Wow! What can I say, but I’ve joined the ranks of some of the most awesome wedding photographers in the fact that a wedding I photographed was published on . There are lot of wedding photographers whom I admire that are featured here regularly: Sean Flannigan, Jose Villa, Tanja Lippert, Ana Kuperberg, Jesse Leake, Myrtle & Marjoram, Elizabeth Messina, Jessica Claire, Jerry Yoon and many others I respect greatly. If you’ve never heard of the blog, you should probably stop reading this and get over to check it out right away. One of the coolest things about this wedding being published here is that Ryan and Kelly actually got a lot of inspiration for their wedding from Snippet and Ink. How cool is that? Kathryn is doing such an awesome job with the blog and brings great ideas and inspiration to brides on a consistent basis. So go check it out, bookmark it and return frequently for great ideas for your wedding.

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I believe portraiture should catch the life and being of the subject. It should be more about a “pose” that is flattering (although we do that), it should be more about some cool props (although we do a little of that) and it definitely should be more about having fun than fighting your way through a photo session (we are big on the fun part).
As a lifestyle photographer, I want to capture the essence of the child. I want to catch them when they’re being silly, funny, crazy and maybe even a little unruly. The photograph below is of Lia. She is definitely one of the cutest kids ever and I hope the warmth of this photo portrays her personality like I know she would. Enjoy.

Everyone saw the teaser shot from Boston’s senior session and I’ve been hearing some fantastic comments from everyone (go ahead and use the comment form below, it’s easy). So, I thought I’d share a few more and give some insight into what goes into the making o a spectacular senior session.
For Boston’s session we decided on some concepts beforehand, locations were reviewed, props were thought out and lighting scheme was definitely a factor in the conceptualization. What is cool about this shoot is that Boston had a lot of say in what actually went down. I’d love to take the credit, but he had an idea from some magazine and I researched it to make the idea come to life in his session. When a session is thought out, planned and executed according to plans you’re almost guaranteed great results.
I’m definitely looking to do more senior sessions for the class of 2010 and I’m currently seeking senior models who want to rep Scott Andrew Studio on their campus and get a free session (email scott@scottandrewstudio.com). My senior sessions are drive by fashion, art and lifestyle. I offer a boutique photography service to those who are appreciative of the art and clients who know what they want. This is one of the main reasons I love my clients so much, they “get” what I’m doing and “understand” the art that goes into producing the photographs they see.
Enjoy.

Boston is the guy that I can always count on for a ski trip. You know how you try to organize something and everyone bails at the last minute? Well, not Boston, he’s die hard. We’ve spent some great days on the slopes together and it was an honor to shoot his senior session yesterday around Sacramento and out in the country. Here is a teaser image that we got with a little off camera lighting setup and I’ll have some more coming later. Enjoy.

This past Friday I had the privilege of photographing the beautiful wedding of Jim and Luma alongside one of my best friends in the industry, Sam Hassas, at The Carneros Inn of Napa, CA. Sam is one of the biggest influences in my photography and one of the reasons I’m where I am today. I probably would still be taking photos of college age kids on skis and snowboards instead of making friendships with the most awesome couples ever. Thanks Sam, you’re awesome!
The Carneros Inn of Napa Valley is owned by Plumpjack Resorts (who also happen to own one of my favorite restaurants at Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe) and they always have such an authentic elegance to all they do. Despite the rain, the wedding ceremony was beautiful and everyone had an awesome time at the reception.
Luma looked gorgeous in her vintage inspired gown and I can’t wait to show the rest of the details of the day. Jim was keeping everybody smiling all day and definitely has the heart of a saint, what a cool guy. There were so many amazing details to this wedding that I’ll probably go into more detail in the next blog post. So for now, you get one teaser image. Enjoy.