While going through and reading my old blog posts one of the photos from my storm chasing blog caught my eye. This photo needed a little bit retouching and thats exactly what I did! I love the way this photo looks, it is actually one of my favorites that I have shot in a long time! I would love to know what you all think, so please leave a comment!

Here it is - Seal Beach in between storms!

I have been working my butt off trying to get some photo shoots under my belt since I have started this whole photography venture. All of my sessions since I have started have all been engagement sessions but one. Now I can change that and make it two. I made a friend over on a wonderful website called Model Mayhem, which is a website for model. photographer, make up artists and studios to connect and make business happen. I created one to meet some great people who were looking to build their portfolio. Within a week of joining I was contacted by a really cool girl named Stephanie. She mentioned to me that she has done some photo shoots in the past and is looking to do some more. We discussed ideas and finally settled on the Seal Beach Pier. It was a bit cold so she came prepared in some wintery clothes. It turned out very well and she was a blast to shoot with!

We decided to head under the pier at first, It was a bit chilly under there so we wanted to get them out of the way!

After we shot some under the pier we decided to head over to this cool rock jetty. Stephanie was a trooper when it came to climbing and rock jumping to get some good places to sit and shoot.

This next pic was taken on the pier next to the lifeguard station, I thought the graffiti added a nice touch in the photo, What do you think?

After the pier we headed on down to this little sitting area, These are some of my favorite photos because Stephanie's eyes really pop!

Overall it was a great shoot and we had a blast doing it. Thanks again to Stephanie for contacting me to do this fun shoot and I can't wait to shoot with you again! I would love to hear from you all who read my blog, please click on the post name and scroll down and leave a comment, let me know what you think!

Well friends... Until Next Time... 

If you read my blog and you are not from the Southern California area then you have not been experiencing this crazy weather that we have been having. We have been getting back to back storms with a TON of rainfall. Now those of you form other states that get a ton of rain are probably thinking who gives a shit if it rains, that happens here all the time. Well here in Southern California it rarely happens, and what makes it an even crazier storm here is that we had tornado warnings! At first the news was saying it may happen then they went on the air and said it was going to happen. So Jasmin and I sat at home watching the news and hoping nothing would whisk us away to Kansas. While watching the news the sky started to clear up a tad so we decided to head out but on our way out the door we heard that there was a tornado that had touched down about 10 minutes from our house. So I packed up the cameras and we headed out. First we headed down the street to check out how sever the flooding was. The water was really high, completely covering the curb actually.

After we went to check out the street flooding we headed down to Seal Beach Pier to see what was going on down there. It was rumored that the waves were going to be pretty big so we couldn't resist going down.

When we got down to the beach it was clear that were not alone in the idea to check out what was happening, There was a bunch of on lookers standing on the pier. It was closed for a while because the swells were so high but it was opened eventually

The water carved a nice little canyon in the sand, it was pretty neat and rather tall

Now when we went the waves were pretty big but not as big as predicted as you can tell from the pics

There was so much water that a little lake was formed in a parking lot and on some of the beach sand, it was pretty deep

We eventually made our way down to the "ground zero" where the tornado hit and wow was it crazy to see some of the damage. There were a bunch of trees that were completely uprooted by the tornado.

Well this tornado was so strong that it completely picked up a SUV and flipped it on its side, I didn't believe it either but when I got to the scene I talked to some people who were there when it happened and they all had the same story. It was pretty intense

Since California doesn't ever get weather like this there were tons of on lookers and news people watching the events!

This last guy I couldn't help but take a photo of while he was filming us!

Well this is only one of many storms that are coming through Southern California this week. I will try to get out and take some more photos of everything that happens! If you are reading this and live in Souther California please be safe this week while commuting to work or while your just out running errands, if you can stay home, please do.

Until Next Time...

My photography class required us to shoot with film cameras only because were learning dark room techniques and what not, Eventually the classes switch to digital cameras but for the "beginner" classes they shoot film. Since I didn't own a film camera at all I had to go out and buy one. I wasn't sure what I was looking for and what I wanted to buy, but after some research I went and picked up a Nikon N75. This camera works with all my current lenses and vice versa. It is great that I can now juggle 3 lenses on 2 different cameras. I did manage to snap a couple pics of the new camera, so check it out!

I Have shot a couple rolls of film already and I am loving it. I can't wait to keep using it and incorporate it into photoshoots! 

Until Next Time...

There is this really cool community that I have had the honor to be a part of, a good friend of mine has started this place. It is called Reptile Culture, It is a place that is dedicated to creating a community that celebrates the positive, exciting and ever-changing reptile world. It is a place for reptile breeders and keepers to share their experiences and their love of our cold blooded companions. All of my friends if you have an interest and passion for reptiles and the desire to share your love for these animals with other reptile enthusists through online networking then you should check it out and sign up!

Just go to http://reptileculture.com/

Enjoy and See ya there!!