Eileen + Nathan @ The Arboretum

July 20th, 2010:

In the middle of a blistering hot Sunday afternoon, in the middle of a Southern Californian heatwave, Felicia and I met up with Eileen and Nathan for an engagement shoot at the Los Angeles Arboretum.  After paying our $8 each and being cautioned by the front desk ladies against taking “Professional Photography” (they [...]

Shaby + Mike @ The Grove

July 13th, 2010:

Today my wonderful wife and I had the chance to meet up with Shaby and Mike at the Grove in Los Angeles for a late evening/twilight engagement session.  We all ran amok throughout The Grove, dodging security and garnering some great shots that show this young couple in love.  I love the perfect [...]

The Amazing Wife

April 21st, 2010:

Felicia (my wife) and I have wanted to be able to get in a “Spring” bridal shoot for her for a while now, and when we came across these fields with Annie and Justin a couple weeks ago, we knew we had to get back out to Topanga Canyon to create some images [...]

Sunset In Venice

April 3rd, 2010:

No,  not THAT Venice.
I spent Good Friday at the bustling Venice Beach in California, shooting an engagement session with Anna & Alan.
The winds were chilly but the light was as gorgeous as my wife and I walked with and photographed this happy couple.

A New Year

New Years Day 2010:

The tree stand looks sad and empty, and the front of the house looks dull with no lights.  Thus we begin a spectacular new year!

Santa Crawling V4.0

Intoxicated Claus:

Whats better than merely celebrating Christmas? Celebrating Christmas dressed as Santa Claus!
Whats better than merely celebrating Christmas dressed as Santa Claus? Celebrating Christmas dressed as Santa Claus whilst drinking too much!
…and that’s what we did! For the 4th year in a row we gathered a dozen Santas (and one Frosty!) and set out on [...]

Staycating

Early December:

My amazing wife went and did something amazing. While I guess I shouldn’t find that all too surprising in itself, this time she went above and beyond and got us a deluxe ocean view room at the Shangri-la Santa Monica for $6. Some internet reverse auction or something.  But we decided to take full [...]

Goals

The Future:

“A man is terribly wealthy if he can spend his life doing something he loves.”         -Bob Evans
About 4 years ago I came up with this list of things I want to do before I die.  I was feeling a little down lately, until I came across this and started checking things off.

Build my own [...]

When September Comes

Early September:

Been a mellow week or so, spent a few days in my Dad’s truck running boxes from Grandpa’s house in Orange County to Moms house in Riverside, we are quickly filling her garage.  The multiple 60-mile roundtrips had a soothing momentum to them, just blasting the music and letting my face get pummeled by [...]

The Ahlgren: Engaged

Paparazzi Style:
So my very good friend Daniel decided he wanted to pop the question to his lady Scherrie.  Not to be outdone by anyone, he made sure to make it an occasion to remember,  first he picked up a ring from Brilliant Earth, a supplier of conflict-free diamonds from eco-friendly mines in Canada, then he [...]