Award Winning Photographer

Dreams do come true and you can do what you love and make a living at it.  I have been a photographer and artist for fifteen years and have been passionate about it every breath. I am fortunate to have photographed many phenomenal places such as Hawaii, Peru, Germany, Austria, Turkey and many others including our beautiful country the United States. I have been given the incredible opportunity to work with several female photographers, they are my mentors and have assisted me in fine-tuning my abilities.  Including: composition, technical knowledge, business sense, and confidence to achieve.  It’s an amazing experience to capture a piece of history and then put it to print.  That moment whether it is a smile on a child, a bride and groom kissing for the first time as husband and wife, or all facets of life, it will forever be. My canvas is the spectacular world around us and all the amazing human beings I have been lucky enough to photograph. My tools consist of both digital and film Nikon cameras with a wide range of lenses. I adore the ability to tweak and manipulate digital files; I call "Snapshot Artistry"™.  So please enjoy what you see and have a fabulous life. Always remember you are special and do make a difference. I also have some of my favorite images for sale Click Here

The Team & Location

We are a small business that operates out of a home studio in Fallbrook, CA on 3/4 of an acre. We have the capability to set up indoor or outdoor photo shoots, most of what we do is on location at a clients home or office and any of the beautiful outdoor locations through out the world. My team consists of myself and my wonderful assistant, best-friend and mom; Penny Kachuck, who also owns Art Glass Overlay.

Giving Back

Giving Back to our local community is of great importance to myself and the company I run. Every year we donate photographic services, print products, money, cloths and house hold items to many wonderful organizations. Oceanside Family Recovery Center, North County Humane Society, A.W.O.L, ASYMCA, LLS, Homes for our Troops, CVBA/Pups on Parade and San Diego Fire Victims are to name a few among other local organizations. I feel that it is extremely important to give back to the community that has supported me. (Some Donations given thru 3Hot Shoes.com that I am part Co-Founder)

Apprentice Program

Another opportunity to give back is thru our apprentice program. I have been given a great gift of knowledge about business and photographic technique from many fabulous female photographers. This is my way to "Pay It Forward" by teaching what I know to upcoming photographers. Working with SebastianPhoto will provide basic instruction in business models, lighting, composition, marketing, digital working flow and many more educational tools that I will pass on. So far we have had 3 wonderful apprentices that have been extremely valuable to our company. Thank you Carly, Stephanie and Kate.

Copyrights

I totally hate to add this to my website, but I am learning that the average person does not know much about Copyright Laws. It is illegal to make copies of a professional photographers prints, digital files, Cd's/Dvd's or to even scan or take a picture of a picture to send to friends and family without the consent of the photographer. Most photographer's will not give consent. Our livley hood lies in the Session Fee and the cost of Prints or Digital files you as a client purchase. It is not any different than downloading unpurchased music or movies. I know this bums a lot of people out. I believe in Ethics, Morals, and Respect, So please think twice before you copy or scan a photographer's work. You wouldn't want someone stealing your car, credit card or identiy, would you? More about Copyright Laws

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