Melissa Koehler Photography

New Blog!!!

2008-02-13T23:08:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

I have a NEW BLOG!!!
Please stop by it here. Don't forget to bookmark it!!

MY NEW BLOG

Have a great day everyone!!

The Zoo

2008-02-12T09:22:00.001-08:00

Very sad!

2008-02-08T15:26:00.000-08:00

Today my sweet little boy is sick!
We haven't had a good day so far.

I made an appt for him yesterday for today. We waited for the doctor for over 35 minutes. Which, if you haven't done this with a child that doesn't feel good, isn't fun! He has a cold and an ear infection. So, we went to the pharmacy, which was supposed to have had the persciption called into it by the doctor. It didn't. So, we had to wait and wait and wait. He did not do so well with that either!
He won't go to sleep, even though he is exhausted. This picture pretty much sums it all up on how he feels, and I am feeling right about now too.

I hope everyone else has a good weekend :)

Going to ......

2008-02-07T09:01:00.000-08:00

I finally did it!
I am signed up and going to WPPI this year! I am so excited!
If any of you are planning on going let me know. I would love to meet you!

Have a great day!

Photo Outing with Ruby and Leah

2008-02-05T19:31:00.000-08:00

While I was in Arizona I met up with my friends Ruby and Leah. We met at a resort between Tucson (where Leah lives) and Phoenix (where Ruby and I were). The place we met at was very pretty. Not to mention they had celebrities staying there:)
Anyway, here are a few images from our little photo shoot.

-isn't she model material? I love the way the sun is lighting her hair

-so serious :)

-little miss cute thing

-I love the emotion here. I am big fan of the laughing shots!

-our attempt at a shadow portrait

-our server took this.

-this is the shot I was taking when we were leaving and I saw Jerry O'Connell. I am so happy with it!

I had such a great time with you ladies! I can't wait to see you again!
I miss you
Lots of love
xoxo

Isabella and Donovan

2008-02-04T23:33:00.000-08:00

Today I got to photograph two of my favorite kids! I have been taking Isabella's pictures since she was in her mommy's belly and I have been taking Donovan's pictures since he was just a few weeks old. I love how I have been able to see these two cuties grow up. Isabella is going to be ONE next week! I can't believe how the time has flown by!

Here are just a few from our session today. I love these families!

-Aren't they so adorable? Their mommies are best friends!

I love you guys!
Can't wait to see you again soon
XOXO!!!

Everyday Inspirations

2008-02-04T12:25:00.000-08:00

Some of you know that I am part of Pink Inks team now. I posted my first photo challenge over there.
If you are interested in participating for the week feel free!!
Click here

Have a great day everyone!

Oreganos

2008-02-03T22:23:00.000-08:00

While in Arizona, I visited many eating establishments that we don't have here in San Diego. One of them being Oreganos. This place is unbelievable! I love the atmosphere and the food is awesome. Especially the Pazookie. Going for the Pazookie alone is worth it! AMAZING!!!
I put together this little collage of the pictures I took at Oreganos with Brianna. The background is a picture of our table with the menus. I used no flash, just high ISO. I used the polaroids from Pink Ink. I love that place!

I have to also mention our server. He was hilarious! When he brought out our Pazookie, he sang his own version of Happy Birthday but the tune was to Britney Spear's, Oops I did it again. I wish I could remember the words because it was so funny!
Thanks for looking. I have more Arizona photos, but I will post later.

**Mixed feelings about the Superbowl. Glad that the Patriots finally were beat. But, not happy about Eli Manning getting a ring.***

Have a great day everyone!

Jessica's Maternity

2008-02-02T16:16:00.000-08:00

While in Arizona, I did maternity photos for my good friend Jessica. I just found out a few minutes ago that Jessica had her baby! Baby Hailey is here! :)
Jessica and I were pregnant together with our little boys Aiden and Hunter. It was such a relief to have someone there to share the woes of pregnancy with me.
Jessica has 3 boys and is pregnant with a girl! Here are a few images from the session.
She gave me permission to post whatever I wanted. Isn't she glowing?

-Hot Mama!

**Isn't the crib so adorable? I love it!

Thank you Jessica for the beautiful pictures! See you again soon :)

Big hugs

Super Bowl

2008-02-01T10:50:00.000-08:00

While in Arizona, Brianna took me down to the Stadium where Superbowl is being held. I don't care who is playing, because I don't like either team. Don't get me started....
But, I thought it would be nice of me to show all of you where the Superbowl is this year, since most of you won't be able to see it yourselves.

So, here you go....

**All of these were taken while driving in the car with the exception of the last one. That one is made of all chocolate. ***

I have lots more pictures to go through. I know Jessica is dying to see her maternity photos.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

A new profession for me?

2008-01-30T21:35:00.000-08:00

So, while I was in AZ I had a photo date with my friends Ruby and Leah.
I will be posting more from that day later.
I wanted to share with you all my first celebrity photo! I have never been one that has been star struck. I saw Jerry O'Connel first yesterday, but chickened out to ask him for his photo. Thank goodness for Ruby! She isn't afraid to ask! I really wish I would have asked Mr. O'Connell to wait while I changed into my portrait lens :)

I was so excited. He was very nice! He said,"You guys don't look like Paparazzi".

After we took his picture, we saw a bunch of the NY Giants players getting into black SUV's.
That would explain the security guards and police cars around the place. DUH!!!

****** :)

2008-01-30T19:36:00.000-08:00

I am back from Arizona!

I will be reporting and posting in the next few days from my trip. But, I though I would put a few images of one of the maternity shoots I did while I was there. The weather was horrible this day, no available light. I really have to be creative.
Thank you Dani and Travis for allowing me to photograph you and your "belly" :) xoxo

**yes, we really did need the umbrella due to the rain.

Thanks for looking!

Still in AZ

2008-01-29T08:48:00.000-08:00

I am still in AZ having a great time with friends! I am coming home tomorrow. So, I should have some pictures up on my blog.
I hope everyone is doing great!

Tasty

2008-01-25T13:09:00.000-08:00

And you thought lens caps were good for only one thing :)
I was trying to take a few pictures of something other than Aiden. I turned around and he had found my lens cap and stuck it in his mouth. When I tried to get it from him he started to run from me. He was very proud of the lens cap.

I also think I am going to start putting my tech info on my pictures. What do you guys think?

**I am leaving for AZ tomorrow evening. I will be seeing some wonderful friends and doing a few maternity shoots as well. I get back next week. I don't know if I will be blogging while I am gone, we'll see.***

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

xoxo

Where's the button?

