Pool party on the 4th of July...

Published in Brides Southern California...

Brides Southern California featured Andrea and Brian's wedding in their latest issue and it's out on the shelves right now. I wanted to thank all the people at Brides magazine for considering my work to be part of their awesome magazine. Also many thanks to Andrea and Brian for having me come to San Diego and capture their amazing day. :)

Hill - Palo Alto, California...

I'll be in San Francisco for a week. If you need to get in touch with me you can email or call me and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Have a great weekend! :)

Jessica and Brett - Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah...

Happy summer weekend - Chicago Illinois...

Julie and Joel - Stanford, California...

Vidriera - Recoleta, Buenos Aires...

Holga Beach - Mar del Plata, Argentina...

I can't wait for January! :)

Kati - Fort Wayne, Indiana...

Photo District News - Top Knots 2009...

If you didn't get a chance to look at PDN's wedding & portrait issue you can view the Top Knots contest winners online here. Thanks again to the people at PDN for choosing the two images above, it is definitely an honor! :)

Valerie and Pace - Singapore...

A huge thank you to Valerie and Pace for having me come all the way to Singapore to shoot their tea ceremony and banquet. Singapore is a beautiful country. I had so much fun walking around and learning more about the culture. For those of you that are getting married far away, I am available for travel worldwide and my passport is current.
Thanks so much guys and congratulations again! :)

Out of town...

*Image above shot in Singapore, April 2009.
I'll spend a whole week in Indiana working on a personal project. I'll be back on the 7th, but first I'll stop in DC for a couple days to help Jonathan Canlas with a wedding. I want to thank all of you for taking the time and checking out this blog, especially all of you that leave such nice comments :)
For me summer officially starts today! I can't wait for all the cool shoots I have this year, so far 2009 is the best year ever! :)

Natalie's bridals...

Jackie and Ryan...

Featured on Green Wedding Shoes...

Heather and Jonathan's wedding in Tucson Arizona, was featured on Green Wedding Shoes. Click here to see the feature and learn more details about the wedding. Many thanks to Jen Campbell for considering my work for her blog. Check out her blog here!

Jourdan and Wyatt...

Heather and Jonathan - Tucson, Arizona...

Many thanks to Jonathan and Heather for having me come down to Tucson and shoot their awesome wedding! To view the whole event and order prints click here.

One week ago - Lafayette, Louisiana...

7 eleven - Singapore...

Barker Family - Scottsdale, AZ...

Inside Analog Photo Interview...

Scott Sheppard interviewed me for Inside Analog Photo Radio. You can listen to the interview here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=291806626 Thanks so much Scott for having me on your show! Make sure to listen to the past interviews as well, there's lots of awesome information for all the analog photography lovers!

Singapore...

Last month I was in Singapore photographing Pace and Valerie's wedding. I had a blast walking around the city and exploring around. I miss the food, I ate so much on that trip and every restaurant I went was fantastic. They sure know what good food is! I'll be posting more pictures in the next few days!

Featured on Snippet & Ink...

Snippet and Ink featured Emma and Jed's engagements. You can view the feature here. This is one of my favorite shoots I've done. Many thanks to Kathryn from Snippet & Ink for featuring my work and of course Emma and Jed! Congratulations guys!

Billboard - Singapore...

Heather and Jonathan...

I couldn't wait to post an image from this wedding, the full post is coming soon!

I love my job and I love my clients...

The past couple of weeks I have been really busy and kinda stressed because I'm moving my studio to my new home, and I've been working on getting the scanning and developing rooms all set up while trying to keep up with several projects at the same time, but a few days ago I received an email that made my day. The email was from Heather the bride from the Tucson wedding I shot last month (pictures from that wedding coming very soon!). I recently uploaded the whole event on my proofing site and after she saw the images she sent me this really nice message that I wanted to share with you:

"I just wanted to let you know that I think the pictures are amazing. I cried all morning because I love them that much. In a million years, I never would have dreamed my day could have been captured as beautifully as it has. I feel incredibly blessed to have been able to have you responsible for that. Seriously, thank you so much."

Thanks soooooo much again,
Heather

I'm really blessed to have a job where I can capture people in love, families, friendships, because to me those are the things that matter the most in life. I love photographing weddings and I want to thank all of my clients for trusting me on their important day and making it possible for me to do what I do. Can I say this enough? I Iove my clients :)

Published online on The Knot...

I'm excited to announce that Tess and Brian's wedding is now published on the Knot online. You can view the feature by clicking here. Thank you so much to all the people at The Knot for considering my work and for making this possible, and once again congratulations to Brian and Tess!

Valerie and Pace - Mesa, Arizona...

Photo District News - Top Knots 2009...

