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Photo Vision is offering great deals on photo video tutorials that won't last for long.  They're great resources for photographers that cover a wide variety of topics including; technique, equipment, lighting, posing, marketing, branding...you name it.  

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San Diego Mini Vacation

This past weekend my boyfriend took me on a mini vacation to beautiful San Diego.  He's a landscape architect and enjoys visiting gardens and great parks.  Lucky for me...I get to go to all these places :).  So if you're a lover of architecture, plants, or maybe just enjoy museums...you gotta go to Balboa Park.  It's GORGEOUS and there's so much to see.  Lot's of photo opportunities for all you photographers out there.  

The shot right above was actually taken by my boyfriend, Alan.  I absolutely love the composition and am thrilled that he's picking up the art and technical sides of photography rather quickly.  I guess he must have a good teacher ;).  

We didn't know what plant this was...but it smelled sooo good!

So we made a few stops while in San Diego.  Went to Old Town of course and got some authentic Mexican food, freshly made tortillas and street tacos...you can't forget about the street tacos.  Old Town is cool cuz you have great food, awesome music (if you like mariachi) and loads of shops with plenty of eye candy.

South Coast Plaza : Happy Hour

Just a few days ago I met with a couple of old high school friends to share ideas on design and photography. They're starting a design/marketing company that integrates the latest in technology and I'm pretty excited for them.  I had the pleasure of getting a sneak peak at their identity design and also shared some advice on the technicalities of photography.


And oh my gosh, this food was soo good.  We decided to eat at this place called Hamamori on the third floor of South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.  Yelp had numerous awesome ratings but also warned that it could get a little pricey.  Lucky for us without even knowing, we got a pretty amazing deal for happy hour pricing.  We got shiitake mushroom, calamari appetizers, so many rolls and drinks.  I can't even believe we finished all that food, lol.  Not to mention the place is pretty nice.  Large windows and beautiful natural light...minimalistic light fixtures and decor, beautiful rippled textures on the walls, soft and subdued color scheme...maybe even a little romantic in the evening (wish I had interior shots).  Definitely worth it and you can bet your money you'll find me there again.  I recommend you go if you're ever near by.  

Quartz Hill : Lucas James