Month: August 2009

  • Health care Plan is a JOKE…on the us!

    YESTERDAY ON “ABC-TV” (BETTER KNOWN AS THE ALL BARACK CHANNEL) 

    DURING THE “NETWORK SPECIAL ON HEALTH CARE“….  OBAMA WAS ASKED:

       

     MR. PRESIDENT WILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GIVE UP YOUR CURRENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM AND JOIN THE NEW ‘UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM’ THAT THE REST OF US WILL BE ON ????“….. (BET YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER)…

    THERE WAS A STONEY SILENCE AS OBAMA IGNORED THE QUESTION AND CHOSE NOT TO ANSWER IT!!!…

    IN ADDITION, A NUMBER OF SENATORS WERE ASKED T HE SAME QUESTION AND THERE RESPONSE WAS…”WE WILL THINK ABOUT IT.”

    AND THEY DID. IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY ON THE NEWS THAT THE “KENNEDY HEALTH CARE BILL WAS WRITTEN INTO THE NEW HEALTH CARE REFORM INITIATIVE ENSURING THAT THAT CONGRESS WILL BE 100% EXEMPT!

    SO, THIS GREAT NEW HEALTH CARE PLAN THAT IS GOOD FOR YOU AND I… IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR OBAMA, HIS FAMILY OR CONGRESS…?? 

    WE (THE AMERICAN PUBLIC) NEED TO STOP THIS PROPOSED DEBACLE ASAP !!!!… THIS IS TOTALLY WRONG!!!!!

    PERSONALLY, I CAN ONLY ACCEPT A UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL THAT EXTENDS TO EVERYONE… NOT JUST US LOWLY CITIZENS… WHILE THE WASHINGTON “ELITE” KEEP RIGHT ON WITH THEIR GOLD-PLATED HEALTH CARE COVERAGES.

    IF YOU AGREE PLEASE PASS THIS O N ….IF NOT PLAN TO SUFFER WITH THE OBAMA HEALTH CARE PLAN ….FOR FREE…WHILE OUR SELF-SERVING

    POLITICIANS MAKE SURE THAT THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR BUTTS AT OUR EXPENSE.

  • Its the end of August already…where are all the weddings?

    420957771_715a0943b6 I’ve been speaking to so many friends of mine in the wedding industry and they’re all telling me the same thing, the wedding  industry is way down this year. Yes, people always are getting married, but instead of 150 or more guests the weddings are like 30-60 guests at a Country Club or even smaller at a local favorite restaurant. The brides are still buying their beautiful dresses, and the grooms are are still purchasing beautiful rings for their gals, but as far as the ceremonies and receptions, many are having a friend shoot the pictures, getting their flowers from a discount club, having a another friend playing music off an ipod and really cutting back on everything.

    I see the main problem coming from the news media. When they report and tell the public is all gloom and doom, people get scared. As soon as they report that spending is up, things are getting better and gas is going down, there is an upturn of business.

    A wedding is an once in a lifetime event, even if you need to cut back on certain things try not to forget that all thats left when its all over are the photographs that captured those memories. At least INVEST in a full time professional photographer. You don’t have to always have the Storybook Album, the extra enlargements and the engagement sessions, you can book an Ala Carte coverage and save thousands, then later if you want get a custom designed album. This way you get professional images you know will come out, and you get piece of mind that you wouldn’t have if you had your friend shoot snapshots and most of them came out blurred or the backs of your heads.

    Anyone can have a beautiful wedding on a budget, just remember some of the priorities of keeping those memories forever and you’ll never regret it.

  • Man does floating illusion outside in San Francisco!

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    Ok, I used to be a professional magician who entertained back in the 70-80′s and never have ever seen anything like this! Mind blowing!!

  • For All Animal Lovers

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    What would you get if you cobbled together people’s favorite qualities of their pets into one animal? According to one study, a cabbit hortriever. The project, commissioned by a U.K. insurance firm (naturally), found that people liked rabbit ears, cat faces, golden retriever bodies and horse tails. Then researchers created a pic of the beast named Max, shown below, who barks like a St. Bernard and sleeps over nine hours a day. God bless those crazy Brits.

  • Be Aware, be Warned!!!

    Ronald Reagan warned Americans against ‘ObamaCare’
    August 17, 2009
     
    Ronald Reagan's warning about "ObamaCare"In 1961, Ronald Reagan joined the American Medical Association in opposing the Democratic Party’s attempt to force socialized medicine on the American people.
    President Reagan’s advice is just as relevant today as it was then.  In part, he warned:

    “One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine. It’s very easy to disguise a medical program as a humanitarian project. . . . Now, the American people, if you put it to them about socialized medicine and gave them a chance to choose, would unhesitatingly vote against it.” – Ronald Reagan

    I hope you will take a few moments to listen to President Reagan’s message to the American people, and then put his timely words into action by contacting your Representative in opposing ObamaCare.

  • San Francisco City Hall Wedding

    Here are some images right out of my camera with no retouching yet from yesturdays wedding in the rotunda at City Hall in SF.  Once again I chose to shoot with natural light and not use a flash. The images look so much better this way. Right now we are geeting ready to travel again back to SF, this time for the King Tut Exhibit at the De Young Museum. Everyone have a great weekend!

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    Camera: Nikon D300  Nikon Lenses used for this shoot: 17-55 2.8 / 70-200mm 2.8  and 10mm Fisheye

  • Thirty years and eight months….I love what I do for a living.

    This year has been filled with Family Portraits, Celebrity Events, Weddings, Grand Openings, Concert Photos, Celebrity Portraits, Engagements and so much more. Here are some images from this past year so far.

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  • Engagement Book Designs

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    I just finished up an engagement book design for my clients Jenniefer and Jake for their October 3rd wedding in Napa. Guest books from most bridal stores are boring, but a 8″x8″ album with a photo on every other page and blank pages in between for guests to sign, makes a great album of images for your guests to look at and add their best wishes. It also is another great momento to look at for years right alongside your finished wedding album!

  • Coming up this month…

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    August 8th  Wedding at private estate in Placerville,Ca

    Aug.14th Wedding at San Francisco City Hall followed by around the town shoot with newlyweds, then family portraits and finishing up with a Senior shoot afterwards for the same family at Ghiradeli Square.

    Aug. 15th Shooting the King Tut Exhibit in San Francisco

    Aug. 20th Private Party Sacramento,Ca

    Aug. 22nd Attending photographic trade show in San Francisco,Ca

    Aug. 26th “Girls Night Out Party” at Alfred Angelo Bridal in Roseville,Ca / Paticipating Vendor

     

  • Todays wedding…after 11 hours here are a few pics

    These are straight out of the camera images. Just wanted to post a few then hit the sak…long day, great wedding, great families and great people made for a wonderful wedding for Kelly and Jaye from Las Vegas, celebrating in Vacaville and then Vallejo, California at Hiddenbrooke Country Club.

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