Rachael + Richard, May 2016, Malibu Elopement Styled Shoot

The first post of two styled shoots done in Malibu back in May! This one, featuring the bombshell Rachael and her dashing (aka super badass) Richard, was the elopement-styled shoot. Look at these stunnas! Their motion picture feature is the first half of this video as well. Enjoy!

I had a beautiful day shooting with some friends and these two wonderful couples! It's always nice getting to have a variety of things to shoot, and this styled shoot really brought it. More info about it in the blog post when it's ready! However, I hope the video that I captured (I am of course still learning, and kind of forgot to take video consistently throughout the day) is enjoyed! Amazing song by Jack Garatt - "Surprise Yourself" (Griffin + Manila Killa Remix)

Major shoutouts to all of the artists working on this shoot today! A little bit of info about the "vendor" side of things (updated! 8/18/16):

Stylist: Vanessa Orriols (IG style_closet_vanessa_)
Makeup: Rebecca Rouge (IG rebecca_rouge)
Hair: Richard!
Florist: Barbara of Blanc Floral Design (IG blancfloraldesign)
Model: Rachael (IG rachaelferris)

(Above, our fearless leader doing her thang! Tara has been working so hard to help coordinate our group photography adventures, hear hear! Below, our group of merry photogs for this portion of the session!)

So I hung out after the shoot to do a bonus shoot with these guys. They looked too damn cute in their matching outfits, so I snapped a few... Then got back up to the street and saw their matching car! <3

Fin! Big thanks to the wonderful Rachael + Richard!

Earth Day 2016, April in Review!

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Alright! Here's April in review post, including my annual adventure with the Earth Day celebration. Here are the iPhone/instagram highlights to start. On the left-- hundreds of butterflies hatched out of my building at work, center-- a portrait of a pup (diary post included on instagram), right-- some succulent psychedelia.

And Earth Day! For those of you checking this post out who haven't been, it's a quaint little farmers' market-like mini festival downtown. There are info, food, and game booths, including little shops and such as well. There are performing acts, including Copali dancers, which will be highlighted below, too.

This little girl was the CUTEST. She made my day. She was so excited to be participating, and that smile! Oh!

The Copali dancers are always a crowd favorite.

Desert Day! Coachella 2016! April, 2016

I'm back! This time with some desert vibes. It's been a little while since my last post... And it's because (among other shoots and whatnot, including a wedding to deliver) I've been trudging through thousands and thousands of photos taken and hours of video footage to make a special Coachella-edition adventure vid!

And by adventure vid, obviously I wanted to share a lot more than one song permitted... So you've got three. All three artists were featured at Coachella!

Check 'em out:

Alright, friends! It didn't turn out the way I had envisioned whilst running about at Coachella... And I totally thought I could fit the five day adventure into one vid, but... nope. Here's part one of the bearfriends' Coachella 2016 adventure. We were flying solo for this one! I aptly chose Miike Snow's Genghis Khan for this one (we heard him do his thang over the weekend). Keep the ole peepers peeled for part two!

Part two (and a half, really) of the 2016 Coachella adventure. Side note: this is not a Spielberg masterpiece, so don't expect my iPhone footy from far back in the sidelines to be the most amazing thing you've ever seen. It's still fun though! Songs - Let's Run Away by Matt and Kim and Jealousy by Robert DeLong

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I also got to kick about in the desert for a couple hours with my dear friend Tamika! We did a mini photo shoot, too! It was a bit hot out for a thick, black, lace dress and boots... haha! Here's a little look at our adventure: