Last week I shot Thanh and Nguyen. They know ahead of time that we're not going to have a lot of time on the day of the wedding so we scheduled a couple of hours to make sure we had some great stuff of them alone so we can be a little more relaxed when the day comes. We went to Laguna Beach and had a great time and were blessed with incredible light. Here are a few favorites!

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[July 12, 2008] jeret said:
Very nice my friend...
[July 13, 2008] Jory Cordy said:
good idea getting them done early. i freaking love the one shot by that kitchen!
[July 14, 2008] Amanda Auer said:
Cuuuuute, Michael! I love it!
[July 30, 2008] Jen said:
amazing photos on the jetties! wonderful location! WOW! amazing DOF you get in some of these photos...i'm not sure how you're doing it...but I'd love to know.

A few weeks ago I shot Emily and Colby's wedding outside Tulsa.  I'll be posting more soon but I was working on the images today and wanted to share a couple.

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[July 8, 2008] jeret said:
wow man... I can't wait to see the rest
[July 10, 2008] Sara said:
Wow, these are amazing...she will be thrilled! --Sara in San Antonio
[July 11, 2008] Evelyn said:
Those are pretty.
[July 30, 2008] Jen said:
great looking couple. beautiful location you had there. love the 2 you showed here!
[October 30, 2008] Asther said:
Love the one with the lake as background. Soooo romantic!
[December 2, 2008] Jade Webb said:
You're work is absolutely beautiful. I can't stop looking at these images. amazing
July 4, 2008 Portraits
A few weeks ago I went out to Ventura to shoot little 9 day old Will.

This was pretty much the way things went that afternoon... he's totally calm, "ok let's start shooting." Not so calm.will01.jpg
He eventually calmed down and went to sleep though and we got some really great images.

If you'd like to know more about portrait sessions please let me know. Just use the form on the contact page!
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[July 5, 2008] amyc said:
Nice, Michael. It's cool to see something totally different from you. I love these.
[July 7, 2008] Emily HeizeR said:
Ha ha, that's so classic "baby"... pretend to be good and then... WAHHHHH! :) He's a cutie though.
[July 7, 2008] wrecklessgirl said:
you are the bees knees. and i promise i only say that to super amazing peoples of the world.
[July 7, 2008] joyful weddings & events said:
So sweet! I love that bottom left one with the blue wall.
[July 30, 2008] Jen said:
"a-dorbs!" love the little feet! crying is cute too :)

After coming home from the Mammoth men trip and shooting two weddings this weekend, I'm just beginning to dig myself out of the mountain of work that piled up while I was gone.

A couple of weeks ago I shot Katherine and Jim's engagement pictures in Seal beach and had the best time. After the shoot they took me to Beachwood BBQ, right on Main St. It was awesome. If you're ever in the area you need to check it out. Make sure to try to Mac and Cheese if you go... its off the hook.


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kj06.JPG At the end of the shoot we were on the pier and I looked down to see these surfers just waiting to catch the last wave of the day back in. I don't know why but I really like this image.

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[July 3, 2008] jeret said:
These look awesome. Great job the last image is very cool. Makes me just want to jump right in.
[July 5, 2008] Mimi said:
Long-time lurker, first-time poster. LOVE the new blog! It looks fantastic! This shoot was incredible.. really love the one with the sun flare under the pier. Love your style and processing.. so yummy!
[July 6, 2008] angel swanson said:
beautiful images, michael! i know the couple is thrilled with them (and you!), too! i can't wait to work with you again on this fantastic wedding. ;-) hope you are having a great weekend. take care!
[July 30, 2008] Jen said:
Love the one you caught under the pier! Great eye to spot that shot!

The books are closed on day three of the most epic man-cation... ever. Here is my visual account of the day. Go look at the MAMMOTH MEN blog for a more complete view of our adventures.

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The was a cougar on the prowl in San Miguel... Rene Russo! She took quite a liking to Fred. Presumably because he's the only single guy among us. Oh, and because... she's a cougar! mantripday30008.jpg

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[June 25, 2008] Amanda Auer said:
Glad you're having so much fun with your dudes, Michael! Every guy needs some guy time!
[July 5, 2008] David Lee said:
Man your shots of those drain pipes are insane!! and incase your unaware...http://www.urbancougar.com/
June 24, 2008 Man Trip , Travel
No pictures to show yet but we have a poll on the Mammoth Men blog that gives you... yes YOU... the power to make us do whatever you want. Well as long as what you want us to do is one of the four options we give you on the poll. The power to decide is in your hands.

In the words of P.Diddy... SHAKE YOUR TAILFEATHER.

Wait, that's no the right quote... VOTE OR DIE.

Yeah that's the one.

Click here to vote!
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June 23, 2008 Man Trip , Travel

This morning we checked out the poll to see what our tasks were for the day.  The first one on the docket was to get to Solvang and eat some danish waffles in the Danish capitol of the United States.  We met up with the one and only Jose Villa, had an incredible breakfast and then set out on our next task... picking blueberries.

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We had this idea for an image of someones face just covered in blue berries. So Justin volunteered, grabbed a handful of berries and buried his face in them. We all gathered around expecting to see him covered in blue juice. Turns out, blueberries... not so blue. mt02.jpg

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[June 24, 2008] carrie@urbanbaby said:
that bw series is so great...and the others are terrific too.
[June 25, 2008] Helen (Dogeared) said:
Hee, I love them! The b&w series together, and especially the first photo with the blueberries up his nose. It's looking like a fantastic trip!
[June 26, 2008] amyc said:
Dude. Egan is so popped-collar-cool.
June 23, 2008 Man Trip , Travel

Last night we set off on the road trip to end all road trips. We got kind of a late start so we only got to stop to take pictures once but here are a few. I'll be posting the images here but you need to check out our RAD roadtrip blog where we'll all be collectively blogging images from the trip. You'll also be able to vote on what we're going to be doing every day.

Go to WWW.MAMMOTHMEN.COM to check out what's going on!

Our magical bus.

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This afternoon a bunch of friends and I are leaving on the most epic adventure... EVER. We rented a GIGANTIC tour bus and we're taking off this afternoon on a choose your own adventure road trip. Every day we'll be posting a survey on our blogs giving you guys the responsibility of pick our next destination and then we'll be shooting there and posting the images that night.

We also have a new blog that we'll all be posting on... check it out here:

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June 22, 2008 Miscellaneous , Travel
The wedding today was awesome. The bride and groom were so great and the setting was incredible. I'll try to put some images up in the next few days. In fact I'll be blogging a whole lot this week. I'm about to leave the hotel here in Tulsa, its about 3:15am. I have a 6:00 flight and I'm on stand by for a connecting flight in Houston. I'm actually coming home only to leave again a few hours later.  Its going to be something really sweet, so come back and see what's going on!


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