http://hazelnutphotography.com/blog Los Angeles Wedding & Boudoir Photography - Hazelnut Photography Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:00:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   I'm going to be out of the office, learning & meeting & perhaps imbibing in Vegas until Wednesday! I'll be attending WPPI with about 10,000 other photographers.   I promise to return smarter, funner & in need of a quick nap.  For emergencies, please give me a call at 310.498.8284.  I'll be ... http://hazelnutphotography.com/blog/out-of-the-office-wppi   It's funny, Downtown LA is just a quick trip down the 101 for me, and I've never shot there before.  The fabric district & I are getting pretty tight.  And I have a deep-seeded love affair with the flower mart.  But I've never had the opportunity to shoot there before.  ... http://hazelnutphotography.com/blog/elisa-eliseo-the-engagement   I realized today that I hadn't blogged.  For way too long.  I've been busy busy busy, but nothing to interesting for the blog yet!  Really, it's just been editing & album designing & shooting ladies that are entirely too sexy for the blog! So, we've been relaxing and hanging out with ... http://hazelnutphotography.com/blog/a-basil-update   To say that I'm OBSESSED with the work that Carissa of JL Designs & Events does would be a massive understatement.  Her work is breathtakingly beautiful.  Stunning.  Without a detail overlooked.  Absolute perfection.   And her Valentine's Day Collection is amazing.  She's teamed up with My Sweet & Saucy to create a ... http://hazelnutphotography.com/blog/jl-designs-the-pop-up-shop   I like to be good at stuff.  Well, I don't think you'll meet many people who like to be bad at stuff.  But I like to be really good at anything I do.  Anything.  I have a hard time doing something halfway or taking the shortcuts.  The last few years ... http://hazelnutphotography.com/blog/sewing-101   There's something incredibly adorable about a new family.  So many changes and milestones.  So much love and laughter.  It makes me grin from ear to ear! Craig, Kelly & Mia are one of those insanely adorable families.  Mia just hit the nine month mark.  She's standing and laughing and learning so ... http://hazelnutphotography.com/blog/craig-kelly-mia-the-family-shoot   I never pick locations for my shoots.  I'm more than willing to bounce ideas and brainstorm, but I never want to choose.  I feel that it is so incredibly important for the location to be representative of the couple, to be comfortable for them, to be a part of them.  ... http://hazelnutphotography.com/blog/hilary-brian-the-engagement   Candice has one of those laugh.  Contagious.  You can't help but double over laughing when she throws her head back.  And when Jared is the instigator, she laughs bigger.  You can see that they just get each other.  They play together, and then, in an instant, are cuddly & kissing.  ... http://hazelnutphotography.com/blog/candice-jared-the-engagement   I love vineyards.  There is something so intriguing about the vines.  Rows & rows of vines.  Thinking about the grapes that they grow and the wine those grapes will produce.   And in the winter they were incredible.  Bare.  Such nice symmetrical rows where each piece is a knotty mess.  Before we ... http://hazelnutphotography.com/blog/sonoma-portraits   A few weeks ago my friends Chris & Allie of The Reason were in town and they introduced me to my newest obsession... The Instax.  I absolutely loved the camera and the images it created.  I NEEDED to have it for our trip to Sonoma.   So much so that when ... http://hazelnutphotography.com/blog/sonoma-via-instax