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Maternity Session Sneak Peek

02.04.2010

The other day I photographed a rare maternity session for a very good friend of mine. Michelle Cunningham of Mila Photography is due to give birth in just a few more weeks. We went down to the back Bay area of Newport Beach to shoot a few portraits. I'll be posted more images of her and her man Curtis (who's also one of my poker buddies) in the coming days.

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Caden's first T-Ball game

01.31.2010

Put me in coach... I'm ready to play!

So I went to Caden's first T-Ball game this afternoon and being the good uncle that I am, I brought the big camera with the big lens and a monopod. My whole family was there cheering on our future Major Leaguer. I'd love to tell you that Cade hit a few home runs, and a game saving diving catch in the bottom of the 9th... but at this level, it's all they can do to hit the actual tee hard enough that hopefully the ball rolls forward a few feet. They don't keep score, they don't make outs... everyone bats and they just play 1 inning. Everyone is a winner. Yay!

The actually practice for 45 minutes, then they play a 1 inning, 45 minute game.

Here's our little slugger:

Here's coach Matthew (Cade's dad) leading the team in some calisthenics.

Hey Cade, it's easier to catch with your eyes open buddy!

That's some nice form!:

He knocked the crap out of the tee:

This kids always has fun. He's such a happy boy. And check him out rockin' the backwards hat. Lookin' good is just as important as playin' good!:

Uh... we need to work on the batting stance. And he actually had quite a nice hit during the game, but totally did a Barry Bonds impersonation and just admired his nice hit for a few seconds before deciding to run. Showoff! ;-)

They play with passion, everyone goes to the ball. You have to give them that!

Proud Mama snuck out onto the field with her flip:

Coach dad, future superstar & assistant coach grandpa:

Here's a self portrait with my big lens. And yeah, I know I am wearing my Angels shirt. I couldn't bring myself to buy any Dodgers gear and give that organization any of my money.

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10 years at the [ b ] pad

01.30.2010

Hey, I just realized that I have been in my place for 10 years now! I originally rented the home I am living in before buying it a few years later. My lease started on February 1, 2000. The owner actually moved out a little early and let me move in a couple days early. I remember moving all of my stuff into the garage on the night before the Superbowl. We couldn't go into the house just yet because the carpets just got cleaned. On the morning of Superbowl Sunday, my dad & I build my new entertainment center from Ikea and set up my big screen TV just in time for the big game. I hosted a party that day and since I didn't have any furniture, and my fridge hadn't been delivered yet, we just sat on lawn chairs and bean bags. One couple even let me borrow their inflatable couch. We filled the cooler with frosty beverages and really enjoyed that close game between the Rams & Titans.

Over the last decade the house has really become a home and I love living here. It's only about 2 miles from my parents home where I grew up. Mission Viejo is a wonderful place to live. It's clean, and safe and just a really nice community. It's often on the list of safest cities in America.

So, of course I run my businesses out of my home, and when you first want in, the living room has been turned into my gallery where I meet clients. Upstairs I have 2 bedroom offices and a loft, which is where we do most of the computer work and production. The master suite is my sanctuary... my cave (because of the the dark walls and black out curtains). I spend most of my time working from my room on my laptop. I have a nice view of Saddleback Mountain. Behind the curtains in my gallery, is the bachelor pad... the kitchen and den with the big screen plasma. The garage is part time poker room and part time studio for the [ b ] School. I can't believe it's been 10 years. Time flies these days.

The [ b ] pad (yes, I know it needs a paint job):

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preview of a day after shoot

01.27.2010

Dang... I was being such a good blogger and had posted every day of this year and over 30 days in a row up until last friday and then I just got super busy. Oh well, I hadn't set out to blog every single day again, but hopefully I won't miss 4 days in a row again for the rest of the year.

Anyway, today is an exciting day. Steve Jobs will be giving his keynote presentation that I am excited to watch the replay of later tonight and I am about to give a 1 day presentation to a bunch of photographers up in Vancouver BC. It's my 3rd trip to Canada in the last 9 months and this time I'm not totally freezing, so thank you

The other day I shot a day after session... a couple months after my good friends Gavin & Erin Wade got married. I was really hoping to go to their wedding, but I had a wedding of my own to shoot that day. So they got dressed up again this past Monday and we headed to the Mission in San Juan Capistrano for a fun shoot. There are tons of photos but here's just a quick peek of one that caught my eye on the plane yesterday. I'll post more soon.

Happy hump day!

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Hope for Haiti Now

01.22.2010

Just finished watching the Hope for Haiti Now telethon and my heart just breaks all over again for the people of Haiti. This is just so sad and I wish there was more that I can do. I just want to encourage the people who follow my blog to donate whatever you can. I know times are tough right now in this country, but we are still a million times better off than the people who survived this unspeakable tragedy. Everyone reading this blog can afford $10, so please at least text "Haiti" to 90999. Also you can pre-purchase the album of some of tonight's performances on iTunes by clicking the graphic below. It's only $7.99 and at least you'll get some sweet tunes out of it. If you can give more, donate through the website above or call 1-877-99-HAITI

Click here to get the album (link opens iTunes):

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