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Family Portraits at Westward Beach

11/30/2014

Winnifred, or Winnie for short, is Gus and Gretchen's first child and their love for her and excitement that she is part of their lives is evident.
Winter in Malibu brings with it early but colorful sunsets, so we packed up and headed down to Westward beach to see what we would find.

Indiana Family

11/30/2014

I am blessed with an incredible husband who was raised well by wonderful parents.
Dusty's parents love each other with pure selfless love and inspiring abandon. That example of commitment to one another taught their 2 boys to settle for nothing less than excellence in their own marriages. This Thanksgiving, Dusty and I were blessed to fly back to Indiana and spend some precious—and packed—days with my dear extended family.

We laughed, played games, talked, visited Amish country, ate, shopped, explored, shot guns, cut down a Christmas tree and finally hugged one another goodbye.
Before saying goodbye, we made the time to walk over to the train tracks next to the Breeding home for a quick portrait, compliments of the self-timer and a tripod.

Woop! A blog post that ISN'T photography (or at least not entirely)

11/25/2014

Get ready for your new favorite Christmas single:
"Christmas is my Favorite Time of Year"
by Lizzie and John Brenkus

I could not be more stoked about this project, this song, this album, this ultra-talented couple....

Lizzie and John hired my to design the cover art for this awesome holiday single. I know as an "expert," I'm not supposed to admit inexperience but this was my very first album cover art project and I LOVED it. At times I felt in way over my head ("You mean this is going on iTunes...? ...and Amazon...?" cue the cold sweats) but I'm so proud of the outcome and I feel honored that I got to be part of such a festive endeavor.

Thank you, thank you Lizzie & John, for your faith in me.

LISTEN TO OR DOWNLOAD THE SONG TODAY:
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Amazon
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...or just visit the single website

WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO BELOW
(You might spot someone you know cheering for Santa at 0:31)

Here's the scoop on the album art (for those of you who are curious about that sort of thing):
I came along with John and Lizzie to the music video shoot at the Sport Science studio. As the set photographer, I caught the whole day in stills. (Over 2,000 photos... it was like shooting a wedding!)
In between takes, I got to capture some posed shots, with the intention of turning one of them into the album art. After selecting a favorite image of the 2 of them (it's actually a mash up of 2 separate photos), I cut out the background, fine tuned the colors and added snowflakes and text. Lightroom for the initial photo editing. Photoshop for cutting out the background, selective editing and of course design layout.
For the font geeks out there, the song title is Abraham Lincoln and the artist names are Vast Shadow.

Lou & Darlene | A Backyard Wedding... Malibu-Style

11/19/2014

Lou & Darlene met in another time and place. They were both living in New York, working in entertainment. They were smitten, but eventually went their separate ways. Finally, years later Lou & Darlene reconnected in California and the rest is history. Their joyful backyard wedding on a warm October evening was full of close friends & family, champagne, dancing and twinkling lights.
My favorite moments:

Darlene in her curlers and wedding dress, as the guests started to arrive
Instead of running down the aisle hastily after saying their vows, the new couple took their time and hugged and kissed literally every guest
The twinkling lights
The shag carpet rolled out on the pool deck
Lou & Darlene tearing up the dance floor to Shout
One of my favorite clients, Michelle, of Michelle's Malibu Meals coordinated the event and the feast

Catering + Event Planning: Michelle's Malibu Meals
Co-Chef: Heather Worrell
Argentine Cocinero: Rodrigo Gimenez
Desserts: Patty Beglietto and Joanie Freeman
Wedding Cake: Sweet Lady Jane

Photography: Cecily Breeding Creative
Officiant: Kim Terranova
Event Artisans: Gypset
Flowers: Sea Lily

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