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Jerry Frazier is a wedding and portrait photographer based in Long Beach, CA.

…a tribute to our soldiers…

May 8, 2010 – 12:49 pm

…someone hooked me up with this awesome article. i’m a bit moved right now. on my blog, i try to generally stay away from stuff like this, but the power of a story through photographs is just something that moves me. i can’t describe it. but, if you look through these, you’ll notice some things, and i hope these photographs not only speak to your heart, but also remind you of the men and women that have sacrificed for the freedoms we enjoy today. also, i hope it opens your heart to the human side of war. humans are humans every where in the world, and we all think and feel alike. we all have mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and friends. all of us feel. war is played out in the offices of politicians. not only do we lose warriors and soldiers that fight for our freedom, but the other side is that innocent civilions die, lose their homes, babies lose their mothers, little girls and boys get taken away, and families get split apart never to see each other again. some survive, some don’t. it’s bad all the way around. hopefully, someday, there will be another way to resolve conflict. with that said, please take a look and let me know your thoughts. http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/05/vietnam_35_years_later.html

Jerry

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…my old pasadena wedding…

May 7, 2010 – 10:05 am

i love old pasadena. and, it was a perfect day for a wedding there.

it is possible that this is the most wedding images i’ve ever shown on my blog from a single wedding. but, i’m sure you wont mind that.

getting ready was at the Marriot Courtyard in Pasadena.

ceremony was held at st philips catholic church

reception was at Cafe Santarini on Union St.

assisting me that day was Michael Andrews who shot the guys getting ready and provided alternate coverage throughout the day.

Marriot Courtyard, Pasadena, CA

Old Pasadena, CA

This shot was fun. We were done shooting in this little area, and this kid saw us walking by and yelled, “you look so beautiful” to the bride. So, she stopped and gave him a little kiss.

Old Pasadena, CA

Marriot Courtyard, Pasadena, CA

St Philips The Apostile Church, Pasadena, CA

Old Pasadena, CA

Cafe Santarini, Pasadena, CA

Jerry Frazier, one who loves Old Pasadena and bitchin’ wedding that are held there.

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…Daily Blog = FAIL…

April 28, 2010 – 10:18 am

…well, well, well. yeah, so much for the daily blog. LOL. But, I’m back. Daily Blog = FAIL!

I wanted to share with you an album that was created from Melissa & Steve’s wedding not too long ago. This wedding was at Tivoli too and we created the portraits at the beach in Laguna. I hope you enjoy. Be patient and give it about a minute to load up. It’s worth it.

Jerry Frazier, who shoots weddings in the rain, or on a train, or in a car, or in a bar, I will shoot you with a tan, I will, I will Sam I am.

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…dodgers vs giants…

April 20, 2010 – 7:44 pm

…on sunday of this week, andrew and i hit the dodgers stadium. it was his first time seeing a pro game after starting his career in the pony league. he was pretty stoked to see his favoite player, casey blake. we were both a little disappointed that manny rameriz wasn’t playing, at least not up until the 7th inning. then, in the 8th, manny rameriz basically won the game, 2-1 dodgers. great day out on the field.

saturday was a great wedding day. i love spending the day in old pasadena. i’ll have some images from that wedding soon.

here’s an image from my iphone from the game…

cafe santarini, pasadena

Jerry Frazier

The Los Angeles Wedding Photographer

Loves the Dodgers, and Weddings in Old Pasadena

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…frugal friday…

April 16, 2010 – 8:35 am

…today starts the series of frugal friday. what is frugal friday, you ask? well, it’s a way for me to tell you what to do, and how to save money, without me having to do it. Ha! Not really. In fact, I need to be a little more frugal in my daily life. I kind of like spending money. Let’s face it, I like nice things. I deserve nice things. But, sometimes, I go overboard. So, I’ve decided that it might be somewhat cathartic to write about it once a week and tell you about little ways that I am saving money for myself. It’s not a big deal, just small things that can make a difference over a long period of time.

so, here’s the first thing I’ve done this week. (I feel like I need a drum roll). I stopped going to the dry cleaners, unless the item says, “dry clean only”. Now, it’s kind of a drag to have to iron shirts, but whatever. It takes about 15 minutes and the result is about the same-ish. I’m a guy, so i’m allowed to be a little wrinkly.

Anyway, that’s it. It’s not a huge savings, but it will add up over the next 12 months. If I spend $10/week, that’s $520 over a 12 month period. That would buy approximately 52 bottles of Pinot Noir. So, I’m all over it!