2008-01-23T17:37:00.000-08:00

That makes him switch from one extreme to the other? Lately, Aiden has been throwing small fits when he doesn't get what he wants. I think the fit he was throwing here, was that he couldn't touch my camera.

-You can see on the picture to the left a tear down his cheek. That was from another fit a few seconds earlier.
**Good news, he FINALLY got his first tooth! I was starting to worry!**

Big Hugs!

We were on a mission....

2008-01-22T16:57:00.000-08:00

literally :)
This morning I decided that Aiden and I would go to Presidio Park. Yesterday it rained, so the grass was wet. I didn't care if Aiden got dirty. He was having so much fun running around and playing with his ball.

***I challenge anyone to go on a photo outing with a 15 month little one. It was so difficult doing this by myself with him, but I had fun. I am glad I went!

Here are some images from today.

-Drink it in, it always goes down smooth

-This is one of my favorite shots from today. I just love to reflection!!!

-Here we are, ready to go home.

***After doing this outing today, I thought it would be fun to have a photographer's outing to historic parts of San Diego. Would anyone be up for doing this with me?***

Thanks for looking. Big hugs

Christine and Todd

2008-01-19T23:38:00.000-08:00

Today I had the pleasure of photographing Christine and Todd. Christine responded to a blog post that I had put up wanting models to help me with being more creative. We had fun today walking the streets of Hillcrest.

-We started out by this cool orange wall. The sun was hitting it just right

-I loved the shadow here

-Then we made a quick stop by a flower stand. Look at how beautiful the light is hitting them. Christine told me that she saw a satellite dish inside the little stand :)

-This shot is my favorite. I don't know why but I really love it! While we were waiting to cross the street, Christine and Todd ran into a friend of theirs. Popular people!

-Crossing the street. I love the sun here.

-I put these two shots together because I just love both of them. Look at how cute their shoes are and the expression in the other one is so great!

-We were starting to end our session and I asked them to quickly stop at this corner for a shot. A man riding a bike was telling Christine to look at the camera. You can just see him in the background. I love this shot, thanks bike guy! :)

-They said they liked to make funny faces at each other. I told them they had 10 seconds to make funny faces at me. Here is a compilation of what they did. Goofy kids :)
**I used a template from Pink Ink to make this**

Thank you guys for having fun with me today! I hope you did have a good time! Next time we need to go to one of the many restaurants you suggested :)

Have a great day everyone!
xoxo

Bigger Images

2008-01-18T18:05:00.000-08:00

Today my good friend and talented photographer, Masen, helped me work on my blog and images.
I am now able to post larger images to my blog. I learned so much today, I felt like I should already know this stuff.

I really don't know if you realize how much I appreciate your help Masen! You are truly a wonderful person! Thank you so much!!

Here's to bigger and better images!
Cheers!!!

Have a great day everyone!

Freebie Friday

2008-01-18T10:33:00.001-08:00

Aren't the ladies at Pink Ink so nice? They are giving away this cute little V-day template for free today only.
All you have to do is download it and have fun! I will probably be posting what I do with it in the next few weeks.
Thanks Pink Ink!

2008-01-16T17:40:00.000-08:00

Just playing around with some new actions. I took these shots of Abbey the other day. I had some fun playing around with the center too. Isn't she so adorable! I just love her!
Aiden and Abbey look like they could be related :)

Thank you so much to everyone for all of your awesome comments and emails on my TTD pics! You guys are great!

Have a great day!

Gizoogle

2008-01-15T08:38:00.000-08:00

So, I made a post about Gizoogle and then realized that some of the words translated were very inappropriate. I may seem like a prude but I just didn't want people to think I talked like that.

Back to the regularly scheduled program :)

TTD part 2

2008-01-14T23:01:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I went through a lot of the pictures. There are so many great ones, but so far these are my favs. I took a lot of the same model, Jessie, because she was so awesome at posing. She was also super nice :)

I can't promise that I won't post more from this TTD, but for now I think I am done.
Thanks for looking everyone!

Also, as a sidenote..David Baxter may or may not claim that I stole these images from him because he is a nerd!

Have a great day everyone!

Salton Sea....Trash the Dress

2008-01-13T20:14:00.000-08:00

I have probably close to 1,000 images to go through from the Trash the Dress session at the Salton Sea.
I am quickly going to post 2 of my favorites so far, but there are going to be lots more photos to follow.

A special shout out to the Baxter's for letting me ride in their car! I love you guys!!! xoxo

I also wanted to share that I will be a contributor to Pink Ink Studios. I did my first post on their blog. Another image from the TTD session was used. If you want to check it out click here It's under before and after.

Thanks for looking!!

Melissa x 3

2008-01-11T08:34:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I had lunch with Melissa McClure and Melissa Barrad of I Do Weddings
We went to California Pizza Kitchen in La Jolla. It was yummy!
I will be shooting with Mel McClure this year, and I couldn't be more excited. I feel like we are a good fit, and she does have a pretty cool name :)

Thanks for a great lunch date ladies. I look forward to seeing you both again soon!

Big Hugs

Shake it like a Polaroid picture...

2008-01-10T17:33:00.000-08:00

I bought these frames from Pink Ink and decided to play today.
I know you are probably getting tired of seeing Aiden but he's so cute! :)

-I have also been contemplating on getting rid of Aiden's blog and my Captured blessings blog. I have neglected them for a while now. What do you all think?

Have a great night

Twitter

2008-01-09T10:47:00.000-08:00

So, I feel like so many of my online friends have a twitter account. I decided to jump in and join the twitter world too :)
You can see the updates at the upper right of my blog.
I also added a C-box for comments in case you didn't want to leave them after each post.
I hope everyone is having a great day!

December Wedding

2008-01-08T20:55:00.000-08:00

Back in December I helped my friend Cristina with a wedding. She was photographing the wedding as a gift to the bride and groom, and hadn't done a wedding before. So, I went to help her. Our friend Marlo was also there. I love working with these two ladies!
I was in charge of doing the guy's pics. We had lots of fun goofing around.

-This is a serious picture but they were trying very hard not to laugh.

-I probably shouldn't have had them jump off this rock before the ceremony, in case someone got hurt. It did turn out pretty fun though

-The bride getting to the ceremony

-Mr and Mrs!

-A quiet moment after the ceremony.

The weather was sunny then rainy. It was gorgeous during the ceremony and for part of the formal pictures. Then, it started to rain.
I had a great time shooting that day!

Have a great day everyone!

