rock star's brenda and mike's wedding =)

i had an aaaaaaaaaaawesome wedding on the 14th last month! rock stars brenda and mike =)

look at them checking each other out below.
this rocking shot was courtesy of my friend kristina =)

and the wedding party was all about "loooookin good" too!

this folks...is why i tell all my brides to eat something on the day of thier wedding =) sadly we've lost many bridesmaids this way LOL

and here's mike strutting around "travolta" style.

and seriously folks...a truck container never looked this good right?

oh...and we should definately feed the groom too!

they danced and they rocked and they stayed up past thier bedtimes. but they looked good doing it =)

and yes...there is a little punk rock inside me and kristina =)

what a great way to end a blog!

two more blogs to be posted tommorow folks =)

spud

roxanne and edgar's engagement =)

on the 6th of last month i took some awesome pics of roxanne and edgar =)

here are some of my favorites:

i think i'd like to shoot the ads for tiffany and co. wouldn't that be a fun gig =)
we were at the new shopping center in glendale called the americana or something like that...basically it looked like the grove =) (it was made by the same people)

we were able to catch the cool water show...but i don't think roxanne and edgar saw it though.

edgar's a police officer and roxanne is a teacher. since this is like the third police officer/teacher wedding i've done...i'm wondering if it happens more often than people realize =)

of course i had to do my signiture shot =) with all the sparkly lights and all.

aren't they the cutest couple?

spud

amy and byron's engagement =)

on the 7th of last month i got to hang out at the beach with amy and byron. they're absolutely adorable!
amy told me that they met at a party and the first thing he said to her was, "excuse me...i have to go to the bathroom." LOL...well luckily he came back ;)

the couple will be married on august 2nd out in the burbank area.

we're hoping to take some fun pictures of the wedding party at the bowling alley! i can't wait =)

aren't they cute?

one of my favorite shots to finish the blog =)

stay tuned next month for pictures of thier wedding!

spud

erica and anibal's wedding

hellooo dearest readers,

i know i've been slacking on my blogging lately. i've been so busy shooting and running around that i haven't had very much time to just sit down in front of the computer and work.

but...in an effort catch up on my blogging...i'm going to be posting a few past shoots per day until i'm caught up. hopefully i'll catch up by the weekend as i have like 10 different shoots to blog =)

erica and anibal got married on may 31st. i'm very happy to be apart of their special day. as you might have read from one of my past blogs, i shot erica's sister cindy two years ago in mexico. it was so great seeing everybody again and i just absolutely adore thier family!

here are some of my favorite shots =)
the ceremony took place at the historic san gabriel mission. (i remember making models of this mission out of milk cartons when i was in elementary school)

i was able to catch this little moment of joy between the couple during the ceremony. i always try to catch these fleeting moments as best as i can...sometimes it means that i have to sneak around and wait for that perfect moment.

nothing like a little eskimo kiss to steam up an already steamy day ;)

and of course we had to have a picture in front of the beautiful bell tower.

i love the first dance...it's full of moments like this one that really shows the emotions of the day.

i want to thank my friend robert for coming along to shoot with me. he's an awesome photographer and quite a bad influence on me! here we are sneaking a taste of the awesome cake.

and yes...i got my boogy on with the bride and the groom =) ....must be a blue moon out tonight!

spud

e-mail problems

hello readers,

it has been especially quite for the last few days on the e-mail front. in fact...i haven't gotten one since the 27th. which leads me to believe that i'm having e-mail problems! normally i will get around 10-15 or more per day, and for me to not have any for 4 days in a row is really suspicious!

so i decided to test it out...and lo and behold...i'm not getting any new mail. rest assured i will get to the end of this and find out where all my missing e-mails have gone.

so if anybody tried sending me an e-mail between may 27 till today. please be patient. i will send you a reply as soon as i finally get it in my mailbox. if you need to reach me immediately, please call me. or you can try my temporary e-mail address mateo_mateo_mateo@yahoo.com

i'm sorry for the inconvenience and for the fact that i didn't catch it sooner. i will find out whats going on and hopefully get back in touch with you shortly.

spud

***ps - this also includes any voicemails left to me during this period of time as I have it all transcribed and then e-mailed to me. sorry for the huge mess =(

my dearest dolce kelly

hello readers,

on sunday i took pictures of my dearest friend kelly. she's a professional pianist and she's leaving for new york to get her doctorate.

she's simply awesome on a piano, and i had the good fortune of listening to her rendition of the "super mario brothers" theme complete with coin sounds =)

my photography is…for lack of a better word…very personal to me.
as the viewer, you are in essence seeing what i see in my mind and experiencing the emotions that i feel in a particular moment in time.
my images therefore are my impressions manifest into reality

they hold all the ebb and flow of my moods along with the intimate connection that i felt with my subject at that moment in time.

so you see, each photograph i take is a piece of myself.

i don’t think she knows it…but kelly is very special to me!

i’ll miss her a whole lot, but I wish her well in new york.

spud

got my @$$ kicked by some young punks!

hellooo my dearest readers,

here is part two of my awesome sunday shoot!

my three couples actually changed into "punk" style clothing for the second half of the photoshoot.

yes...these are the punks who beat me up =)
as you can see...they have no regard for public decency =)
these "bad girls" were pretty abusive to thier "boy toys" too!
the boys knew their places =)
and they were treated well...for the most part.

but these girls were ready to dish out some discipline if they stepped out of line.

and i was no exception. i got caught staring so they grabbed me and layed a smackdown.

so yeah...these are the punks who kicked my @$$

spud =)