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February 28, 2012 [ Ian + Rea - Engagement Session ]

Ian and Rea are the first couple we’ve photographed that traveled thousands of miles to beautiful Southern California for their engagement shoot! Well, sort of. Yes, they did make the trip from the east but the South Bay has become a second home with family ties. We were flattered that they enjoy our work so much that they chose us as opposed to a local photographer back east. Coming back to Los Angeles to visit with family was the perfect opportunity to capture their engagement photos on an absolutely beautiful Saturday in Manhattan Beach. It would have been easy to spend hours and hours with them, they’re a wonderful and sincere young couple that genuinely enjoys every moment together. Here are a few of the photos from the shoot:

CJ!!!!

Posted In: Engagement, Lifestyle.

Tags: Engagement, Engagement Photos, Orange County

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February 16, 2012 [ Ramon's 80th Birthday - The Cannery ]

Family and friends of Ramon Moreno gathered together at The Cannery in Newport Beach, California to celebrate his 80th birthday. It was a nice day by the beach, and a great time capturing photos at a beautiful place, with great people, for such a special occasion. If you are ever in the area, you have to stop by this place and give their gigantic rib-eye steak or sea bass a try, amazing!

It was a surprise birthday party. Ramon was under the impression that he was going to have a dinner with just a few people. Little did he know, upstairs was a room filled with his closest family and friends, some he hadn’t seen in a very long time. Surprise!

Cue waiter with birthday cake…

Make a wish!

One of my favorite parts of the night was the speeches. The emotion, the laugther, the memories shared.

That rib-eye I was talking about…

One of his gifts was a special print of an old family photo he had been wanting for years

Happy Birthday Ramon!

Posted In: Lifestyle.

Tags: Balboa Island, Birthday, Newport Beach, The Cannery

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February 13, 2012 [ Behind the Scenes - LA Galaxy Headshot Day ]

Another season has begun for the 2011 MLS Champion Los Angeles Galaxy. At the beginning of training camp each season, the players come in for their updated head shots and this season the team put together a little behind the scenes video. -Rob

Posted In: Sports.

Tags: Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer

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February 9, 2012 [ Randy + Breinne - Engagement Session ]

We were excited to meet up with Randy & Breinne for a Disney engagement session. When I first met this awesome couple, they expressed their love for Disneyland and their desire to have engagement photos taken at the theme park. I hadn’t been to Disneyland in years, but they were great about guiding us around the park. One of the tricky things about shooting in such a big place is mapping out the best time to take each shot. As time progressed throughout our photo session, we found ourselves in a race to get to the right places at the right times, it was fun! Disneyland is a colorful place with lots to do and plenty of cool backdrops for pictures. It was great working with Randy & Breinne and we look forward to shooting their wedding later this year at the Brookside Equestrian !

Randy & Breinne brought some props with them to the session. They have fun together, and I think this photo truly speaks of their outgoing personalities. Thats always the goal on our engagement shoots; to allow couples to be themselves and capture genuine moments of their love.

Had to take advance of the nice light by the lake

Loved this backdrop, the light was just right

The Small World ride was closed…BUT…it made for a nice backdrop!

Whats a Disneyland photo session without some Tea Cup shots?! The last time I went on the Tea Cups was when I was just a young little chap. Since then I’ve grown about 4+ feet…so it was funny trying to squeeze by 6’2″ frame into those tiny things…haha!