Thank you, thank you, thank you! To every person we spoke to and came to our call, we appreciate your efforts!
We want to acknowledge everyone that came to help us:
The Staff, Faculty, Administration, and Students of CSU Fullerton.
You Titans know how to support each other!
The Staff, Faculty, Administration, and Students of Chapman
Staff and Admin at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
Staff and Admin at St Josephs Medical Center
Staff, Admin, and Patients at T Medical Center
(I hope no one died while you were voting. LOL just a joke)
Employees and Shoppers of Brea Mall
Employees and Shoppers of Cerritos Mall
Our friends and family
PhotogShootout
the [B] School
Our loyal readers
our client friends
Last but not certainly not least, our facebook and twitter friends.
Special mention: Thank you Mike, you were awesome! Your skills and tact are going to take you places! You are a great leader and entrepreneur, I'm honored to be your friend.
Kevin - Couldn't have done it without you!
Megan and Natalie, - Thank you! You guys had the hardest jobs of all! We appreciate all the running you did.
Special shoutouts: Mom, Dad, Victor, Frances, Heather, Owen, Shirley, Leilani, Vanessa, Dom, Kerry, Peyton, Mark, Jeff, Laura, Patty, Rebecca, Kevin, Sandy, Cassandra, Pat, Vennita, Catherine, Cathy, Dana, Stephanie, Susan, Penny, Thao, Stefanie, Barbara, Shirley, Catherine, Dana, Matt, (SWOT!!!), Claudine, Jimmy, Robin, Norma, Leticia... omg the list could go on forever. I will personally thank you if I see you around!
Robert and Jessica
Many years ago, I picked up camera for the first time because my then-best friend, Jessica, attended film school at CSU Fullerton, and I loved to tag along for her projects. I did do my own thing in Biology and Business, but with every step along the way... the film projects, sleepless nights editing, internships, I was there with her, relishing every moment. Jump to 2009 - 6 months in as newlyweds, school debt up the yin yang, we stepped up our game and turned our art into a business.
Just a few days ago, "Jessica Elizabeth Photography" was honored as one of the Top 20 Wedding Photographers for California. This alone was such a surprise and blessing. It's always nice to have your efforts recognized and we're grateful for the consideration.
What totally and unexpectedly blew us away however, was the amount of support we had this weekend....
There are TONS of wedding photographers in California. The amount of OC photographers alone probably make up the population in Maine! Many who deserve to be in this poll... aren't (marketing? idk). To be in the competitive ranks with some very talented and stylish photographers like Gavin and Erin Wade, Richelle Dante, Ed Pingol, Sarah Chen, and KLK to name a few, is completely humbling and inspiring.
Jess and I currently don't have an awesome website... not yet anyway (but I'm totally loving Richelle Dante's ShowIT site), but we know what is most important. We have and will continue to do what we do best, BE Jessica Elizabeth Photography. There's so much more to wedding photography than just artistic photographs. Jess and I pride ourselves in the experience we provide to our clients, our friends. It's the memories that we try our absolute best to create, and that itself is an art form. The talent we are surrounded with is hot. There are amazing new and veteran photographers that we respect and admire and it is an honor to be amongst them.
Whomever you supporters are: friends or family, colleagues or future clients, or readers even, I want you to know that because of this pleasant surprise, we feel like we're on top of the world! You inspire us to be better. You inspire us to keep going. We've never come close to placing in contests before, and while the polls can change dramatically by end on July 28th you should know it wouldn't matter to us if we lose. We're up against some heavy competition. To us, this has been a victory for Jessica Elizabeth Photography. We're doing something right. And we'll keep making a difference, one client, one friend, at a time. Jessica and I want to thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. (The moment calls for cheese! Don't roll your eyes at the screen =P )
But hey... it wouldn't hurt to win. =)
Please vote for Jessica Elizabeth Photography
here: bridepop
Voters are allowed one vote per day through July 28th at midnight EST!
Rock on!
Rob
It's funny that these nowadays fortune cookies aren't what they used to be.
I guess they've run out of ways to say "Luck will come your way." Instead, fortune writers are turning to nonsensical words of wisdom like "It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end." ........ WHAT???? O.o
But tonight, I got a very appropriate note from my little yummy treat.
Profound isn't it?
So since I'm in some weird "Confucius say:" mood, I will write my post in good ole' fortune cookie fashion...
Some of these are plain and simple, but most have a hidden, epiphanic, mind-blowing, WHOA.... type moment, so take the time to think and if you figure me out... AwEsomEnEss! :) Hope you get something out of it!
What does this have to do with photography? well... your mindset and philosophies manifest in your performance and art.
- Count your blessings.
- If you think you have the most horrible life, just remember that you're not living in (insert 3rd world country here) fighting for your own life let alone basic human rights.
- There's always someone out there who will be ahead of you... except if you turn the other direction and pull out a mirror they will always be behind.
- Success isn't tangible. It's a journey with no final destination.
- If you think you're doing fine, you're not. If you think you're doing bad, you're not.
- Everything can be answered by this one equation, E = MC squared.... a child who can say "mom" or dad" knows this.
- Failure is when you've accepted something is impossible.
- Be _______________.
- A 'To do' list... is transactional, but a 'STOP doing' list, is transformational.
- You can have it all, you just can't have it all at once.
Rob
I love that from this perspective the the kites don't look much bigger than the seagulls.
But in reality, the kites range anywhere from 27-81 feet!
There were about 15 kitesurfers in the water at a time. Wish we had the 14-24mm to capture it all :(
This wave totally consumed him!
Rob loves the leading lines in this photo.
For a minute there, it looked like his was about to be carried away by the kite. I probably would have floated out to sea- LOL.
Active Bluff Failures? Nice and safe!
The lone windsurfer.
For the record, "Issa Mom" = " It's a mama's baby" but said quickly and with excitement!
(02.25.10)