Mark Leonard Imaging | Redlands Photographer » photography http://markleonardimaging.com/blog Quality, artistry, and service. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:19:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Merry Christmas Everyone http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/merry-christmas-everyone/ http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/merry-christmas-everyone/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:01:21 +0000 admin http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/?p=1312
]]> http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/merry-christmas-everyone/feed/ 0 Evan’s First Shoot http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/evans-first-shoot/ http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/evans-first-shoot/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:06:21 +0000 admin http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/?p=1308 Welcome, welcome, welcome!  It’s about time Josie got to share the spotlight with someone. She hardly knew what to do with herself when the camera wasn’t pointed at her. So glad we have  a new Wiers to photograph!

]]> http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/evans-first-shoot/feed/ 5 The Woodrows at the Beach http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/the-woodrows-at-the-beach/ http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/the-woodrows-at-the-beach/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:33:44 +0000 admin http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/?p=1295 We’ve become very close to the Woodrows since we started having kids. They are one of our go-to families when we’re in a bind and need a place for the girls while Jill and I go on an emergency date-night. You may remember Katie-Jo from her senior portraits a while back. They were also one of the families that circled their wagons around us when Madelyn was diagnosed last spring. They were frequent visitors to the Loma Linda Children’s Hospital throughout the summer, and they were instrumental in creating and distributing the “Pray for Maddie” pink bracelets that we still wear.

In short, the Woodrows are on our awesome list forever. We so enjoyed doing a photoshoot with them at Corona Del Mar. Thank you so much, Woodrows for taking care of us when we needed it, and loving our girls all the time.

]]> http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/the-woodrows-at-the-beach/feed/ 1 Haley – A Dream Chaser http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/haley-%e2%80%93-a-dream-chaser/ http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/haley-%e2%80%93-a-dream-chaser/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:28:27 +0000 admin http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/?p=1160 Haley stopped by our in-home studio to get a few headshots. She has long been involved in theatre productions in the community and is now preparing to launch into acting for the small screen. We can’t wait to see where her dream takes her.

]]> http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/haley-%e2%80%93-a-dream-chaser/feed/ 0 The Nielson Family http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/the-nielson-family/ http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/the-nielson-family/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:39:18 +0000 admin http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/?p=853 They hadn’t taken professional photos since their wedding fourteen years ago! So I was honored to get the call to schedule a family shoot with the Nielsons. We had a great time walking around the park. I had no idea what a riot these guys are. Photo shoots tend to bring out the crazy in people, I think. Thanks Nielsons!

There was a fire in Riverside that night. The ash thrown into the air can make for a great sunset.

]]> http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/the-nielson-family/feed/ 7 Cassidy http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/cassidy/ http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/cassidy/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 17:55:30 +0000 admin http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/?p=781 Cassidy is graduating from Redlands Christian School. She’s headed to the big show – high school. I was pumped to get to photograph Cassidy for her 8th grade graduation. I got to do a shoot with Cassidy and her siblings last year at this time when her older sister was graduating from RCS. Cassidy is a natural in front of the camera. As you can see, she rocked this shoot.

]]> http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/cassidy/feed/ 11 Josie – Sooo Cute! http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/josie-sooo-cute/ http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/josie-sooo-cute/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 05:44:29 +0000 admin http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/?p=754 Josie just keeps getting bigger. It’s really fun to photograph a baby several times in their first year. She’s much chunkier than she was in our first shoot. Her parents tell me she’s off the charts in height – definitely a Wiers.

She’ll be very popular with the boys with this kind of behavior.

]]> http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/josie-sooo-cute/feed/ 24 Jeff and Carmen – Expecting http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/jeff-and-carmen-expecting/ http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/jeff-and-carmen-expecting/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 14:30:13 +0000 admin http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/?p=750 We scheduled this maternity session just in time. Five days after the shoot, their little girl arrived. I’m so glad we got some photos of Carmen and Jeff before the baby came. It’s fun to look back at that cool pregnancy time.

We’ve known Jeff and Carmen ever since we arrived in Southern California from the snowy north. We’ve been in bible studies together, gone to church together, and most importantly we’ve rocked out together. These guys are great. I had the awesome opportunity to go take some photos of their new arrival in the hospital (photos coming soon), and no one could be happier to be a dad than Jeff. Their little girl is very lucky to have these two as parents.

Some photo setups fail, and its best to just laugh.

]]> http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/jeff-and-carmen-expecting/feed/ 26 Looney Booth from Bob & Sheila’s Wedding http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/looney-booth-from-bob-sheilas-wedding/ http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/looney-booth-from-bob-sheilas-wedding/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:43:21 +0000 admin http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/?p=542 Jill and I are back from our Weekend to Remember. It was great. We learned about love languages, communication styles, and we learned that any squabbling can be overcome by deciding to spend a lot of money at a fantastic restaurant. We ate at the Melting Pot for the first time and it was awesome.

We have a lot of photos from Bob and Sheila’s Looney Booth. I’m so glad they requested it for their wedding reception. It was a lot of fun. See for yourself.

You can see all of the Looney Booth photos in the gallery.

]]> http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/looney-booth-from-bob-sheilas-wedding/feed/ 2 Bob & Sheila – Married (part 2 of 2… and then some) http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/bob-sheila-married-part-2-of-2-and-then-some/ http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/bob-sheila-married-part-2-of-2-and-then-some/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:33:44 +0000 admin http://markleonardimaging.com/blog/?p=537 Bob and Sheila rented the sweetest ride for their wedding day. It was a lot of fun to have this 1957 Bentley from Classy Chassis. Mel, the driver was a blast to hang out with. Mel was telling us stories about his car. Turns out this car was on an episode of The Bachelor during the Jason season. So cool!

I can hear the jazz music floating in from a dark alley when I look at this image.

After all of the formal photos were done and just before the sun set, Bob & Sheila headed to Niko Niko for some pre-ceremony sushi.

The canvas print that they ordered from their engagement shoot turned out awesome. It was really fun to see this photo on canvas.

Riding off into the moonlight. Happy trails Bob & Sheila! I loved being part of your wedding.

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