Last summer I hosted a San Jose wedding photographer workshop.  This wedding photographer workshop inparticular was small and intimate with photographers from San Jose and some surrounding cities.  After spending the day talking about life, photography, technique, marketing, pricing, etc. we walked the streets of downtown San Jose and photographed Alana in a lovely Amy Kuschel wedding gown.

To view more images from this San Jose wedding shoot CLICK HERE.

A special thanks to Marin Kristin for doing hair and make-up, to my assistant Kat Harris for styling this shoot, and Amy Kuschel for providing us with a wonderful gown.  Thanks to my amazing sponsors for helping make this workshop come to life, and for the rad giveaways:  Pixel2Canvas, Leather Craftsmen.

To learn more about my workshops and other educational opportunities CLICK HERE.

Left image: Canon 1D Mark IV 85mm f1.2 wide open / Right image: Canon 1D Mark IV 200mm f2.0 wide open

A couple of weeks ago, Dr. Milind Ambe, a top plastic surgeon here in Newport Beach and friend of our family, left me a voicemail asking if I could put together a last minute photo shoot for ‘Ambe Aesthetics’ a new line of skin care products that he and his wife Heidi Ambe developed.   They had been invited to an exclusive celebrity PR event at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills and needed images for a huge banner and new brochure.  Tamra Barney from Real Housewives of OC uses and loves Ambe Aesthetics skin care products and agreed to be the model for this shoot.

The shoot took place at Milind and Heidi’s house in Newport Coast just down the street from my house.  I spent about two hours with Tamra, who made this one of the easiest shoots ever, shooting in different rooms throughout the house and in the front courtyard.  Heidi and Milind’s house is so amazing and gorgeous with great natural light bouncing everywhere.  I brought a ton of lighting, but ended up leaving in the car and shooting this one 100% available light.

A special thanks to Tamra Barney‘s boyfriend Eddie Judge who helped out during the shoot.  This guy could probably be a stylist or a photographer if he ever wanted to quit his day job.

Both images shot with Canon 1D Mark IV 85mm F1.2