Great Morning with the hosts of Great Day

This morning was definitely an early morning for me but a fun one that is out of the ordinary. A couple of weeks ago, I got an offer from a friend of mine who is on a local television station to help out with a segment on school pictures and senior portraits and I was thrilled to do it! Anyway, after some emails exchanging info back and forth with her about some tips that I wanted to offer their audience, she gave me a date and time to be at the station. Back to this morning, got up at 5 am, showered, dressed (and changed several times), and drove to the station. I was greeted and sat in the green room (which is actually all green!)and then was escorted to the news desk and interviewed. I was on for two segments and the first was tips for parents on elementary and middle school portraits. The second segment was on senior portraits. It was great, even though second segment was interrupted by breaking news conference from George Bush but it was all good! I guess George Bush would take precedence over my advice for senior pictures, right? Anyway, had lots of fun and wanted to personally thank Liz and Kopi for making me feel at home on their Great Day set!

Here are a few more favorites

Here are a few more favs from my recent engagement session!

Happy 30th Debra and Kevin!!

Had a great time this weekend celebrating the big 3-0! Had some great food, great family and friends, and some karaoke....it was lots of fun! Everyone asks if I feel older now that I am 30. But when I think about it, not everything has changed since I was kid. I can still turn on the radio and hear New Kids on the Block's latest song and watch new episodes of Beverly Hills 90210....so all is great at the age of 30!
Here I am:

Here is Kevin when he was a kid....what a cutie!

This was our awesome birthday cake we had for our party. It was created from the talented Caroline from Caroline's Creations. I love that she incorporated film strips for my part of the cake and tools for Kevin!

Visalia Wedding Style

Just wanted to post a thanks to all the great people I met at the Visalia Wedding Style Show yesterday! This was my first time at this show and I had a lot of fun talking with brides, grooms, and their families! So thanks again everyone for stopping by our table! I thought the show had a great turnout and look forward to participating in the next show! Also had a chance to meet and chat with some great vendors from the area! Had a great time meeting and talking shop with the taleted Rebecca and Nick from Rebecca Rubalcaba Photography. You guys were great and I hope to talk again very soon!

The Ladies' Man

We took our son for a belated birthday gift to Disneyland a few weeks ago. Anyway, he has a HUGE crush on Snow White and weeks before the trip kept telling me that he wanted to meet Snow White so he could give her a kiss. So though my husband thought I was crazy, I waited in a line to meet the princesses for TWO HOURS!! But it was worth the wait! Not only did he meet Snow White but he also met Belle, Jasmine, Aurora, and Pocahontas and flirted with all of them! Though I think we were all happy in the end because he got his kiss and I got a great shot! Enjoy!

Summer Lovin'

This was such a fun shoot! First off, I love when people incorporate props in their pictures, it gives me a glimpse of who they are and what they enjoy, so I encourage props whenever suggested. However, when we set up this Engagment Session, I was not expecting props. So when I was hanging out and sitting on the hood of my car and I heard this motorcycle park next to me, I was pleasantly surprised to see the soon-to-be groom pulling off his helmet and getting off the bike. My first thought was, "this is gonna be fun" and it sure was! This couple was awesome and very photogenic, which makes my job pretty easy. I am looking forward to more fun at the wedding guys! I had a lot of favs from the shoot but here are some. Enjoy!

Happy 30th Honey!

Just wanted to wish my wonderful husband a very Happy 30th Birthday! We love and appreciate you so much! Here are a couple of my favorite pictures I've shot of you in the past....enjoy!