Anyway, that’s it. I hope this is helpful to at least one person out there.

I’ll be off shooting a wedding in Pasadena tomorrow, and then Sunday, at the ball park with my son. So, I’ll talk to you folks again on Monday. Have a great weekend. Peace, Love, and Wine.

Cheers,

Jerry Frazier

Weddings in Los Angeles are my life.

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…quick photo tip…

April 15, 2010 – 8:24 am

For those of you with kids, while I never say never, I’ll say, rarely should you shoot down on your kids. I see it all the time and it freaks me out. You have knees, use them. Get down at their level and take the shot. Always get down at eye level with them, and your photos will look so much better. This is something that anyone can do with any kind of camera. And, it’s super easy.

Seal Beach, Family Portraits, Jerry Frazier

I hope you enjoyed this quick and simple photo tip.

Oh, and don’t forget to file today.

Jerry Frazier

Weddings and Portraits in Southern California, and beyond.

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…amazon.com, and other things…

April 14, 2010 – 8:35 am

my birthday was pretty recent, in case anyone didn’t know. for some pleasurable reading about this, refer to this link: http://www.jerryfrazierphotography.com/blog/personal/april-7-2008/. What got me thinking about this, besides the fact that it’s probably the biggest event in the USA, maybe the world, is how much I love Amazon.com.

Wedding Photographer, Jerry Frazier, Long Beach, California

One thing that I’ve recently discovered is that you can order items on subscription. Now, normally this wouldn’t be a big deal, right? However, I discovered that you can order coffee, and have it delivered on whatever schedule you set. When I found that, it blew me away. No more waking up on a Saturday morning, and no coffee.

Sometimes life throws curve balls at you, and other times it just gently lobs golden apples into your hands.

Cheers,

Jerry Frazier

Wedding Photographer Extrodinaire

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…e-sesh + maternity…

April 13, 2010 – 8:00 am

…these two are just simply awesome people. they live in newport beach, and we literally just walked out from their place onto the beach for this shoot. i love that. it has me thinking about moving down there. while i love long beach, newport beach is pretty damn cool.

here’s my favorite from the session

newport beach, california

i’m pretty excited to shoot their wedding later on this year.

cheers,

jerry

jerry frazier photography

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…first day of a daily blogger…

April 12, 2010 – 12:52 pm

…by the title, you know where i’m going with this. so, i’ve been a bad, bad blogger. i have commited myself to blogging once a day for the next month. i didn’t want to start on april 1st for obvious reasons. so, instead, i’m starting today. we’ll see if i can actually make it. i’ll need support, so cheer me on and get me through this. whew! ok, so for the first in a series of either super boring or super interesting blog posts, ha, i’m going to provide an awesome and very interesting and compelling article for the movie i saw over the weekend. so, on saturday, i took the kids to go see “how to train your dragon”.

typically, when i go to these movies, i fall asleep pretty quickly. maybe it’s the rush of peanut m&m’s followed by the sugar crash. i don’t know. but, i didn’t fall asleep through this one. i was awake and alert through the whole thing. funny, though, jemma fell asleep through the middle part, and then woke up and said, “dad, this is a good movie, huh?”. i thought that was cute.

anyway, for me, the movie was a little predictable, in that, you sort of knew the kid would get in trouble, and then save the day in the end. but, having said that, it was super enjoyable. the kids loved it, especially andrew. there were some folks with a real small kids that got scared. there are some violent parts, and it could be pretty scary for a small kid. but, you kind of have to figure out how your kid is with things like that. jemma thought it was a little scary, but it didn’t seem to phase andrew at all.

i really dug the 3d effects too. i’m kind of a sucker for that stuff and i love all the new 3d movies coming out now. i am convinced that this is the new movie format for the future. although, we may read this blog 10 years from now and laugh. that’s ok. i’m not above laughing at myself.

i also like the scottish accents. not sure why they chose a small island in scotland, maybe having to do with folklore? i don’t know. but, i liked it.

for what it is, i give “how to train your dragon” 4 stars out of 5. it’s a great afternoon with the kids, or maybe grab a kid from your friends as an excuse to go see it.

lastly, but not least, today is jemma’s birthday, so give her a shout out. she’s 6 today. Yay!

that’s it for now. maybe i’ll post tomorrow, maybe i wont. we’ll see.

cheers,

jerry frazier