Portrait session in Little Italy/Balboa Park/Seaport Village, San Diego: Only $75

Package includes professional retouched photos + all the edited images on a CD

I captured the photograph below of this gorgeous hawk JUST at the perfect moment--a minute later, it looked straight at me and flew away!  I sure happened to be in the right place at the right time.

Hiking in Colorado Springs--just fabulous!

A Party for a Princess!

This was such a beautiful “Princess and the Frog” themed tea party--every little girl's dream come true!  Everything was put together perfectly.  From the Tiana doll, to the flowers, to the frog candy and cupcakes....all the decorations were just stunning!  Adriana had such a wonderful time with the real life Disney princesses and her friends & family!  The children had a great time playing, getting their face painted, dressing up in all the little costumes and of course, drinking tea! 

The rooftop view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

This view is absolutely breathtaking in person!!!  I used my wide angle lens to capture this shot, and a little help from Lightroom and Photoshop to create the photo art look ;)

Portrait session in Little Italy/Balboa Park/Seaport Village, San Diego: Only $75

Package includes professional retouched photos + all the edited images on a CD

Sneak Preview: Portrait Session at the Marina

Beautiful Wedding Reception Centerpieces

Flowers at wedding are a must-have!  The following are my favorite centerpieces from the Aroos wedding show at the Hyatt in Irvine, CA.

I love the champagne glass "spill" effect using white roses, with the "bubbles" of hanging glass ornaments, giving it an overall very romantic and soft elegant feel.

Portrait session in Little Italy/Balboa Park/Seaport Village, San Diego: Only $75

Package includes professional retouched photos + all the edited images on a CD

I love NY!

HDR photo effect of The High Line in New York.

Oh Baby! Shower of Fun!

Babies are the most precious thing in life to celebrate!  When that celebration comes in the form of a shower, it's even better.  Today was such a beautiful day, to celebrate a beautiful baby, soon to be on the way.  The party honored the mommy-to-be while at the same time reflecting her trendy personality.  The super cute and contemporary nursery theme and the unique party favors left a great impression on me--and the guests.  Not only were the desserts gorgeous, but tasted great too--it was actually the best almond cake I've ever tasted.  I can't wait to meet this special little girl.  Congrats Sean & Heather!!!

Audi R8 Photoshoot, Before and After photo editing

Thank goodness for Adobe Lightroom and Adobe CS5!  Hands down, these are my two favorite tools when editing photos.  

It wasn't until I took my first photoshop class back in college that I realized just how time consuming the post production process can be.  Photography doesn't only entail photographing the client at the location--and going home and being done for the day.  No, it takes days--sometimes weeks--to edit all the photos in a collection.  Here are some "before and after" photo editing examples of a recent Audi R8 shoot.

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