I got a call from a past client a few weeks ago. I did her wedding about 2 1/2 years ago. She had asked if she could get the raw footage of her wedding. So I told her "no problem" and asked why now? She said that her mother was tragically killed in a car accident while on vacation and wanted to look thru the footage so she could hear her voice again. All choked up, I told her I send it out as soon as I possibly could. So while I got the footage together I decided to put this montage of clips I found of her mother together from the day of the wedding and emailed it to her. She emailed back this:

"Gina,

Thank you so much. The short montage is beautiful and I am so grateful to have some video footage of my mother. While I do have photos of my mother, I find videos can capture something that pictures cannot. "

WOW! I take that as a compliment cause her photographer was none other than Joe Bussink himself!

It's terribly sad to lose someone you love. I cannot image what it's like not having experienced it myself, but I am trying to take more video of my family these days, in case I do lose someone close in a tragedy someday. And of course trying to stay in contact a lot better than just email...and letting all know that I love them!

I was so happy when Miranda & Jeff decided to add Super 8mm highlights on their video. It was so perfect for them because they are such a classic awesome couple and it was the best location for it too...San Ysidro Ranch! This is just a short of the complete footage that I'll be putting on their DVD, but I was so excited when I got the footage back that I had to throw this small version together right away! Rikka Zimmerman was the photographer & Josh, Goodbeat Productions was the DJ, so I had a blast too!

Oh my gosh! Look at this article I found in my computer that I scanned in some time ago, from when I was in HIGH SCHOOL 16 years ago!!! YIKES...I'm getting old :)

I was in the local paper for my painting along with my best friend Kami. I'm the one on the right, by the way. I forgot they were coming that day to take our pictures, so there I was in my Depeche Mode t-shirt and black & white stripped stockings, red hi-top converse... with my jean jacket cut at the waist....and then the photographer made me put the paintbrush in my mouth, like a rose or something.

Those were the days!