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john's blog
Notice: I will book budget photography jobs per request. I am retired from photography. Please ignore my package/pricing. I will only take budget customers per request. I served Ventura County for over a decade. I have photographed hundreds of weddings. Email me: (home at venturaphoto dot com).
* If you have a normal budget, I am not a photographer for you. And PLEASE, I will not work for free. Expect to pay something. It takes me 5 hours just to get ready.
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Submitted by john on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 1:09am
Westlake Village Inn. July 12, 2008
The bride and groom stayed at Westlake Village Inn. But the wedding ceremony was scheduled at their house in Thousand Oaks. The bride and groom got the photography pass so we took care of the formal photography at Westlake Village Inn.
Submitted by john on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 12:52am
Wedding: July 12, 2008
Submitted by john on Sun, 06/22/2008 - 12:48am
Wedding Site: Grand Vista Hotel, Simi Valley
This is an extremely rare occasion. I opted not to drink my ritualistic coffee, because it was so hot. Wedding was held in Simi Valley. If you live in Ventura County, you know how Simi Vally is like. Simi Valley is the hottest city in the Ventura County.
I felt a little vulnerable and naked without my Minolta Coffee Cup. But it was so dang hot that I was not going to drink hot coffee. Instead, I settled with McDonald's Iced Coffee. The temperature hit a century mark in Simi Valley. I drank a lot of water as I photograph the wedding.
Submitted by john on Sat, 06/21/2008 - 12:39am
Wedding Site: Our Lady of the Assumption
It was a super hot day on June 21, 2007. I didn't drink too much coffe because it was so hot.
Submitted by john on Sun, 05/11/2008 - 10:19pm
Wedding Site: Hotel Mar Monte, Santa Barbara
This is a back-street from Hotel Mar Monte, Santa Barbara. I come here very often. Cabrillo Pavillion Arts Center is located across the street from Hotel Mar Monte. Because the hotel is located so close to Cabrillo State Beach the parking is always the issue. But I always find a spot on this backstreet.
Submitted by john on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 2:39am
Wedding Site: Marriott Hotel, Ventura
Submitted by john on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 1:46am
Wedding Site: Padre Serra Parish - Camarillo
Padre Serra Parish is a strict wedding location in Camarillo. You must qualify in order to get married in here. It's an exclusive, high class Catholic wedding venue. The interior of the Parish is breath-taking.
Blog entry about a wedding in Padre Serra Parish.
Submitted by john on Sat, 01/19/2008 - 1:22am
Engagement Photography: Conejo Botanical Garden, Thousand Oaks
I had an engagement photography sessionat Conejo Botanical Garden. Conejo Botanical Garden is also a wedding site. I did two weddings here at Conejo Botanical Garden. This was my fourth engagement session here at the Garden.
I also photographed a Mariachi band here as well.
Submitted by john on Sun, 12/02/2007 - 1:57am
Wedding Site: Stauffer Chapel, Pepperdine University, Malibu
So far, I photographed two weddings at Stauffer Chapel at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA.
On that day (Dec 2, 2007) the wedding customers came from Japan to get married. I mean, they came to America 1 week before the wedding. Immediately after their arrival, we took their engagement pictures. Then I had 1 week to come up with a signing board. At the wedding I was treated as a wedding guest. They even brought a gift for me. Blog entry and more picture listed below.
Submitted by john on Mon, 11/05/2007 - 11:17am
Parking structure across the street from Santa Barbara Courthouse No Coffee today - Had to get one from McD
This was the only time I forgot to brew coffee on a wedding day. I guess I had enough time to brew coffee, because I arrived at Santa Barbara Courthouse early for the wedding. But who knows; leaving home 15 minutes later could have put me in the pocket of a nasty traffic jam. The traffic to Santa Barbra is always unpredictable. Sometimes it takes me less than 1 hour to get to Santa Barbara. Sometimes it takes me 2 hours or more.
So, I got a cup of McDonald's coffee. I felt kind of empty without my Minolta cup. Ever since this incident, I never forget to brew coffee when I get ready for a wedding.
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