Texturize me....

2008-01-07T17:47:00.000-08:00

You may remember seeing these pictures from a few posts ago. But, this time I have added textures to them.
I purchased some super fun textures at Pink Ink today and decided that I needed to play with them. Aren't they fun?

-All of these textures are from Holly's Urban Set. So much fun!!!
Thanks for looking!

Beautiful Landscapes

2008-01-07T09:49:00.000-08:00

My brother-in-law, Matthew, is a wonderful landscape photographer in Sonoma County. He truly has a gift of capturing nature's beauty.
Matt just started a blog (after I kept bugging him to do so). I know he has had a chance to work with a few famed landscape photographers, and he is well on his way to becoming one too.
If you are at all interested in photographing nature, or even if you aren't please stop by his blog. I am sure he would be happy to answer any questions you have.
Also, leave a comment, I really want him to continue to post on his blog with all his beautiful images, and I know if you left a comment it would give him reason to!

Matthew's blog
Mattew's website

Thanks for stopping by
Have a great day!

Thank You

2008-01-05T22:12:00.001-08:00

I just wanted to say Thank You to everyone that voted for my picture at Pink Ink! I won!!!
You are all so wonderful to take time out of your busy day and vote for me!!! Thank you all so much!!
I will be posting again soon, I just wanted to say a BIG Thank You to everyone!!!
Yeah!
xoxo

Vote for Me!

2008-01-04T08:35:00.000-08:00

One of my images has been chosen for photo of the day at Pink Ink. They are voting for the favorite images from the week to win a gift certificate to the store. Please vote for me :)
There are some awesome images there so if you vote for someone else I will understand :)
Thanks friends!

Vote here

My best friend

2008-01-03T23:06:00.001-08:00

We met in 9th grade French class and have been friends ever since. It's not everyday that you find a friend that you can confide your crazy thoughts to and know that they will understand exactly what you mean, even if it doesn't come out right.
Stacy has been through everything with me, and yet she still is my friend.
I love her for her thoughtfullness, caring heart, beautiful spirit, honesty, giving nature, creative genius and so many other things.
Thanks for being so wonderful girl. I couldn't be where I am without you!
Love ya!

.
-This photo was taken New Year's Eve by the fabulous Mark Koehler, you may have heard of him :)

The Force is with you

2008-01-03T19:12:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, Aiden was in his crib getting ready for a nap. I came in to check on him and he had pulled his hood on his head. Normally he doesn't like having it on but he kept it that way.
I quickly grabbed my camera.
I love this image. Such a sweet face!

-May the force be with you :)

Looking to "shoot" people

2008-01-02T08:38:00.000-08:00

The New Year is here, and that has inspired me to be more creative with my photography. I would like to photograph people who are willing to let me be creative in whatever setting.
I am looking for women, men, kids, seniors and babies.
I can only take a limited number of people, so if you are interested contact me ASAP.
-You will receive a disc with some images on it for allowing me to photograph you.

Email me at meli@melissakoehlerphotography.com
if you are interested.
Thanks everyone!

-I am so excited to see what 2008 brings!
Have a great day

2008-01-01T08:26:00.000-08:00

I know I said I would post pictures from Christmas Eve. There are a bunch of them, so if you really want to look you can see them here.

-Here is a shot I got from Christmas Eve on our way to Union Square.

I hope that everyone had a wonderful New Year! I will be posting some pictures from last night soon.

Hugs

New Year's Eve

2007-12-31T08:09:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe New Year's Eve. As you can see here, Aiden will be partying like a rockstar :)

-Here's to 2008!
Cheers!

Hugs to you all

Self Portrait

2007-12-30T00:31:00.001-08:00

So, today I tried doing some self-portraits. This is something I would like to do from time to time. Just for fun. Maybe I should submit these to a magazine, what do you think?

-I am totally kidding about the magazine. Good grief that would be horrible.
**I am working on getting my Christmas Eve shots up. I have them done and they are on my flickr account I just need to post them here. VERY SOON!

Christmas Part 1

2007-12-28T14:56:00.000-08:00

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We just returned last night from our annual Christmas trip to Northern California. Since this post has so many pictures in it I am breaking up the rest of our trip into another post, maybe two.
On the 23rd we all went to the Redwoods and then to Santa Cruz. It was so beautiful and cold.

-Stacie being her silly self

-Tony trying to get warm in the sun.

-The sun was hitting the smoke just right.

-Beauty all around us.

-The magnificent Redwoods

-I'm not sure what I was going for here, but I thought it looked cool.

-I liked this moment between Mark and Aiden

-More Redwoods

-Stacie and Tony

-Looking up into the woods

-I liked how the light was hitting the trees

-Family photo by Stacie

-The Koehler girls, minus Mo. Photo by Mark

-My boys

-The group

-It was chilly. Aiden's nose was red

-Aiden was a trooper but he did get tired and had a ride with Uncle Tony

-On the beach in Santa Cruz. My sexy husband

-Awww, photo by Stacie

-My soon to be sister, Katie

-Snuffy got tired

-Playing with Uncle Shaun

-Wearing Daddy's glasses

Thanks for sitting through all the pictures. We had such a great time.
More pictures to come.
Hugs
Missi

I did it!

2007-12-19T18:25:00.000-08:00

I joined the land of myspace. It took me forever because I was so hesitant to do it. It's been fun connecting with other photographers and old friends.
If you have a myspace add me as a friend. If anyone has any tips to make my page look better I would appreciate it too. I feel like such a nerd

Click here to add me

-Have a great day!

Commentary of Aiden

2007-12-18T23:44:00.000-08:00

This is the second attempt at doing a photoshoot with the shirt Aiden is wearing. It is worthy of a photoshoot, because well, it's so awesome! One of Mark and my favorite movies is Anchorman. Aiden is wearing, " I'm kind of a big deal". If you have seen the movie you will find the humor in this. If not, rent the movie:)

-So, for these next series of pictures I am feeling compelled to do commentary on what Aiden would say if he could talk.

-Finally, alone without that camera in my face.

- I just don't understand why you need to climb on the couch without me mommy. I want you to hold me!

- Is that what my shirt says? It couldn't be more right. I am so cute! Don't pretend like you aren't impressed.

-Seriously mom, I am tired of this. Get the camera out of my face!

-Are you kidding me? You really have to take a picture of me while I am breaking for water? You are crazy mom!

-I just won Publisher's Clearing House!!! I am so excited! I am going to Disneyland!

-Do you get a prize for putting all of these in your mouth at once? I will be the champion.

