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.
