Leah and Chris in Central Park

Posted on November 27, 2007

In between this trip to NY and my last (which was only about 2 weeks ago) Chris proposed to Leah. So this time out, we got to cruise around Central Park which was unbelievable. All the trees were golden, or red, or orange. It was probably negative 30 degrees when we were shooting (just kidding, I’m a wuss. But it was cold and windy). They brought their pups and we grabbed some fun photos. This first shot is from the day before. We were dropping of Lucy for her rehearsal at the Waldorf hotel. I liked this shot.

     Then we made the stroll over to Central Park.
                       

Lucy Kate’s Debutante Ball

Posted on November 26, 2007

So the main reason we were in New York was to photograph Lucy Kate all day as she got ready to come out into society as a woman. It was a fun day with her. I love this first shot. The girls are letting their nails dry right by the window…

     Here are some fun ones from the hair salon:
                       Some finishing touches on the makeup.
     And here’s Mom. I love this photo…she’s standing in front of a portrait of herself done years ago. Love it.
     And Lucy lounging on their elegant couch before heading off to the ball:
   

New York City

Posted on November 24, 2007

I love New York. I love the oldness of the buldings, I love walking everywhere, I love the buildings and love the culture. I documented some of my favorite things in the city in our short visit. These first two are out our hotel window. Pretty killer view!

                  We went over to Brooklyn to visit a friend. Brooklyn is the coolest. A huge art crowd, a bunch of young, hipsters walking around, cool little stores. This first shot is right outside the train station:                            

The Macy’s Parade

Posted on November 23, 2007

I’m back out in New York for a Debutante Ball which I will post photos for in a day or so, and while being out here, my wife and I were lucky to have some incredible seats for the Thanksgiving Day, Macy’s Parade. Here are some fun photos from that experience:

                      

Calvin, Henry and Emily

Posted on November 17, 2007

I was able to shoot photos of this fun little crew and have a couple photos to share from the session:  Can you beat this grin?

                    Henry got to go in his sister’s crib and had the time of his life jumping all around…      He powers around on this little trike.   

Party of 5 (or 2 today)

Posted on November 15, 2007

Becker asked if my lovely wife Lindsay and I would be his subjects as he teaches a group of photographers during his Party of 5 course. We sat in a bit at the end to listen to what he does. What an experience! I would recommend anyone who is getting started in their business to take his course. Here’s our favorite photo he grabbed of us. There were 6 photographers following us around and any time we even looked at each other, it sounded like machine guns were going off.We were dying laughing and had a blast.

  

Liz and Derek’s Wedding

Posted on November 14, 2007

With the first clear and beautiful day in weeks, Jessica Claire and I were able to shoot Liz and Derek as they were married. The day was gorgeous, the couple was fun…what more could you ask for? Here are some photos for you to view:

                              And what a party! So much fun:      Liz was so rad…just kiling it on the dance floor!      They had a photo booth from foto cabina which was an absolute hit:      Jessica, Brooke (the fabulous coordinator) and I made it in the booth for a photo:

Nicola’s Alice and Wonderland Birthday!

Posted on November 12, 2007

Jessica Claire invited me to shoot Nicola’s birthday on Saturday and it was a blast. I had high expectations arriving at the party but they were all blown out the door when we showed up. The decorations were unbelievable and they had everything from Mad Hatter ring tosses, to croquet, they could design their own mad hatter hats, build their own cupcakes…It was a little kids dream. Here’s the rabbit hole everyone had to go through to enter the party:

               And here’s the birthday girl looking at her grand party:
      
Here’s a couple of her friends that showed up:    Alice was blowing bubbles for the kids and they were loving it. The bunny was running around because he was late for something:
       And Nicola’s big bro Jonathan was a stud:
       I liked these little angels that were all over the backyard:
  

Haute Cakes Showing

Posted on November 2, 2007

Back in March and April, I spent several days each week setting up an old 4×5 view camera to shoot photos of local customers at a very local cafe in Orange County called Haute Cakes. It’s one of my favorite restaurants in town with amazing food and a great community of people that dine there. For the month of November, I have about 30 or so photos up on the walls, some posed and some candid. I shot all of them black and white with a mixture of film and digital mediums. Here are a couple of my favorite images:

         I shot this with my old Hasselblad. I love the square format.     And this is Mary. She is at Haute Cakes every single day and just had her 81st birthday on Halloween.
She is always cheery and brings a smile to my face every time I see her.     And this is Paul, the owner of Haute Cakes. He’s in there almost every day and is the friendliest guy.
This is actually a scan of a 4×5 polaroid. This was just a test shot but ended up liking it a bunch.   If you want to check out the restaurant or the show, the address is: 1807 Westcliff Dr., Newport Beach CA

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