Yearly Archives: 2010

We love Anthony & Cassie!  We met them back in our Santa Barbara school days when lives revolved around photo shoots, and rushing to get assignments done.  Thankfully we have been able to remain good friends since then.  Anthony is a fellow photographer, and Cassie is an artist, author, and creator of the very creative blog Moon Face.  She also hand makes the cutest scarves and neck warmers that she sells on Etsy . If you haven’t seen her work, check it out.  I can’t wait to get my very own neck warmer in Crimson!  Recently they took some time out of their busy schedules to wander around Santa Monica and stop for some amazing pictures.  We hit up a few of the main spots such as the Santa Monica Pier, but found that we had the most fun shooting in little side alleys along the way.  We had a great day and got some fantastic pictures.  Thanks Anthony and Cassie, you guys are amazing!

So a few months ago I received a phone call from a friend of ours named Bill. He said that a group of friends with UTV’s (Utility Vehicles) were going to be heading on a midnight run from Lake Pleasant to Jerome in Arizona.  I figure that it would be fun to ride along.  The weather would be nice because it drops down to a fantastic 85 degrees at night and we can be in the hotel once the sun starts to cook Arizona.  Well Life being as it is, we end up leaving from the lake at 7 am just as it broke the 95 degree mark.  Regardless, we started our run up north.  Thankfully the temperature began to drop as we gained elevation. We had a few hiccups along the way, vehicles breaking down, tires popping on some of the very jagged rocks along the route.  But the unbelievable views from the many vistas, and the ever-changing landscape made any difficulties all worth it.  We had a fantastic time and really cannot wait to do it again.

These things are perfect for shooting video on these trips.

 

One of our breaks.

 

I can think of worse places to break down.

 

Don’t worry Bill, We will get it running again!

 

Brandon is ready to go!

 

It’s a dirty job but somebody has to do it.

 

Billy is so generous.

 

pit stop for water

 

On the chase

 

80 mph+ on the backroads.

 

Chop and his RZR

 

Billy’s Turbo GSXR Rhino, Soooo mean.

 

The group takes a pit stop near Mayer

 

We had a wonderful photo-shoot with Mallory’s two dogs, Evie and Lily.  Lily is the cutest little Welsh Terrier.  She is full to the brim with life and spunk, jumping around happily the moment we arrived for the photo-shoot. Lily was still picking up her toys wanting to play even when it was time for us to leave.  Her little sister Evie would love to play with toys too if only Lily would let her.  Evie’s story absolutely warmed our hearts.  She appeared in Mallory’s life on Christmas Eve 8 years ago.  Mallory had recently lost her dog and little homeless 4 month old Evie wandered into Mallory’s garage like a gift on Christmas Eve.  They have been inseparable ever sense.  Evie was so cute during our photo-shoot, every 10 minutes she would go running off to check on Mallory.  Once she was satisfied that Mallory was still around and doing fine, Evie would come bounding back to us for more treats and Photos.  Evie and Lily are fantastic dogs and we had a great time photographing them.

 

We found ourselves in possession of a cumbersome pile of old wood, and what better way to dispose of it then with a beach bonfire. We discovered recently that not only does Fiesta Island have enormous fire pits but that it’s also dog friendly.  It was last minute and very spontaneous, but we loaded down the truck with our wood, tossed the doggies in the car and headed off for a Bonfire.  Luckily it wasn’t too crowded on Fiesta Island so we were able to find a fire pit we liked right away.  It overlooked the water Skiing Jumps out in the bay, so we got a nice show from a couple skiers as we set up our spot.  The dogs were in heaven, with all the sand, seaweed, and generally doggie smells.  We let everyone off their leashes including Brett.  Maggie however had to be regulated and put back on leash almost immediately.  She’s going deaf in her old age.  All the smells were so intoxicating to her that she kept wandering off and couldn’t hear us calling her back.  Of if she did hear us (which I think she can sometimes) she just blatantly refused to come back to us.  We all had a great time cooking hotdogs, roasting marshmallows, and making a really big fire.  Fiesta Island is one of our new favorite places in San Diego.  We can’t wait to gather up enough wood to warrant another bonfire.

Maggie was so cute and kept sitting on our wood pile.  This, however, was not very helpful.

Piglet was super sneaky and kept stealing our chairs when we weren’t looking.

Everyone wanted a bite of hotdog!

Everyone wanted a bite of hotdog!

Kita had so much fun running around in the sand, but then again what dog wouldn’t.

Maggie who enjoys the finer things in life, watched the sun set.