Matt & allison at the ace hotel, palm springs

Talk about knowing how to throw a fun party… Well-known in the music/film/arts/restaurant scene here in San Diego, Matt Hoyt & Allison Bell threw a super-fun bash over at the Ace Hotel, Palm Springs in December. (I Love the Ace and have been fortunate enough to shoot and party over there several times in the past […]

Kristen & Dave (workshop shoot)

You can find out more about my workshops here, or get on my mailing list here. I set up a shoot with my good friends Kristen & Dave to model for us for my last workshop. You may recognize the stunning Kristen from the Rue Magazine artist feature I had, where she not only modeled […]

artist feature of me & my studio in rue magazine!

Overwhelmed, over-joyed and completely honored to get an artist feature in one of my favorite design magazines, Rue. You can see the entire feature, story, pics and everything in their 4th issue here, (pgs 143-167 but check out the entire issue! it’s gorgeous!) And this totally mind-blowing behind the scenes video by the artistic geniuses over at Sharkpig below (luv […]

pretty pretty backyard wedding designed by Sugar & fluff

I pretty much walked into this wedding and imediately was like oh shit! It took my breath away… Held at the bride’s parents’ home, the backyard was transformed into a gorgeous, ethereal & warm space that completely caught my attention. We immediately started shooting the details and felt like we couldn’t capture ENOUGH of how pretty […]

lisa & theis’ intimate wedding

Check out this wedding on our Rock n Roll bride feature! I LOVE super sweet intimate weddings. Lisa & Theis’ wedding was 6 people altogether. When I first read all the information that Lisa sent over (below) I actually cried… beautiful precious story… Ceremony: Malibu Pier, Malibu, CA Reception: Beachcomber Restaurant, Malibu, CA Bride’s Dress: J.Crew Taryn gown, […]

sarah & charlie

Our friends Sarah & Charlie got married and had the most stunning wedding designed by our other dear friend Sweet Emilia Jane! Check out the beautiful details.  I LOVE working with Emilia, she’s so so talented… the design for this event was perfection. We shot the getting ready, bridal session, ceremony and couple session and […]

angela & brandon

Avid readers, Angel & Brandon chose to shoot their engagement session at the coolest bookstore in San Diego: D. G. Wills in La Jolla. Then they took me out to the nicest dinner at Tapas Picasso (thanks guys)!! I also shot their wedding a few weeks ago in Carmel, CA… (pics of that coming soon). […]

amanda & jason (workshop shoot)

You can find out more about my workshops here, or get on my mailing list here. I had the BEST time at my Artist Workshop that I held here at our home on Sept 4th! The photographers who attended were all amazing. After my lecture, we ate and then ran off to the surprise photo session I […]

the incomparable Nicki Bluhm

I have known Nicki for years… we used to all hang out and she would start playing on the piano / guitar and singing and I was always left totally speechless. She is a beautiful, sweet lady with unbelievable amounts of talent. And she sings like a dream. An old-school west-coast dream. Think Laurel Canyon […]

my interview in photo pro magazine (uk)!

Kat of Rock n Roll Bride interviewed me in the September issue of Photo Pro Magazine! You can read the entire interview on her blog here. And she was sweet enough to mail me a copy… it’s great to see it in print, all big and glossy… ..More>>