In June of this year a few of my favorite graduates asked me about trashing their caps and gowns. A few of them had participated in the year before’s trash the formal- the first one I ever shot. So, it seemed only fitting that some of my favorite graduates, whose Senior portraits I had taken...
“Lord, if you can’t make it easier, please make me stronger and increase my faith.” Peter, the principal of Bridges of Hope which is the academy we served alongside, said this on one of the first days I was in South Africa. He was speaking to his students, all orphans, and encouraging them to do...
Trash the Formal is one of my favorite shoots every year, and what better way to introduce my VHS spokesmodels then to use this shoot!! I wanted something different then last years trip at CDM- something a little more earthy, more natural, more romantic. With the sunlight being what it has been lately, I knew...
For this year’s Prom Shoot, I have this brilliant idea to shoot at The Orange Circle in downtown Orange. Valencia High School’s Prom is going to be held at The American Way Cultural Center in Orange, with a theme of Casino Royale, which is going to be very fun and flirty. So, a hip-cool-urban-fun location...
One year ago April 1st, I gave up shopping. I know it sounds impossible, but let me lay it out for you.. no spending my own money on clothes for one year. That was my rule. And that’s what I did. The common reaction is why, how, and aren’t you going crazy?!? {Sidenote.. I used...
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