Two of my images from Tess and Brian's wedding were chosen as winners in PDN's Top Knots Contest. I'm so excited to be part of this year's issue! The magazine is out, so if you haven't pick one up yet you should. It's cool to be in the same page with my friends Jonathan Canlas and Mel Barlow. Many thanks to the people at PDN for considering my work!

PS: I'm back from Singapore, the trip was amazing! (Images coming soon!).

Walking with shadows - Nogales, Arizona...

Over the border - Nogales, Arizona...

Truck - Nogales, Arizona...

The border - Nogales, Arizona...

Singapore...

I'll be out of the country this whole week and I'll be back on Monday April 13th. I will be photographing Valerie and Pace's wedding in Singapore. If you need to get in touch with me please feel free to send me an email (leo at leopatronephotography dot com) and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Lots of personal work from the trip coming in the next few weeks. I'm about to head to Jon's house and then to the airport as we speak, so have an awesome week! :)

Landscape - Tucson, Arizona...

Mail - Nogales, Arizona...

Plant - Tucson, Arizona...

Reflection - Stockholm, Sweden...

Kati - Oahu, Hawaii...

Planet - Stockholm, Sweden...

Micah Dahl Anderson- Oahu, Hawaii...

My friend Micah is a super talented musician and one of the most creative people I know. He made the music for this award winning video - Click here. Visit his blog here: micahdahl.blogspot.com

Pig - Stockholm, Sweden...

Trees - Huntington Beach, California...

Window - Stockholm, Sweden...

Today I'm in Tucson, Arizona for Heather and Jon's wedding. I have limited internet access so I'll get back to you as soon as I can. :)

Donald Dewar - Glasgow, Scotland...

Taylor and Todd's wedding - Seattle/Bainbridge Island, Washington...

Congratulations guys! To view the whole event and order prints click here!

Taylor and Todd - Sneak Peek...

Full wedding post coming soon... :)

Untitled - Huntington Beach, California...

Self Portrait - Glasgow, Scotland...

Rachel and Grant's wedding (Holga 120S) - Newport Beach/Laguna Beach, California...

I've been wanting to shoot a full wedding with my Holga for a long time so I finally did it! Jonathan Canlas was the main photographer for the event and I was able to shoot Rachel and Grant with my wonderful toy camera. Rachel is an awesome photographer and I met her at the Film Is Not Dead workshop last November in Hawaii. They're such a cool couple! The location for the wedding was just perfect!
For those of you who don't know what a Holga is, it's an inexpensive film toy camera with a plastic lens. If you are going to a wedding as a guest soon, I would recommend trying the Holga, I think it can make a fun gift for the bride and groom :)
I can't wait to see the pictures Jon took. Seriously, this wedding was a total blast! Congratulations again guys and have fun in Brazil!

Grant - Laguna Beach, California...

Tomorrow I will be posting Grant and Rachel's wedding all shot with my Holga 120S! So make sure to check back soon! :)

Paul Smith - Los Angeles, California...

Jonathan Canlas - Los Angeles, California...

My Holga is back! A whole wedding shot on Holga coming soon! I took this picture of Jon last Friday while walking around LA. We went up to Richard Photo Lab to say hi to the guys and they showed us their awesome set up. If you shoot film you should definitely have these guys develop and scan your film, they definitely know what they're doing, I mean they're the best, plus they're the nicest people ever.
Can I say this enough? I love my Holga 120S! :)

El perro - Stockholm, Sweden...

Rachel and Jordan's wedding - Salt Lake City, Utah...

Congratulations again guys! :)
You can view the whole event and order prints here!

I am Chris Purdie...

Remember the headshots I took a few weeks back? If you are in Provo make sure to check it out.

Performance Description: The performance involves 35 performers all playing the role of visual artist, Chris Purdie. They will wear the “Chris Purdie” uniform and perform the role as they interact with the viewers during the artist reception. The performance will take place MARCH 6, 2009 6-9pm at the SEGO Arts Center of Provo, Utah. For the duration of the art exhibition, March 6-28, there will be at least one "Chris Purdie" in the gallery during their hours.

Main Performance and Reception: March 6, 2009 6-9 p.m. (open to the public - come and go as you please)

Performance Location: Sego Art Center (169 N. University Ave. Provo)

Exhibition Dates: March 6-28, 2009 T-Sa 2-8 p.m.

For more information go here.

Kati and Benny Blanco from the Bronx take a walk...

Shot with my trusty Nikon F5 with a 50MM 1.4 Zeiss lens :)

Nicole and Collin's wedding - Mesa, Arizona...

You can view the whole event and also order prints here.

Natalie and David...

Walk - Kilkenny, Ireland...