INT Surfboards--New Building

Got a call from Indo supercharger Dustin Campbell a few days ago, requesting some images of their new building for a press release.  After some images of the outside, it was time to hit the warehouse and get funky with some remote lighting.  

Go Red Time!

February marks "Go Red" month for the American Heart Association in their campaign to raise awareness about heart disease in women.  I spent a night last week driving around San Diego with AHA BizDev (should be "BizDIVA") superwoman, Emily Harris.  We photographed several buildings around the county, among them the newly revamped U.S. Grant Hotel.  

Wedding of Anne and Dave

Anne and Dave Cote were married on November 10 at the MCRD in San Diego. It was the first time I'd ever worked at the MCRD and it was surprisingly beautiful. Anne and Dave were absolutely great and we got some beautiful images! Here are some of my faves.

Great shot of Dave in his "dress blues".
A little pensiveness in the mirror by Anne, as we were taking a break during portraits.
Anne's grandmother awating the ceremony.
The daughter of the pastor. Such a cutie!
Anne's dad, John, looking at Anne right before the ceremony.
Anne's mom, shoes, and shadow.
The shoes say it all.
Anne and her dad during their father-daughter dance.
Anne having her veil attached. These things never go on easily.
Stuart Weitzmans and dress.

Anne's mom and sister, consoling each other after seeing Anne in her dress.Anne, Dave, and Phoenix Canariensis.
Sharp uni.
Anne and Dave, with palms.
Anne, looking radiant.
Loved this little alcove near the General's office.
This is the downstairs portion of where the photo above was shot. So cool.
Love the sword arch! Great opportunity to set up a remote strobe and let everything come into place.
Anne and her dad, father-daughter dance.
Loved the way the dress hem came up as I was shooting the flower girl.
Something you don't see everyday: A Marine in his dress uniform doing The Robot.
Heading off to not-so-tiny bubbles

Padres Game! (Well, sort of...)

So this past Sunday, Jen and I got this wild hair that we'd like to take the train down to Petco Park to take Emme to her first baseball game. It was a beautiful day, so we thought we'd sit at the "Park at the Park", eat hotdogs and drink beer, and watch Emme run around.

Emme and Mommy waiting for the trolley.

Emme on her first trolley ride.

Emme and I ouside of Petco Park.

Unfortunately, there were several roadblocks along the way:

1) The Coaster doesn't run on Sundays. Go figure. No biggie, we'd just take the car down to Old Town and take the Trolley to Petco.

2) The Park at the Park was sold out. With the nice weather, Memorial Day weekend, and Jake Peavy pitching, I should have known better.

So with our baseball plans thwarted but still blessed with an afternoon of no chores, we decided to grab lunch in the Gaslamp. With our newfound love of all things UK, we headed over to The Field, an Irish pub on 5th.

Here are Emme and I chilling in the pub.

With lunch taken care of, it was time to take a leisurely stroll back to the train station to catch the trolley back to Old Town.

Emme and Mommy on the trolley tracks.

Emme in front of some art gallery.

Emme swinging across the concrete benches at a trolley stop.

Anne and Dave

I photographed Anne and Dave's engagement session just before I left for the UK and I didn't get a chance to post them to the blog until now. Spent an afternoon last weekend with Anne, Dave, and their dog "Blackie" in Coronado. It was a little windy and crisp, but the light was great. Anne and Dave were really open to cool ideas and got more of a workout than they bargained for ;)

Emme and Elmo

Emme loves Elmo. Elmo loves Emme.