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Friday, February 12, 2010

SoCal PhotogShootOut | Pasadena, CA

Posted in Engagements, Trash the Dress, Wedding

Yesterday, I had a FANTASTIC time at the SoCal PhotogShootout. The focus of the day was basically a mock engagement/wedding event with a Romeo & Juliet theme. It basically went through the process of a typical engagement, getting ready, details, ceremony, bridal session, couple session, and reception in a matter of 4 hours. It was an opportunity for people to get a chance to practice and experiment and learn from each other. I also had a great time meeting old friends and making some new ones. This event allowed me to test out different ideas I had in my mind and get creative and relax. It was so much fun and I learned so much from everyone around me. It was a very well coordinated event so I have to give a big thanks to the coordinators: Matt Saville and Hanssie Trainor. You guys did a fantastic job so a very sincere thank you to you both. I’m sure it was a lot of work to put together in such a short amount of time.

Below you will see some of the awesome pictures I took throughout the day to showcase a typical engagement/wedding day process. I hope you take the time to look through it all. The models/hair/makeup/stylists all did a great job too! Enjoy!!

VENDORS:

Venue: The Romanesque Room

Coordinator: Amanda Auer of In the Now Weddings

Florist: Honey and Poppies

DJ: Marcel Gonzalez of FirstChoice Entertainment

Rentals: Town & Country

Catering: Jay’s Catering

Venue Concierge: Mary Lallande

Bakery: Colette at Fancy That! Cupcakes 909.524.1864

Linens: Wildflower

Styling: Michelle Cunningham

Hair/Makeup: Kacee Geoffroy & Becca

Hair/Makeup: Alisha Baijournas

Specialty: Classic Party Rentals

MODELS:

Ashley Matthews

Joanna Calderon

Shane Johnson

Ashley and Sean Smetona

Dustin Smetona

Kristin Vaughn

Jennifer King

Mike Salmon

Kacee Geoffrey

Erik Geoffrey

Capri Geoffrey

Mackenize Trainor

Sam Dominick

Tim Wilkins

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Posted in Engagements, Trash the Dress, Wedding Tags: alisha baijournas, engagement, fancy that cupcakes, firstchoice entertainment, hanssie trainor, honey and poppies florist, in the now weddings, jennifer king, kacee geoffrey, mary lallande, matt saville, michelle cunningham, pasadena, romanesque, socal photogshootout, Wedding

5 comments

charla BLUE - February.17.2010 - 8:18 pm

These are stunning! I love your style. So fresh and fun!

cindee bae - February.15.2010 - 1:44 pm

hey sabrina, it was good to see you on thurs., even though we only caught each other right before heading off!
btw, loove, love the last image, it’s to die for!! and girl, you’re super fast at editing/uploading the images, lol!!

Hanssie Trainor - February.15.2010 - 10:10 am

Awesome shots Sarina! Glad you were able to come and play

Jono - February.12.2010 - 10:48 pm

hey Sarina – i love these pictures! esp the last bunch! so crisp and beautiful!

Richard - February.12.2010 - 2:02 pm

Very cool, Sarina! You got some great shots from the event. Of course my favorite is the ‘flare’ shot. Hopefully, I’ll be able to make the next one…

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

iMAC Desktop

Posted in Personal

Lookie lookie!! I finally got with the times and purchased a brand new iMac desktop computer. I had my homemade PC for 5 years now and it has been giving me problems since it was created. My boyfriend, Hao, just got a new iMac and has been advising me how I needed an upgrade especially with my photography business growing. After a lot of thought, I decided it was time to get with the times and upgrade. I have a cousin moving in with me as of next month, so I will be giving him my PC to use while I use my new iMac for all my photo editing needs. So far, editing has been fabulous. It’s super fast and has been saving me time and energy.

The iMac also allows me to have tons of more free space on my corner desk area. I love when I have more space! I hate clutter! But I have to admit, I am not used to the keyboard, mouse, or shortcuts yet. It’s going to take me a while to get used to the functionality of a iMac. But it’s going to be fun learning. Now if only I could convince myself to get an iPhone…in due time…in due time….

Posted in Personal Tags: apple, desktop, imac, mac, photography tools

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Kyle - February.13.2010 - 11:50 pm

very nice! it matches so well with the table! i also have the same wallpaper! got it from interfacelift.com? haha

Gavin Wade - February.10.2010 - 3:29 pm

Welcome to the Apple brotherhood! I was like you, totally against Apple and had no clue what was where…just hang in there. Once you figure everything out, you’ll never go back! Plus, it does miracles for your workflow!!

Congrats on the new computer! Looks killer Have fun!

Monday, February 8, 2010

NEW Business Cards

Posted in Personal

Just got myself some new business cards!! I love them!

Posted in Personal Tags: business cards, uvcards, uvcards.com

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Blair Van Bussel - Blair Nicole Photography { @BlairVB } - February.8.2010 - 3:27 pm

So cute!!!

Friday, February 5, 2010

Shooting for fun with Jen @ Cal Poly Pomona

Posted in Personal, Portraits

The other day my dear friend Jennifer and I hung out. After the mall, some lunch, and some fun chit chat we ended up at my old college campus of Cal Poly Pomona. Man, I haven’t been here for years and the library looks WAY better and now there’s a real parking structure! Geez! I guess that’s where my money went. I wish i could have enjoyed these facilities when I was actually studying on campus. It would have been awesome!

In any case, Jen didn’t anticipate me doing a portrait session of her but it was fun for me to practice and just have some fun with my camera. Here are some of the fun shots I took of Jen and of the Japanese Garden on campus.

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Posted in Personal, Portraits Tags: cal poly pomona, california state polytechnic university pomona, japanese garden, Portraits

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Nate and Brianne | USC Engagement Session

Posted in Engagements

USC holds a very special place in the hearts of Nate and Brianne.

They both graduated from USC
They both love USC football
They both love the USC traditions
They both were in the USC marching bands together!

As fate would have it, they never met when they were actually going to school at USC. Instead, they met through mutual friends soon after. I was surprised to find that they never met even though they were in the same marching band together! But I guess the marching band must be that huge! hehe

It’s no wonder the couple wanted to take their engagement session at USC. We trekked around campus going to the marching band building, played some football, and even kicked the infamous lamp for good luck! I learned a lot about USC and its rich traditions. It made me want to go back to college and do it all over again. But then I realized all the papers and exams and I realize that’s not a good idea! haha

Here are some of the fun shots taken with Nate and Brianne at the USC campus. It’s a beautiful campus! Can’t wait for their wedding in June!

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Posted in Engagements Tags: E-session, nate and brianne, university of southern california, usc, usc engagement

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