Can you recall the engagement session I did a while back of Mary and Andrew? Here are the photos of their big day!
The wedding took place at the El Cortez in Downtown San Diego
The beautiful El Cortez in Downtown San Diego
The detailed ceiling and chandelier at the El Cortez

























November is right around the corner and I’m posting an update on what Photos by Rowell is working on. At the top of the list is Sheree and Scott’s wedding photos. I’m going through each photo and they are turning out really well.
I’ve booked two other photoshoots:
Nathan & Riley Child Photography Portraits
I’m looking forward to working with these two kids. We’ll be working in their parents’ home and then moving to the neighborhood park to get some creative playground shots. Hopefully, the kids won’t notice me as much with the camera and act naturally but most importantly, listening to me and their parents to get the shots they want. For this I’ll be focusing on using the Canon 50mm 1.2L. I’m pretty excited to get some sweet child photography bokeh.
DJ Misha Urban Photography Portraits
Mid-November This project is currently on hold. I will have the pleasure of working with San Diego’s house Dj, DJ Misha. Just a little bio on Misha:
Born in the city of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, DJ Misha relocated to the United States in 1991 and settled down in San Diego, California. Misha has held residencies at some of the finer clubs San Diego has to offer: Envy at The Ivy Hotel, Jack’s in La Jolla and Harneys Sushi in Old Town. He became the preferred dj for San Diego Euro Circle events, and was selected to play major fundraising events for the San Diego City Ballet and Rady Childrens Hospital.
For my own personal taste, I’ll be photographing the boats in the San Diego harbor with the downtown skyline as the backdrop. I’m also looking forward to photographing my friends and I for breakfast. The food better be great because I’ll be reviewing it here on my blog! Lastly, there will be some technology photographed and presented. You’ll see the hardware that this blog runs on. The backbone of the interwebs.
Sounds quite a lot to get done starting now through the end of November. I’m always looking for new ideas and projects so if you have any, comment it in!
I had the greatest pleasure of photographing Sheree and Scott’s wedding in Oceanside, Saturday October 11 2008. I made my way to the location at 2pm to photograph both Bride and Groom getting ready. I first started with Scott because I knew he would be ready much faster than Sheree and what I ended up learning was that Scott was a natural model. He looked like someone straight out of a Men’s Warehouse advertisement.
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Moving on to Sheree, she had her hair and makeup done already and she looked quite beautiful. All her bridesmaids helped her put on her dress and I captured every moment of it. Sheree also came off as a model, someone out of a bridal magazine. Together, Sheree and Scott make a perfect modeling couple.
Time started to get tight and I managed to squeeze in some portraits of her with her bridesmaids, mother and grandmother. 8 hours later, I was very glad to be the wedding photographer and I am convinced that the wedding photographs will come out looking exceptional. I’ll be posting more of them in the future as I finish editing them.