TaplinPhoto

Engagement Shoot with Teale

2010-02-01T15:57:00.000-08:00

I had a shoot with Teale a week or so ago with a few models to promote their new office for the three business' in the office

www.coutureeventssd.com

www.nicrocdesigns.com

www.tealephotography.net

I don't have any photo from it because I was busy making sure the lights didnt go flying :)

For photos from the shoot Check out Teale's Blog here.

This passed weekend I had two shoots with Teale, the first being in Little Italy. The second down at Balboa, San Diego and Coronado Ferry landing.

Here are some shots from Little Italy. Stay Posted for Balboa :)

Internship

2010-02-01T15:50:00.000-08:00

So It's been a solid month since I've posted and I've been out of the blogging world due to my launch of my WEBSITE! :)

www.taplinphoto.com

Also I've been doing a lot of work with a friend who shot my brother and I's portraits last year for christmas. Teale Photography, you can find her here. She started a teaching internship in January and I'm learning many new things and soaking it all in. I'll be posting on here and it will be linked to her blog all the photos I take on the job with her as a second photographer/assistant. So far it's the best experience I've had and I'm learning so much from just being by her side. Along with the fact that she is so hilarious, goofy and so brilliant!

Stay Tuned for more posts with some work!

Catch Up!

2009-12-15T21:05:00.000-08:00

A lot has happened since I've posted. I've been all over from La Jolla to Yuma, Az. Engagement, Maternity, Holiday, Family photos, kid portraits, and Wedding snap shots. Get ready for a big posting :)

So Due to Blogger being kinda frustrating and loading the last photos first?? We have to go from Newest to Oldest photos.

Meet Natalie! :) She is such a nice loving girl who I used to hang with but it's been a while since I've seen her so it was really refreshing. The day was SUCH a blessing seeing as how it was supposed to rain ALL DAY Sunday but only rained that night and left us with SUCH a great day of beautiful clouds and great light!

The Jeffery Family! These are my cousins and their ridiculously photogenic children, Lanie and Cici. This first photo was taken in La Jolla at the Cove, The rest were taken at my uncles home infront of his alfalfa field.

Here we have "Thunder" and "Papa"

.... AKA Hunter and my Uncle Howard

Oh! And how can we forget Cougar.

PHOTO STORY & TIP OF THE DAY: I had just finished telling Ryan ( My date to the wedding and best, best friend) about how photos are never taken from this angle. So he attempted to try. As you can see I'm straining to not have a double chin and Ryan does! (love you Ry!) This is just a "never can do" angle!

Here is Miss Cici with those BIG BABY BLUE, BLUES.

One OF the Best Men, Toby!

Mr. Mark Allen, My brother... Apparently he had popcorn stuck in his tooth. He ALSO happened to have a brand new tooth brush in his car and felt that he should just walk around trying to get it out. Really weird. But I guess two days later if finally worked!

The Couple themselves, Ross and Sarah Gwynn. Best/Prettiest wedding I've been to in a LONG time!

More Recently, The Bryant Family and their new addition:

This is my oldest best friend Garrett and his new Niece!

As for trip I took with my best guy friends this is just a recap of the night I stayed at the Desert. It was so Windy, So cold, WINDY. I'm pretty sure it got the best of us.

Below is Kyle (Dyle) Reed (Ryan's Brother) and Ryan (My Best friend!)

Nichole and Joe.

Ring on her finger.

CHECK

Baby on the way.

CHECK

Holiday photos taken and sent out.

CHECK CHECK

Love is found Anywhere!

