I possibly can. I am a firm believer that knowledge is power,...
The infamous Joe McNally
I had the privilege to see Mr. Joe McNally on his tour last week at the Convention Center. For those of you who don’t know, Joe was the first staff photographer of LIFE magazine from 1994-1998. His images have graced the covers of National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek and many others. His tour was...
Happy Veterans Day
Coming from a family with 3 generations of Marines, I have a profound appreciation for Veterans and want to wish everyone out there a Happy Veterans Day; a holiday dedicated to American Veterans of all wars. My oldest brother David served and recently retired from the United States Marine Corps. Serving in both Desert Storm...
This is it!
Yes, I’m a Michael fan. So, when I heard about the new documentary featuring Michael Jackson and his This is it tour, I was excited. So much so, that I pre-purchased my tickets for the movie weeks before it’s release. Granted, I don’t go to the movies much because of my schedule. In...
Networking and learning more…
As this year starts to wind down, I’m starting to get some of my goals in place for 2010. Yes, I’m a little early for the whole new year resolution thing. While I don’t have much of my personal resolutions, I must say I do have SOME of my business goals in place for the...
Kayla – Children Photography
I met Masaki and Dyana a little over a year ago when I shot their 2 month old baby boy, Kan. You can view those pictures by clicking here. A couple of months ago I got an email from Dyana saying she had a new addition to the family and wanted to get some shots...
I gave in…
To twitter that is. I know, I know, I can hear everyone’s “finally!” or ” OMG” or ” what took you so long”. The truth is I just never really saw the need to “tweet” or be a follower and really thought I didn’t have the time to do it. [which still may be the...