We've Moved... New Blog!

It is time to say goodbye to blogspot.com! When we first started this blog we had just entered the blogworld and what a whirlwind it has been. From our first post to this (our last official) post on this blog, we have loved sharing our lives and have enjoyed being a part of the families, friends and couples that have allowed us to document their stories!

We now have graduated to a new blog that we are more than excited about and are "moving" so please make sure you continue to follow us at our new address:

studio28photoblog.com

Let us know what you think of the new digs!! Thanks for all of your support and we look forward to seeing you at our new home.. studio28photoblog.com

Cheers!

Kyle, Allison + Chloe (the office manager)

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Christmas Road Trip... Part 2.

What a Christmas... we opened gifts, ate great food and were very merry and blessed!! All said and done we had a fabulous time but soon we had to head back down the 101 freeway and start the trip home. Here's a little tip, if anyone can ever drive the Oregon coast.. DO IT! It is truly breathtakingly beautiful.

It was a amazing trip, first stop was Cannon Beach, Oregon, with beaches as far as you can see, crashing waves, and the best part these crazy huge rocks that line the coast on the beach. We traveled down the coast and decided to call it a night at the Surfrider Resort (Ha. resort is a bit of a stretch) but in the spirit of the adventure it was unexpected and fun!

The next day we continued down the 101 freeway and explored even more of the coast. We saw so many EMPTY waves, it was sad to drive past them without even the chance for a little surf... Summer road trip perhaps!! One of our favorite highlights of the second day was this little cove we stumbled upon while looking for a lighthouse (never really saw the actual lighthouse). We looked at the ocean and noticed hundreds of seals.. and the best part.. they were surfing.. we saw one little seal catch a wave almost all the way into the beach!! It was so cool to see animals in there element doing something we try to do but don't do nearly as well as these little pro surfer seals do!!

We saw so much of the coastline that it makes us want to get in the car and see where the road takes us! Hopefully we will do that soon again and of course we will share the photos!!

Cheers!

Our First Year As... Studio 28 Photo!

Its a bit crazy to sit here and think, holy crap its 2010... where did 2009 go? For Kyle and I it has been a whirlwind of a year!

We started our business. We officially launched Studio 28 Photo, and it has been a labor of love, one of the hardest and most rewarding things we have undertaken together. We are so excited and proud of the things we have done and the things we have coming. We laid the foundation of our brand, discovered a new passion, officially became bloggers and tweeters, and during it all have been having a great time! 2009 was about the basics for us, and as we set goals for 2010 we are striving to be more creative, unique, fun, carefree, driven, loyal, passionate, original, outgoing, and continuing to build a brand that is meaningful to us and the people whose lives we are blessed to be apart of.

All in all 2009 was an amazing year. Looking back at all the photos we have taken threw the year we are excited to attack 2010 with a renewed vigor and passion. We feel so blessed to have family that supports us, friends that encourage us (and occasionally act as our fabulous models) and are looking forward to see what 2010 brings us. Here is a look back at 2009 and some of our favorite photos.

Cheers to 2010!

Make sure to check out our archives from this past year for the full posts of the selected photos above..!! We wish all the best for all in 2010!!

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Christmas Road Trip... Part 1.

Kyle and I are not native Southern Californians..  Kyle is originally from Wisconsin and I am from Seattle.  For us the holidays involve a lot of travel.  Planes, and trains is normally how we get home for the holidays.. but this year we added automobiles..   We decided to take a different approach... "ROAD TRIP" and make it an adventure!  

We started out and headed straight up to San Fransisco for our first stop.. arriving at our hotel, Hotel Vitale Chloe received the royal treatment, she got her own bed, bowl and bath towel, which made her quite the VIP doggie.   That night we ventured downtown and for some night photography and explored the city.  

From San Fran. we stayed on the 101 freeway and took our time heading up through the Redwoods.. and, "WOW," what an amazing drive!! Such a phenomenon..  with the rain and all!! We came upon a downed giant redwood and when a tree trunk base is larger than our car, that is something that is truly incredible!! 

