I was pretty young when I became aware of how fleeting life can be, so photography became my way of freezing time. I studied film at UCSB, which I think has given my photography a cinematic, storytelling style. After working in the film industry for seven years, I decided I needed to do more valuable work, so I started shooting weddings. Since then, I’ve been honored to have my work published in Los Angeles Weddings, The Knot, Bride & Bloom, Ceremony, & Your Wedding Day magazines and featured in professional samples from Leather Craftsmen, Willowbooks, Livebooks, Kolo, and Pictage.  Besides shooting, I also love teaching.  I have been mentoring photographers for a few years now, as well as teaching my own seminars and speaking for associations such as Pictage’s Partnercon, the Professional Photographers of the Greater Bay Area, the Professional Photographers of Channel Islands, and Kevin Kubota’s Digital Bootcamp.  Jules Café came about as a way for me to more easily share with photographers around the world.