A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of covering Claire Pettibone’s 20th Anniversary and grand opening of her new flagship salon in Beverly Hills, CA.  It was a fun night mingling with old and new friends.  I’ve known Claire and her husband/biz partner Guy Toley for many years now.  I first met them on […]

I’m sitting here trying to figure out why I like this scene so much…  I guess I just like the fact that his son’s girlfriend feels so comfortable around him.  I think it’s sweet that she’s helping him with his bow tie.  I really like the tones and balance of color in this image.  Other […]

Ines DiSanto is quite possibly the sweetest person in the world.  If I could adopt her as family, I would in a heartbeat.  She makes everyone around her feel at home.  Her creativity and design skills are second to none.  Here’s a quick in-between shot I grabbed of the beautiful Ines during a photo shoot […]

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 […]

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 […]