Thanks for stopping bye the iiblog. The life and times of Imagery Immaculate Photography and Chris Griffiths. As you can see in my chosen bio picture to the left, I LIKE TO HAVE FUN! If you like to have a good time...then keep reading;-) This blog will be an accumulation of my most recent interesting photographic work. It will pick up where the last blog left off, and move forward with regular posts. So be sure to subscribe with your email or RSS to receive regular updates!
Today was my first time making portraits at the UCLA Japanese gardens. I plan on returning for another portrait session or wedding very soon. Anita and Scott are going to flip when they see the entire session! The Hannah Japanese garden is incredibly lush and dense, with opportunity for incredible images everywhere! You can see a few more examples of other gardens on my main website.
Here is a sneak peak.
Kate and Grant, my Colorado couple! I had a fantastic time finally getting to meet Grant during our portrait session in Laguna Beach last week. Also really looking forward to their wedding at crystal cove state park in april. Our photo session was super casual and laid back. I was really focusing on different textures at the beach like rocks, sand, and different formations in the tide pools. Since both Kate and Grant our Geologists, I’m sure the images won’t fall on blind eyes.
Enjoy the images
Chris
crystal cove state park
crystal cove state park
crystal cove state park
I had the pleasure, and pain of running in my 4th Pacific shoreline 1/2 marathon Starting at the Huntington Beach hyatt regency on superbowl sunday. My training was decent, but my 3 month old Graham did have something to say about daddy getting out for every training run. Most importantly it was a blast until mile 10 or 11, when it turned into a bit of a slog. I always forget how tough Half Marathons get in the last third of the race. The amount of effort it takes to maintain a hard pace just starts to skyrocket around mile 9 or 10. I always like to set challenging goals for myself, and this was once again very tough. However, the pain will soon be forgotten and replaced with dare I say anxiety. The distance I have been skirting since my running inception 4 years ago. Da dah dah dahhhhhhh.
The big daddy i.e. LA MARATHON in March. Next summers clients Pray my legs don’t fall off:)
Here is the statistical skinny from the race
My Goal was to run 13.1 miles in 1:35. I found it was much easier to write my splits on my water bottle than actually hit the tape that fast:)
Chris Griffiths Long Beach, CA
Total time 1:41:12 pace of 7:44 per mile
81st place out of 645 Men 30-34 years old.
Really looking forward to shooting Melaura and Donny’s wedding in San Gabriel later this year. We decided to hit the beach for a portrait session in Laguna beach at Sunset last week. We started at 7 Degrees in Laguna canyon and slowly made our way into Laguna Beach proper for some cool shots reflecting the laid back lifestyle and unique architecture. We then moved down to the beach for some great dramatic portraits in the tidepools as the sun set.
Enjoy
Chris
Super fun engagement session with Aileen and Matt right in my backyard at the historic rancho los alamitos historic ranch right next to long beach state university.
I’m really looking forward to photographing their upcoming wedding at the Japanese Gardens in Long Beach just a few blocks away! The images look great! Can’t wait to design their engagement album!
Well not really local style I guess. Yes, all the locations we photographed on the day of the wedding were within 4 miles of my house. That felt a little strange. Almost like I was running errands all day as we whisked from location to location. Jenn and Sean were a blast to work with! They chose pictures over tradition. We put together a great first meeting and portrait session at a local golf course. The results speak for themselves. Super fun group of baseball/softball players in the bridal party were ready to have fun! Jenn and Sean were definitely super-charged up as well. The grand in long beach held a beautiful evening ceremony, and very classy reception.
Just a couple of my favs from the wedding day! Much Much more to come.
I’m super wiped out at the moment. I promise to write more about the last 24 hours very soon. My beautiful son Graham has finally arrived, and I can’t be more happy.
Chris
Congratulations!!
Christen and Rick celebrated an amazing destination wedding in a doll house. I know what your thinking. Chris has lost it…. well not completely. This weekends Historic victorian property in San Rafael set amidst towering connifers was an incredible setting for a wedding. We had great weather, fun families, and some serious chemistry between these two!
Enjoy the images!
Chris
As usual–a beautiful, artistic and unexpected story of the day. Very nice!
This is a cool slideshow of Carly and Joel’s wedding at Rancho Capistrano. Enjoy!
My first time at the brand new Vellano Country club in Chino Hills. It is a beautiful Tuscan style club house nestled deep in auburn colored hills. Looking forward to going back in the future! The ceremony went off without a hitch as the sun slowly sunk below the hills. Also I have to say , Letty and Mike were a blast to work with! Round of applause for my talented second photographer Sarah from Sundrawn studios in Huntington Beach! Great feminine touch;-)
As always enjoy the images!
Chris
