Congratulations to Meg Perotti of Los Angeles, CA, Crystal Verhoff of Auburn, WA, John Borobia of Murrieta, CA. & Norman Enquito of San Diego, CA who won the Jules Café newsletter contest.
Don't be too disappointed if you joined the mailing list and didn't win... we will be running a new contest very soon... I can't reveal the exact prize at this moment, but here is a little hint:
Labels: kudos, news, photography
I will be traveling to Chicago from May 4 - 8th to visit my grandfather, but I would love to also do a Tea for Two with a Chicago-based photographer or an engagement shoot with a couple, so if you are in the Chicago area and would like to meet up, please shoot me an email!
Labels: news
This weekend, Olive and her longtime friend, Matilda, decided to make another page for the "Olive Goes to Hollywood" book with a visit to the famous Hollywood Bowl. 
Unfortunately, the season doesn't really start until June, so no shows were on, and no snacks could be obtained. 
Still, it was cool to check out this Hollywood Landmark!
Labels: hollywood, olive, personal, photography
My baby is 10 years old today. I love you, Olive!
I got Olive when she was just four weeks old... it is hard to imagine my life without her...she really does make me so happy!
Labels: olive
One of the things I spoke about on Monday night was finding personal projects to keep inspired. In fact, here are a few I've done in the past:
The Alphabet at Disneyland
The Colors at the Farmer's Market
Today Kevin had the group go out and shoot a personal project around the Ranch. I decided to join in and use it as a good excuse to play with the Lensbaby. Can you guess what I decided to do mine on?
If you haven't guessed already... I figured since I was here with MY twin, I would find other twins!!
Labels: personal, photography
Even though I am finished speaking, I'm just hanging out here at the bootcamp for a few days to spend time with Joy and soak up Kevin's amazing PhotoShop knowledge. Since Joy's in-laws are in Bend, her whole family came up for the week to stay with them. Yesterday, Joy's girls came out to model for the group. The girls loved it! I couldn't help myself... I joined in to snapped a few shots, too. Later it was fun to see the hundreds of cool shots the group took of my nieces.
Labels: kudos, networking, personal, photography
maya & kevin
april 19, 2008
Saturday's wedding at the Firestone Vineyards venue, Crossroads Estate, was spectacular. Maya & Kevin were ALL about taking photos - my kind of couple! Their wedding party was a group of people with the BEST attitude... you can't really tell in the photos, but it was COLD out that day! Still, everyone was in great spirits the whole day.
I love so many images from the wedding... here are many of my favorites and the slideshow that we played at the reception. Click on the play icon to watch the show or click here if you'd like to see it in its own window.
Labels: wedding2008
I was so flattered when the fabulous Kevin Kubota invited me to be the Guest Speaker at his popular Digital Photography Bootcamp. Kevin has been empowering photographers across the Galaxy - including yours truly who has used his PhotoShop Actions for years.
Traveling always fills me with excitement. Anything can happen... like your flight can be canceled, you can be re-routed through another city and your luggage can get lost. :)
Bootcamp is a week-long experience at a remote place called Rock Springs Dude Ranch. Dude, check out the view this morning:
I revised a talk I gave at PartnerCon in 2005 called: Finding Clients Who Love You (and will rave about you to their friends). It was such a great group! I wanted to show really recent work, so I played the slideshow that I did at Kevin & Maya's wedding reception on Saturday. Can't get more recent than that!
Jules & Kevin Kubota hamming it up!
Labels: networking
Today's wedding was two hours of driving EACH direction, so I am very tired right now. Shannon and I had a great day, however, and I wanted to post two images that caught my eye as I was downloading them. I will try to get more up tomorrow, but I have to prepare for the talk I'm giving at Kevin Kubota's Bootcamp on monday and my flight is at 9am Monday morning. Going to sleep now!
Labels: wedding2008
Jules Café has teamed up with the fabulous Jessica Claire of Shootsac and she is donating Shootsacs for our lucky Jules Café winners! Thank you Jess! I love my shootsac and use it all the time. You will love yours too!
All you have to do to enter is this: sign up for the newsletter here. If you are already on our newsletter list, you are already entered in the contest. When we get back from Oregon next week, we will randomly choose the winners and they will be announced in the newsletter that you are signing up for.
Don't worry, we don't like spam any more than you do, and there is always an unsubscribe button if you wanna get out. But you won't.
Jessica Claire put a lot of thought into her bag because she made a bag that she herself wanted to use. It is the first lens bag designed to pick up where your camera bag leaves off--it's designed just for shooting. Lenses, batteries, flashcards & necessities are comfortably at your fingertips. Can a camera bag really change the way you shoot? Shootsac thinks so. I think so, too.
My favorite shootsac cover: Festive!
Labels: contest, news, photography
I love being the Los Angeles Pictage User Group leader. Its such a great way to meet other local photographers and hear great speakers. Last night we had our April meeting. Thank you to Ann Kelley for being our Studio Spotlight. The PUG always takes place at Ann's house, so she was able to show us all of her cute products and how she uses her house to demonstrate to her portrait clients how their prints might look when hung on the walls.
Thank you, also, to Erik Johnson who was our speaker for the night. His discussion on the key categories of a balanced life helped us to identify what would really lead to our increased happiness and success. 
Thank you to Michael Andrews for these cute photos of me leading the group!
Labels: networking, photography
Check out the little video that David Escalante shot to promote Jules Cafe. Holy COW I talk fast....If you are interested in any of Mike's awesome DVD's, Jules Cafe is offering discounts for a limited time!!