Now up in Seattle for Christmas it is so great to be home with family.. We hope that you all have a wonderful Christmas and be on the look out for our Christmas Road Trip.. Part 2. We will be taking the 101 freeway down the Oregon coast and from there we will see where the road takes us!! 

Merry Christmas from Kyle, Chloe and I here at s28!!! 

Dancing... Babies.. and UP!

It was one of those weekends! Where every time I turned around there seemed to be a message that was being shouted at me over and over... "Life is an adventure, filled with moments big and small."

It started on Friday night, after a great dinner and some rowdy board games we had a dance party with two of our closest friends at their house. The spur of the moment, let loose, have fun dance and sing with all your heart kinda dance party! Saturday it was all about baby. A good friend had her shower in Venice and it was a day filled with laughter and celebrating a new little life coming into this world! To top it all off we watched the movie, UP, and let me just tell you I cried. no not the cute little tears that stream gently down your face, but the big soggy ones that make your nose run and your eyes puffy. The part that got me (without giving to much away) was when Mr. Fredrickson had reached his goal and while looking threw the "Adventure Book, Things I'm going to do," section, he saw a lifetime of shared memories filled with love.. and a note... "Thanks for the adventures together, now go make new ones!"

For me this weekend was about seeing and going after that adventure in life, from the small dance parties to celebrating a new baby! Life is a journey and this weekend reminded me to take the moments along the way and embrace them! With Thanksgiving right around the corner I feel happy, thankful and excited!

Cheers! Kyle & Allison..

(Because every post is better with a photo.. here is one from our recent trip to Hawaii that felt very appropriate.!)

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A Little Lifestyle...

During our free time one thing Kyle and I love to do is shoot lifestyle photos of our friends. We love the fun and carefree aspect of just taking a afternoon, playing some tunes, and letting loose. Lifestyle photography is great because it allows us to take a different approach shooting and giving direction, and it takes a new kind of creativity. There's lots of laughter, the phrase "work it out" (has become a personal favorite of mine) and just plain fun! We have a little home studio and have been getting quite good use out of it!

It challenges us to evoke all types of emotion, and see the various ways to capture that emotion . Capturing that one frame that says it all.

So here are some out takes of a recent shoot! Never underestimate the power of a friend, a fan and a white seamless!

Cheers!

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Inspiration... Inspired!

I have to come clean... I am a bit of a junkie.. there, I said it. I have a problem. I can sit and flip threw magazines and blogs ALL DAY LONG! I constantly have piles of magazines around the house that drive Kyle crazy, and no not because he has none himself but because I have stacks and stacks that I am reluctant to through away. Vogue February 2004 issue, yep got it, InStyle June 2006, check. Surfer, Shape, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Allure, Adventure, INC, Traveler, to name a few... I love magazines.

I can flip and re-flip constantly. What is the vein of my problem? I find various types of inspiration in all of them. I am drawn to images that make me look twice and then ask myself why do I love this image, and how can I incorporate it into what I do? It can be a fashion shoot from Vogue, an ad in Glamour, to the perfect Island shot from Tahiti in Surfer. I just find it all so inspiring! It transports me to that, "Wow I wish I was there," type of feeling.

That why I love photography... it allows me the ability to create those, "I wish I was there feelings," and my all time favorite... "Wow they look like they are so in love," types of images!!!

Here is a look at some of our current favorite inspirations. We have a ever growing pile but currently these are my favorites. They all make me look twice, look longer, and make me want to go out and be a better photographer..

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"A Hui Hou..." (Until We Meet Again...)

The sun kissed the ocean as the breeze gently stirred and I was happy, content at peace. Our trip was amazing, we surfed, we snorkeled, we sat with the sand between our toes and the sun on our salty skin as we soaked up every ounce of Hawaii..

