Archive for February, 2010

Riverside Botanical Gardens Engagement Session

February 28, 2010

So has anyone else noticed that this is my 3rd post in 7 days!!! Can I get a little happy dance going!?!?! YAY!!!!  I actually have a few posts today… just playing catch up … but it still counts as a blog post… right! LOL!!

So over  a month ago I had a blast capturing Talisa and James’ engagement session at the UCR Gardens (… I know… I know… shame on me for not posting anything before).  They are such a sweet couple… two of the most caring people I’ve ever met!!!  Talisa is so shy and sweet… James – he’s a whole different story! James is a character and a half!!!!  He had Talisa and me rolling from laughter!  They really do balance each other out perfectly…

I can’t wait to do their wedding in October!!

UCR Botanical Gardens Engagement Session

Fun and giggly engagement session at the Riverside Gardens

Gardens Engagement Session

check out Talisa's amazing eyes!!!

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Oh So Fab new photo packaging!!!

February 24, 2010

Today was like Christmas in February again… I got a much expected visit from the oh so fab Lisa (my FedEx delivery gal).  I received the last item that I needed to finally complete my new 2010 photo presentation!! YAY!!! I had never been so happy to receive a box of tissue… Let’s all do a happy dance together ;-) .  Speaking of happy dances, Jovanni (my 2 year old son) loves it when mommy does her happy dances, he even joins me – we’re quite a sight!! LOL!

As I mentioned in a previous post, my photo presentation/packaging had always been basic black boxes with black tissue.  Now that I am working on re-vamping the studio ‘look’, I also decided ro re-vamp my packing.  It’s very simple and elegant, I think…  but I think it really suits my look of modern romance. 

You can see here my new CD sleeves along with the cute little stickers that I designed!  Oh so Fab!! LOL!

New Studio Packaging for portrait and wedding photography prints

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So psyched with new toys!!! – buttery goodnes!

February 22, 2010

Friday felt just like Christmas to me…. I came home to find a bunch of neatly arranged boxes outside my front door! (you gotta admit we all love to get visits from UPS or FedEx … even if they were all things that we purchased ourselves, so technically they are not ‘gifts’… but it’s awesome to finally receive what you ordered online!).  Have you ever waited for something so anxiously that once the delivery guy/gal comes by to drop it off, you just want to jump up and down, give them a big hug, a big kiss, and a big cookie!!! That was me on Friday :-)

Well… among the packages that were delivered to my front door on Friday, was my bran-spankn’ new totally fab new lens: the Canon 50mm 1.2!!!! This deserved a happy dance with an extra dose of happy!!!! LOL!!!!  I have been soooo excited about this lens… I couldn’t wait to see the buttery goodness that makes this lens ‘oh so absolutely fab’ -  and to make things even more fun, I got it just in time for my Saturday wedding! 

So I know I don’t usually post sneak-peaks… but why not start now? Right? So here’s a little sneak peak of the buttery goodness that IS the 50 1.2! J

This lens definitely deserves a ‘woop-wooop… OH SO FAB!!!’

Jill… your wedding rocked, and you looked amazing (wind and all!!! LOL!!!).  I’ll make sure to blog the rest of the wedding in a few weeks too. (check out that buttery background…. LOVE my new lens!!!)

Desert Princess Palm Springs Wedding

Jill looked absolutely fab even though the winds were insane!!

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Fab new CD sleeves… Megasmiles CD Sleeves- oh so fab!!!

February 20, 2010

Yippeee… I’m about to make my first woop-woop Oh So Fab post… yay!!!! (doing a happy dance for myself now!! hey… If I don’t cheer myself on, who will?!?! :-) )

For the past few months I have been revamping my entire studio presentation … basically to make everything ‘puuuurrrrty’ for my clients J.  My presentation for the past 5 years has been elegant black boxes, black tissue, and black CD sleeves… which I still think is a very elegant look – but a little too basic for my taste I think (and definitely NOT a reflection of my personality AT ALL!!! LOL!!!)

I really want my clients to know how important they are to me, and I always believe that cute little special touches are really what it’s always about. I mean… don’t you always love receiving a little gift in a cute little box!?! Opening up the box is half the experience… right?!?!

So now that I revamped my site with some new, more elegant and rich color combos, (the browns, mochas, lattes, and pinks) – I thought I would try to find some nice CD sleeves.  I needed something creative and artsy… so I knew Etsy was the place to go (gotta LOVE LOVE LOVE etsy!!!). 

I was so excited to have found Meg from Megasmiles!!! She rocks!!!!   

Check out my super elegant and chocolaty-rich CD sleeves that she made for me!!! I almost did a cartwheel when I opened up her package this week!!! (of course, then I remembered I’m totally uncoordinated and would definitely break something… my back at the very least… if I actually did a cartwheel!! LOL!!! So I just jumped up and down instead!! Haha!)

Love ya’ Megasmiles!!!

New CD Sleeves

New CD Sleeves for my awesome clients!!!

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Woop-woop – oh so fab!

