I want to extend a HUGE thank you so both Shelly Waldman and Ananda Shorey for coming and helping out with the event. We couldn’t have done it without you girls!!

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GoGo Dancer Jules & Ms. Kitty Joy!

If your little ghost or goblin will be in the Oakland, Montclair area tomorrow, come on by to be photographed, snack on treats, receive goodies and more! This year we are having the event in tandem with our neighbors, Thornhill Elementary, so donations will be collected to support the school.

Simply Livly.
I shot Pam & Joe’s wedding six years ago at the lovely Rancho Las Lomas in Silverado, California. Recently, Pam sent me two gorgeous chunky necklaces from her new Etsy Shop, Simply Livly. They are the perfect amount of casual-to-dressy and can be worn to dress up a t-shirt or dress down a formal outfit. I LOOOVE them and I seriously can’t stop wearing them. They have the most darling tie and can easily be worn short or really long.

Crumb
Ann Marie and I worked together years ago when we both lived in Los Angeles. I remember how she would make everyone’s day by bringing unbelievable cookies, lemon bars and other delicious treats into the office. When Ann Marie moved to San Francisco, she started baking full-time and opened Crumb. Crumb has been providing a variety of cakes for a while now, but when Ann Marie told me that she decided to add cookies to her menu, I couldn’t be more excited!! Yesterday she gave me a variety of flavors which I shared at my client meeting last night…Big hit!!

ALSO, if you are a bride, Crumb is now baking cookies for weddings! If you want a delicious alternative to cake or cupcakes, you must give her a call or shoot her an email: 415.726.6101 or aannmarie@crumbtown.com (Or heck, just do yourself a favor and pick up a bag for yourself or your clients at Falletti Foods or Bryans.)

This time, Joy and I are going to do a workshop together to show you how we handle our portrait clients. We’re calling the workshop “From Whine to Wow: photographing the fussy family” because, as I’m sure you portrait photographers know, many times children and pets just do not have an interest in being photographed.

Come join us to learn how we prep the parents at our pre-shoot consultation and then watch how we handle an actual family -plus pet- to see what tricks and methods we use to get the fun lifestyle shots our clients love.

If you have not attended PartnerCon before, you really should do yourself a favor and register now. This year the event will be in San Diego and if past years tell us anything, its not to be missed. It is a not only a great learning experience, but the networking is so much fun!

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Thanks to my buddy, Michael Corsentino, for this awesome Animoto shot of us.

I have always LOVED Soolip Paperie & Press and have been involved in their gorgeous Los Angeles wedding events, A Soolip Wedding, for years. I have become very good friends with Soolip’s founder, Wanda Wen, for whom I did all the photography in her book, “The Art of Gift Wrapping.”

Wanda is incredibly inspirational and has the most amazing sense of style, so of course her wedding events are beautiful. I’m very excited to be a part of her FIRST San Francisco A Soolip Wedding happening THIS SUNDAY, March 20th, at the Bentley Reserve. If you are a bride in the San Francisco Bay Area, its not to be missed. There will be a fashion show by Marina Morrison, cake, champagne & tons of amazing wedding vendors to meet.

Not only will there be a great SWAG bag for every attendee, but a raffle that includes a chance at FREE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY by me!! You must be present to win, so come on down!

I’m very excited to be a part of the “Engaging with the Experts” panel. There will be three separate panels for brides to attend and learn all they need to know about creating a memorable event. Its going to be very informative!

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