-Have a great day everyone.
Thank you so much to all of you that have left comments and written emails to me. You are all so wonderful!
xoxo

Keeping it real...

2007-12-18T09:25:00.000-08:00

Normally I use this blog to post pictures and talk about Aiden. Today I am feeling like being open with all of you :)
Christmas is such a wonderful time of year. I really do love it! But, this year I am not in the Christmas spirit. Things that are beyond our control are occuring and it is making it difficult to be excited about Christmas.

This is the time where I need to sit back and remember what the true meaning of Christmas is about and not focus on being caught up in gift giving.

-This photo was taken by my good friend Amber Dawn.

The most important thing to remember is that I have my family. We are all healthy and happy. Remembering these things makes me smile. Thank you for listening and for allowing me to be open. I find it difficult to really do that on a blog, but thought that I would do it today.

-On a sidenote, one of my pictures was chosen as photo of the day at Pink Ink Studios. I am always so honored

Thanks everyone

Photographer's lunch

2007-12-15T13:17:00.000-08:00

Thursday I met with some of San Diego's finest photographers :)
It's always fun with Masen, The Ohana's, Jaime and Aaron. We met at a local Japanese restaurant called Chopstix. I really enjoy getting together with this group because we can talk about anything we want. Masen always offers lots of advice and Kimi always makes me laugh!
I can't wait to hang with you all again!

-I had to leave for a photoshoot before the group shot was taken :( So, Masen photoshopped me in. What a nice guy. Thanks Masen!

Rossi Family shoot

2007-12-13T11:01:00.000-08:00

This past weekend I had the chance to photograph my good friend Carolyn and her brothers. We had so much fun! I really love hanging out with Carolyn and this was no exception.

-Thanks so much for the fun you guys!
Love
Missi

It's been a while....

2007-12-11T16:32:00.000-08:00

I have been reminded by family and friends that I haven't posted a picture of Aiden on my blog for a while. Sorry, I have been so busy with sessions that I forgot :)
We had fun playing today. He is getting so much fun! I just love my little boy!

-This storyboard is from Pink Ink Studios. If you haven't checked them out already you should :)
Have a great day!

10,000

2007-12-10T07:43:00.001-08:00

Wow, my little blog has hit over 10,000! That is crazy! Thank you to all my loyal readers for stopping by. When I started this blog I really had no idea what would come of it. I really enjoy posting and seeing people's comments. It makes my day :)
Thank you to everyone that comments, stops by or even just reads my blog!
I am hoping that I will be better about posting after the New Year.
Even though my Holiday sessions have been wrapped up I am still busy.
Here is a picture from one of my most recent sessions. I'm not sure if I will be posting any others due to it being a boudoir shoot.
I love doing these shoots! They are so much fun!

-Thanks again to everyone! Have a great Monday!
Hugs
-M

Starting to look like Christmas

2007-12-05T18:14:00.001-08:00

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Hi everyone! I took a few pictures of some of our Christmas decorations. We don't have our tree yet.
Our Christmas decorations got ruined in Arizona. I am so sad!!!! So, I had to buy a few new ones.
Here are a few pictures of the decorations around our place. I realize I went a little crazy with Santa and the geese. I had fun! :)

Nothing exciting, but it is starting to feel like Christmas here! I love this time of year! I really love baking things around Christmas. Maybe I will start doing that more.
Have a great day!

Thanks for looking!

Blogging from Flickr

2007-12-05T01:01:00.001-08:00

eyes bw, originally uploaded by melissakoehlerphotography.

I just found out that I can now blog from my Flickr site. This is a test to see if it is working. If this does work it will be so cool. Oh the little things to make me happy :)

The blog readability test

2007-12-04T09:23:00.001-08:00

I saw this on Steven's blog and thought it was fun.

Cash Advance Loans

This may be the only "genius" rating I receive in my life :) Oh well, it's all for fun. Go try it out and let me know what yours says.
Have a great day everyone!

The Nguyen Family

2007-12-03T22:17:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing one of my favorite families. Baby Caleb has graced my blog a few times. Once in mommy's tummy and then a few weeks ago. We took a few quick shots down by the bay.
Thank you Pat and Kim for asking me to do your pictures.

-Something about this photo really speaks to me. I don't know if it's the lighting or the expressions, or both. I really like it!

-Lots of sunflare

-The beautiful family. Caleb is such a model already!!! I love his face!!

-So beautiful and the sunset is nice too :)

-I love you guys!!
xoxo
Missi

Sabrina and Charlie

2007-11-29T10:56:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing two of the most fun people! Sabrina and Charlie were so much fun to be around. I don't think I have laughed as hard as I did yesterday on a photo shoot. Thank you both for being so wonderful to be around!

-I told Sabrina to do something to make me laugh. Well, I think she was the one laughing

-I told Charlie to do something funny. He said he wasn't allowed to do that in public. I thought it was funny and apparently so did he :)

-JUMP!

-I love this series. First it's sweet, then sassy then lovey. Awww :)

-This session was seriously full of laughs non-stop! I really had so much fun with you two! Thank you for such a fun evening!
Lots of hugs
-Melissa :)

Isaac family

2007-11-27T20:11:00.000-08:00

Today I had the pleasure of photographing the Isaac family. What a beautiful family they are! Both Mom and Dad are gorgeous and baby Chloe was the perfect blend of both parents. So many great ones but I had to choose a few for the blog

-Aren't her eyes so beautiful?

-The other baby of the family, Bentley

-The beautiful family

-I love the way the light is hitting her face in this picture.

-So cute!

-Precious angel

***Thank you so much Amy and Justin for allowing me to photograph your family. You are truly blessed with a beautiful little girl! I look forward to seeing you all again soon!
Hugs
xoxo
Melissa

Ruby and Mike

2007-11-26T14:36:00.000-08:00

This past weekend my friend Ruby and her husband came to San Diego for a visit. They weren't really here to visit me exclusively but we took advantage of visiting while we were here.
Saturday we did a quick shoot at the beach. The sun was harsh but we managed. Here are a few shots.

-Mike took this shot of Ruby and me

-I am so glad that I had a chance to see you guys while you were here! I miss you already.
Love you lots
-Missi

Meet Miss Rylee

2007-11-23T18:07:00.000-08:00

Today I had to pleasure of photographing Miss Rylee Jean. What a cutie!!!
She sure is a gorgeous little girl. Look out Mom and Dad :)
Rylee's mommy did an amazing job on her nursery. It looked like a shabby chic boutique. So adorable!