2009-11-24T09:55:00.000-08:00

Here she is -- The Infamous Jenny Leigh Holden. My Best friend and basically my sister. This girl is such an AMAZING person... She's a substitute teacher, hopefully to have her own classroom soon! Josh is Jenny's amazingly perfect for her boyfriend. Tall, Plays Basketball, Smart, Sweet, Loving, the list goes on and on. Josh lives in Saint Louis, Missouri. He and Jen-Jen fly back and fourth to see each other. They are crazy in love and I was so blessed to get to hang out with them for the day. It's rare I get to see them just because they always have SO much planned with family and friends! Here are some of the shots I got :)

Casey, Rory, Rem, Brandi, Mom, Dad & Dad

2009-11-17T11:26:00.000-08:00

This last Sunday was a beautiful day for photos. Thank goodness Casey booked ;) I met Casey back in High School. She is such a sweet heart and a great friend! It was so good to see and hang out with her again! Makes me want to have a huge HS reunion! Casey and Rory have two dogs. Rem and Brandi who I fell in LOVE with. So cute. Casey brought along her father to watch the dogs but somehow I ended up with both dogs around my ankles trying to take a pic of them with pops! ha. And before I knew it Rory's Dad was there for a photo and then his Mom! Here are a few pics I got -- Still a lot of editing to do!

Mitchel Carter!

2009-11-17T11:18:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago I went out with a friend/co-worker from the Restaurant I work at.

Mitch started working at The Vine as a busser, only to find out that he had worked in a kitchen before! So from working the floor he moved to the kitchen as a prep cook. Not too long after that we discovered he was an artist at heart! From the kitchen he moved back onto the floor and into a chair to collect tips for singing his heart out! :) Mitch has seriously, an amazing voice. Check out his music here. He performs weekly at The Vine, Wine Bar and Bistro. Wednesday & Thursday nights. Enjoy!

Dinner at the Vine... Friday Night Surf and Turf

2009-10-23T17:00:00.000-07:00

Saturday night at The Vine

Appetizer

Pomegranate and Pear salad
Crumbled gournay cheese, diced avocado, shaved prosciutto, pomegranate syrup

Marinated Mushroom Bruschetta
Roasted mushrooms on bruschetta with ricotta basil cheese

Entrée

Horseradish Crusted Angus Ribeye with Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Cast iron seared Ribeye, horseradish crusted, served with mashed potato, asparagus and a skewer of shrimp

Almond Butter Basted Fresh Diver Scallops
Pomegranate-vodka marinated cranberries, with smoky chopped almonds

Grilled Halibut with Ratatouille
Simply grilled Halibut atop Italian vegetable sauce

Last two Shoots

2009-10-16T22:27:00.000-07:00

I've been lacking on posting and I thought I had updated from the second to Last shoot I did for Miss Kayla and Matt! But apparently I didn't! Here are a few from that day! :)

As for a recent shoot I did with my best friend Katie -- She called me up and said "lets go take pictures" and sure enough, 3 hours of getting ready, we were on our way! Not sure where but we ended up at this ROCKIN bridge in Rancho San Diego :)

As for recent shoots, as in today :) I went out with a girl I made friends with a few months back.What an awesome girl! She didn't feel very good and was very tired, BUT the photos don't show that What so ever :)

Another shoot monday with Mitchy, from my work. He is an amazing singer/song writer/cook :) ha. Posts will be up soon!

Puppy Love?

2009-10-01T23:59:00.000-07:00

For some people yes, for this couple there is a little bit of puppy love but that love goes a long way!

Meet Lexi and Josh. Soon to be Mr. and Mrs. Royer. Lexi and Josh were such an awesome couple! They didn't care what it took! From getting wet to sitting in sand to carrying Bubba (the pup) around like a baby! It was bubba first trip to the Beach and boy oh boy did he learn to love it!

Here is a little sneak peek! :)

OPA! :)

2009-09-18T08:23:00.000-07:00

A week or so ago I shot a Greek Orthodox Baptism for Anthoula and Alex. I've never experienced a baptism other than Catholic and to be honest I haven't seen one in a long time. George was the sweetest and cutest baby ever. As most babies would cry and wale at the idea of getting dunked into a big bowl of water. He just got annoyed and then smiled. Here are a few snaps from the day!

Autumn's wedding during Summer

2009-08-31T19:07:00.001-07:00

Weddings are probably the most traditional thing you could do in your life. For Autumn and Cory, they wanted none of they above. This was not only a wedding I was photographing but the ULTIMATE party. These guys really know how to kick off a good night. Both of them are so much fun and know how to have a great time!

