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Los Angeles Photography Group – Shoot This! Event

January 18, 2010 Posted in Model Shoot 1 comment

Over 50 photographers convened together at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA. I have photographed many engagement sessions here before, and I have encountered other photoshoots in the past, but not this kind. I really had a great time, meeting other photographers and beautiful models. The weather was very challenging, as rain began to come down as soon as the shoot started. We broke off into several mini-groups and took turns shooting and posing the models. Not only was the available light challenging, how about hand-holding two cameras, and an umbrella? It was a good thing I was prepared for the weather. I was able to capture some awesome images and the models were so totally “down” for this photoshoot, rain or shine!

I would like to sincerely thank the following who made this event happen:

Group Lead Photographer is Chris Diset – http://www.chrisdiset.com/
Expert and Lead Photographers Include:
Michelle Cunningham – http://www.milaphotography.com/
Amber Fox – http://www.amberfoxphoto.com/
David Esquire – http://esquirephotography.com/
Kerry Garrison – http://kerrygarrison.com/

Beautiful Head Pieces by http://rachellarraine or http://rachellarraine.etsy.com will be provided for the female models to add that special touch!

Floral bouquets provided by our LA Shoot This! Official florist: Flour – a floral design studio ::
http://www.flourla.com
http://flourgal.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com /flourgal

Lead Makeup Artist is Kimberly Bragalone
http://kimberlybragalone.com
http://kimberlybragalone.wordpress.com

Lead Model is David Liggett
http://www.modelmayhem.com/davidliggett

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Armin - January 28, 2010 - 5:03 pm

Great stuff man, and the blog looks great! I like the slideshow format too.

Trash that Wedding Dress | Lake Arrowhead

It was the most perfect time to be at the mountains last Saturday. 30 Photographers, and 5 Beautiful Models posed for us. Actually, most of our models came with their husbands which made the event even more fun.

Beautiful location, beautiful brides and perfect, gorgeous lighting. I could not ask for anything more.

I personally would like to thank Riverside Wedding Photographer Elizabeth Luna for putting this altogether for us. I bet this must have been one huge undertaking to arrange and coordinate photographers, models, makeup artists, and to find the best location in Lake Arrowhead. I give her all the credit for this memorable experience. I have participated on a couple of trash the dress sessions before, but this is the first time shooting on a snow capped mountains of Lake Arrowhead.

Our models:

Amy Clarke and our Make-Up Artist
Natalya Roa
Emily Bos
Kristen Camacho Enriquez and our Hairdresser
Erica Arispuro

We also want to give special thanks to the following:

Rachelle Larraine for designing the model’s beautiful hairpieces.
Lavenders Flowers and Gifts for providing the model’s GORGEOUS bridal bouquets.

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Sneak Peek: Winter Wonderland Trash that Wedding Dress | Lake Arrowhead

January 10, 2010 Posted in Trash the Wedding Dress, Weddings 4 comments

What a Gorgeous day to be on the Mountains. What’s even better is a very fun photo shoot that took place in Lake Arrowhead, near Rim of the World High School in Big Bear. It was a little chilly but it was so worth it. It was just a very beautiful day! More Images to come later!

San Bernardino Trash the Wedding Dress Photography

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Katelyn James - January 30, 2010 - 11:45 pm

LOVE these!

Heather Kloster - January 12, 2010 - 7:21 pm

Beautiful Joel!!! I’m dying over the top two and bottom two and that sun is just ridiculous…I’m jealous!

Gavin Wade - January 11, 2010 - 5:40 pm

Dang Joel! That second shot is my favorite, hands down!

serena grace - January 10, 2010 - 1:04 am

gorgeous shots!

The Pasadena Tournament of Roses | City of Pasadena

January 1, 2010 Posted in Events 3 comments

Rachelle and I had the awesome opportunity to watch The Pasadena Tournament of Roses in person thanks to her good friend (and one very good Estate Attorney, Ed Cainglit, Jr of Westlake Village). We sat about four rows behind Colorado Ave. We got up at around 5am in the morning, prepped the kids, arrived just in time for the show to start. Many times you don’t really to get appreciate the Rose Bowl Parade in TV, but to watch them with your own very eyes was just one unforgettable experience. The floats were just so beautiful, adorned with intricate rose petals. It was definitely an experience that I truly enjoyed. The kids had a very good time too. We sincerely would like to thank Ed, and his wife Nila for this memorable experience that we will not forget!

Ed Cainglit, Jr. The Law Offices of Edward R. Cainglit
2660 Townsgate Road, Suite 730
Westlake Village CA 91361 http://www.cainglit-trust.com/ 805.512.9888

The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade 2010 Photos

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Edward R. Cainglit - January 3, 2010 - 12:22 pm

Joel–wow, your pictures are amazing! Somehow, your pictures look better than I remember them, even though we all were up close along the parade route. Glad you and the family were able to join the party. Here’s to a fantastic 2010!

Adam Cavanagh - January 2, 2010 - 11:15 pm

Looks like a great day! Wonderful colors

Jen May - January 2, 2010 - 11:20 am

beautiful!

My Favorites Images from 2009

December 31, 2009 Posted in Boudoir, Engagement Session, Trash the Dress, Weddings 3 comments

2010 is almost here. I am very much looking forward to this very exciting new year! This is the time of the year where everyone reflects what has impacted their lives in 2009. Hopefully, many of them are positive, and may it carry you forward to the new year, with lots of hope and so many possibilities!

For my favorite images that I shot in 2009. I have decided to limit them to just 15 images. There were SO MANY good images, that it’s so hard to choose. It took me all day to go through all my 2009 galleries, and select which should grace this post. So without any further delay, here it is in chronological order:

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Bev Ilagan - January 12, 2010 - 8:05 am

Joel…OMG! I am so excited to work with you! Your pictures are awesome! Josh and I made the best decision in picking you

KrisD Mauga - January 3, 2010 - 11:34 pm

Great year for you Joel- Congrats!

Jen May - December 31, 2009 - 1:51 pm

awesome, my favorite is the lady in red

Children’s Bedtime Books that I read to my son, Jordan

December 22, 2009 Posted in Personal, family 1 comment

Everynight, I read the following books to my son, Jordan before he goes to bed. Even though Jordan has plenty of other books that I read to him. These are his favorites, and as well as mine.

Little Quack’s Bedtime by Lauren Thompson. Amazon Link

Pajama Time by Sandra Boynton. Amazon Link

I Love You, Good Night by Jon Buller and Susan Schade. Amazon Link

The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton. Amazon Link

GoodNight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Amazon Link

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Amazon Link

A few more that I also enjoy reading to Jordan:

Dr Seuss: One Fish, Two Fish, red fish, blue fish.
Dr Seuss, writing as Theo Lesieg: The Tooth Book
Dr Seuss: The Cat in the Hat
Dr Seuss: Green Eggs and Ham

So what good books do you read to your kids at night? Please leave a comment, I am very sure my readers will appreciate them!

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