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Paul Drecksler - May 13, 2012 - 8:27 am

haha I loved that video! The one time this year you said “Kids, make a mess!”

May 04 2012

LOVE on the Queen Mary

001 Vintage wedding in the queen mary
When Christine and Daniel called me months ago – telling me they found me online, that they saw and loved Ben and Shelby‘s photos from the Queen Mary, and practically hired me on the spot! I was delighted to turn back time again… and had I known how far they had gone with their nautical theme I would have worn one of my striped shirts! I even have a special sailor one…. but I blended in the background in my regular all black outfit…) There’s something about this vessel that excuses elegance, jubilance and grandeur of an era long gone. Christine and Daniel were pen pals when they were teenagers, Daniel being Australian; (when I was in elementary school, we learned that Australia was so big and people lived so far a way, that kids sometimes learned at home via correspondence, or via radio… oh the days before the internet… so a pen pal seems a logical Australian thing to do!) Years later they reconnected – so much so, that Daniel decided to board a ship, ok, it was probably a plane, but wouldn’t it have been SO ROMANTIC??? So once on dry land, the love blossomed in real life too…..! And last week, the rest of the families crossed the big blue sea to witness and celebrate Christine and Daniel tie the knot in style! It was fun, loving and well, swell! Thank you mates for taking me on board! (pun fully intended…)

And if this wasn’t enough – here are the rest of the photos – in the slideshow here

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Apr 13 2012

A Home Birthday

I know it’s been a long time since I blogged… Ohhh, sound like a confession… and I have a list of excuses ( I just explained to my kids what excuses are… I think they’re getting the hang of it, and they have many good one… I’m hungry, I’m too tired are the favorites…. time will get them more creative I am sure…) My excuses are – Muy mother in law’ s passing, spring break, and Passover. And the rain. It is raining SO HARD right now….and its surprising really, as it is mid April and we officially welcomed Spring over three weeks ago! And f I didn’t have to go anywhere today I really wouldn’t mind, but this afternoon I have to be a long way aways….

But back to my lack of blogging – I have been busy, I have been reading. Since my Valentine’s resolution to not watch TV during the week, I had no choice but to read….so I have been reading trilogies….The Girl wIth The Dragon Tattoo….The Hunger Games… and… if you’re a mom, you know what I am reading now, and if you’re not, I am not telling…

I have also had two wonderful opportunities to attend a couple of lectures/meet the artist this week – I am so inspired and excited! Lauren Greenfield and Julie Brockman are 2 women artist photographers who I admire, look up to and hope to learn from ….please – click on the links – they are amazing ( I wish I could write more about them, but really, their work is more than I can put into words….)

Anyways, I was going through some photos and found Zoe’s birthday photos that I never got around to blogging, and since she is already beyond the point of 6 and 3/4 and getting closer to sevem I hurried up and got some here before the next one!

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Tags: artists, birthday, books, Photography, studio, Zoe

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Mar 27 2012

A morning at the Santa Monica Pier

One of the first places I visited when I arrived in Los Angeles over 10 years ago , was the Santa Monica Pier. I went there with my dad, and we drove onto the parking lot on the pier itself. I remember thinking how special this place was, and how scary the parking lot felt, even though I realize it was still just above the sand, I wondered if the structure would hold… it did, of course….We walked to the end of the Pier to look at the water and think abou t life. Still, it is one of my favorite places in Los Angeles – I find it to be a mixture of beauty, engineering triumph, modernism, and fun with a contradiction from the human foot print in nature, the kitchiness of it all, pop culture and consumerism. I wasn’t entirely surprised when Nate and Lisa told me that’s where The Proposal too place, and I was more than happy to suggest that we return there – as it is truly, a special place for them.

This is the bench where all the magic happened… and yes, if you scroll down, they re-enacted the whole scene (Nate IS an actor, after all…) and I think, te moment was just as thrilling as the first time…. SO please scroll down and enjoy the morning with Nate and Lisa, who said she was shy, but was not shy at all! I can’t wait to shoot their wedding in May for Michael Segal Weddings…. Nate and Lisa – you were just too cute, I ususally keep these descriptions for kids, but in your case – too cute!

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Tags: Engagement Session, For Michael Segal, Santa Monica Pier

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Mar 09 2012

Spring Forward 2012

So I had been thinking of St Patrick’s day that’s coming up fast, seriously considering it as my March E-Card (Think rainbows, green hats and pots of gold…) when I looked at my calendar and realized that Spring Forward is right around the corner, or literally, here! To continue the tradition from years past 2009 and 2010, I ran to get a new clock, and pick up the kids from school; I bought them a dinner they wanted, and kindly (yet firmly) explained that today is picture day… they squealed with delight, to my surprise…and even though Kyle refused to wear his black and white striped pajamas from when he was 5, he agreed to appear in pajamas at all…so I swallowed my pride (but not quietly) and agreed to let him have his way….since I want to use them again and again in my monthly cards, I have to be nice…..I am very excited about this year’s Monthly Cards…..I will be using Kyle and Zoe exclusively this year, unless they protest and walk off stage…. so please sign up to receive one in your in-box….I promise not to sell the information or spam you with anything I sell… this list is purely for the E-card!

And since the above photos are detailed but small – here they are bigger to enjoy them all! (We’ve been reading lots of Dr Seuss lately…)

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Tags: Kyle, Spring Forward, stripes, studio, Studio Photography, Zoe

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