Olive made a new friend today! Ann Hamilton is in town from San Francisco and she brought her adorable Pug, Bogie, with her.
Olive and Bogie became fast friends and they decided to take a little trip to the Hollywood landmark, PINK'S hotdogs.
I have actually been wanting to make a book called "Olive Goes to Hollywood" for years now. The book would be about Olive taking her dog friends to various landmarks around Hollywood, and I think I'm going to try to start it now. Those of you who read this blog who know me personally and have dogs that know Olive, be sure to contact me to be in the book!
Labels: hollywood, olive, personal, photography
Between Facebook, My Space, my blog, everyone ELSE'S blogs, OSP, DWF, the Pictage Forum, the Jules CAFE daily special... its definitely hard to keep up. But I still love it all! My new favorite is Twitter. I'm totally addicted now. I have my close friends and family on mobile phone alert and it feels like ESP - even though Joy and my mother live 400 miles away from me, I always know what's going on!
Check it out! Follow me on Twitter! I discovered today there is even an RSS feed if you aren't a Twitterer yourself.
Labels: news, photography
Adam Lopez and I are doing a seminar on May 21st called "Two Worlds Collide." He is a financial specialist and I will be focusing on photography. TOMORROW is the last day to take advantage of the special being offered right now on Jules CAFE, so if you were thinking about signing up, NOW is the time to do it!!
Signing up by tomorrow also qualifies you to win a free Tea for Two with me!!
Labels: news, photography
Shannon Lott has been my second shooter for a while and is now the new Jules Bianchi Photography Associate. I just adore both her easy-going personality and her cool shooting style. Before she signed on with me however, Shannon had already booked a few weddings under her own company for this year. Today she was shooting one of those weddings, so I decided to tag along and be HER second shooter for the day. I love second shooting because its all the fun of the wedding with none of the responsibility! (okay, there's still responsibility, but there's certainly a lot less pressure when you're not in charge!)
Today's bride was a twin, like me! Here are just a couple of favorites:
Labels: wedding2008
After answering the questions in my engagement session questionnaire, Lauren & Adam chose the Hollywood Bowl to have their shoot. They felt it captured their love of theatre and the fact that they are both super comfortable onstage. And since it's such an LA landmark, Lauren felt that it signified how Adam has made a life here in Los Angeles to be with her. I love it!!
Labels: engagement portraits
I love the slideshow I put together from Michelle & Chris' beautiful rooftop wedding that we shot on March 29th. Click here if you would like to view it in a separate window.
Labels: wedding2008
Today I met Natalie & Kyle up at The Getty Center for their engagement session. I love shooting engagement sessions because it gives me a chance to get to know my couples a little bit more before their wedding day. I'm really looking forward to theirs this May because Natalie & Kyle were super easy going and fun to be around. Thanks for a fun afternoon, guys!!
Labels: engagement portraits
After my engagement shoot on Saturday, I headed back to my sister, Joy's, house to photograph my niece, Penelope's, 7th birthday party. This year the theme was Webkins, and my 16 year old brother, Jeffrey, (the good sport that he is) showed up as the Webkins' "Chef Gazpacho" to bake Popsicle Cookies with the girls!
I was SUPER impressed that my mother personalized aprons for each girl by embroidering their name and the face of Chef Gazpacho onto each one! I have the best family. If you would like anything embroidered, you can see more information about her services by clicking here.
Labels: personal
Young & Tim are getting married in San Francisco this September, and Tim proposed to Young at the Coit Tower. We thought it most appropriate to do their engagement shoot in and around North Beach today. It was fine weather and a really fun time!
Labels: engagement portraits
Adam Lopez and I are doing a workshop from May 20-22!! There is a "Bring a Friend" promotion going on at the Jules CAFE DAILY SPECIAL right now, so you both get $50 off!
ALSO, sign up before April 15 and qualify for a FREE one hour phone consultation with either Jules or Adam ($200 value)
What the workshop is about:
Integrate the Opposing Worlds of Your Photography and Your Finances
Photography: Top Photographer Jules Bianchi brings you inside her creative workflow, starting from the initial consultation with potential clients to the finished wedding album. Shooting, lighting, backup, processing, blogging, online slideshows, and album design are all covered here!
Finances: Creative Financial Consultant and photographer Adam Lopez brings ease and clarity to your business. Identify your business goals and develop a simple, clear understanding of your business and financial workflow. You will begin to create a customized business and financial plan that you can use right away.
This workshop is designed for you to get your creative and business questions answered by the experts. Limited Tea for Two sessions with Jules and private consulting sessions with Adam available by reservation in advance.
TUES - MAY 20th: 7- 10pm
WED - MAY 21st: Full day
THURS - MAY 22nd: Individual sessions by appt. only
Check out the Jules CAFE DAILY SPECIAL for the itinerary and promotions!
Labels: news, photography
michelle & chris
march 29, 2008
Shannon and I had such a good time shooting at The Oviatt Penthouse on Saturday.
The weather was lovely, Annie & Charlie (Michelle & Chris' dogs) were in the wedding party and the Penthouse had this amazing art deco style to it. And thanks to Jodie Watson of Supreme Organization, the wedding progressed flawlessly. Thank you to Jarrad Lister who joined us all the way from South Carolina as part of his Tea for Two learning experience with me.
Cool Rings.
Lime Green Tile.
First Look.
Bridal Party.
Getting Married.
Mr & Mrs.
Beard Papa Cream Puffs.
Lion Dancing.
Fisheye Views.
Labels: wedding2008
Until I can post more... here is a favorite from Saturday's downtown rooftop wedding. 
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