-You can see where she gets her amazing looks from! What a beautiful family!

Thank you so much for allowing me to photograph your family! You are all so wonderful and I can't wait to see you guys again.
Lots of love and hugs
Missi

Happy Thanksgiving!

2007-11-22T07:50:00.000-08:00

This post is a bit longer than normal. I had the privelge of taking my best friend and her husband's pictures yesterday. When Stacy asked me to do their Christmas pictures I was so excited! She wanted to go to Julian to take them for more of a fall feel. Since Julian is only about an hour away from San Diego, it was perfect.
We drove up to the town and tried to find some cool places to shoot. We stumbled across this winery that was closed and took advantage of the scernary.

-I have seen this shot done by some well known photographers. I wanted to give it a try :)

-The jump shot and the landing shot.This was so fun

-There was an old Dodge on the winery. It made for some cool shots

After the winery, we headed into Julian for some lunch and some more shots. These are taken around the town.

-I love the color in this last shot!

Words cannot express what these two mean to me. I love them dearly and can't imagine my live without them. Thank you for trusting me enough to take your pictures! Love you both
xoxo-Missi

Jeanne and Jason Married!

2007-11-18T23:33:00.001-08:00

Tonight I had the pleasure of photographing Jeanne and Jason's wedding.
What a beautiful wedding! Both the bride and groom looked amazing.
The wedding took place at the gorgeous Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club
Jeanne worked so hard on all the details. When I got there, she was setting up the tables and the ceremony site. She is amazing!

-What a site the Country Club was all lit up!

-Jeanne wore an amazing wedding gown.

-Jeanne had her sister stand up with her. I liked her dress.

-Jeanne's bouquet

-The cake was amazing! Look at the detail of the leaves.

-Going to get married!

-Married!

-Aren't they adorable?

-The handsome groom

-The gorgeous bride

-The cutest ringbearer! Look at those freckles :)

-Mr and Mrs

I have to thank a few people. Thanks to Masen for letting me use one of his lenses. You are so kind!
Also a HUGE thank you to Marlo for shooting with me! You are awesome girlie. She will have some pictures up soon on her blog.
I had a wonderful time photographing your wedding Jeanne and Jason. Lots of love and hugs to you both!
xoxo-Missi

I've been interviewed!

2007-11-16T07:48:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago, Andie at Pink Ink Studios contacted me to ask if I would mind being interviewed for Pink Ink's weekly photographer interview.
I was thrilled and honored!
My interview is up today on their blog.
Thank you so much Pink Ink, you guys are awesome.
Go check out their shoppe and blog. They have some of the cutest stuff!
Have a great day everyone. I will have stuff to post from my busy weekend starting tomorrow.
Hugs!

Santa Babies....

2007-11-13T11:56:00.000-08:00

Sunday I got the chance to photograph Donovin and Isabella. I had so much fun. I only wish the weather had been a little nicer.

-I love this shot. The out takes of this are very funny :) You can only image with a naked baby.

-The sweeter side of Isabella

-Here comes Santa to deliver presents

-Such a sweet, happy baby.

Thank you Tanya and Jen. You know I love your kids and spending time with you both!
Lots of love
Hugs to you
xoxo

The Hoffman Family

2007-11-10T13:04:00.000-08:00

Today I had the pleasure of photographing the Hoffman family.
Lots of energy with this family. I don't think I stopped moving. There was movement in most of my pictures :)
L and K wanted me to be their babysitter. I am flattered!

-I liked this real family moment

-Isn't he so adorable?

-The cutest tomboy I have ever seen :)

-I tried to get a shot with just Mom and Dad. This is what happened...

-JUMP!!

-Thank you to the Hoffman's for inviting me into their lives today. I had a blast!
Hugs to you!
-M

Jenny and Ryan

2007-11-09T22:09:00.000-08:00

This evening I had the pleasure of photographing Jenny and Ryan. What a cute couple!
I instantly felt a connection with these two when I met them. We have quite a bit in common :)
Ryan had me laughing the whole time. They are just the perfect pair.
I mean, just look at how hot these two are!

-I couldn't decide which picture I like better so I put both of them in. They are taken at the same spot, the sun is just showing more in one picture.

-Thank you so much Jenny and Ryan for asking me to take your pictures. I really loved having the chance to get to know you and be a part of your day.
Hugs to you both
xoxo
-M

Me and Aiden

2007-11-08T11:00:00.000-08:00

Last week the 3 of us went to the park.
Mark got a few pictures of me and Aiden.

I get emails asking for me to be in pictures sometimes. Well, I finally am in one :)

Have a great Thursday everyone. The Office and Grey's Anatomy are on tonight. Woo hoo

Hugs

Caleb-almost 6 weeks

2007-11-06T13:52:00.000-08:00

Today I got to photography baby Caleb. He was so good. He actually looked at the camera quite a bit. He didn't want to sleep for us though. I guess he didn't want to miss out on the fun :)
I love this family. I photographed Kim while she was pregnant with Caleb. He is such a perfect baby boy. xoxo

-I have a favorite shot but maybe I shouldn't say...
Love to you guys!

Have a great Tuesday everyone!
Hugs

Hello Blue Eyes

2007-11-05T13:18:00.000-08:00

I know you are all probably getting tired of seeing Aiden. He is just so cute. I know I am biased. His eyes are so beautiful!

2007-11-03T08:55:00.000-07:00

Saw this picture and loved it. Just something about it speaks to me. I love how Mark is behind Aiden. Sunflare shots are my fav so when I get them I am so excited.

5D 24-70, boutwell totally rad actions

Hugs-

Photo of the Day

2007-11-02T10:11:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite sites, Pink Ink Studios has chosen one my photos to be their photo of the day.
I am so excited and honored :)
Click here to see it
Hugs!
Missi

Spiderman

2007-11-01T14:08:00.000-07:00

Aiden was Spiderman for Halloween. He hated the mask on his head. But, he did make a pretty cute Spiderman.

Looking adorable!

Running to the rescue!

Great-Grandma making him laugh

I tried so hard to get a cute picture of Aiden with his mask on. He hated it and threw a HUGE fit when I wouldn't let hime take it off. Hence, the semi-blurry shot and him crying. I had to put it in here though.

I didn't dress up. Maybe next year. I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Halloween!
Hugs!

Happy Halloweenie...

2007-10-31T12:51:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone has a safe and Happy Halloween. I will be taking pictures later this evening of Mr. Aiden.

