After a day that had me reflecting on the many things I have to be grateful for, I decided to journey down to tourist central in Santa Monica, the pier. Sometimes it’s a bit too crowded for my taste, but today I was really enjoying the diversity, the energy, the participants and spectators and just… Read More
Living on the coast in Los Angeles, I was bit worried this morning with the clouds overhead at 9AM – but as ‘full coverage’ arrived (well, 60% for us down here), the clouds parted way for this capture! I would love to see full coverage, but since these don’t happen to often, I’m pretty happy… Read More
(more images attached…) Yesterday I headed north with my 16 year old son to attend Hume Lake camp. We had a lot of fun doing a road trip together, eating cheeseburgers, fries, and shakes, then dropping him off. That let a 4+ hour solo road trip on the way home for me, but made for… Read More
(click through for more images) Update from LATimes: Still don’t have a lot of information, heard there was a murder/break in in #SantaMonica, that someone was shot or someone was stabbed. But one thing was for sure, the suspect is still on the loose with police helicopters hovering overhead. Heard them overhead saying “come out… Read More
(click through to see a couple more) Went to the Antelope Valley Poppy Fields last night – I think i missed the peak though, but it was still such a beautiful night – never been there. Can’t wait to go back next year at the peak of the bloom!
We got into the Dominican Republic last night around 1230A and to our rooms, unpacked, and in bed by 2AM local time. Being from California, that wasn’t so bad. However, waking up at 7AM local time is another story. I’m still yawning as I write! Today was a gloriously relaxing day as we attended a… Read More
Today we went on a hike in Pacific Palisades through Temescal Canyon (https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/temescal-canyon-loop-trail) and had a great time. It’s a 3 mile loop with some climbing, but not too badly. Did most of the loop as a horsey ride between my wife and I with the little one. However, the flowers were blooming, the waterfall… Read More
Had fun with my daughter tonight, who much more creative than me! 🙂 She had to have inspiration for a sculpture project and decided to use sound movement, so we covered a junky old speaker with cellophane and gaffers tape, poured kids washable paints, thinned with water, and cranked up Imagine Dragons to get the… Read More
I grabbed all the kids first thing in the morning and headed up to the Santa Barbara Zoo. One of my favorite places! On the beach in one of the most beautiful areas, only $17 admission per adult and $10 per kid. I believe there’s over 500 species sitting in 30 acres and has a… Read More
I love these little rascals! Nothing more really needs to be said. It’s Halloween and they had a great time – I love how the older ones were showing the ropes to spider-man, showing him how to maximize his trick or treating. Hope you all had a great night as well!
I drove downtown to shoot the moon last night. Unfortunately, I missed the full moon by one night and since I hadn’t shot for quite some time, I was fumbling with my settings. It’s true what they say, I need to be around my camera daily to keep everything fresh and top of mine. After… Read More
Today was a fun day of baseball. My son’s baseball team had their first scrimmage of the new year. While baseball season for them is still several months away, it was nice to watch him pitch and play second base.
Here are the images from our trip to France. Our trip was phenomenal! We spent two days in Paris, then took the high speed train down to Provence and rented an old farm home that was over 250 years old. Each day we shuttled to various towns in the area. From Aix en Provence to… Read More
It’s been almost two months since I’ve posted. My photo a day commitment completely evaporated. Within a short span, I photographed two weddings, a baptism, and went to France on vacation. This generated a ton of images I needed to cull through and edit the keepers, which took an enormous amount of time for me,… Read More
Tomorrow I’m shooting a wedding for some friends. I’m absolutely looking forward to it! In the meantime, here are some beautiful roses being prepped! Wish me luck for tomorrow!!
Had a conference to attend today in San Diego for my day job. Great conference, learned a tremendous amount and the main keynote speaker was Paul DePodesta, the Chief Strategy Officer for the Cleveland Browns and also of “Money Ball” Fame. And no, he doesn’t look like Jonah Hill! 🙂 It was a great talk!… Read More
Today was a great day! I was asked to photograph a wedding for a friend along with a subsequent baptism. The wedding was at 8AM in Lincoln Heights, the baptism was to start around 1030AM followed by a recption. What a great time! Such a warm and welcoming community. My dad has been diagnosed with… Read More
Tonight was a great family night – we all pitched in and made dinner and desert together. I fired up the grill while the kids made desert. Today’s POTD is my daughter’s “hand”y work making sugar cookies from scratch. We had a great night, sitting around the table, and my 2 1/2 year old said… Read More
I love church. Our church emphasizes that church is not “a place where”, but “a people who”. This particular church appears to be a “church who…references the Flinstones to get the word out to the crowd! I can’t see this restocking the pond with enthusiastic millenials?However, I’m a bit older and appreciated it! So yes,… Read More
I can’t wait to take my boys camping and since it’s not quite summer, I thought I would take a trial run! Set up the tent in the living room and my little one hopped in was so excited! Grabbed Larry the Cucumber and watched a little Daniel Tiger. Now we are watching the Red… Read More
Our nanny came by for a visit and got a sneak attack! I was taking various pictures of odds and ends around the house, more specifically working with flash by moving around the light to create new light sources when she came by. I was working with closeups with lights in the background in order… Read More
Tonight my wife and I went to Bottega Louie’s (https://www.bottegalouie.com). Needless to say, it quite delicious! i enjoy the front! –> Last night – I was exhausted – I tried so desperately to get my daily pic in as I was falling asleep and this post certainly reflects how exhausted I was! I enjoy the… Read More
Today was a great day – I started the day off working the dugout in my older son’s first tournament this all star season for baseball. We had a great time and I enjoy watching him play. Afterwards, met a friend for a cup of coffee and visited for awhile, then piled the family into… Read More
Today we celebrated my sister’s graduation last week (again, SO proud of her). But, during the party, I look over to see my son butt naked splashing around the fountain! My older daughter encouraging him on as he would climb up to the side and jump in. Nope, the acorn doesn’t fall far from the… Read More
What a great night celebrating our friend Nate’s impending wedding day! At a time when many enter marriage jokingly referring to their significant other as ‘the old ball and chain’, or celebrate the covenantal vow with a ‘bachelor party’ to celebrate the last time being single, it was refreshing to hang out with a group… Read More
