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Good evening everyone,

For those outside of Los Angeles, our fair city was hit hard by Santa Ana winds and a large section of LA was out of power. Luckily, my pad was not affected, so my friends and family camped at my place until their power was restored. It was a rather fun weekend to have so much people stay in my house! Parts of Los Angeles is still under construction, but hopefully everything will be recovered in a timely manner. =)

Tammy and Thomas are two close friends of mine and I was more than happy to photograph their engagement session at UCLA! Tammy and I grew up together since high school and went to the same college, so UCLA was quite sentimental for the both of us. We ran around from Royce Hall to the Sculpture Gardens for their pictures! We then made a pit stop at Santa Monica for lunch and wrapped up our engagement photography session in Downtown Los Angeles at Art District! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles)

Powell Library – UCLA

Library voices only!

Art District – Los Angeles

We swung by Los Angeles Art District for some colors in their engagement photos!

Danny and I just had to jump into the last photo to wrap up their engagement photography session!

Tammy and Thomas will be getting married later this year at Chino Hills Golf Course in Orange County.

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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It was a wonderful day in Sunny Los Angeles where Patricia and Christian had their engagement session done. This spunky couple wanted not only timeless photos, but some edgy photos to the point where we can get kicked out, which we did at one point! Couples who love to get into a bit of trouble fits my profile perfectly. We started our engagement session in the old parts of Los Angeles near Art District where everything is a work of art, even every inch of the walls were paved with amazing arban paint. Afterward, we roamed all over Los Angeles Union Station, Hotel Figueroa, and concluded at Disney Concert Hall. Check it out!

Art District
Los Angeles, CA

After we had our fun at LA Art District, we went through a few hidden alleys and onto live train tracks! Fortunately, Patricia was very agile with her heels and was not phased by the uneven ground and tracks throughout our photo shoot.

De Amore~! What a coincidence that we found something like this on the ground. =P

Hotel Figueroa
939 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015

I must say, the bar tenders at Hotel Figueroa made the absolutely BEST mojitos in town. We each splurged a bit on a drink during our break before we continued with our photo shoot inside.

Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles, CA

Instead of shooting at the concert hall, why not take the photos to the street?!

Stay tuned and there will be more to come from Patricia and Christian. They plan to host a destination wedding at Cabo San Lucas once the details are set in stone. I cannot wait!!!

Over and out,

Doug- Contact Me!

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Hollywood has so much history in terms of the City of Stars, along with all the movie sets and tourist attractions. Tom actually works in the movie industry, so Hollywood was an ideal place for these two love birds to have their engagment pictures taken. We started out at the Kodak Theater and moved along Hollywood strip. It was fortunate that Tom knew his way around secluded areas in Hollywood to avoid the hustle and bustle of the traffic generated from the cars and tourists that populated the streets.

Kodak Theater
6801 Hollywood Blvd # 180
Los Angeles, CA 90028-6139

It took a few rounds for this photo. There were too many kids playing in the fountain at the time and stood in front of my camera. I should have taken a few photographs of those kids that danced in front of me. =)

Roosevelt Hotel
7000 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028

There were many beautiful murals such like this following engagement photo all over the walls of Hollywood. Nina and Tom somehow always took interest in this specific one.

We later drove down a few miles on the outskirts of Hollywood for some peace and quiet in a local park to conclude our engagement photo session.

Nina and Tom hosted their wedding at Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica early this Summer.

Peace,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Hello everyone,

Sorry for the SUPER LONG delay since my last blog post. My couples were itching to see their wedding photographs on my blog, which means that it is time to stop slacking off. I will try to keep everyone up-to-date from now on. My first post will feature Susana and Lydell. This couple wanted their engagement photo session to take place in Hollywood, CA! The city was filled with lively attractions and performers, which paired up well with Susana and Lydell’s personalities. Although there are plenty of tourist spots for pictures in Hollywood, we took the road less taken. We traveled behind the streets of Hollywood Blvd. to capture these beautiful and fun engagement pictures. Enjoy!

Our first pit stop was the historical landmark in Hollywood – The Magic Castle. Since The Magic Castle opens only for dinner, we were able to utilize this beautiful Victorian home for our engagement pictures!

The Magic Castle
7001 Franklin Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90028-8603
(323) 851-3314
www.magiccastle.com‎

After our photo shoot at The Magic Castle, we trekked back down the hill to Hollywood Blvd. Our next stop was Roosevelt Hotel. Here is a tip about photographing an engagement session in Roosevelt Hotel – Do not use flash and watch out for the employees! I learned my lesson and was escorted out, but the risk was worth it for the following photos! ^_^

Roosevelt Hotel
7000 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 466-7000

Although we ran into the authorities, we did not let that small hiccup spoil our mood for the rest of our engagement session. We concluded everything on the streets of Hollywood Blvd.

Throughout the entire photo shoot, Susana and Lydell were amazing to work with! They will be hosting their wedding at Black Gold Golf Course at Yorba Linda next spring!

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Hello everyone!

I just finished an awesome engagement photography session with Mariam and Faisal at Downtown Los Angeles. Mariam wanted brown and blue colors for her engagement session. What better place to photograph an engagement session than the rustic brown buildings and blue skies of Downtown LA! We settled to photograph the their engagement session at MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) in Los Angeles. The reddish-brown textured walls at MOCA offered the perfect background for this photo shoot. Afterwards, we photographed the rest of their engagement session in the middle of the street! It was daring, but we are furious enough to take the risk! Check it out.

Engagement photography session first took place at the MOCA, Los Angeles

I love the intricate details on their traditional Indian outfits!

The engagement photo shoot took off to the streets!

Of course, a lady always deserves a solo picture in any engagement session!

Welps, I hope you all like it. Their wedding is still pending, but I cannot wait to photograph them again!

Over and out,

Doug – Contact Me!

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