In the meantime, my best friend Stacy sent this to me and I thought I would share. It's fun

Cat Bowling

Have a spookrific day (oh gosh I'm a dork)

Day at the Park

2007-10-31T10:08:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Auntie Stacie and Uncle Tony took Aiden to the park to play. I came along for a few minutes to snap some shots. It felt like fall in the air. It was a nice change. I love the crisp air this time of year.

Wedding with Masen

2007-10-28T17:13:00.000-07:00

On Friday I was privileged to shoot with my friend Masen
The ceremony took place at a beautiful Catholic Church in Del Cerro and the reception was at The Admiral Baker Club.
The bride and groom were so wonderful to work with. Thank you for letting me shoot with you again Masen. It's always a pleasure!

The Gallardo Family

2007-10-25T11:41:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, while I was in the Bay Area, I had the pleasure of photographing fellower photographer and blogger Deanna and her family. Deanna lives in Sacramento but was going to be in San Francisco for the Nike Women's Marathon. We arranged a time to take pictures.
What a wonderful family. Their little girl was so adorable. She didn't really want to look at the camera too much, let alone smile. I got a few shots of her though.

Thanks so much for asking me to take your pictures Dee!
Lots of Love to you all xoxo

-Remember when I said my hyperlink didn't work? Well, I figured out it works on Firefox. I was using Safari and it didn't work. So now it works.
Have a great day everyone.
**the fires are getting better here. They have them more under control, thank goodness!

Mmmmm

2007-10-24T08:58:00.001-07:00

I don't know how many times Aiden said, "Mmmm" on Monday. He is so funny.
Despite the horrible fires here, we celebrated Aiden's birthday at my favorite restaurant Nicolosi's.
My grandparents helped celebrate with us. Aiden got to taste pizza and ice cream for the first time.
He wasn't quite sure about the candle, but he sure did like the ice cream.

Thank you to everyone that wished him a Happy Birthday. We had a great day. We will be throwing him a party next month when my mom comes to visit.

***On a sidenote, the topic for the photo challenge is Magazine Inspiration. It still isn't too late to join if you want. Send me an email at meli@melissakoehlerphotography.com and I will send you the details.

Have a great day.

Fires

2007-10-23T09:11:00.000-07:00

We are ok. Hopefully the can get the fires under control soon. Please pray for Southern California.
We know friends that have been evacuated due to the fires. It's so scary.
I will keep you all updated.
Thank you for you prayers and concerns.
Hugs
-Missi

One

2007-10-22T07:15:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe that one year ago today my baby was born. Time really has flown by. Aiden has brought me so much joy. I could have never imagined that loving him could make me a better person. I truly enjoy being his mommy.

Here are pictures from last year. I know that August is missing. I'm not sure where pictures are :(
Please don't look at the pictures technically, they are just to document my baby's first year. Some of you have been able to see him grow up through the blog. Thank you for taking the time to comment on his pictures. It mean so much to me!

-Happy 1st Birthday Aiden. I love you!!! xoxo

2007-10-18T16:17:00.000-07:00

I love this family

Here is the original

-Then some fun with it.

Amber, Aaron and Abbey are so wonderful. Amber is my photography buddy here in San Diego. She will be doing our family shots here very soon.
Hugs to you guys!!!
xoxo

Guilty Pleasure

2007-10-18T10:06:00.001-07:00

I love this drink from the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. I don't drink coffee, this drink is soooo good. Yum!

-I joined Facebook. I like it much better than myspace. I am having fun on it. Come look me up on Facebook and add me as your friend.

-I sent out the email for the photo contest. I had a lot of people say they were interested, but only a handful of people say they wanted to actually participate. If you would like to join it, let me know, I will send you the email.

Have a great day everyone!

Tomorrow

2007-10-16T18:29:00.001-07:00

Tomorrow is the last day to email me and let me know if you want to participate in the photo challenge. It is also the last day to vote. So, if you want to participate let me know.

Peek

2007-10-16T07:38:00.000-07:00

He was cranky when I took this. I know it isn't the best picture technically but I liked the composition of it.

-So, I joined the myspace world. I honestly don' have a clue what to do with it. My page looks so sad. If any of you myspace gurus out there want to help me out I would appreciate it.

:)

Photo Challenge

2007-10-14T12:02:00.000-07:00

I think I have 15 people including myself, that want to do the photo challenge.
If you are serious about doing this challenge I need you to email me directly at
meli@melissakoehlerphotography.com
I think that a gift card to B & H photo would be most appropriate. I went on their website and the smallest amount to purchase is $20. Is this ok with everyone? If you think it should be a smaller amount and to somewhere else email me and let me know.
Remember, the poll for what the topic should be ends on Wednesday and so does the sign up to participate in the Challenge.

Once I receive confirmation from everyone that is participating, I will send out an email to everyone with all the details.

Off to go watch the Chargers game. GO CHARGERS!!!

Bates Nut Farm

2007-10-13T16:51:00.000-07:00

Today we went to Bates Nut Farm with our friends. The weather almost made us stay home. I am so glad we went.
These are a few pictures of Aiden at the Farm.
He seemed to really enjoy the pumpkins.

-All pictures taken with my 5D and 24-70 2.8 lens. SOOC except for sharpening.
Love my camera!!!

Handsome boy

2007-10-11T13:00:00.000-07:00

This is SOOC (straight out of camera). Nothing done to it.
I am just checking to see if my new settings work :)

Vote!

2007-10-10T09:26:00.000-07:00

I have a good response to the Photo Challenge. Please vote for what you would like the first challenge to be. If you have an idea please put it in the "other" section.

My thoughts for the Challenge are that we would do it once a month. I think we should try one month and plan from there.

-To make the Challenge more interesting, I was thinking that the winner would receive a gift card to I-Tunes, Coffee Bean Tea Leaf, B&H, etc. If you participate in the challenge you would be responsible for contributing to the winnings. We would choose the gift card location and the amount. Nothing fancy maybe $5-10. If we have a lot of contestants it could be a decent amount.
After the challenge is over, you would email me your entry. I would then post them on my blog for people to vote for their winner.
-I am open to changing any of these rules, so if you have an opinion let me know.

-If you want to "play" you must respond by Wednesday Oct 17.

This should be fun :)

Photo Challenge

2007-10-09T11:00:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking about this idea for a while now.
I would love to do a photo challenge. I don't know if it should be once a week, twice a month or once a month.

I am interested to see how many people would want to do this. You don't have to be a professional photographer to participate. It would be an exercise to help you step outside of your creative box and look at things differently.

