Thankful for everything!

We are right in the middle of Thanksgiving weekend.  Never been very organized about holidays, although I aspire to be!  Just take work when it comes and celebrate when I can.  Or do absolutely nothing, which is how I spent this last holiday. Been photographing some really nice weddings, but will share with you later, as I'm still processing all of the images.  In the meantime, I've been waiting to look through my slides from the 80's and while doing so, found about a thousand more to scan!  Here are a few images from my past.  Was shooting film back then, so images may appear a little grainy, but each one  holds so much history for me! Happy Holidays! Ronnie

It's not summer anymore

My summers are consumed with photographing people, so when Fall comes around, swoon!  I'm a happy girl!  Just finished editing three weddings from September and I'm hoping they will allow me to share!  Here is a photo taken of me, while shooting a wedding at CBS Studios this summer.  I love what I get to do and love it when my clients help me get the shots that  they love!   We were taking a shot of all of the guests at the wedding and Jeanne Tanner shot this of me!  This is New York Street at the CBS Studio on Radford, Studio City, California.  Seinfeld was shot here!

Today was a special wedding for me.  Had met Mary, the bride, about five years ago when she came into the portrait studio that I photograph seniors for, Visual Photography.  I took her senior photo :)  She then started working there with me and I was quickly charmed by her quirky sense of humor and her warm personality.  I then got the opportunity to photograph her sister, Julia's wedding two years ago.  Today, I had the honor to photograph her wedding.  Something she had told me I would do years ago!  We got some AMAZING photos, but how could we not with such a gorgeous couple?  This was taken today, at their wedding, at Paramount Ranch.  Congratulations to Nick and Mary!  Much love, your wedding photographer, Ronnie

Malibu Beach Inn Wedding

Loved photographing at Malibu Beach Inn (They have a live ocean camera on their website!)  My bride, Sloane, was introduced to her new husband, Craig, by his father.  Intimate.  Classic.  Coastal.  My kind of wedding :)  HERE is their slide show.

Wedding season

Been quite a busy summer and I haven't been blogging much!  Wiggy Ranch today!  The couple was so cute and quite a nice venue!  I'd photographed the bride's brothers' wedding almost two years ago, so it was nice to catch up with the family!  Even though I only live 25 minutes south of Santa Barbara, my heart belongs there!

Limoneira Ranch. Shannon and Jeremy

This summer was full of new places to explore and photograph.  Shannon and Jeremy had chosen Limoneira Ranch for their wedding and me, as their photographer.  Soo nice!  We had great light and great people to make beautiful memories for them.  HERE is their slide show if you would like to see more!  Such nice light!  From the people as well as the location!

Pipeline

So much of my work requires that I interact with people and with nature. Good thing I love to do both. Here is a shot of Davey Smith at Pipeline, on the North Shore of Oahu.   Dave is a goofy foot, (Right foot forward) so was a good location to showcase his talent. Remember being taken aback as to how many people were in the water at the time, competing for these giant, left barrels.  It was as if nature had created a ride for their amusement.  The photo was shot on Kodachrome 64 slide film of which I have recently been scanning.  Quite a project!

Tianna and Ryan at Hartley Botanical Gardens

Having shot many times at Hartleys, one of the most beautiful gardens for weddings in this area, I was thrilled when Tianna and Ryan chose me to photograph their day.  It was a perfect fit for this couple who loved a beautiful, natural environment to surround them and their families on this perfect day.  The Packard belongs to Tianna's father, who collects cars.  It fit beautifully with it's green colors and vintage touch.  Click HERE if you want to see more from their wedding.

Summertime!

Kangaroos at Anglesea, Torquay, Australia

Stubbies Surf Contest, Burleigh Heads, NSW, Australia

My son's father, David Pu'u at Duranbah, Coolangatta, Australia

This is Davey Smith.  He is an awesome surfer and taught my kids how to surf!  Haleiwa, Hawaii.  North Shore

It's finally summer and I'm super excited for all of the amazing weddings that I will get to photograph this year.  Just finishing up one for Tianna and Ryan at Hartley Botanical Garden.  Such a beautiful location and couple.  Then there is Jennifer and Josh's wedding on the Scarlett Belle. Another project that I'm working on is the scanning all of my slides.  When I first started in photography, my favorite subject was surfers and the ocean.  There were no digital cameras and Kodachrome 64 (slide film) was my film of choice.  It was how magazines wanted shots submitted to them.  Since the slides are now termed 'vintage,' the magazines have expressed an interest in reviewing the photo for print, but want them submitted digitally.  It's quite a task, so this year, I was able to have them done at ScanCafe.  Still waiting for some to come back (There were hundreds!) and then will begin sorting and identifying them.  Above photos are from those slides.  They are photos from about 30 years ago in Hawaii and Australia.  Looking forward to seeing more soon!

The month just flew by!  Proms season, with a few weddings and engagements sprinkled in.  And maternity!  Got invited to a baby shower for one of my brides, Roxanna and another bride, Lydia, was there!  Glad to squeeze in a maternity session with Roxanna before she delivered baby Luna, just yesterday!  We took them during last Sunday's luner eclipse!  Beautiful light!