FREE wedding photography contest!

I got quiet a few emails from people saying they thought this was a good idea, so here’s the deal: I am running a free wedding photography contest. ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 10PM (PST) on May 10th 2009! There will be ONE winning wedding. Send in your entries, I won’t be running a contest […]

my new look…

I have just launched my new website & blog featuring an entirely new look and feel, and a new logo & branding for feather love. I have been very hard at work designing all this for several months now and I am completely elated to finally be able to launch the site & blog and […]

emilia & bill and our 60’s/french/new wave-inspired engagement session

Not only are they absolutely stunning to photograph, but Bill and Emilia have a couple of stellar personalities as well. Plus, they are a match made in heaven: the writer (Bill) and the dancer (Emilia) who met in college and both have an incredible sense of humor and excellent taste in music, clothing, film etc. […]

zola & derick’s engagement session at home

Here are the snaps from Zola & Derick’s engagement session. This sweet and stylish couple have such a cute house! I feel that shooting people in their home always exposes you to who they are… This is their stuff, their dog, their space, their bedroom, their taste and their little love story… in pictures. I […]

Sonny (nsfw!! contains nudity)

This was shot entirely on my property and was fully influenced by the photographic art from early 1970’s Playboy/Penthouse magazines… one of my favorite era/genre combos. I styled much of the shoot too, and loved the opportunity to put some of the many good vintage items & accessories I own to use. ..More>>

David Hurley

David Hurley: Extraordinary percussionist, musician, world-traveler, nurse & friend. Promotional shoot for one of his albums at his home in Hillcrest, San Diego. Dave plays in a band with my husband; you may remember him from these ASTRA shoots: here, here and here. Here are some of his different musical projects on Myspace: www.myspace.com/astrasound www.myspace.com/davidhurleymusic […]

out shooting with my husband

photos, not guns. These are from a couple of months ago taken by both of us. Stuart and I love to just go out and shoot stuff. It’s a world of fun when you can do what you love with the one you love… A pigeon contemplating his life whilst looking out into the sea…. […]

old family photos

My mom just sent me those photos of her parents. I never met them. Grandfather Ramish was lost in the war, and Grandmother Olga passed away in her fifties. They were Russian/ Romanian. I simply cannot get over how gorgeous they were. They seem so intensely in love and passionate about each other too. My […]

Rock ‘n Roll Bride Rocks My World!

How absolutely elated I feel! Check out the incredible horn-tootage I received from the ridiculously fabulous Rock ‘n Roll Bride (UK)!! She has the most fantastic blog that I am totally addicted to… so as you can imagine, I am simply beside myself right now. (Isn’t that a strange expression? How exactly does one get […]