February 17, 2010

So while washing the dishes yesterday (which is, I have to say, one of the most annoying house-keeping tasks!!!). I was thinking about some cool new products that I want to introduce to my clients this coming year.  Now before I go any further, I know some of you are thinking who the heck ‘washes dishes’ anymore. I know… I know.  I did not grow up with dish-washers… my mom always made us wash the dishes, and to this day I just don’t feel comfortable with dish washers… how do I know they scrub as well as I do?!?!  So my dish washer is just another storage compartment in my kitchen! – and a very expensive one at that!!! LOL!

So back to my dish-washing moments of deep thought (some of my best ideas come to me as I wash dishes! Haha!)… I decided to do introduce a brand new category to my blog – it will be called “Woop-woop!!!! Oh so fab!”.  Yes… I tried way too hard to think of that name!! You don’t even want to know how long it took me to figure out how to spell that… seriously! I mean I sat there telling my husband and doing the hand motion with it… I kept telling him “I’m going to call it woop woop pages (insert dorky upward hand motioning here!)” – which only made him roll his eyes while telling me I’m a nerd! Haha!  I had to look up the ‘correct’ spelling of woop-woop on UrbanDictionary.com – I kept wanting to add an ‘h’ somewhere in there.  See – I’m a total dork and nerd… who else obsesses with the correct spelling of ‘woop woop’?!?!? 

So… this new category will be for me to add any reviews or introduce fabulous new products and to review cool new things that I tried out. I was thinking of keeping it strictly photo related.. but then I thought what the heck… if I’m opening up my blog to introduce my world, then it can be about anything.  So I’ll talk about the album companies I use, new profession photo products that I’m introducing, a cool new lens I tried out, and even what new eyeshadow I’m diggin that week!! LOL!

I’ll have no excuse not to write about something… at least that’s what I’m hoping!

Now I just have to think about what to write about first!!! Haha!

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The new Studio Eternity Blog – an open window into my world.

February 16, 2010

So those 2 or 3 people who might read my blog every now and then might know that I always promise to blog more often, then months go by and not a word from me! I just can’t dive into this whole blogging universe full force yet.  I always promise that I will, then life happens and I forget.  I was seriously just about to give up, when a dear friend of mine reminded me how important it is to blog in our little wedding photography universe.  (Thanks Elizabeth for always keeping me motivated to open up some more!).  So I decided to try to follow her nudges and try to open up some more. 

But what do I blog about? There is only so many tips I can think of… you know? So Elizabeth brought to my attention that I might have cut off my own blog-life-line by limiting myself to just blogging about tips and pictures.  She encouraged me to open up and show the world a little more about me… afterall, if I want to connect with people, what better way to do so then by showing them my true self… no matter what that is.  So I’m going to open up the blog to a lot more than just my photo tips.

I’ll still blog about tips that come to me as I shoot weddings (thanks to those amazing brides that tell me how great a tip was that they read on here!! You guys rock for reading through!!!).  I’ll also blog about my life, my family, my fun little photo projects… and anything that really comes to my mind.  I figure I should trust most couples to book me even if they realize I’m a complete and total dork! LOL!

So first thing is first… I’ve modified my about me page here on the blog… feel free to check it out – you will definitely see the nerd in me, but I promise I’m a friendly nerd J.

I’m also adding a new ‘page’ – which I will appropriately call “my dorkable quirks and habits” – this is just in case you aren’t afraid of a little TMI about me J . 

Then I will start blogging once a week… even if it’s just to show you what I had for dinner that day!

So first… just because pictures make everything prettier – a picture from my latest enagement session last week (I’ll be blogging about it soon :-) )

Amazing Engagement Session at Downtown Riverside

Beautiful Engagement Session at Downtown Riverside

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Happy Valenines Day! – just a little mushyness for you

February 14, 2010

So I’m typically not a mushy-mushy person… I don’t sit around watching romance flicks wishing my life was just as romanic … (ok… maybe I do a little bit! LOL! – I guess that’s why my hubby hates watching them with me- he knows I’m about to tun around at any second and ask him why he can’t sweep me off my feet and take me to eternal happiness riding on a white horse!! haha!). 

I do, however, feel extremely blessed to have a wonderful loving family to share my life with… I KNOW how precious life is, and I know how important it is to share it with those that you love the most.  I think that’s why I love doing what I do – I love coming into people’s lives when they’re being blessed with so much love and joy! 

It really is such a beautiful moment to see the look of absolute and sincere love that the groom and bride have for each other… those first moments when they’re alone after they’re pronounced husband and wife.  It is a moment of sheer hope, joy, excitement, and just plain LOVE.  I love sharing such a special day with my clients.  And seriously… my clients are the absolute best.  I love going to work knowing that my clients are happy to be there, excited to see each other, and glad to see me :-) .  Then after the weddings are all said and done, it’s awesome that most of my clients have grown to see me as part of their family. 

Seriously guys… you rock!!!  (come on… admit it… you guys woooove me too! LOL!) – my clients amaze me sometimes… they’re so sweet and loving.

So this year, since I have this nifty little blog… I decided to do a global ”LOVE YOU GUYS” - to all of my clients/friends from this past year, and to all the amazing couples that I’m looking forward to meet this year.  I love you guys… thank you for being so awesome, for letting me share in such special moments in your lives, and for rocking it out in front of my humble lens!  I hope your lives are filled with love and happiness – and I hope that when you guys see your wedding albums, you guys get taken back to those special moments that you guys had together on your wedding day!  

You guys make my heart smile!!!

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