-So, who would be interested in doing this with me? Please write your thoughts on how often we should do these. We could gather ideas for challenges and then post our pictures. I would really like if people could put all the technical info with their pictures too.

-What do you all think?

The Wedding Party Bridal Show

2007-10-09T07:55:00.000-07:00

Well, after many hours of planning for this bridal show the day arrived. This past Sunday was The Wedding Party Bridal Show at the Hyatt Regency in La Jolla. It was unlike any bridal show I had been to. It was organized beautifully and felt very boutiquish (if that's even a word).
My best friend Stacy and her mom Kathy helped me "man" the booth. I could not have done this without Stacy. She has been such a support and help through this entire process. She is a genius with creative design and floral arrangements. I am going to post on her floral arrangements for the show soon. I have to premise by saying that I had no choice in the table cloths. The theme of the show was "That's Amore" so they had specific colors. Just in case you were wondering why the orange was so bright :)

Stacy had the brilliant idea of setting up some of my cards in coffee beans. I loved it. Didn't it look great?

-Here are Kathy, me and Stacy in front of the booth. We all had matching outfits on. We thought it would look better. It did attract more attention that way :)

-One of the belly bar tables with one of my albums, business cards (in coffee beans) and a floral arrangement

-A pic of my promo cards on the back table (also in coffee beans)

-The final product. You can see the flowers on the sides. I can't tell you how many brides wanted Stacy to do their flowers.

We had a great time! We met so many wonderful people. I am looking forward to see what 2008 has in store :)
Hugs to you all

Don't be jealous....

2007-10-06T08:04:00.000-07:00

I know, you wish your living room looked like mine. :) LOL
I normally would not post something like this. My place is a mess. My inner type "A" personally hates it! I think that Aiden watches me pick up his toys. Then he carefully waits until I am distracted to pull every single toy out. He doesn't play with them, he just pulls them out of their basket. I haven't quite figured out why a remote control or cell phone could be more appealing than the bunches of toys that are scattered around the floor.

Today, I am going to clean this place up. But I need to do it before 9:30am because I have someone coming over! Wish me luck!

Dreams

2007-10-05T08:44:00.000-07:00

Some of you may know this about me.... I have dreamt of going to Australia for many, many years. I'm not really sure when it started but it hasnt' stopped. Anytime someone would mention they had been there, I was right there listening to all their wonderful stories. When I was in high school I had a few pen pals from Australia. I love to surrond myself with the country. After I graduated from High School I got a job at Outback Steakhouse because, well, it is themed Australian. I worked there for about 6 years. As I have gotten older, the "obsession" isn't as strong. I have added going to New Zealand on my list as well.
-I wanted to go there before I had children but that didn't happen. I am hoping that it will soon because I still really want to go!

For those of you that have been there, could you share with me some of your favorite things. Just so I can get jealous :)
No, really. I would love to know. The more information I have, the better my trip will be :)

Hugs to you all!

I can't deny....

2007-10-02T12:43:00.000-07:00

That this kid is adorable.
I love my little monkey!

Taken with my new 5D and 85mm 1.8 lens. I am loving my new camera :) Poor Aiden, he hates it. :)
Until next time

2007-09-28T22:04:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had lunch with Melissa McClure and Jen Harris. Two fabulous So Cal photographers. We met on a photograpy board called Open Source Photo (OSP). Through the last few months, Melissa and I have been emailing back and forth. We shared a quick bond because, well, we are both very cool :)
Jen and Mel have been friends for a long time. Now Jen and I share a bond, our son's have the same birthday. OH, and Mel and Aiden have the same bday too :)
Jen says I am now connected to them :) I hope so! I really enjoyed talking with the ladies. Our conversation was "real". I didn't feel like anyone was "showing off" (does that make sense?)
I really hope to continue my friendship with these wonderful ladies!
I had a great time with you gals. Thanks for driving all the way from Riverside to come meet me Jen!
Here are links to their blogs (I hope these are right, if not let me know ladies)

www.melissamcclure.blogspot.com
www.jennyhair.blogspot.com

Hugs to you both!!!

Jen, Mel and Me :)

2007-09-28T09:28:00.000-07:00

Last night my sister-in-law had a Grey's Anatomy Season Premier "get together". I had to bring my camera along :)
I did take lots more pics but I didn't get a picture of everyone there, so I didn't think it would be fair to post them without all that were attending int the picture. ( I hope that made sense)
Stacie made Pomergranite Martinis and we got food from El Portal. I also brought along cookie dough (courtesy of Brianna's recipe) and made cookies.
It was a nice time hanging out with everyone. Last season I think I watched a few episodes of Grey's. I was hooked. It seems like this season will be pretty good. I hope so.
Their kitties Xena and Roxy were also enjoying the evening.
-Tony recorded "The Office" and we watched that afterwards. I love that show. It is so funny. I just get so embarassed for Michael.
Enough about that.
Until next time.
Hugs :)

LaFolie

2007-09-27T11:34:00.000-07:00

Here are my first pics with my new 5D. I love this thing. These are pretty much SOOC. I sharpened them for web and that's about it.
I ordered this hat and matching scarf for Aiden for the winter. I figured if Courtney Cox's kid is good enough to wear them, so is Aiden :) No, I saw them on Audrey Woulard's site a while back. A lot of her clients wear them. They are actually worn by the star's kids too. I just love them.
They are called LaFolie Knits.
Aiden did not want to wear the hat. He kept trying to take it off, but I snagged a few with it on him.

I just love my new camera!

Wild Wedding

2007-09-26T18:33:00.000-07:00

On Saturday I had the pleasure of second shooting with Masen www.ma5en.com/blog.
When I woke up that day, I wasn't sure how the wedding would turn out. Rain was pouring down. As the day progressed, the rain subsided and the wedding was beautiful.
The ceremony and reception were held at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. What a fun venue.
Here are some shots from the day

All in all, it was a great wedding. It was a long day but lots of fun. Thanks for letting me shoot with you Masen.
Until next time
Hugs to you all
-M

28

2007-09-25T22:22:00.000-07:00

Today I was reminded of how incredibly blessed I am. I have so many wonderful friends and family members that love me.
I am so blessed!
Not only did I receive many email cards and phone calls today, I also received some wonderful gifts.
My husband planned such a wonderful day for me. It was all a surprise.
I am blessed.
-The biggest surprises today were two presents I received. I got some amazing gifts today, but I really wasn't expecting these two.
When I opened my new 5D, I literally cried. I couldn't believe that Mark got it for me. Yes, I might be a baby but I was touched.
Anyway, thank you everyone for making my birthday so special. I am truly blessed.
ps-I have the best husband in the whole wide world! I love you honey!

