I just returned from a New York and had a wonderful trip.  I taught a seminar at PhotoPlus hosted by PDN at the Javitz center.  It went really - I was very fortunate because I had an amazing audience!  The week was full of interviews, speaking, and catching up with good friends. 

It was a great honor to see my photographs throughout the show on signage and hanging as a banner over the expo floor.



Below is a photograph of my friend Steve Inglima and me at an industry dinner.  Steve is in charge of the famous "Explorers of Light" program hosted by Canon USA.

This fall I was selected to speak at Photo Plus in New York which is a huge honor.  I will be speaking along side some of the industries biggest legends such as Steve McCurry, Chris Rainier, Joe McNally, John Paul Caponigro, Michael Grecco,Greg Gorman, Joyce Tenneson, and Lauren Greenfield to name a few.

Please see course and expo description below:

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PDN PhotoPlus continues to be on the cutting edge of what's happening in photography and imaging. Since 1983 we've put on the leading show in the industry - attracting all the exhibitors you want to see, and the industry names you want to network with!

Gain inspiration and knowledge from some of the greatest photographers and imaging experts in the world, with over 100 seminars, special events and hands-on workshops. Whether you're a seasoned professional or an advanced amateur, we have the photographic education you need to strengthen your competitive advantage.

For more information, please visit Photo Plus Website.

ISPWP - International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers has selected my images for the following awards in their quarterly contest.

When I met Kate, she was working as an art director for a top agency in San Francisco.  I knew that her wedding would be beautiful and full of unique custom details.  Despite my high expectations, I was still blown away by how everything came together.  The wedding had a contemporary yet intimate feel and took place amongst the lush, tropical landscape of The Holly Farm in Carmel.  Additionally, the people working at Holly Farm absolutely love what they do and created such a positive atmosphere for everyone.  It was an amazing wedding with such a beautiful and fun couple!

We were just informed that Keisha and Troy Dixon's rehearsal dinner will be featured in the next issue of Elegant Bride.  The party was held in the Caribbean Islands and was full of great food, flowing rum, and lots of dancing.  The decor was impeccable and it was an incredibly amazing event!

One of my favorite weddings of 2007, Kate & Kevin at Thunderbird Lodge, is going to be featured in the Feb/Mar 09 issue of Modern Bride.  I will post feature upon publication and in the meantime you may enjoy their wedding slide show.

The leading wedding guide company of California, Here Comes The Guide, has recently published CHS images on their blog.  The images are from one of my favorite weddings of the year, Lucy & Ross at Viansa Winery, which was coordinated by incredibly talented Denise Auerbach and Laura Johnson.  Please enjoy the blog.

I was extremely fortunate to be included in Ron Dawson's F-Stop Beyond Series.  He has interviewed many of our industries top professionals such as the Woods, Michelle Celentano, Jim Garner, Joe Photo, etc.  He is an incredible artist himself and did and amazing job.   Below is his interview description and link to the show.

What do a massage therapist and a wedding and portrait photographer have in common? Well, you gotta listen if you want to find out. Perhaps it was Catherine Hall's experience as the former that contributed to her being such a terrific photographer. Or, maybe it was the nationally acclaimed skiing she used to do that gave her the competitive edge to rise above the rest. Or, perhaps, despite the fact that she was a middle child, instead of embracing a "Jan Brady" ("Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!") attitude, Catherine always saw herself AS Marcia. Whatever the secret, Catherine's experience as an editorial, portrait, and wedding photographer have made her creme of the crop in the industry (she was one of only a few women selected as "Young Guns" earlier this year at WPPI). This is one of those episodes that will make you laugh as well as give you inspiration. We cover a whole host of topics: childhood; massage therapy; skiing; west coast vs. east coast (she's bi-coastal, "not that there's anything wrong with that."); and, at the end, she gives us her take on two of the most oft-asked questions she gets as a speaker and instructor: how do you get sponsors and how do you get to charge high fees? We cover such a variety of topics, I've crowned Catherine "The Tangent Queen." 

Please enjoy the SHOW.

Sarah and Mike had a stylish, elegant, and contemporary wedding that took advantage all the city has to offer.  We started at the St. Regis for getting ready photos and portraits of the bride and groom, then continued on to an incredibly beautiful and serene ceremony at the Garden of Shakespeare's Flowers in Golden Gate Park, and the evening concluded with an intimate dinner party style reception at one SF's hippest restaurants, Foreign Cinema.  They made my job easy by being such a lovely couple with impeccable taste.