Paul F. Gero Photography

Belinda and Kevin were married this past weekend in Los Angeles at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.  The weather cleared beautifully for the ceremony after being a bit overcast all day.  It was a great gathering with family and friends and the group had a fantastic day.  It was a pleasure being there to witness the moments.  More images to follow very soon!

Just back from a portrait session and this is one of my favorite times of the year.  Here’s a view of a group of Agapanthus flowers starting to bloom here in Ladera.  This plant always reminds me of when we decided to move to Ladera because they were in bloom at that time.  They are now starting to bloom again, too, in front of our home.

Last week I photographed Hilary and Daniel on their first anniversary down at Dana Point.  It was so nice to see them both and so glad they took time on this day to be photographed.  We’ve had some unique weather lately, and on this day we had some wind and the tide coming in, and it worked well.  Here’s a link to their wedding from last year too.

Kate enjoyed her first ballet lessons last week.  Now that swimming has ended, we needed another activity and fast to fill up her schedule.  She’s such an active thing that we wanted to keep the momentum going.  And, she was already spinning around the living room doing pirouettes so this seemed like the perfect time.

Natalie and George are getting married later this month and we got together late in May at dusk for a fantastic portrait session. They were great — just delightful to be with.  The tide was coming in and the light and the sunset could not have been more beautiful.  Looking forward to the big day!

Last weekend Beverly and John were married at the Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona del Mar.  Even though the weather was overcast, it was a fantastic wedding and a great gathering of their friends and family. Here are a few of my favorite images made throughout the day.  Have a great honeymoon in Greece Beverly & John!

Here are a few favorites from a recent engagement session with Melissa and Ryan from a very cool beach down in South Laguna.  We had such amazing light and one superb sunset and it was great working with them.  They’ll be married later this summer up in LA and I am really looking forward to it.  Thanks so much for making the time while you were down in Southern California for the session!

Late this afternoon Kate and I headed over to one of her favorite little parks nestled in the middle of a Ladera neighborhood.  She calls it “Marlee Park” because she and her best friend Marlee have been going to it since they were infants.  She’s becoming even more independent, and is as full of sass as she ever was.  But before we went to the park, she was curled up in the midst of her animals, her books, her bag, and wearing her little infant angel wings (given to her by our neighbors Kevin & Aren) and sleeping in her toddler bed.  She’s napping in it, but isn’t willing to sleep the night in it, hence the mass of furniture in her little room.

This week I photographed Beverly and John at the pier at Huntington.   They’re getting married very soon and in the meantime have a very busy month ahead as they both finish the first part of their postgraduate work. Even though the day was a little chilly and a bit overcast, it actually made for some wonderful light to work in.  I love how soft the light was and how it made them both stand out (as well as Beverly’s mint green sweater!) It was great to see them both and I’m looking forward to their day!  To view a slideshow of the full session please go here. And to purchase images from this portrait session, go here.

Yesterday we switched phone carriers and we know we missed a couple of voicemails today.  If you happened to call late yesterday or early today and left a voicemail that we haven’t responded to, please call us again.  So sorry for the trouble.  9493885588.