And here is how they ended the night... no better way in my eyes!

They took this bus down the hill to Old Town and then hit the bars!

And this was the view -- I'm working on a panorama right now - - I'll deff post it soon!

Backyard Wedding

2009-08-31T19:00:00.001-07:00

A week and half ago me and my best friend, Katie, drove up to Corona to shoot a wedding. Better yet a backyard wedding. It was such a nice quaint neighborhood with a park near by :) I met Brytnee only once before the wedding out at Stampede in Temecula. A huge line dancing bar where I used to be a frequent customer! It was a very warm day but the weather couldn't have been any better. I also started shooting film this day and am still anxiously waiting for the film in the mail! Here are some snaps I got for the day! :)

Glasses make some people look smart

2009-08-23T01:33:00.001-07:00

and others just look plain CRAZY
Lots of shoots going on this week.
I'll keep ya updated as much as possible

Sunday: Brittany, Wedding, Corona
Monday: Matthew, Son, Lakeside
Wednesday: Sage, Homecoming, Camp Pendleton

I'm all over the map these days.
Got to LOVE it.
Good night all!

Beach days

2009-08-11T11:07:00.000-07:00

This week will be the most I've been to the beach all summer. This past week was probably the first time this whole summer if not the second time I've been there. Although it was not to lay out and swim it was to take photos as was the first time I went out. Here is what I got this past Sunday. Finally, Danielle and I got the chance to actually go out and get some photos taken for the company she works for. Danielle is how I met Matt and Paul (a few entries prior) who wanted to have photos taken for their rap demo!

Here is a little sneak speak of what I got from the shoot, enjoy! :)

My friend Andrew gave me a ring the week before, him and a few of friends were looking to have some photos taken of them surfing. I took it upon myself to rent a 80-400mm lens so I could get "up close and personal" with out getting wet! Just our luck, Surf was terrible. But I got a couple decent shots. :)

Off to the beach again tomorrow for some longboarding on the skate board and maybe some beach volleyball or even horse shoes!

long time no blog

2009-07-30T21:11:00.000-07:00

Well I've been slacking. So much. It's kind of ridiculous.

Here are a few lonesome photos I have lacked on updating....

These guys were looking to have a photoshoot for their "rap demo"
they came out really cool, I loved them.

I'll post more from other shoots but I wanted to brag about my cousins more than ANYTHING.
Here are my beautiful cousins!

those blue eyes are out of this world!!
Off to the beach at 6:30 tomorrow morning to hit up the morning waves before work!
If y'all are lucky -- I'll post a few photos from that session tomorrow. :)

Oh Dear Teddy Roosevelt!

2009-05-18T14:38:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon my friends! Yet another update from me. I'm so proud of myself for keep up with all my photos on this blog. I'm slowly getting more and more into the whole idea. I just can't find myself ever reading into other peoples posts!

Anyhow -- Yesterday a dear friend of my, I.E. my BFF Jenny and her Cousin tagged along with me on a shoot. Well Megan called and needed some photos taken for her boy toy who is headed off to boot camp in 3 weeks and wanted a photo or 3 to give him to take :) These girls cracked me up! for now I've got Meg's photos -- sooner rather than later I'll post up Jens! Have a Fabulous day everyone! xoxo

Balloons, Flowers, and Smiles

2009-05-16T21:19:00.001-07:00

Today I went on what i thought was going to be a definite interesting photo-shoot. I was anything but wrong, it sure was interesting. But probably some of the most fun I've ever had. A. Catching up on old times. B. Making a new friend and C. taking some new shots along the editorial side. It was so fun! I loved every second of it! Take a look!! Last night of House Sitting and more photos to take tomorrow. Stay Tuned :)

It's that time again :)

2009-05-12T08:19:00.000-07:00

Another Senior For Miss Taplin Photo

This week I got to take Miss Taylor, and her boyfriend ;) out to La Jolla Cove where we struggled for shade in the warm sunlight mid afternoon. But we got the shots! Thanks to Kam, who totally rocked :)

They came out super cute. and I even got her on some Gnarly cliffs! Check them out!

