Yearly Archives: 2009

Diana & Gabriel's Wedding @ Pasadena City Hall

Some favorites from Diana and Gabriel’s wedding in Pasadena:While Diana was getting ready for her big day, I showed her the book of her engagement photo session we did at Laguna Beach and Mission San Juan Capistrano. It turned out amazing, but the best part of it was seeing Diana’s face light up when she...

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Wedding Photography Class @ Cypress College – Fall 2009

I’m really blessed to be able to teach at Cypress College! This fall semester I got a great group of eager students that compose of a wide range of backgrounds. Some are just starting out in the world of photography, ambitious to learn as much and as fast as they can. Some are more advanced...

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Trash the Dress Photography by Greg Bumatay

OK so here is the video clip of the Trash the Dress photo shoot I did for That Morning Show on E! Trash the Dress with Greg Bumatay Clip edited by Mon Villacorta – YOU ROCK – thank you for getting this to me so quick! Tags: Trash the Dress Photography by Greg Bumatay, Orange...

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Pamela & Nathan’s Wedding in Dana Point, CA

I’ve been looking forward to their wedding ever since we did their engagement pictures on the mountains up in Chino Hills. They looked so good in pictures because they have a way of tuning out the world and getting lost into each others eyes.  That means I get to easily capture truly romantic and natural...

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Debbie & Martin’s Wedding at Stone Manor in Malibu

Congratulations to Debbie and Martin on their beautiful wedding! The setting was at the scenic Stone Manor atop the hills of Malibu. This place was completely set up for everything – Debbie got ready upstairs, the reception site was on a lawn overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and the reception set up was on one of...

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Carissa’s Life Portraits

Another portrait session done with a rockstar model Carissa! We totally had fun in studio and walking around oldtown Fullerton. Her life portraits turned out great and really showed her outgoing personality. She can ham it up or get a little sexy, but it’s mostly about her positive energy during the photo shoot. Here are...

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E! Entertainment segment on Trash the Dress

I was contacted a few weeks ago by E! Entertainment about a new morning show they’re creating that will air this Fall season. The new show will be (tentatively) called The Breakfast Show, airing nationwide on E! Entertainment. The new show’s producer Stacey wanted to do a segment on “Trash the Dress” (TTD) and so...

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