What’s more fun than shooting an engagement session and also the cinema,
all in the same day. It’s fun because it’s Napa and Calistoga, amidst the historic Chateau Montelena, Castello di Amorosa and Chimney Rock. Why fun? Why not? Good food, good wine, great friends/clients merging into a smooth collage of a wonderful day.

What better things to do than to have friends over (who bring beers and wines), edit some videos, have a great meal, have a couple of beers, some Chardonnay and a photoshoot? Good times! Ok, my idea of fun can be different than the average Joe and that’s that.

So Jen & Paul came by to edit Jen’s video to showcase her experience as a news
broadcaster. Jen, being a real sweetheart, brought not one, not two but TWENTY-FOUR bottles of beer and a bottle of chardonnay. I’m not sure where she got the idea that I edit video much more artistically while intoxicated. Brittany came over at 6pm. You don’t know who Brittany is? Shame on you, go back into my past blog and read the Angel’s Descent. Yes, you. You with the big nose! Go read it NOW and don’t come back till you show this young lady some freaking respect.

Breathe! Breathe! Anyways, we finished the video editing. Damn fast job too. I managed to trick Jenny into thinking that it was extremely difficult and will take 20 engineers and 20 hours to edit, but with my spanking NEW Apple iMac, that typical 20 hour task shrunk down to a mere 2 hours using only half a brain (the other half is intoxicated, remember?). Anyways, went to BJ’s for dinner, came back, and NOW, the fun begins. Rolled out the seamless gray and setup the lights, ready, set, SHOOT, SHOOT, FLASH, POSE, POSE, SHOOT, DRINK, DRINK, BURP, SHOOT AGAIN.

I have not had so much fun in a long long time. The absolute best shot of the night? Without a doubt, that prize winning photography goes to Paul who captured this winning image. I think I’m going to submit this image to some contest. I bet I’ll win lots of money.

- MS