Students with Character

I'm the photographer for SBCOM (Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine) so I get to shoot some really neat pictures of chinese medicine, acupuncture etc. for whatever it is they need. Melissa Mellott, who is in charge of admissions and public relations for the school devised a fantastic ad campaign call "Students with Character". The lives of all the students are so diverse and through this ad campaign, she's highlighting many of them.

Pay attention the next time you're sitting in a movie theatre, you'll see the ads running on the big screen right before the movie starts!

This is Laura, blues singer by night, acupuncture student by day!

Look at who it is!

Can you guys guess who this is?

... it's the Chad in ChadRick Photography with his better half! Talk about a fun shoot!

Solomiya and Valeriy's Engagement Session

Well here's Marta' sister Solomiya. We had so much fun running around everywhere doing a dual engagement session! I would shoot one way, then see a great shot from the corner of my eye of the other couple and would whip around and grab that shot. Too much fun, alot of work but fun! They are from the Ukraine and right after this shoot, Valeriy is returning to the Ukraine for 3 months! Solomiya is so bummed but he'll be back to stay in August and then they're getting married in September.

Peggy Sorum

This was a great shoot! Peggy is a local artist here in Santa Barbara. She was written up in the local paper and you can see her article from her website. I was honored to do the photography and to build her website.

Marta and Alex's Engagement Session

What a great couple! They are getting married July 3rd in Santa Barbara. We shot all over the place running around between the Bacara and Butterfly Beach. It was a great day and actually this was a double engagement session because her sister Solomiya is also getting married but in September.

Here is Marta and Alex.

Laura Hernandez

I was introduced to Laura Hernandez by Melissa Mellott when she was 14 years old. Melissa has been her mentor ever since. Through Melissa and her work with first generation students, Laura went to the prestigious Laguna Blanca High School here in Santa Barbara!

We went to one of her softball games and I had to take some pictures of her being the rock star she is!

Advocacy Press book Changes

This is pretty cool! I had the honor of shooting the cover for the book Changes from Advocacy Press. This is the second cover I did for them. I first book is Challenges and the most recent is Changes.

Since 1983 Advocacy Press has been a leader in the development, publication and distribution of equity-oriented publications and programs for children, adolescents, and young adults. Their publications promote self-reliance and gender equity and encourage realistic life and career planning.