I've got a shoot this weekend with Key! Stay Posted! :)

Family Is Everything

2009-05-11T16:07:00.000-07:00

Especially when you Love your mom so much you steal a PRIZE possestion of hers to take photos with for mothers day :) Went out with my good friend Brooke from High School and did some family shots. The morning started out SUPER early with a long drive out to Del Mar and some bad directions **cough** Brooke :)

The day was Foggy which in most cases is GOOD for photography. But the actual BAD news was the tied was high... but it didn't matter, bc Brooke took me to a ROCKIN spot! Check it out :)

Everything is Bigger in Texas --

2009-04-17T16:48:00.000-07:00

Really Though, it is --

I'm not sure why they insist on making you so much food that you absolutly CANNOT finsih it. haha. Anyway -- I'm sitting here in pretty San Anton' about to take a nap. Just got back from courtlyns house where I took some pics of her kids -- here's a few snap shots!

Update soon! Hope ya'll have a FABULOUS day!

Trying to Keep up!

2009-04-13T19:01:00.000-07:00

I'm back! again! and it's only been what, two days?!
I had an awesome shoot today with a Senior from Granite!
she and her mom joined me downtown and then to the beach.
Here's a sneak peak at what I got!

I'd load more -- but I told Will (my boyfriend) I was leaving the house

10 minutes ago. haha
Enjoy!

out of commision

2009-04-11T00:31:00.000-07:00

I'm back in action --
well sort of :)
Still trying to figure out this whole blogging thing.
it's more of a hassle that it is fun.
but I again am going to try to keep it updated as much as possible.
with that being said --
today was a BEAUTIFUL rainy day
and what better day to have a wedding :)

I also went out with miss Katie the other day
those photos too will be posted soon.
:) Enjoy world!

Framed!

2008-12-22T01:12:00.000-08:00

Before I go to bed
I thought I'd share a funny photo

or five! :)

this is what happens when you hang out
with you best guy friends til 2 am
and they go searchin' the house for anything...
they find a frame...

Family Portraits

Obviously Mikey got a little more into it ;)

Good Night Friends

Sisterly Lovin'

2008-12-22T00:17:00.000-08:00

This morning I set up a shoot for one of my Closest and Best friends Jackie and her Twin sister.

But do no let the photos fool you,
even though they look nothing alike
they are TWINS! :)

Had fun at the park,
even set up the backdrop for some more
professional lookin' stuff.
all for mom and dad!!
Enjoy!

Hello Lamberts :)

2008-12-21T02:30:00.000-08:00

Took a trip out to Pine Valley today to see a good ol' friend and her family. Natalie, Alex, and Shayla :) We had a lot of fun RUNNING around :) just hanging out at the park gettin' smiles for the baby girl! heres a BIG sneak peak ;)

(I see this one as Shay being their little ball of sunshine :] )

Another shoot in the Morning with Jackie and her sister :)
Should be way fun!
Post's tomorrow night!

Marley and Me

2008-12-10T17:44:00.000-08:00

Today I was lucky enough to go out on a shoot with Miss Kelsea and Marley
Her new puppy that her boyfriend bought her for Christmas. What a LUCKY girl!
Here are some shots that came from it!

Happy Holidays!

2008-12-09T22:25:00.001-08:00

Let me start by saying It's been a WHILE.
I'm not too good with keeping up to date with my posts.
That'll have to be one of my New year Resolution.
along with Eating slower :)

Anywho -- Since I've been gone.
A lot has gone down.
such as Thanksgiving weekend. The 2nd biggest
and most dangerous weekend of the year to
be at the desert!(This was the weather -- ALL WEEKEND.) it was beautiful!

But I was there, for the day at least.
and while i was there we happen to get STUCK in the sand becuase a boy who will remain nameless took his fathers truck out to the dunes thinking that it would make it.... In the mean time the boys on bikes weren't much help with their fashion show they were givin' me and jess.

