The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society needs your help. Bucket, my friend who is amazing and kind needs your help. I need your help. I can not give in the way of running a marathon (maybe one day) but I feel like photography is what I have to offer. Bucket has been an amazing friend and I am so proud of the work she is doing for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Not only does she train like crazy but she spends an incredible time fund raising which is no easy task. This foundation means a great deal to me, having lost a friend at a very young age to Leukemia is something that I will never forget. I know that so many of you out there have been affected in some way by this disease. To help raise some money for the society and for Bucket who is gearing up to run 26.2 miles (shes nuts), I am going to raffle off a session! I am so excited about this and I want so much for Bucket not only to reach her fund raising goal but to surpass it! I definitely believe she can do it. So this is what the winner will receive: - A one hour portrait session with me. - (3) 8x10 prints of your choosing from the session - A DVD Slideshow from your session (comes complete in a leather case and a 4x6 print) - A disk of all your images! I will travel up to one hour from the Pasadena area. So all you need to do is make a $10 donation between April 14-30 and that buys you an entry into the raffle. Every $10 gets you an entry so donate $20 and get two entries. It is simple and the money is going to such a worthy cause! If you can't donate we ask that you just spread the word. If you don't want the session you can always give it as a gift! Here is a link to Buckets site where you can make your donation! http://www.active.com/donate/tntgla/give2thebucket Thank you!

Ok so I have been wanting to get family portraits done forever. The last time we actually had family portraits was when Alex was about 2 months old. I know it's a long time and if that's not bad enough the portraits were done at a department store which I won't name. So basically it looks like everyone elses family portrait that showed up that day. To me family portraits are so important and really tell a lot about a family. It's also great to have someone capture your family in a way you don't often see them. A couple of months ago Brian Khang posted on his website that he would be generously giving his services in exchange for a donation made for his friend, who will be running a marathon for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I jumped at the chance.. I knew this would be a worthy cause and to be able to get family portraits? That was a bonus. On Sunday we met up with Brian in Newport Beach and had a blast shooting with him! Alex was in lala land as per usual. This kid has an imagination that just doesn't quit! My favorite part was hanging out with Brian and Helen for dinner after the shoot. We went to Nick's parents restaurant and introduced Brian to some killer Armenian food! Brian thanks again for capturing my family so beautifully! I stole a couple to show you you but you can check out his blog for the rest. Oh and while we are talking about the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society my dear friend Susan (we affectionately call her Bucket) is holding a raffle to help raise some money for the marathon she will be participating in. If you are a scrapper and want some great stuff check out her site for more details on the raffle and her stamps on Etsy (which are totally adorable) All the proceeds from her store go to this very worthy cause. Im so proud of her and know she is going to do great! Girl I will see you at salsa class next week (I will explain this later but dont expect pictures of me salsa dancing) This is my favorite!