JOURNAL

What an absolute blast I had photographing the Glitterati Charity Pageant at the M Resort.  This was a night full of culture, dancing, beautiful and talented girls, and most of all, raising funds for the Akshay Patra Foundation, all spearheaded by the visionary, Anamika Tara. Nine months ago I contact Anamika after I read on […]

I love, love, loved working with Courtlen.  He has gorgeous eyes, was so easy going, and was up for anything, even when I asked him to stand in a bathtub.  And that's important during a senior portrait session.  Luckily I was contacted by his mother, whom I've known for about 5 years.  She had seen […]

This was the first year I entered any photography competition and I decided to go big or go home.  I entered a few images into the WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) International Photography Competition.  For weeks I was nervous, scared, second-guessing my choice of submissions, and wondered if I was good enough to go […]

Rob and Jaime.  Jaime and Rob.  These two just seem to melt into each other.  How do I know?  Just look at their engagement portraits below.  They easily compliment each other, they feed off of each other and are so comfortable and bound together, that you would swear they've been married for 10 years.   […]

I love meeting new people and when I find someone with a good heart I just can't help myself.  I want to learn all about them, ask them questions, and find out how they got to where they are.  Sometimes their stories are touching, sometimes they are heartbreaking, and sometimes they are inspirational.  I have […]

One of the benefits of working in the photography industry is the abundance of get-togethers, events, and workshops.  Even though we each are entrepreneurs and feverishly work to promote our own businesses, there is an underlying bond of helping each other out and giving each other a push towards excellence.  This is unheard of in […]

This was the image that started it all.  Not one I randomly came across in a photography book, or Steve McCurry's iconic image on the cover of National Geographic of the Afghani girl.  No, this was THE image. I was used to seeing it sitting on a shelf in our family room in the house […]