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Co-founder of Orange Photography. Pinball enthusiast, Polaroid shooter, bike rider.

Governor Jerry Brown’s inauguration

2017-07-25T15:33:51-07:00By |Categories: Special Events and Meetings|Tags: , , , , |

We’ve been busy with political shoots of late.  Last year we photographed former Governor Schwarzenegger many times as well as other political notables.  We were on hand at the private post-inauguration party last night for incoming Governor Jerry Brown who made a brief appearance as well as Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.  He may be the most photographed mayor of another city that […]

The difference between control and spontaneity

2017-07-25T15:33:52-07:00By |Categories: Photography, Point of View|Tags: , , |

So I couldn’t really decide on a single image so I thought that using two worked because it reflects a lot of the type of work I do as well as my approach.

Just recently I had this exact situation of control vs. spontaneity face me.  A commercial shoot for a new startup hired me to shoot a new ad campaign image for them the day […]

Jennifer & Fred – Palm Event Center Wedding

2017-07-25T15:33:52-07:00By |Categories: Photography|Tags: , , , , |

I really enjoyed spending time with these two during their summer engagement session, so was looking forward to their big day in October. Rain was expected but the weatherman was thankfully wrong again. For anyone keeping track this year, that’s Andria-3, weatherman-1. After sharing the slideshow with them, I received an email from Jenn that began “OMG!!!” and continued with equal enthusiasm about the photos, and that just made my day. Thank you to Patty Nason […]

Jennifer & Fred – Palm Event Center Wedding

2017-07-25T15:33:52-07:00By |Categories: Photography|Tags: , , , , |

I really enjoyed spending time with these two during their summer engagement session, so was looking forward to their big day in October. Rain was expected but the weatherman was thankfully wrong again. For anyone keeping track this year, that’s Andria-3, weatherman-1. After sharing the slideshow with them, I received an email from Jenn that began “OMG!!!” and continued with equal enthusiasm about the photos, and that just made my day. Thank you to Patty Nason […]

If you like Orange, you’ll love WHORANGE!

2017-07-25T15:33:52-07:00By |Categories: Point of View|Tags: , , |

We’ve been following the WHORANGE blog for a while. The folks there do a fantastic job curating all things awesome with regards to “The Color of Craving” – their tag line.  The images above are a ripoff of their recent font competition picks from the design*sponge blog (another of our faves).  Anyhow, we just sliced off the “WH” but check out the first […]

Serendipity and Preparedness in wedding photography

2017-07-25T15:33:53-07:00By |Categories: Photography, Point of View|Tags: , , |

Legion of Honor wedding portraitWell, actually, this applies to all sorts of photography but more so any type of photography that has less controlled situations.  With weddings in particular, one of the challenges is that things never go exactly as planned.  Even when they do, specific moments can happen in split seconds and unexpected moments pop up all […]

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