Nebriz & Shayne - "Just Because" Shoot in Fullerton, CA

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting my friend and co-worker Nebriz, along with her husband Shayne.  Why?  More like why not?  They've been married for a while now, but they never took engagement photos.  This was as good an opportunity as any to get them together in front of the camera, and give them a couple of pictures to hang on their walls. 

We started off right by Wahoo's Fish Taco in downtown Fullerton.  I have been there so many times, but I never really paid attention to the colorful mural painted on the side of a preschool there.  It made the perfect backdrop for our warm-up shots.  Shayne started off a little unsure (especially when other people were passing and possibly looking), but it didn't take long before he was coming up with ideas for the next shot.

SoCal Photog ShootOut - Fullerton, CA

Sometimes it's nice to mix things up a little.  I've been keeping pretty busy, shooting at a lot of weddings lately.  But when the SoCal Photog ShootOut group announced an event close to home, I knew it would be a lot of fun.  I went to their Pasadena event earlier this year, and Hannsie Trainor and Matt Saville did a great job of organizing it, with the help of some great instructors, stylists, makeup artists, and models.  So I had an idea of what to expect, but with this one being themed "Desperate Housewives meets Lady Gaga", I knew there would be some interesting surprises as well.

There were probably 50-60 photographers that showed up at this amazing Fullerton home.  The owners, John and Monica, were extremely generous to let that many strangers run around different parts of their house.  We were broken up into 6 groups, and rotated around, taking turns at each station with a different instructor and a different model.  As the theme suggested, some of the girls were styled like desperate housewives, and some were styled like Lady Gaga.  The stylists, Heather Skelton and Michelle Cunningham, really went all out to come up with creative looks for the girls.  Special thanks also to Tianna DeGuire for makeup, and Kylee Heath and Diego Ortega for hair.

Here are some of my favorite shots from the event.

Ellie Paige

Congratulations to my sister and her husband! On July 11th, they had a healthy, beautiful baby girl...Elliot Paige. One thing is for sure: Ellie will have no shortage of photographs as she grows up. Here's one from her first official photo shoot, at 1 week old.  As you can see, she's totally posing with her back arm.