Lindsay & Michael are getting married this January at the beautiful Casa Real & I can't wait for what I know will be a beautiful, fun and meaningful day. (And maybe some jokes, Michael??) We hit the beach in Half Moon Bay for a fun engagement session and enjoyed the gorgeous day. Thanks for the great time, guys!

I fell in love with Couture Books the first time I laid my eyes on them and they just get better and better as you get to know them.  :-)  Couture Books are designed to be similar to museum art books.  They are printed on gorgeous paper that begs you to flip through--they are so engaging & different. Couture also created the first line of green albums--eco books made with post-consumer recycled products.  And they donate a portion of all purchases to the cause of your choice.  I adore them.

Click to view one of my recent samples:

I donated a one hour photo shoot to my hubby's school last year and finally met the winning bidder yesterday-- the lovely Kaleo Waxman.  Take a look at her cuties!



(One with Mom! :-)

There are so many bonuses to living in the Bay Area: ocean, mountains, diversity, environmentalism, progress...and it's a foodie's dream! Two incredible cupcake bakeries: Sprinkles & Kara's justed opened up in Palo Alto and I'm in heavvven!! It's like a dream come true-- I'm not kidding you. I gladly waited in line at Sprinkles for one full hour to taste the intensity...and then dashed to Kara's for the ultimate, side-by-side taste test. The household conclusion: Kara's: 1, Sprinkles: 1. I'm thinking the Lemon Cupcake will break the tie, which according to Sprinkle's handy Cupcake Chart, is available Mon/Thu/Sun. (Yumm...that's tomorrow...)

While in Colorado this summer, I attended Zack Aria's marathon workshop OneLight. We headed out to some beautiful fields in the late afternoon to play with flash on incredible models like Shannon Kaple (who just told me she is expecting a baby!!).  Shannon was a dream and even crawled inside a rotten tree stump in her dress and heels for some shots.  I love her--she's my kind of girl.
Engaged couples: If you are interested in some shots like this for your engagement session, I am all over it.
Fellow photographers: OneLight is worth every minute so sign up. 
Shannon: You are a fox!