Stronger - Orange Photographer

I'm stronger than the devil.
I'm stronger than desire.
I'm stronger than money, greed and passion's fire.
I'm stronger than lies.
I'm stronger than hate.
I'm stronger than apathy and those who can't relate.
I'm stronger than cancer.
I'm stronger than a broken heart.
I'm stronger than circumstance and what it may impart.

Love Chunk - Orange County Portrait Photographer

I feel I am a bit behind on blog posts. I've had several shoots recently and have yet to put up an entire set of fabulousness from any of those fun shoots. Forgive me!

This weekend I had three shoots, all portraits. So wonderful. And with this wonderful weather, and all the wonderful locations in Orange County, how can we not have some wonderful results?!

Saturday morning's shoot was wonderful, indeed, but not without some wild windy safari challenges first. For those of you in the Anaheim/Orange/Santa Ana area on Saturday, you know of the crazy wind storm we had. I seriously thought I might blow over. I also I thought I might be permanently blinded from all the debris that blew in my eyes. Eesh.

THEN 19 month old Emalani whipped around her parents and I as we trotted and crawled and laughed our way through the safari it took to shoot the little wild child (okay I was really the only one crawling). Her mom calls her the Tyrant. I call her the love chunk.

Here's a chunk of tyrant love for now. More to come soon!

Brandi - Boudoir Photography

I spent the majority of today prepping, then shooting then recovering from my boudoir session with Brandi. We've been talking about this session for awhile, and finally booked it two weeks ago, but the 4.5 hours of sleep I had last night took it's toll as I tried to be the fun energetic Jackie that I normally am when I shoot. Needless to say, a nap immediately followed after we wrapped the shoot.

Brandi has been gracious enough to grant me release to use these images for marketing. Unfortunately, most of my boudoir sessions are not so comfortable with that idea. So I was thrilled when Brandi agreed to let me use the images as I please. So, rest assured, more fabulousness of Brandi is to be shared. And SOON.

I'm also in the middle of reorganizing my website, so stay tuned for a huge update with 100% fresh material, as well as more from Brandi's boudoir. BOOya.

Foodie Night In - Food and Fun Photography

A few weeks ago a few ladies and I got together in my kitchen to eat, drink and be merry. Just like DMB says.

Quite often I get bogged down with the hustle and bustle and get overwhelmed with work and business and life in general. In all honesty, my favorite Friday night is one in which I work all night at my desk with a glass or two of wine, some snacks and of course, the poodle. However, I believe in the importance of maintaining balance and taking time to enjoy the finer things in life...

Finer like a bottle of Aquinas Pinot Noir, some roasted garlic with warm crusty bread, a baked filet of dover sole and some deep and meaningful conversation followed by ab-crunching and uncontrollable laughter with good friends.

Life is all about balance. And this Foodie-to-Be balanced it out just right one Friday with four of my favorite ladies.

Perla + Hector | Engagement Session | Lifestyle Portrait Photography

Perhaps it was the bright green colors of their clothes that excited my eyes from across the street as Perla and Hector met up with us last Saturday...perhaps it was the combination of two gorgeous smiles that continuously lit up my frames...or perhaps it was the vibrant energy that contagiously took hold of me months ago when I started consulting with Perla on this session...All those reasons and more, made this engagement session in Laguna Beach last week one of the most fun ever.

Perla and Hector are so in love. So in tune. So in sync on so many levels...they're a couple who I think model what every couple would want to be. Hector likes to plan spontaneous dates the night before, take her to cool little restaurants and take walks holding her hand as they grab a coffee or a glass of wine. Perla likes nature and youth and smiling and love and long conversations about the future. She gets irritated when Hector doesn't iron his clothes. :)

I've known Perla for a few months now, and now that I know Hector, and know them together as a couple, I can't wait to get to know them more. Thanks for such a fun sesh, guys, and I'm looking fwd to shooting your wedding re in July!