i had the pleasure of shooting rebecca and mike a few weeks before their baby boy arrived. by the time i got to their house we had about 45 minutes left of good light before the sun went down. this is their first baby and you can tell how excited they both were. you could also tell that rebecca was anxious to have the baby already.
baby luke was born on september 21st. he's a cute little baby with lots of hair! congratulations to rebecca and mike!
i thought i'd share a few things i picked up on etsy. i LOVE this crafty site! i like knowing i'm supporting all the craftsters out there. recently i bought some prints from the black apple and a cool camera strap. you'll find some awesome jewelry, bags, cards and all kinds of other homemade things on this site.
i also picked up one of these cool video lights. i first saw one of these when i attended the anti-workshop in seattle. by the way, they just announced the new workshop taking place in march '08 in las vegas!!
for my birthday paige & ron got me one of these. i haven't finished up the roll but when i get it developed i'll share.
and the big one...
for my birthday i bought a new lens!! i'll be using it this weekend at rob & liz's wedding.
my new website will be launching very soon... i'm so excited! i have to finish up a few little things but i'm like *this* close.
this one is for my friend julia! she LOVES hockey!
things about september i love... labor day weekend, my birthday and our wedding anniversary. plus the season starts to change and fall creeps up on us. fall is definitely my favorite season.
things have been pretty busy around here with work & personal things happening. september just flew by... every weekend was busy with something happening. don't get me wrong, i like it busy but september was fun busy.
for my birthday this year our street's block party was planned on the same day! score! we invited family and a bunch of friends for a bbq with lots of beer & wine. it was a chill day and we never had to leave the house. i didn't take many photos that day... too many things were going on.
i'm a bit behind blogging but i still have to post a maternity shoot and ryan & stephanie's wedding. stay tuned.
the morning of my birthday me, my brother and nephew took the bus to the ocean. justin loves riding the bus and the ocean! you know, the simple things. it was chilly that morning but we couldn't stop him from running towards the waves.
on sunday the 23rd alec and i celebrated our one year wedding anniversary! it only seems like yesterday we were planning our wedding but here it is a year later. we had so much fun celebrating the beginning our marriage with our family & friends.
for our anniversary we went down to santa cruz for a night to hang out on the boardwalk, relax and have some fun. we left sunday morning and took the scenic highway 1 all the way to santa cruz. it was a lazy sunday and we weren't in any rush. when we arrived we parked the car and got some lunch. the town was pretty quiet for a sunday. after lunch we headed to the boardwalk for some photobooth photos, arcade games, corn dogs, miniature golf and of course, the roller coaster rides. i haven't been on the giant dipper in years!
later in the afternoon we took a break and headed to the sea & sand inn to check in to our room. the inn sits on a cliff next near the boardwalk and all rooms face the ocean. the inn so was cute and the view was amazing!! after we settled in we hit the boardwalk again for a few more rides. riding the giant dipper once wasn't enough.
after the boardwalk closed we went back to our room to share a bottle of wine and to watch the sunset. it was so relaxing hanging out with alec on the lawn chairs hearing the waves crash and sipping on wine. later it was off to dinner at carniglia's located on the pier. the food was delicious! i'm so happy to be married to alec... i look forward to growing old with him.
i managed to get some fun photos at the boardwalk. for most of the afternoon the sun was trying to break free from behind the clouds so the weather was perfect.... not too cold and not too hot. the clouds and overcast light made for some great pictures! here's some fun photos from the day. click here to see the entire set.
i love the light from inside the photobooth
i got some MOO cards! they're these small little photo calling cards which have photos printed on them from your flickr account. one side has a photo and the other side you add text. i've seen them online but finally decided to get me a pack. they make for some cute business cards too. i love them!
here's a few from my first moo collection.
liz and rob drove from sacramento for their engagement shoot in san francisco. their only real request was to get some shots near the golden gate bridge. off we went to fort point and scored with all the great back drops and textures. lucky for us the fog lifted by the bay so when they arrived the sky was blue and the day gorgeous.
i really like the one on one interaction with couple shoots. i'm glad they were into my ideas and trusted me enough to shoot this memorable time for them. i can't wait for their wedding in october... it's gonna be fabulous!
a couple of sundays ago we went to crissy field for lisa's birthday bbq. as you may know the weather in san francisco can change drastically from day to day. this particular sunday the sun was hiding behind a bunch of clouds and the wind was blowing. the day before i shot a couple near crissy fields and the weather was warm with blue skies (i'll be posting those pictures very soon).
anyways, at the last minute i figured i should bring my camera because all the kids will be there. i'm so glad i did because i got some of the cutest pictures!! gianna's dad was off playing football with the boys so since her mommy wasn't there that day i watched her. we walked over to the beach with the other kids to walk in the sand and to check out all the kites. here's some of the photos i snapped.
i love this photo. i didn't pose her... she sat that way all by herself!