It was a great reminder in between all the emailing, the tweets and the business that is life, to take a minute and just be!! So cheers to frufru drinks, plumeria flowers, sandy toes and crystal blue water. Aloha can mean Hello, Goodbye and I Love You! So Hawaii, Hello and thank you for the amazing time, Goodbye and we hope to see you soon and I love you for the memories that you have given me...

"A Hui Hou!!!"

A Glance Back.. To Look Forward...

Yesterday we said goodbye to summer... well as much as you can say goodbye to summer when you live in Southern California. This summer was a busy one for Kyle, Chloe and I. We moved into a new place, worked on Studio 28.. a lot, did some traveling, and in-between it all managed to have some summer fun. BBQ's, great friends, lazy days and long nights, a surf in the morning a surf in the evening ahhhhhh summer..

We have set some big goals for the remainder of 2009 and the upcoming 2010.. we will definitely have our nose to the grindstones for the next few months to make things happen. Excited to see what the future holds but in the last few hours of summer we feel thankful for the great times, good friends and awesome memories!!

Cheers to more..!

I Hear It As I See It...

Hey everyone.. sorry the blog has been a bit quiet this past week... Last week we were Bi-Coastal, I was in New York City and Kyle was holding down the fort at home in Southern California! While cruising around the city snapping a few photos, I started to notice a running commentary in my head to post on our blog. "The sun was setting over the city skyline as I strolled down 5th Ave"... I stopped suddenly and thought to myself what am I doing and that's when it hit me. Since we started blogging every place becomes a potential point of interest, to take something routine and make it feel fresh again. Seeing something you might look past or have missed the time before..

I have been to New York plenty of times before, but now as I walk around graffiti I might not have given a second glance, now stands out as something cool that I would wonder how it would photograph. I am totally inspired here, seeing the city and peeling back the multiple layers that are a part of it. An old doorway, street art and graffiti, the empty alleyway, the city has so much that is amazing. To the savvy New Yorker I might look slightly crazy or like a total tourist, toting my camera and mumbling my running blog in my head. I must admit thanks to blogging I am seeing this city in a whole new light!

Take a look at your daily routine.. you might find inspiration in places you would never expect.

Cheers...

Happy 4th on the 5th of July...!!

The grill has grilled, the fireworks have exploded and the whole neighborhood turned into a red, white and blue canvas... ahhh the 4th of July has come and gone. It was a great day full of friends, laughter and good times. As the dust of the day has settled we realized we are so blessed and lucky not only to live in such an amazing country.. but to have great friends and good times!!

Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe 4th!! Cheers to you and yours...

Je t'aime Parieee!!

The lights, the fashion, the architecture, the history... aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh Paris, a city like no other. I recently took a trip to Paris and instantly fell in love.. I came home inspired in so many ways, to look up from my to do list, look around and enjoy the simple pleasures. Inspired to see the art in every day life and incorporate it more into my own life, to be more of the person I want to be and less the person my to do list dictates.

So here are a few photos I snapped while on my travels in Paris. Take a look, and then look around your life and try to see the fabulousness that you might have overlooked... I am sure its around you..

Bonjour...

We Set Our Timer.. And Ran!!!!

Beeeeep Beeeeeep Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeppppppp!!!!! The familiar sound of the alarm went off bright and early on an unfamiliar day to get up bright and early... SUNDAY! 6 AM... The ever-annoying buzzer alerted us that it was time to get up and get going. What on earthwould cause us to rustle out of the cozy covers and stumble out of bed on the weekend? "Set Your Timer & Run!!" That's what..

I came across The Modern Type blog , http://www.themoderntypeblog.com/ a few weeks ago and it was quickly established as a permanent read on my Google reader. Last week she announced the, "Set Your Timer & Run Contest.." How fun I thought follow immediately by why did I not think of that. So Sunday we pulled ourselves out of bed and had such a fun time trying to do a photo shoot of ourselves. We laughed as we scrambled to set the timer, run, pose, smile and the "did we get it?" It was so much fun and definitely a new tradition here at Studio 28 Photo.. Great idea.. Hope you enjoy the photos..