I’ve been asked on soooo many occasions which camera I use, what lens I shoot with, what gear is the best, what books I read, what music I like and so on and so forth.

I don’t mind in the least bit sharing this information, I actually love helping others who are getting started, or who are looking for some sweet toys to buy.

So far, I’ve been really slow in replying to people who ask these questions because I’m so busy helping my brides get the best photography and service possible.

But, thanks for the one-and-only Gary Fong and his AWESOME blog, I was able to find a way to not only share this information with everyone in a very simple format, I was also able to set it up so that everyone can buy anything that I LOVE using from the same page where I’m showing it to them!!

SOOOO AWESOME!!!

Oh… so you’re probably wondering how you can find this site that I set up. Well, CLICK HERE and you’ll be taken to the site. Or, you can browse to the links on the right side of this blog where the link will always be sitting and waiting.

I plan to keep this pretty up-to-date as I acquire more fun toys, pick up on new music, or read a great book.

I hope you guys enjoy, and if there is anything you are wondering about, like what brand shoes and socks I wear, I’m sure I can put those online for you as well! ;-)

On Friday night I made the drive from somewhat Santa Barbara to Bakersfield for a very special wedding!

My little cousin Emily had her wedding Saturday and not only was I there because I was stoked to see her get married, but she also trusted me to be her photographer!

We had a blast taking pictures and it was fun to harass my family members with my camera! Not to mention taking pictures of my EXTREMELY cute niece and nephew!

This morning I woke up at 5:30 a.m. to the my cell phone ringing in my ear. It was my good buddy Michael Costa calling me to make sure I was up. We had a 6 a.m. rendevous time set for me to pick him up for one of our ongoing photo field trips (that sounds pretty lame huh?) (it really isn’t… it’s just a great time to go out and shoot for fun and work those creative juices!!)

This time we were in for a treat! The one and only Jose Villa was meeting Michael and myself in Solvang to take us on a photo safari sunrise shoot in and around the Santa Ynez Valley.

We had soooo much fun, and hanging out with these two amazing photographers was truly inspiring!

I can’t wait to see what pictures they post up on their blogs!

Decorating for Christmas for the first time as a married couple has been fun!

It’s crazy though, because we have a serious lack of ornaments! I remember growing up and taking for granted all the endless ornaments on my parents tree, all with meaning, down to the detail of the skirt around the base of the tree.

So, we have a little Charlie Brown style tree, and only one personalized ornament (I think we need to find a way to sneak our childhood ones out of our folk’s homes this winter) which we got from Cheryl’s mom for Christmas. So, the rest of our ornaments are the generic storebought silver balls along with a load of candy canes (great excuse to buy candy that we shouldn’t have bought) ;-)

Then there’s the fridge full of peanut-butter-balls!!! YIKES!!! Seriously, the belly is NOT getting any smaller this winter.

Check out these family portraits I shot recently! It was seriously a blast to capture some images of these guys! To see more from their session follow this link: Renga Family Portraits