firefighter's uniform

a good friend of mine rented an actual firefighter's helmet and jacket for a movie poster and DVD cover for his film school thesis project. I had the helmet and jacket in my possession for a few days while I helped him out with some photos and so I decided, ''let's try this baby on!" well, I gotta say, this is one heavy uniform. I broke a good sweat just walking around in it. I can barely begin to imagine what it's like wearing this around fire! so, for some Sunday afternoon giggles, and lots of respect to those men and women in uniform, here I am...

jewelry photo ~ sneak peek

this past Sep, I did a little photo shoot of some jewelry, here's

one of my favorites.... the jewelry is courtesy of a good friend.
this is only a tiny fraction of her collection :-) I love the colors in this one!

angeli & john's wedding

*phew* so here it is, a wedding I shot last month (Sep 2008) in Newport Beach
for an awesome couple...Angeli & John, thank you for allowing us to be part
of your special day!

Angeli had made her bouquet out of cala lilies












Angeli all dressed up just before the ceremony
















John with the groomsmen


Angeli & John with the groomsmen


John waited so patiently for his bride


may I have the rings please?


married at last!


first dance


look who has the upper hand :)

north carolina trip sep 2008

I took a couple of trips back-to-back during the end of Aug and
beginning of Sep 2008. My first trip was to Indiana (where I was born),
which was at the end of Aug 2008.

I'm hoping to post that trip some day :)

This post will be the trip I took with my sweetie Kevin, back to NC.

our first stop was Boone, NC...Kevin's hometown.

guess who was hanging out in the backyard

I was told it was a good thing I didn't touch this. cute, but has a nasty sting.

we took a trip to Grandfather Mountain

this bridge is pretty high up and swings!
some people made it across, but were too scared to walk back across it.





overheard this bald eagle was shot and after being rehabilitated back to health, was unable to fly.


look cute don't they? apparently they're not as cute as they look...
one of the keepers told us they will break your bones if you get too close.


off to see the waterfalls


here I am with Kevin (yes, he's younger than I am,
especially with that goofy haircut---I can't cut hair, but I try) :-)





Kevin said the waterfall used to be higher when he was younger.
I guess a lot of the rock eroded away.


this is looking the opposite direction from the waterfall


poisonous?





off to visit Kevin's grandmother in Newland, NC





these grow wild on her land...I think they're wild blackberries


she grows Christmas trees...lots of people out there do as well

sep 12, 2008 wedding teaser

on Sep 12, 2008 I shot a wedding that took place

in Newport Beach on a boat. I'm planning to do a

more lengthy post later...in the meantime, here's one of

Angeli in the hotel room shortly before the ceremony