Hello everyone! Thanks for stopping by my brand new blog. My name is Masen, and I’m a wedding and portrait photographer working and living in beautiful Southern California. This blog is meant to serve as a journal for me and my photographic life, where I post images, stories, thoughts and opinions from every aspect of my life. I like to think of it as a great way for my clients, friends and fellow photographers to keep up with my day-to-day personal and professional life.
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These two crazy kids are tying the knot late next month, so we got together on Saturday to snap a few fun engagement images in downtown San Diego. These two are a ton of fun to hang out with, and their wedding in Point Loma is going to be fantastic!
Here are a few images from Saturday. You can tell their completely in love with one another, cause there’s, like, 37 makeout shots in this post…
This past Friday I had an amazing time photographing and spending the day with Matt and Sarah. The were married at the Oceanview room on the Naval Submarine Base in Point Loma. The weather predictions didn’t look good all morning, with rain and clouds predicted throughout the day. But as the ceremony grew closer, the clouds never turned dark, the rain stayed away, and we were blessed with an absolutely gorgeous day, fit for an outside wedding and reception. Here are just a few images.
A nice detail shot of the dress:
I love this shot of the bride and her Mom peeking out the window, looking at the ceremony site while Dad contemplates his speech for the reception:
A shot of the beautiful vintage clamshell that held both of the rings:
Sarah was radiating her classic beauty, so I had to snap a classic window portrait. I love her small hint of a smile.
And a couple more of the bride:
The groom cleans up alright, as well:
You know I love the orange!
The bride was walked down the aisle by both her father and mother:
Like I said, a beautiful day:
Married, with bubbles:
Matt immediately began his husbandly duties by carrying his wife’s dress. : )
Cake! (…which was very tasty!)
And one last shot of the happy couple during their first dance. Rather than hog the dance floor, they shared their first dance with everyone!
These two are off to Mexico for some honeymooning! Have a fabulous time, guys!
View/Leave Comments (7)I’ll post more Army images in the next few days, but today’s post is for my buddy Chad. He tends to get grumpy if I don’t dedicate a post to him every once and awhile. So, here are a couple shots from our trip.
And here he is hanging on to his chopper during the war:
I’m once again on the road for another week of shooting for the US Army. It’s a little tougher leaving home this time, as I had to leave my daughter for the first time. I’m hanging in there, and trying to stay busy to keep my mind occupied.
Normally when I’m out on these shoots or the Army, I get to photograph some pretty cool stuff, like tanks, missiles, grenades, mortars, etc. On this trip I’m photographing soldiers working on and repairing electronic equipment communication equipment. Not the coolest or most interesting subject I’ve ever shot, but I’m trying to make it fun.
Today was my first day of shooting. Here’s my attempt at making Army electronics interesting! Stay tuned throughout the week for more images.
Last week I met up with Rachel, one of my former brides from 2008 to capture a few headshots in Balboa Park. She’s an actress, and needs a couple of updated shots to put in her portfolio. As per usual, in addition to shooting some standard headshots, I snagged a couple fun, artsy shots as well. She’s a very sweet person, and very easy to photograph!
Well, it’s 12:01am on the morning of May 2nd, and I want to be the first person to wish my beautiful, amazing wife a gigantic HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Today Jen will be celebrating the 3rd anniversary of her 30th birthday! We spent most of yesterday relaxing and having a picnic in a park in Old Town with our new baby girl Elliott. Jen just wanted some quality family time in the park, and that’s exactly what we did. I don’t want to get all mushy here on the blog, but I do want to say just how much I love my wife, and how truly amazing she is. Over the past month, experiencing the birth of our first child, and seeing just how exceptional of a mother she is makes me love her even more.
Here is a shot of her and our little girl:
I gave Jen her present a day early, since we’ll be pretty busy on her actual birthday. I posted a TwitPic of the box it came in, but not the actual gift. If I have time, I’ll try to update this post with a picture a little later. Please leave some birthday wishes in a comment below. I know she loves hearing from everyone!
On a side note… If you don’t follow me on Twitter, or Facebook, then you may not know that I’ve created a separate blog for posting pictures of my daughter. Knowing I’d completely saturate this blog with images of her, I decided to create another place to showcase those photographs. The image posted above is also posted over there at the moment. Check out that blog at http://www.elliottlarsen.com.
View/Leave Comments (6)It’s been a wonderful but long day, but I really wanted to post a couple more images of our new baby girl before I pass out for a couple of hours. I’m not going to say much, as I’m super-duper tired, but will say that I’m totally in love with my little girl. She’s gorgeous, and I already adore photographing her. She was tired, so her eyes aren’t open, but she’s beautiful anyway!
My two girls, sharing a moment:
More soon!
View/Leave Comments (28)Jen’s water broke at 2:30am this morning, and we’re currently in triage waiting to be taken up to our delivery room! I’m writing this post from my iPhone, and all future play-by-play updates can be seen by following my Twitter page:
Follow along and wish us luck! : )
If you’ve been following my Twitter and Facebook updates, you already know that Jen delivered our beautiful new baby girl on Monday afternoon at 3:37pm. Elliott Kay Larsen weighed in at 9 lbs, 1 oz., and is 21″ long. I want to say thank to all of our family and friends who have been following along with us, and have been sending wonderful messages and congratulations. I’ll be posting a bunch of pictures in the near future, but for now, here’s a shot of Mom and Elliott taken with my iPhone shortly after delivery.
Thanks again for the love, everyone!
View/Leave Comments (5)As of yesterday, it has been 2 full months since I’ve updated this blog. It’s easily the longest I’ve ever gone without writing a post. It’s been SO long, in fact, that I’ve had many people write me emails asking if I was ok, if I was sick, or if I was even still! Some were even surprisingly Yes, of course I’m still here, and things are going fantastically well. Regular posting to this blog will likely not pick back up for a few more days, but I wanted to share a few things, give everyone a brief update on what has been going on in my life, and explain the long blog silence.
Last Sunday, after 5 straight weeks of renovating, Jennifer and I moved into our new house in Serra Mesa. After returning from an Army trip in late February, I spent over 30 days in row working on the house, preparing it for moving in. We decided to do a HUGE amount of work to the house, and that meant I’d be putting in 10+ hour days, every day, for the entire month. I did have a couple of photo shoots, but still worked every day on the house. I was so tired at the end of every day, that posting to the blog was just not an option. And while there are still plenty of things left on the renovation list, we have moved in, and are extremely happy to be here.
In the FANTASTIC news department, a few days ago my mom had her final radiation appointment, which had proceeded 6 months of chemotherapy. It’s been a long 8 moths, but she’s all done, and is currently cancer free! I’m incredibly proud of her for her strength, determination and positive spirit throughout the last year. She is an amazing woman.
I mentioned not getting back into regular postings on this blog for a few more days, and that is because Jennifer is due to have our first baby in the next few days. I can’t believe how fast the last nine months have gone, and I can’t believe our little girl is almost here. In the days following her arrival, I’ll (of course) be posting plenty of pictures here on the blog. But, if you want to see some lo-fi iPhone images right when she’s born, you’ll have to follow my Twitter updates. I’ll be posting shots via Twitpic for the first couple of days before the real post on this blog.
Once the chaos of the house renovation and the new baby subside, I’ll be back to normal regular blog posting. I shot like crazy in February, so I’ll have plenty of images to post! Thanks again to all of you who check out my blog. I’ll be back in the swing of things very soon.
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