Old Town Alexandria, VA

Here are some photos from an afternoon in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Old Town is great place to check out some local artist at the Torpedo Factory and watch performances by local musicians. While I was down there I discovered 10 year-old Geoffrey Gallante, who is an amazing trumpet player.

Sal and Julia's Despedida :(

I know it's been a while...

Here are some photos from our great friend's despedida...aka going away. Julia and Sal are a great down-to-earth couple who know how to get down. I'm going to miss these guys! I guess that's why I love photography - it's an opportunity to make memories and make images of people as you want to remember them.

I took these photos with my film camera using Kodak Portra 400. 

Family Backyard BBQ

Here are a few photos with the family hanging out having a backyard BBQ - what better way to spend a sunny Sunday? The first of many this year.

Tiffany's Birthday Celebration : Washington, DC

On Saturday I had the chance to photograph Tiffany's roaring 20's theme birthday celebration! Hands down, this was one of the best birthday parties I've ever been to. Before the festivities started, I did a quick photo shoot with Tiffany and her loved ones. Check out the photos below - Happy Birthday Tiffany!

Barrel Tasting in Sonoma County, California

I finally made it back from another awesome trip to Napa and Sonoma this morning. I spent a long weekend with friends catching up over food and wine...and more food and wine. Below are pictures from the annual Wine Road Barrel Tasting event in Sonoma County. We had an opportunity to taste wines from the barrel and compare them to current releases. This is a great way to buy futures...and hang with friends. In one day we visited five wineries in all which included Hook & Ladder Winery, Harvest Moon, Sunce Winery, Inman Winery and Benovia Winery. This is something everyone should consider at least one, if not every year ;).

This is the first time I used the new Kodak Portra 400 for all you film junkies out there. Super light sensitive film, but love the results. I used Walgreens for scanning so they're not the best quality scans.

More photos to come from this awesome weekend!