THE MACUIL'S==THE BLOG

Stella's Baby Bump!

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:39:17 -0800

Wow, it's been waaaayyy toooo long since I last posted. We've been in the process of updating our website,blog, branding, etc for what seems like forever now! But were almost done.

For now, check out how great Stella was looking about 3 weeks before she had her baby!

FERNANDO AND MIMI. ENGAGMENT. GOOD TIMES!

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:12:31 -0800

Fernando and Mimi are about the nicest people we've ever met. Seriously! We had a great time driving around Rancho and shooting them everywhere and anywhere. Thanks again guys for all the good laughs!

Baby Portraits.....

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:28:02 -0800

We had a blast taking some ultra-cute portraits of Carlos and Ruby's kiddo! So much personality pours thru in these images, we love it.....

Paris, Las Vegas

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:41:38 -0800

It's hard to believe it's almost two whole years since we went did our Paris-Barcelona-Valencia-Madrid trip! I was looking thru some of the pics and I found these two shots of us in Paris. We had an incredible time there, Dina keeps reminding me that we have to go back. I keep reminding her I'll take her to the next best thing......the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas :)

EUROPE BLACK AND WHITES.....

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:31:01 -0800

As I was looking around through our vacation photos, I realized some of these europe images just look so much better in black+white........

HEARST CASTLE MAKES US HAPPY :)

Tue, 18 May 2010 12:11:08 -0800

For one reason or another, before I was married I had never taken the 4 hr drive up north to visit Hearst Castle. Since we getting married almost four years ago, we've now visited the castle 4 times. Why? Well, quite simply, it's breathtaking overthere! We usually do only one tour at a time, I believe we need one more to finish them all. Yet, everytime we finish our tour and start heading back home, we start discussing when we might come back. Why? Because it makes us happy :)

PARTYBOOTH!

Mon, 10 May 2010 08:15:12 -0800

Ok, needless to say, I've neglected our poor blog this year :( Dina and I have just been so busy with other endeavors since the beginning of the year, that finding the time to blog has been difficult! But I will make the time now! Here's to a fresh start for 2010 blogging......

I've had these images prepped for a blogpost for a long long time, but i'm finally actually posting. The Martell wedding was a blast and we decided to try out our new set-up for a "party-booth"....as you'll see in the pics, everyone had a great time and these party-booth pics are a great way to have cool, fun, quirky images of your guests on your special occasion! If anyone is interested in having a funky partybooth like this one at your special occasion, just shoot us an email and let us get to it!

IT'S BEEN AWHILE.....

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:29:56 -0800

Yes, It's been way too long since I last posted. As I was working on this image, I knew the silent streak would end tonight....this image is way too cool not to share!

THE GONZALEZ FAMILY

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:10:49 -0800

Oops. I had forgotten to post this session of the awesome Gonzalez family! A few months ago, I had the pleasure of taking their family photos.....check out the pics, we all had a lot of fun during the session!

HELP US DECIDE....

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:31:55 -0800

Okay, so here's a couple of images that I took when we were leaving Playa de los Enamorados in Cabo San Lucas. I used a tilt-shift lens (which i now love) to achieve the "blurry & miniature" look to these images. I had totally forgotten to download this set of images from the memory card so I was very pleasantly surprised when I discovered them recently!

We were looking through some of our images hoping to find some that we could enlarge, frame and hang on our walls. We know we definitely want to use one of these images to blow up HUGE! on canvas.....but we cant decide which one to use! The final canvas (or multiple canvas) will be around 70" x 35", so we want to make sure we order the the right one! Let us know which one you like the most and help us make up our minds!

THE MARTELL WEDDING. PART 1

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:08:18 -0800

The day before we left on our cruise, we had the pleasure of shooting an awesome wedding....Ryan and Ayde were nothing short of "super-awesome", which means their images are super-duper awesome. Here's a few I've worked on with a big smile on my face...why a big smile?.....well, take a look and I think it'll be obvious.....amazing clients, amazing colors, amazing light.....just the way we like it!!! Here's part 1 of their collage....

SANTA BARBARA WEDDING. THE APONTE WEDDING. PART 2 & 3

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:32:29 -0800

Finally! It's been taking me too long to post recently. Even I'm gettting annoyed at myself :)

Here's the final two post of the Aponte's three-post wedding. Needless to say, they were a very happy couple with alot of friends who shared a beautiful and fun day with Daniel and Denielle. We are very thankful for having the opportunity to capture some of the amazing-ness! There's a tone of great images, here's some of the favorites.....

NO, THESE ARE NOT STUFFED ANIMALS :)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:15:43 -0800

So, we've been on solid ground for about a week now. And I'm still dizzy.

We decided a cruise was a great way to rest, relax and have a lot of fun, so, we booked a Carnival cruise this year to explore the "Mexican Riviera". It turns out we were right, we had a great time, we slept, ate, slept, watched shows, had a drink, slept, ate, went to gym, slept some more :)

Needless to say, I gained like 5 lbs! I'll post a review of the cruise a little later, but for now I wanted to share one of the many little adventures we experienced on vacation.

Well, as we docked in Cabo San Lucas and made our way down the port/marina, we noticed these little funny-looking "wildlife huts". As we neared them and peered into the cages, we saw the most adorable sight ever. A baby tiger and a baby lion! When we realized that we could take a photo with them for a $35 donation, we wasted no time in paying the donation and getting our photo taken with them. Yes, yes, I know....it's actually pretty cruel that they have these wild animals there, in 110-degree heat, working long, long shifts just for profit....but....we just couldnt resist!

Now, reflecting back on the size of both the tiger's and lion's claws, we sure did take a risk. Although cute and cuddly, these animals are wild and could accidentally scratch either one of us and cause some serious damage! But oh well, at least we have some cool photos and video :)

Here's a pic a friend took with our camera....(I'll scan and post our "official" photo later)

THE APONTE WEDDING. SANTA BARBARA WEDDING. PART 1

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:34:48 -0800

Last month, we drove out to sunny Santa Barbara for the fun and happy wedding of Daniel and Dennielle. They were nothing short of awesome that day, both of them remained calm and happy throughout their special day and made us feel so welcomed. We had lots of fun capturing images of their wedding, thank you so much you guys!!

Also, I have to mention.....Daniel+Dennielle decided not to go with a traditional wedding cake, they had a "cupcake" cake.....which I have to say...were the MOST AMAZING, DELICIOUS cupcakes i've ever had!! Hopefully Dennielle will post a comment on the name of the bakery she bought them from! :)

Well, there's plenty of images from their wedding, so I've broken this post seperate posts.....here's part 1..."getting ready"

ALMOST DONE...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:30:41 -0800

So, we've been struggling to find time to post new stuff on the blog. So sorry for taking forever! But there's a bunch of cool stuff on the way, promise! Here's an image that I love from Daniel & Dennielle's wedding......I'll have more on this wedding sooooon!