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Jennifer // Santa Monica // Portraits

Ari — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:41:20 +0000

Jennifer is an old friend of mine from college. I shot Jenn’s senior portraits at UC Davis a few years ago. We went to Santa Monica for another shoot. Jenn is a freelance graphic designer, so hit her up for your graphic design needs.

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The Tambongco’s | Family Portrait | Stockton, Ca – Victory Park

Ari — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:20:33 +0000

Meet the Tambongcos. This beautiful family came all the way down from Union City to Stockton to get their family portraits done. Adobo and chocolate meat ;-D

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Mother’s Day – Everyday.

Ari — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:31:15 +0000

It doesn’t have to be mother’s day or your birthday for me to say “Hey Mama, I love you!”

Hey Mama, you’re so beautiful to meeee!!!

“Hey Mama, I wanna scream so loud for you, cuz I’m so proud of you!
Let me tell you what I’m about to do, Hey Mama
I know I act a fool but, I promise you I’m goin back to school
I appreciate what you allowed for me
I just want you to be proud of me.

I said mommy Imma love you till you don’t hurt no more
And when I’m older, you aint gotta work no more
And Imma get you that mansion that we couldn’t afford
See you’re, unbreakable, unmistakable
Highly capable, lady that’s makin loot
A livin legend too, just look at what heaven do
Send us an angel, and I thank you. Hey Mama!”

-Kanye West (Hey Mama- College Dropout)

…because everyday should be Mother’s day.

`Ari

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Danny x Michelle || Portraits || Los Angeles, Ca

Ari — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:01:09 +0000

A few photographers and I from Greg Bumatay’s wedding photography class went to downtown Los Angeles to have some fun with some models. We started at the Union Station then worked our way to the Disney Concert Hall. It’s so much fun exploring new places to photograph especially when I’m with people who are familiar with the area. Today was also the first time I got to experience L.A’s public transportation system. Our group got a private bus ride from an off duty bus. I’m not sure how we pulled it off, but it was fun.

Special thanks to Greg Bumatay for organizing this shoot and the models for letting us photograph them.

~Ari

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Here are some of my favorites from the day:

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Krystalyn || Baby Portrait || Stockton, Ca

Ari — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:45:02 +0000

I was in Stockton, Ca last week to photograph the adorable Krystalyn. I don’t usually photograph babies, but I think I might start doing it more often. Krystalyn was a blast to work with. She’s 15 months old and barely learning how to stand on her own. She almost has it down. Before you know it, she’ll be walking!

~Ari

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Dawn | Senior Portrait Session | Edison High School Stockton, Ca

Ari — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:07:00 +0000

Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve seen my friend Dawn from high school. I think it’s been six years since I’ve seen this future psychologist/super model. hahaha. It was good to see you again Dawn. Anyway, we had a little photoshoot around downtown Stockton. My home town–Woot woot!

~Ari

Tags: Stockton life portrait, Portraits in Stockton, Ca, Downtown Stockton

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Tanya x Maternity || San Diego, CA

Ari — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:08:00 +0000

About seven months ago, my phone starts to ring. I let it play for a little bit longer as I start jam’n to my ring tone. It was one of my past brides, Tanya, calling to tell me the good news. She was having a baby! I remember my eyes widening up and jaw dropping before saying my congrats. This was nearly the same reaction I got when I first found out that Tanya was going to marry Ivan, one of my best friends from college. Man, was I excited for them.

I remember being there when these two met for the very first time at UC Davis in front of Shield’s Library. Nodding towards Tanya, I whispered to Ivan, “Aye buey, handle it.” And “handle it” he sure did. They spent the next five years together and now they are expecting a baby girl next month! I’m a little taken in by all of this because it still feels like just yesterday that they got married. Their wedding was held in Tijuana, Mexico where all their closest friends and relatives were able to celebrate their special day. I could not have been more grateful to Tanya and Ivan for flying me down to photograph and be a part of their wedding. It was one of the best experiences of my life.

Yesterday, I drove to San Diego to photograph Tanya’s tummy. We went to one of the beaches in San Diego. I was expecting her to move like a turtle with her big belly in the sand, but wow did she prove me wrong! Tanya, you’re a soldier!

One of these will hopefully be put on a huge gallery wrap:

Tanya’s beautiful dress was actually made by her mom.

Cheers!

-Ari

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Nicole Zambolla Fashion

Ari — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:32:00 +0000

I took another shot at doing some fashion photography. This shoot was was very fun because I got the chance to hang out with an old friend, our awesome model Nicole, and a new friend, Orange County photographer Greg Bumatay. This shoot was done around Fullerton. We started off at the Fullerton train station and then went to Greg’s secret park. Check it out:

Here’s an iPhone behind the scene from the shoot:

May Anne | UC Davis, Senior Portrait Session

Ari — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:38:00 +0000

This shoot was with the lovely May Anne who is graduating from UC Davis. It was hard to take a bad picture because May Anne was so pretty. We walked around the UC Daivs campus and I think I wore her out. I had a lot of fun with this shoot. Here’s some of my favorites from the day:

Congratulations on your graduation May Ann! Good luck with grad school!

~Ari the Wizard

Model Status: Belle | UC Davis Senior Portrait Photography

Ari — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:18:00 +0000

I’ve been in Nor Cal for the past two weeks where I have no access to the Internet. Here’s a quick one to satisfy those who visit my blog often.

This was a senior session for Belle shot in Davis, California.

Many awesome things have been happening with me, but I’ll tell you more about it on my next blog when I get back to L.A.

- Ari the Wizard