Here is an image of Natalie, an art student. She had a natural beauty that was easy to capture. We went to a small park and one of her friends held a reflector to bounce some light on Natalie.

Here is another example of finding gorgeous light and not wasting time with lights or reflectors. Of course, Britney is gorgeous and so is her hair and makeup. At the same time, I don’t want to waste her time or mine so placing her in the right light and finding a good pose is all it takes!

This was taken at the Heritage Museum of Orange County which is in Santa Ana, California.

Cosplay is a contraction of costume player. There are cosplayers of many types such as those who attend the Renaissance Faires and play characters from that time period. This cosplayer is a fan of Anime, a cultural phenomenon that arose from Japanese animation but now extends far beyond Japan.

2015 Anime Expo, Los Angeles Convention Center – 7/4/2015 – Los Angeles, California

This is an outdoor portrait taken of Rachel. The foliage makes it look like Hawaii. However it’s taken at a location I enjoy to shoot at not far from the beach in Los Angeles!

This is Sophia posed in front of a simple white background in the studio. It’s not her hat — it’s a prop that I gave her and she used it beautifully.

Down the block from my studio there is a white picket fence that, at the right time of day, bounces beautiful light against this brick wall. Here Samantha looks amazing and we weren’t distracted by setting up lights and waiting for them to recycle. We didn’t need an assistant either. Simplicity is always best!

This is an image of Loryn Shay who needed a few minutes to warm up to sitting in a studio in front of a camera. But once she warmed up she was a charmer. Her mother brought some of her toys which helped to keep her comfortable and engaged.

This is the beautiful Ty’kea Trichelle who I photographed backstage at a showing of new designs by Adolfo Sanchez Fashions

This is an image of Nickii Jean, a beautiful model, and the woman behind Nickii Jean magazine. We shot in front of the Jesus Wall a studio at The Brewery, an artist’s colony on the east side of downtown LA.