Okay, I'm sorry for not posting on here regularly. I have been chastised too many times...,It's good to hear, though, how many people actually keep up with this blog!

So, here's what I did today for Trevor Hoffman.


Isn't he a little cutie! He is the son of Misty Hoffman, who is a regular client of mine. You have probably seen her daughter Hannah's slideshow earlier this year.

Trevor was such a good sport and a great little model. I can't wait to have him back.


Keep reading ...... I have a lot more jobs to post up here. I promise, I'll get some more up soon. :)

In early October I went to the Albers dairy to photograph their family portrait session. They have around 5,000 cows on the farm. It was very interesting to see how it all worked. The boys, Dylan and Tyler sure have a lot of fun playing around. View the slideshow **here**.

I did a portrait session for Spencer Kurowski to commemorate his second birthday at the Davis Arboretum. Spencer is sure becoming quite a little character. At our last session he was very interested in dandelions and this time it was sticks. We brought along a couple different things to keep him occupied, like a baseball, which he loved. He also had a great time chasing all the ducks. You can watch Spencer's slideshow **here**.

Ana, Ramiro, and I went to Old Sacramento yesterday for their engagement session. Although I got stuck in traffic and hit by another car on the freeway on the way there (minor scrapes to my truck - that's why I drive a BIG Dodge), the session went terrific. It was hard to pick just one image to show on here. To see all the cool stuff we captured, check out the slideshow **here**.

One of my prior brides, Carrie, brought her niece, Laura, in for a session as a surprise for her sister, Laura's mom. We went to the park at the Ulatis Community Center in Vacaville. Laura was so much fun and she brought her friend "Johnny" (imaginary) with her. She had to keep grabbing him to have his photo taken with her. Laura wasn't too sure about me in the beginning but once we started talking about ice cream she warmed up. View Laura's slideshow **here**.

I photographed the wedding of Tom and Jennifer in Saratoga, NY on September 30. We did their engagement session the day before the ceremony. I don't have the wedding edited yet, but view the engagement slideshow **here**. I absolutely loved the locations we used. The first part of the session was at the Saratoga Spa state park, where we were staying. We then went to a park in the center of Saratoga. The park was great with lots of greenery, water, and architecture.

I photographed a commercial session for Web By Design of California for the website of a restaurant in Vacaville called Reggie's Island Grill. In addition to photographing the location, they had prepared about a dozen of their menu specialities to be photographed as well. The best part of the shoot was tasting all the great food when we were done with it. I can highly recommend the fried bananas, YUMMMY!! You should definitely have dinner there. The restaurant is located at I80 and Leisure Town Road.

This is a group portrait for a law firm in Vacaville, Hodson & Mullin. We scouted locations ahead of time and actually decided on the front of the new police station in Vacaville. The whole group was a riot to work with, they were all so funny. I couldn't believe how they could ever get any work done in their office.

This was my third session with Glenda, who likes to have her portrait updated every other year. I bet you will never guess how old she is as she is incredibly youthful both in appearance and personality. Here are a few of my favorite images from Glenda's session which we did at the Davis Arboretum.

I wanted to say "Thanks" to everyone who reads this blog regularly and also apologize for getting a little behind in my posting. Many of you may know that one of the reasons I am a little behind right now is because I recently purchased a new MacBook Pro (my very first Mac) and have been working hard to switch over to the new system. The system itself has been a breeze to work with and I'm really excited to start working on some of the new products I'll be offering that I'll be able to creat on the Mac. The second reason I'm a little behind is because I flew to Saratoga, NY to photograph a wedding on September 30 - posts from there will be coming soon....so please check back! Thanks again everyone and I appreciate your patience while I play catchup.

Lindsey and Troy were married on September 9, 2006 at the Community Bible Church in Vallejo. Lindsey's father, who is also the pastor of the church, both gave Lindsey away and performed the ceremony.

