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  • What you should know about me…

    I dance with all my might when I know no one is looking.
    I am a country cowgirl at heart (and an Asian one, at that).
    I am a hopeless romantic.
    Outdoorsy activities make me happy.
    I love snowboarding. Seriously, like I really LOVE snowboarding.
    My favorite past time: getting down and boogy-ing to good country music, staring at the immense cuteness of my Laney-Bear-of-a-dog, and playing the piano when no one's listening.
    I love chatting it up with creative minds.
    I am a sucker for furry animals and cute old people. No, really. I am.
    Pizza, ice cream, and coca-cola are my go-to comfort food.
    If I could, I would spend my life traveling the world with a suitcase full of camera and lenses, and learning every single language I possibly can.

May 10 2012

Kristine’s Baby Shower : Paris In A Cup

I met Kristine at a photographers’ workshop and we bonded over hungry stomachs and trips to the vending machine:D
Kristine is a super woman. No, I’m really serious. She’s a Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a wife, a mom of one (soon to be two), and a photographer, and lookin’ gorgeous through all of it. Um, hello, if that’s not super woman, I don’t know what is!
When she asked me to photograph her baby shower, I was thrilled! Afternoon tea in Paris (which was actually a little tea salon in the City of Orange, CA, called Paris In A Cup) with Kristine’s closest friends and family = an awesome way for me to spend my afternoon, capturing the moments for my fellow photog! Yay! THANKS, KRISTINE, FOR HAVING ME!

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May 10, 2012 - 7:43 am

Kristine Atienza - Thank you so much for these Teresa!!! I will definitely cherish these since I’m rarely in pictures myself because I’m so use to being on the “other side”. Cant wait to see the rest!! Thank you again!!!

May 02 2012

Mad Men Inspired Shoot : a Sneak Peek

Oh my dear, I absolutely LOVED this shoot! Mad Men (the TV Show) Inspired. A bunch of us SoCal Photogs went down to Casino San Clemente this week for this shoot, and I just wanted to do a little teaser here on the Blog, for those of you who are following out there and missed the peek on Facebook;)More to come!

A Big THANKS to…

THE STYLISTS:
Heather Skelton
Kaylee Sizemore

THE HAIR:
Diego Ortega – Lead Hair Stylist
Assistant: Tricia Marie

THE MAKE-UP ARTISTS
Jennette Pulecio – Lead MUA and Casting
Assistant: Amanda McDaniel

THE MODELS:
Mark Laribee
Natalie Miller
Kayla Lighthizer
Ruby Castro
Megan Muchow
Yianni Petrogonas
Kevin Mansour
Isabel Dresden
Gabric Ramos

THE VENUE:
The Casino San Clemente

THE LEADERS:
Matthew Saville
Ning Wong
Dana Grant
Nathaniel Kam
Paul Schaefer

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May 5, 2012 - 11:19 am

benj haisch - man. that first frame is killer.

May 4, 2012 - 6:38 pm

David Childers - Perfect styling, and you nailed the shots too!

May 4, 2012 - 6:38 am

Veronica Varos - BEAUTIFUL! Ahh. :)

May 4, 2012 - 5:03 am

Nathan Gilmer - Oh I can’t wait to see the rest!

May 3, 2012 - 2:25 pm

Heather K - WOW, that first shot is stunning!! Her eyes are incredible, and the composition and angle really emphasize them. Great work!!

May 3, 2012 - 10:47 am

Gavin Farrington - Wow you really rocked the lighting on this. Fantastic work. Love the negative space in the second from the bottom, too.

May 3, 2012 - 9:02 am

Avelaine - Wow, gorgeous!

May 3, 2012 - 6:37 am

Shari - Cool idea! I love the styling and that second to last image… yeah… really good.

May 3, 2012 - 5:15 am

Jason Lloyd - Wow, I had no idea what madmen was prior to this, but it’s really cool, love the outfits! Fabulous.

May 2, 2012 - 11:49 pm

heather nan - How lovely… and stunning!

May 01 2012

Baby Andrew : Two Weeks New

It’s been a little while, but I’m excited to share a few images from Baby Andrew’s Newborn Session. I absolutely love to do newborn sessions! Babies are so precious, and a baby’s first year is so full of monumental and treasured moments (and happen so fast!) that I really believe should be captured through photography. If you’re interested in having the moments of your baby’s first year photographed, be sure to ask about my Baby Collection. It’s essentially a set of three photo sessions (or more) + a large art display for an awesomely great price than when booked each session a la carte, and available to be customized and tailored to your needs;)

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Apr 19 2012

Getting Hitched This Week : Pamela and Edgard

Pamela and Edgard are having their backyard wedding this weekend, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of the celebration. When Pamela told me they LOVE to read together, and that they go on dates to the bookstore and stay there for hours together, I knew we had to incorporate that into their eSession somehow. So here are some of our favorite images. Wedding sneak peek to come soon. Just counting down the days now;)

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April 27, 2012 - 3:15 am

Lyn Ismael-Bennett - Aaaw…so adorable! I love how you captured happy they look together!

Apr 16 2012

Photoshoot with ShopRuche.com

I had the most amazing opportunity of photographing with ShopRuche.com last week with a group of talented photographers, stylist team, and models. I hope you enjoy these images as much as I do, because I still can’t stop thinking about this shoot. Hands down, best photoshoot ever! A great, huge THANK YOU to everyone who contributed (credits below)!


A great BIG THANKS to:
Ning Wong, Steph Burns, and Brett Hickman for organizing this shoot.
Models: Katelyn Cochran, Krystal Bartosik, Sandy Chang, Mia Caporale
Hair Stylist: Shyan Bailey of Shafer & Co Hair Studio
Makeup Artist: Natalie Morisoli of Beach Bridal Beauty
Florist: White Sakuras
Clothing and Accessories: Ruche

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