We had a great last week!!!  We spent 4 amazing days in Catalina for Valentine’s and Jen’s birthday.  Here are some Instagrams from Long Beach to Catalina and back to Long Beach.

My beautiful wife put together this amazing Valentine’s day shoot, and I was just lucky enough to be their to photograph it.  We did three different looks for Jaymi, and decided to keep things very simple with minimal props, but unified by the same color scheme RED.  I love what we did!  Thanks to everyone who made it happen;  Styled by Jen Carreiro of  Something Turquoise (beautiful wife mentioned earlier);  Hair by Jen Carreiro of Something Turquoise;  Make Up by Abril Lizette Beauty;  Florist: Floral Design By Jacqueline Ahne;   My awesome assistant Emily Dahlen;  and our amazing models Jaymi & Will Hainlen.

We had a great shoot in Palos Verdes last weekend…stay tuned for the full post on Valentines Day!

Gabe and Angela chose Old Town Claremont for their engagement session, since it is where they both went to college and spent most of their time while dating.  It was such a great little town and perfect for a shoot.  They are such a fun couple and I can’t wait for their wedding in May!

I had such a great time with Eric and Nicole roaming around downtown Long Beach.  They are are about as cool as it gets, and I wish them the best on their move to Oregon.

a few portraits from my location scouting in PV.

Rick and Julie Akin wanted to do something a little different for their family photos, so since Rick is an architect based in Long Beach I found a great rooftop for their shoot.  The view was amazing, and it was cool being able to see all the buildings that Rick designed all over the landscape from up their.

I helped photograph Gavin and Katie’s wedding alongside the talented Scott Lawrence, in this amazing Palm Springs home.  Here are some of my images from the day.

I just did a super fun family shoot with our friends the Kerstetter’s at their beautiful home in California Heights Long Beach.  Their kids Carter and Isy were so cute and easy to photograph.  Always a pleasure.

A few images from my shoot with lauren trickett for her new album.  lauren is a amazing singer/songwriter, and we shot at her home in long beach with her vintage piano where she writes most of her music.