It was great to have the time to run out to the waterfront in Benicia to get some terrific images. I did not photograph the reception, but it was held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fairfield. For some reason, blogger is not letting me upload an image to display here, but you can still view the **slideshow** from the day.

Thanks to Shannon for helping me out!

Announcing Zachary Braeden Hodel - August 18, 2006

Congratulations to Kevin and Nicki Hodel on the birth of their first son! I got to meet and photograph Zachary today for the first time. He got a little tired of all the fuss after about an hour, but was a great model for while. I made a collage of some of my favorite images from our session. Isn't he too cute?! Here's Zachary's **slideshow**.

Ryan and I photographed the wedding of Della and Kai on September 2 in Pleasanton. They were such a fun couple to work with, they kept cracking each other up. I don't know if I've been met two people with such quick wit, smiles, and easy laughter. I know they're meant for each other. They had planned to elope but their close friends and family insisted on a wedding, which they did in the backyard of the home of one of their friends. I found out that the entire wedding was planned in just one month. I think it turned out great and I'm glad that I was available to capture their wedding memories. View Della and Kai's **slideshow**.

I wanted to post two images from the day. The first one is taken by me and the second is taken at the same time by Ryan while he was laying on the ground with his favorite lens - the fisheye.

Alex Otani drove down from Chico today for his senior portrait session. We photographed his session at the Davis Arboretum. Alex was great to work with and I'm so glad he brought his jersey and helmet, this is one of my favorite images. Click **here** to watch Alex's slideshow.

So, this post is for Kathryn to see if she will read the blog and get this sneak peek of images from her and Adam's engagement session tonight in Old Sacramento. **Slideshow**. Kathryn and Adam are getting married next year on September 22 at Ledson Winery. Ledson is absolutely beautiful and I can't wait for their wedding.

Well, it was extremely difficult to pick just one image to post from Melissa and Pat's wedding at Lake Almanor. There were just so many incredible images, especially from the next day in the meadow seen above. You can view their slideshow **here**. Congratulations Melissa and Pat and thanks for being so adventuresome in your wedding garb!!

I had posted this image way back in March from Becky and Jason's wedding. I thought it was a very cute photo of the flower girl. Well, apparently others find it just as compelling. I just found out that it won first place in the WPJA summer contest in the getting ready category. This is super exciting news because it was an international competition for some of the best wedding photographers in the world!! You should take a minute to visit the WPJA web site to view all of the winning entries.

I had the most incredible weekend at Lake Almanor photographing the wedding of Melissa and Pat. One of the great things about it was that we went out early the next morning to this awesome meadow overlooked by Mt. Lassen for a photo session. Here are some photos of Ryan and I hard at work. Ryan's got two cameras, two camera bags, the reflector, and of course the essential sunglasses. I've got two cameras, one camera bag, the bride's hat and her veil. We had a terrific time and I can't wait to sort through our 3,000+ images!

I had the opportunity to assist Lori Paladino of Lori Paladino Photography at a wedding at the Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club on Sunday, August 20. Lori was terrific to work with and the entire wedding party was very relaxed and funny. I put together a quick web page with my favorite photos of the day. Click **here** to view the page.

The weather was perfect and the location was a dream - I love outdoor weddings! I had a chance to reflect on what a perfect job have, while I was savoring the pan seared California Rock Cod on the outside terrace overlooking the golf course at sunset. Can you think of a better way to end a weekend? Anyways, it really made me feel grateful that I am able to share in these special moments of life that bring friends and family together.

This is an image of the ceremony site from the terrace.

I had the chance to photograph a wedding with my friend, Barton, of Barton Brown Photography in Sacramento, back in July. It was great to run into my favorite makeup artist, Cynthia Uranga, doing the bride's makeup that day. I put together a collage of images showcasing Cynthia's work. If you are looking for professional makeup for your wedding day, you should definitely contact Cynthia at cynthiauranga@aol.com, or 916-300-1601.
Her website is www.eyfordetailartistry.com.