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Orange County Engagement Session • Pam + Keith

Hello Friends! Wedding season is drawing to a close.  I have a few more weddings this year that I am so excited to document.  One of which is Pam and Keith’s!  This couple is the definition of CUTE and absolute #couplegoals haha!  I met up with these two at Morning Lavender Cafe and snapped some […]

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I've always been drawn to all things creative, but didn't pick up a camera until my senior year in high school to document a trip my friends and I were taking to San Francisco.  I had no idea how to correctly work my camera, but instantly fell in love with the concept of capturing moments in an artistic way.  I became obsessed with photographing anything and anyone willing to get in front of my lens.  Still lifes, landscapes, pets, people.  People.  What started out as a passion for photography quickly turned into a passion for people and the love they share.  I can't put words to the feeling of capturing fleeting moments, celebratory tears, warm embraces,  or loving glances.  What I can say is how incredibly fulfilling photographing weddings all over the west coast for the past twelve  years has been.  I'm thrilled to have you here and can't wait to work with you!   

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Fallbrook Engagement Photos • Kim & Phil

Kim and Phil are such a fun couple.  Their engagement session was filled with love, laughter and a killer sunset!  Not to mention one of my favorite spots to shoot.  It was so great getting to hangout and take some beautiful portraits of them.  I am so excited to shoot their intimate wedding next month!

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Lexi • Newport Beach Senior Portraits

Hello Friends! Well this blog entry is a bit of an emotional one for me.  Last week, I had the pleasure of shooting my little sister’s senior portraits!  Let me just say that time flies by way too fast.  Lexi is fun loving, talented, sweet, loud, and slightly awkward, but so much fun to be […]

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BEHIND THE LENS

ABOUT Justin

I've always been drawn to all things creative, but didn't pick up a camera until my senior year in high school to document a trip my friends and I were taking to San Francisco.  I had no idea how to correctly work my camera, but instantly fell in love with the concept of capturing moments in an artistic way.  I became obsessed with photographing anything and anyone willing to get in front of my lens.  Still lifes, landscapes, pets, people.  People.  What started out as a passion for photography quickly turned into a passion for people and the love they share.  I can't put words to the feeling of capturing fleeting moments, celebratory tears, warm embraces,  or loving glances.  What I can say is how incredibly fulfilling photographing weddings all over the west coast for the past twelve  years has been.  I'm thrilled to have you here and can't wait to work with you!   

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New Year. New Resolution.

Hey Friends! So I hesitated a bit posting this blog entry. I’ve always kept my new years resolutions to myself in fear that I won’t keep them and everyone would know that I failed.  But a few months ago, I wrote an entry that was an open letter to every creative.  In it, I wrote, “Don’t […]

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