Nor did anyone notice that Alan and Kyle were wrestling in the middle of the desert. Nor did anyone care :)

This was the view from where we were stuck. and that's kyle, makin' his bike go Brap Brap :)
For the best shot ever, i should have been RIGHT UNDER HIM. but Jareds truck wouldn't go that far... oops.... i gave out a name ;)

As far as money makin' goes I had a photo shoot a day or two ago with an old friend that is Graduating from SDSU! go her!
The photos came out Georgous! It was a bit of a cold day but the big potatoe bag of a gown made it all okay!

On an ending note -- I've got at least 8 Appointments set up for this holiday season.
Hoping to make enough money to cover at least Half of the new toy I want.
Another camera. Who says having one is enough??
NO ONE. :)

Happy Holidays!

Desert Season!

2008-11-17T01:05:00.000-08:00

So it's that time of the year again
Desert Season.
with that being said -- I'm warming up my Motocross photo skills!

Went out today with Jarrett and Kyle
It was all blue skies with a brisk breeze
I LOVED EVERY SECOND
until i feel asleep on the car ride home.
SO tired.

one of these days I'll take photos of my Saturday nights
with the group when we go out dancing -- those would be cool...
anywho --
Here are shots from today
ENJOY!

Tawnya Tattoo

2008-11-03T00:21:00.000-08:00

Earlier this week I was asked to take some photos of a friend tattoo she got for her boyfriend. I'm very happy with the turn out - They are so awesome. And I'm glad she likes them so -- so much.
Here is the final product of what we got out of them =]

Bee Wings

2008-10-30T13:27:00.000-07:00

Last year I had at LEAST four different costumes
Along a 5 day period I dressed up as:
Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood from Top Gun
I was a Surgeon "McDirty"
80's Dress up
a Starbuck Barista

and some other things I put together from my closet
This year I had planned on NOT buying anything.
Better yet -- I didn't even plan on going out for Halloween.
Until I was informed we were having a work party.
So all of us Waitresses are going to be Bee's

We planned on buying wings -- antennas -- && too-too's
we couldn't find ANYTHING.
so leave it to me to MAKE Everything.
So proud of myself!
Check them out --
I got the directions from DIY website

I am so darn proud of myself :)
anyway! Have a Happy Halloween!

♥

I've been Missing :)

2008-10-28T23:28:00.000-07:00

Just been hanging out -- Trying to get some work in line.

I actually got some news that I'm glad to hear. The girl I took photos of, Nicole. Took my portfolio to the photo shoot with her to show her agent (for Tri-Star Productions) and what not. And from what she said he was very impressed with my work and so he kept it to show others.

Hopefully I'll be getting a phone call soon =]

Anyway, nothing too new. I did come up with an idea I have for my room. For a remembrance of Mr.Michael I'll be taking photos of all the people who have their ways of remembering him. And printing them to have in my room and to give away to those who want them -- Just thought it'd be a cool idea.

anyway -- No new work for now, sad times. I know.
Keep ya'll posted soon. :)

♥

Talk about Adventures --

2008-10-25T01:10:00.000-07:00

Today was the FIRST TIME in weeks maybe even months I got to hang out with my Closest yet BEST friend. We went to lunch and then ran some errands. But to end the day, we took some fabulous photos.

well, I took them of her ;)
Here they are!!
Enjoy:

Daily Adventure

2008-10-23T13:32:00.000-07:00

My Day Out with Mr. Jeff Lewis :)
Everything is basically Self Explainitory EXCEPT this one:

Jeff and I found a GLOW stick -- and Poured it all over the flower and left the shutter open for about 8 seconds and got that photo :)

My First of Many - -

2008-10-21T07:48:00.000-07:00

Hi There :)
This is my first time Blogging --
I just started this after seeing what kind of reaction people get to those who have Blogs. As the days go by I hope to become better with updating and letting those who are curious see my artwork I have.

Yesterday I had a "all the sudden" Photoshoot with a good friend of mine. She had a commercial she needed head shots for by TODAY! :) I didn't mind though. Here are a few of the shots we came away with!

Nicole: