Jerry Frazier asked me to second shoot Kyle and Annette’s stylish wedding at Union Station this past Saturday. Kyle and Annette are seriously cool people and made it a joy to be part of the day. I was particularly amused when Kyle named my M8 a “Peter Parker camera” during the portrait session… but of course that’s what he would notice, being a director for Dreamworks.

The day started way out in West Hills at Annette’s parents’ home for the getting ready images

Annette is super sassy and had the best attitude about all things wedding-related

We walked around the station and used the 30′s Art Deco decor as background

And then it was time for the ceremony out in the courtyard. Annette’s father, Haroot, was one proud papa. I loved watching the different expressions cross his face throughout the day.

I always enjoy a ceremony that includes signing the marriage license

This is just moments after the ceremony as Annette greeted the newer members of her family. Kyle’s father included some nice words in his toast later, “I wish we could say we were welcoming Annette into the family, but I feel we did that years ago…”

A few details of the restaurant location

the sweetheart table

And of course, some portraits of Annette and Kyle. Annette: “I’m so glad we didn’t elope!”

Annette showing off her great shoes

One of the benefits about have a wedding in a very public place is the many well-wishers greeting you!

Grand entrance:

and the first dance

Toasting

And a bit of Armenian dancing in a nod to Annette’s family

Wednesday afternoon I had a nice time driving around Cerritos for Karley and Joel’s engagement shoot. We hit the Performing Arts Center, the library, the newer sculpture garden, and then went down the road to the abandoned railroad bridge. Karley and Joel are so fun– I can’t wait to shoot their wedding coming in May. They laughed the entire way through the shoot and made it such an enjoyable evening!

At the sculpture garden are a few embankments with long, wavy grass — the kind that never needs mowing. I asked them to lay in it for a shot, and Joel immediately started yawning! Either that or hanging out with me is really boring… :)

Then we moved to the bridge just in time for sunset

TURN LOOSE THE ART is closed until March 21, 2007.

I found a few images from January when we went to the velodrome to watch the world finalists ready for the olympics – all taken with my trusty point and shoot camera!

TURN LOOSE THE ART is closed through Friday, March 21. In the meantime, please enjoy these images!

sunset

TURN LOOSE THE ART is closed through Friday, March 21. In the meantime, please enjoy these images!

TURN LOOSE THE ART is closed through Friday, March 21. In the meantime, please enjoy these images!

TURN LOOSE THE ART is closed through Friday, March 21. In the meantime, please enjoy these images!

TURN LOOSE THE ART is closed through Friday, March 21. In the meantime, please enjoy these images!

I missed a couple of Ronan the other day!

I am closed to attend WPPI in Las Vegas. Thousands of photographers are descending upon the city for learning and networking, and I’ll be there for the next several days.
TURN LOOSE THE ART is closed through Friday, March 21. In the meantime, please enjoy these images!

Elizabeth and Ronan, and Ronan’s Aunt Sara came over yesterday for some fun and photos! After a nice little session we decided to bake cookies, and then the inevitable cleanup bath afterwards.

I might be in love with the next image:

While there’s nothing quite like a beautifully custom framed image, at Turn Loose the Art we offer a few alternatives. In addition to regular old prints, there are two other presentation options: canvas gallery wraps and standouts. I just delivered Nicole’s wall gallery of standouts for their home, and a few small canvases for her office, so I thought I’d share in this post the difference between the two.
Standouts: these are actual photographic prints mounted onto a photo substrate that is 3/4″ thick; the sides are finished in black. They are extremely light weight and come with holes punched in the back to hang on the wall. Smaller sizes can also be set on a desk easel. The mounts are pre-made, so standouts are only available in standard sizes.

Canvas gallery wraps are basically just that. The canvas print is wrapped around a wooden stretcher frame, so the image can wrap around completely. The back is finished with hanging hardware. Because the stretcher frames are custom made, I can have the gallery wraps made in just about any size you can imagine! In the case of Nicole’s canvases, they are a smaller size so I made a black border around the edges or we would have lost too much of the images.

The great news about both presentation options is that they are so easy to hang! If you’re like me and challenged with hanging heavy frames, this may be a good option for you.