happy birthday tef

My beautiful seester Stephanie turned 19 today. Below is a pic of her I took not too long ago..she's so lovely and I respect and admire her in so many ways.

Crazy...I can still remember walking down the hospital hallway to go see my brand new baby sis. Time flies and we still have a lot of fun together. Happy Birthday Tef :)

Mel McGowan

Just a couple shots from a while back that I took of Mel McGowan, President and Founder of Visioneering Studios, an architecture firm based in Irvine that PlainJoe works closely with on many environmental design projects.

I always wanted a fro for a day.

A little while back a good friend of mine agreed to be my test subject in front of the camera because I wanted to play around with some lighting set ups. As you can see, she really got into character which made for some really fun pics. And if you're wondering... yes...it's a wig ; )

I think there should be a show about this...who hasn't wanted a fro for a day? There might be a Made episode about it already..I wouldn't be surprised haha.

bryce and holly

My last semester at college I remember starting to hear the name Holly come up in conversation when talking with my friend Bryce every so often. Me and my friend Jamie, forseeing what was about to happen, basically put our money on the table that Bryce and Holly would eventually date. What we didn't forsee is that they would fall head over heels for each other and now be getting married. I couldn't be happier for these two. Their affection and adoration for one another was spilling forth during our shoot, it was great : ) Congrats Bryce and Holly!

Here are just a few favs...

lindsay

A little while back my friend Lindsay and I went out to get some picturas because she was going to be graduating from college. We ran all over town and had a great time together. Below are just a few of my favs... way to work it Linds.

The Wallingfords & Parkers

A few weeks ago I headed out to good ol' Laguna to meet up with family friends, the Wallingfords, and their friends the Parkers. I was told to go to this beach by a friend who neglected to tell me that this was the beach that ALL ... literally ALL, OC photographers go to haha. Needless to say we drifted away from the alcoves and rock parts of the beach that the 30 other photographers were shooting at and headed straight to the sand. We had a great afternoon together and I love what we were able to capture.



Kayla and Rachel were one of my first shoots I did... they just keep getting cuter.

a morning with the gillettes.

A couple weeks ago I went out with my dear friend Megan and her beautiful family to do some family pictures for them...we had a great morning together battling the fog that was so reluctant to let the morning sun delight us in it's splendor. They were a joy to hang out with...so fun, so easy to shoot. At the end of our morning together I felt like I was one of them (I was even donning a purple shirt unknowingly ;)

The family was in bright spirits despite some very difficult news they had recently received regarding Rick's (Megan's dad) health. They found out he had a brain tumor and would be having surgery the next week to try and remove it. The surgery went well and will allow the family more time together but unfortunately, as of now, it looks like the cancer will continue to spread. They all are so grounded in faith and are standing tall in the fact that God is good even in the midst of difficult circumstances. It's like they're all reacting in the way you're told you should react if something like this happens but no one ever really does...they're incredible.

Please keep Rick and the family in your thoughts and prayers.