tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369109482011-04-21T18:40:05.487-07:00Focus on You Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123914970934018083noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36910948.post-33935382299087564642007-11-01T13:29:00.001-07:002007-11-01T13:37:05.618-07:00Ok, ok, ok. I know I started this blog a loooooong time ago and have done a terrible job of keeping it current. What can I say -- it's been a busy year! Anyway, on to bigger and better things...........................<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36910948-3393538229908756464?l=focusonyouphotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focus on You Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123914970934018083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36910948.post-53070483125755181762007-11-01T13:29:00.000-07:002007-11-06T12:44:21.942-08:00<a href="http://focusonyou.biz/blogcontenct/tessreyes"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127978034661721778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ecz5uzgVaMg/Ryo82nQEhrI/AAAAAAAAAAM/emiP-zH6G94/s320/IMG_9273.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ecz5uzgVaMg/Ryo823QEhsI/AAAAAAAAAAU/m3tRZi2oPh4/s1600-h/IMG_9393.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127978038956689090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ecz5uzgVaMg/Ryo823QEhsI/AAAAAAAAAAU/m3tRZi2oPh4/s320/IMG_9393.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ecz5uzgVaMg/Ryo83XQEhtI/AAAAAAAAAAc/LnO0K0iY4jo/s1600-h/IMG_9538.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127978047546623698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ecz5uzgVaMg/Ryo83XQEhtI/AAAAAAAAAAc/LnO0K0iY4jo/s320/IMG_9538.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tess is this petite, artistic dynamo with a power house of a voice. A few weeks ago, we did a photo shoot for the cover of her new CD. What fun we had! We spent most of the day shooting in the studio and then headed to downtown Danville to do some more shots in front of this old phone booth. Sweet. So here are some of Tess' favorites from the day. Go ahead and watch the </span><a href="http://focusonyou.biz/blogcontent/TessReyes"><span style="font-family:verdana;">slide show</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> -- it's Tess singing "Life so Wonderful."</span></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here's the link to Tess' website </span><a href="http://tessreyes.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">tessreyes.com</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Just click on her photo on the home page to enter.</span></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://focusonyou.biz/blogcontent/tessreyes"></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36910948-5307048312575518176?l=focusonyouphotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Focus on You Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123914970934018083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36910948.post-1162330025767631162006-10-31T13:26:00.000-08:002006-11-16T12:22:05.603-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/1600/IMG_0000.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/400/IMG_0000.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.focusonyou.biz/KirstenAldolfo/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">View a slideshow of Adolfo and Kirsten's photos.</span></a><br /></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/1600/IMG_0001.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/400/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I first met Kirsten when she and her Mom came for our wedding consultation.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Kirsten was referred by Tess Reyes, one of my clients with an absolutely fabulous voice, who is working on her first record album. (Ok, does using the word “record” make me sound old or what?) </span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Kirsten was such a sweetie, I wondered what Adolfo was like.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">I was thrilled when she called a short time later to say they wanted me to photograph their wedding.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">I got to meet Adolfo when we did the Engagement Shoot and he is just as sweet as Kirsten.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">They really are very cute together.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial">The wedding was a picture-perfect day!<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>The ceremony was at the Church of the Valley in San Ramon – very nice spot to photograph.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>It doesn’t even have red carpet!<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>Kirsten was absolutely beautiful and seemed to be quite calm……until she started down the aisle…….then the tears started as soon as she saw Adolfo.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>He had this big smile on his face as he watched Kirsten.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>She regained her compose quickly, though.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The reception was at Dublin Ranch – my first time photographing at this location.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">I wish we could have arrived when it was still light out – golf courses always provide nice backgrounds for shooting.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">The music was provided by a Mariachi Band, which I’m guessing was Adolfo’s Dad’s idea.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">He seemed to really enjoy their music!</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">The evening ended with an impromptu portrait session in the lobby of Dublin Ranch, where different groups of Adolfo and Kirsten’s friends and family gathered to have a photo with them – what a fun evening!</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial"></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/1600/IMG_0004.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/400/IMG_0004.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/1600/IMG_0002.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/400/IMG_0002.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/1600/IMG_0003.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/400/IMG_0003.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/1600/IMG_0006.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/400/IMG_0006.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/1600/IMG_0005.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/400/IMG_0005.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/1600/IMG_0007.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/400/IMG_0007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/1600/IMG_0008.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7266/4134/400/IMG_0008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p><p>View <a href="http://focusonyou.biz/KirstenAldolfo/">slideshow </a><br /><a href="http://www.pictage.com/event.jsp?event_id=203307">Proofs</a></p><div style="border: 2px solid orange; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 0px; display: none; z-index: 99999; left: 193px; top: -1px; height: 364px;" id="Clipmarks1931BorderDiv1699"></div><div style="border: 2px solid orange; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; width: 0px; display: none; z-index: 99999; left: 485px; top: -1px; height: 364px;" id="Clipmarks2486BorderDiv4578"></div><div style="border: 2px solid orange; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; height: 0px; display: none; z-index: 99999; left: 193px; top: -1px; width: 292px;" id="Clipmarks393BorderDiv6163"></div><div style="border: 2px solid orange; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; height: 0px; display: none; 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