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LA USD High School for the Visual & Performing Arts - HMC Architects

2009-08-16T22:16:00.000-07:00

A fellow designer and I recently went out to explore Downtown Los Angeles. We stumbled upon this new school right off the 101. The facility did not have much security restrictions at the time, so we gave ourselves a tour of the grounds. The sky and clouds were very generous to my camera that day. (click on images to enlarge)

Graduation Photo Session

2009-07-02T22:07:00.000-07:00

Elizabeth recently graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles and wanted some images to commemorate her accomplishment. She also wanted to share our photos at her graduation party. We shot the following images at the Noguchi Sculpture Garden, South Coast Plaza.

Carolina & Gino's Wedding in Whittier

2009-01-29T08:30:00.000-08:00

Carolina and Gino recently asked me to photograph their wedding this coming summer. After going over the details, I gratefully accepted.
However, due to unexpected events, they decided to move up the wedding date so that Carolina's sister could be present. Her sister, who resides in Germany, was vacationing here and would be unable to attend in the summer as she is expecting her first child.
Don't ask me how they did it in such a short amount of time, but they were able to create a beautiful intimate ceremony and reception at a scenic hillside location. It was a lovely wedding and I was glad to have been a part of it. Here are some pictures from that evening. (click on image to enlarge)

The Morley Family Portraits

2009-01-06T14:08:00.000-08:00

Last month I went out with the Morley family and did a family portrait shoot down in San Juan Capistrano. This is one of my favorite places to shoot in Orange County. The family was great to work with and we had a blast capturing some fun images. Here are some of my favorites.

BMW 335 in Downtown Los Angeles

2008-12-04T11:53:00.000-08:00

You will be seeing a variety of subject matter in front of my camera. I photograph architecture, landscapes, weddings, portraits, product, and social events. Another subject you will often find me photographing is automobiles.

I recently met up with Gino Lomeli to shoot his BMW 335 coupe. He had been doing some subtle modifications to it and was anxious to record his progress. We headed out to Downtown LA to find some interesting locations for the shoot. Los Angeles didn’t let us down. Here are some of his favorites from that day.

Jake in Downtown Santa Ana

2008-09-24T13:56:00.000-07:00

I decided to try Downtown Santa Ana for Jake's portrait session. It turned out to have some cool spots for this shoot. Jake was a great sport and needed little direction. He's a natural. He was more comfortable with the serious look, so I ran with it. Here are some of my favorites.

Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art

2008-05-28T16:45:00.000-07:00

Working for an Architecture firm has it's perks. Our office set up a Friday morning field trip recently that included brunch in LA, followed by a visit to the new Renzo Piano addition to the LACMA complex, The Broad Contemporary Art Museum. Here are some photos from that day.

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

2008-05-28T16:15:00.000-07:00

I was fortunate enough to visit a friend who recently moved to Texas. We took some time to visit a few "Cultural" hot spots in Fort Worth and Dallas. This is the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth designed by recognized architect, Tadao Ando.

Nasher Sculpture Center

2008-05-28T16:01:00.000-07:00

In Dallas we visited the Nasher Sculpture Center which is composed of a Sculpture Gallery Building, designed by architect Renzo Piano and the Sculpture Garden designed by landscape architect Peter Walker.

Kimball Art Museum

2008-05-28T15:53:00.000-07:00

We also got to see the Kimball Art Museum, designed by Louis I. Kahn. Just so happens to be next door to the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. While attending Cal Poly Pomona for my Architecture degree, I wrote a report on this building and its architect. I never thought I'd get the chance to see it for myself. After graduation I had the great opportunity of traveling throughout Europe and seeing many of the architectural icons we had studied in school, but I have much to see here in the states still. Luckily on this trip I got a few of them checked off.

Disney Concert Hall

2008-05-16T08:26:00.000-07:00

As part of my photography enthusiast group, I set up a trip to the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Here are some of my pics... (First one is an HDR)