-In case you were wondering, Aiden will be subject to my testing of my new camera in the days to come :)
Hugs to you all

Jeanne and Jason Engaged

2007-09-23T23:23:00.000-07:00

Tonight I had the pleasure of photographing Jeanne and Jason's engagement pictures. They also brought along Jason's son Austin, but he wasn't really in the mood to take pictures. Although I did snag a few cute ones of him. Those are for a different post.
We had a great time. Jason was being silly and making me and Jeanne laugh. I got quite a few pictures of him making funny faces. Jeanne has such gorgeous eyes. Isn't she just beautiful?
I have known Jeanne for quite a while now and I will have the honor of photographing their wedding November.
Here is a sneek peek for Jeanne and Jason.
You two are so great! I can't wait to shoot your wedding in November!
Love to you both!

2007-09-20T21:38:00.000-07:00

It was a day filled with snuggles and laughter. An ordinary day in the Koehler household. Aiden was playing with his toys, pushing his new Mickey airplane. The sound of The Incredibles playing in the background. Then, Aiden turns to me with a silly grin on his face. He was in a playful mood. I ran and grabbed my camera. The usual occurred, as soon as I got the familiar object out and in his face the smiles disappeared. It wasn't unusual, typical Aiden behavior. Then, suddenly the smiles reappeared. I grabbed my camera for the second time, too late. He was too smart for my tricks. I decided to be patient. I held the camera up and talked to him. I made a doggy bark and the laughter started. I got it!!!! A smile! Successs.
Who knew doggie noises could be so funny?
Oh to be an 11 month old.....

To commerate this special occasion, I put his picture in one of my new Holiday Templates. I will be offering these this season and I am so excited to show them to you. As you can see, it is very versatile.

ps-for those of you that think I am strange for making a big deal out of a smile, this is the first smile I have gotten from him on camera. It's pretty exciting :)

Hugs to you!

Pick Me

2007-09-18T22:50:00.001-07:00

Another photographer buddy of mine does this on his blog and I thought I would give it a try.

-Submit your favorite photo/photos of yours to me. I will pick 3 winners to do some Photoshop Magic to their pictures. I will post the before and afters on my blog so everyone can see your beautiful photos. I will also email you back the newly photoshoped images. :)

So, starting Wednesday the 19th I will be taking submissions for "Pick Me". I will take them until next Wednesday the 26th. Please email the pictures to me at

meli@melissakoehlerphotography.com

Also include your name, why the picture is your favorite and what the picture means to you.

Go through your pictures and send me some to play with. This is a chance for all you blog readers that don't comment to participate. I would love to hear from you!

-This will be fun! :)

Have a great day!

2007-09-18T16:58:00.000-07:00

Some exciting news here. I will be doing "The" Premier Wedding Show in San Diego. I am so excited that I was chosen to exhibit there. I have been busy getting everything ready for the show. My Artist Coordiantor and best friend have been working with me to make sure that I am ready for the show. Lots of hours have already been put into making sure I am ready.
This is why you haven't seen much of me lately.

This should be a blast to go to. I will be sending an email out to my brides for 2 free tickets to attend the show. If you want tickets let me know, first come first served. (well, more like first respond).
It will be fun!
I hope to see you all there!

Here are the details...

October 7th from 12-5pm
Hyatt Regency Aventine

Stop by and say hi :)
Hugs to you all

Photographer's lunch

2007-09-15T08:58:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I got together with some local photographers here in San Diego. Masen was kind enough to facilitate the event.
It is always nice to talk to other people in your field and share things with them. I am always so amazed at how giving this photography community really is.
We went to Pizza Nova in Hillcrest, which has some yummy pizza!
Here are a few shots of the lunch.
-I have to preface saying that I grabbed my camera as I was going out of the house and didn't realize the lens I had until I got to lunch. Needless to say, the 85mm wasn't the best choice for such an intimate meeting :)

As I have mentioned before, my hyperlink doesn't work so here are all the great people that were there yesterday

Masen- www.ma5en.com/blog
Kim and David Baxter- www.sdohana.com/blog
Geri Goodale- www.casabellavida.blogspot.com
Jamie Lawlor- blog and website coming soon. She has great hair though :)

Thank you everyone for being so great yesterday. It was so fun hanging out with you all and I hope to be able to do it again soon. Aiden had a good time too :)
Hugs!

2007-09-13T16:18:00.000-07:00

I have received some emails asking me to do before and afters. Today I took some pictures of Aiden (he is not happy BTW).

-The first picture is SOOC

-The second picture I duplicated the layer to "screen". Bumped the contrast, perfected his skin a bit, and used a Kubota action called " Daily Multi Vitamin" for a little extra pop.
Not too much done to it.

If you have any questions feel free to ask :)

San Diego, Super Chargers!

2007-09-09T21:40:00.000-07:00

Today was the season opener for the Chargers. They faced off against the Chicago Bears. What an intense game. The first half wasn't looking so good for the Chargers. Then they pulled through after half time to win the game 14-3.
Hopefully they will have a good season with their new head coach.
Aiden had somewhat of a good time. I finally posted some new pictures on his blog www.aidenkoehler.blogspot.com
I hope everyone had a great Sunday!

2007-09-06T23:14:00.000-07:00

Today I got to photograph Princess Bella. We had so much fun playing and being silly. She is such a sweetie.
Thanks for such a great day you guys! See you again soon.
Love to you!

2007-09-05T22:43:00.001-07:00

74%

Mingle² - Dating Site

I came across this cute quiz tonight on Justin and Mary's blog (justinmarantz.blogspot.com) :)
Very sad that I am 74% addicted to blogging. I guess it could be worse. I could be addicted to something much more harmful, like myspace :)

Take the quiz here. (sorry my hyperlink isn't working)
http://mingle2.com/blog-addiction
After you take it, post your results in the comments.
Happy blogging :)

2007-09-05T22:29:00.000-07:00

Today I had the pleasure of photographing the Lucidi family. We had a great time at the beach. Thankfully the weather has been much better lately. Miss Isabella experienced playing in the sand for the first time. It was so cute to watch her feel the sand in her hands and toes!
You might recognize Tanya and Isabella from my website, they are the ones that are on the main page of the Lifestyles section. It is Joey's first appearance today on the blog.
Here are just a few shots from today. I got some great ones. I hope you enjoy your pictures.
Lots of love to you!