take me to the island

i blogged our travels over here today. did you get a chance to see the entire post? there are lots of bright colors. i'm realizing more and more how much i love colorful images. they just make me really happy.

his birthday!

my parents own this big-beautiful home in central florida. it's the perfect escape from our fast-paced lifestyle here in los angeles.  we normally visit in the winter months, but this year, we were lucky enough to spend a few days there in august before boarding a giant ship from cape canaveral.



well, today is andre's (29th!) birthday, so i thought i'd share these fun photos of him swimming in my parent's dreamy pool. i'm pretty sure andre spent three full days relaxing in that pool, can you blame him?



i'm going to be spending this entire day celebrating my man. thankfully we both have today off, so it's going to be the perfect celebration. enjoy your day, friends-



and happy birthday, andre!

satisfaction

                                                                                                                                          
i am never truly satisfied with my work, not sure i've ever expressed that before. though i enjoy what i do and what i put out there for you all to see, i often feel unsatisfied with my body of work. satisfaction is what i work towards almost daily. i continue creating, perfecting, and growing into the photographer i someday hope to be. i want to feel a sense of fulfillment by the work i share. personal goals are extremely important to me. i teach myself new tricks all the time. i also read and study what i love. i breath photography, and i continue to evolve because of it, but i'm not quite sure i'll ever feel satisfied, maybe i'm too much of a perfectionist?

here's one from the bahamas

point dume afternoon

this weekend flew by way too quickly. i guess that's what happens when you're having such a great time, right? some of the highlights from my weekend include: saying "hello" to quentin tarantino on my way to runyon canyon, watching best coast play live at the santa monica pier, attending chad muska's deconstructionism art show, pre-birthday drinks for andre at the fat dog (his birthday is on thursday), and seeing bijou phillips at fedex wearing the craziest stilettos. how was your weekend?



i'm finally starting to feel caught up with everything in my life. from homework (yeah, i'm still a student) and photographs taken throughout the summer. it feels good to have a clean desktop, so i'll be posting over here more frequently, or so i hope. i have a lot of photographs to share, including these taken at point dume in malibu. this is one of the most beautiful places to hangout out on a hot summer day. i highly recommend visiting point dume if you've never been, and be sure to bring a full picnic and your camera!  i always surprise our out-of-town guests/friends with this spectacular beach spot.




janis wanted to spend a full day by the water, so i knew right away that this would be the perfect spot. point dume is very quiet, and i always like to think that we're the only ones who know how great it is here.



this little lady also spent the day with us.



on a very lucky day, you may spot dolphins jumping through the waves. we've spotted them many times, and my eyes always tear up in that moment. it's beautiful to see, we also spotted a whale once, it made me cry.



after this perfect beach day, we devoured some pretty awesome fish tacos from malibu seafood. i've blogged about this place before, remember this post?

happy monday, here's a little angus