Summer Camp Scavenger Hunt

I was invited to come and photograph at a summer camp a couple of weeks ago and I couldn't resist. I knew it would be a fun time. Here are some of the photos from their scavenger hunt. There are many more photos so I'll post more later.

Keeping track of the list


Some of the students deliberating about what they should find next.


Item 1 - Get two shoes from other campers and wear their socks...no thanks!


Item 2 - A toenail clipping from a counselor. He's working on it for them.




Item 3 - write a poem about camp and read it to a counselor




Having fun no matter how far behind they are


Chris enjoying Item 4 - Bring a counselor a slushie. Who writes these things?


Some of the fun counselors:







All of the students were having a blast!

New Coffee Table Album Arrived

Our newest coffee table book just came in and it looks great!

We've switched to a different book style that has thicker pages and amazing pearl paper that makes all of images stand out. The book is 54 pages in design.


This style of book isn't alway able to lay flat although most 30 page designs do.


Here is a photo of the super thick pages that will help keep the pages from bending.


You can view the entire album design at http://www.jeffersontodd.com/slideshows/jessicatimalbum/

Loving my Wacom

After the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International conference this year I decided that I needed to get a new toy to help get me excited about sitting in front of a computer for retouching. I've passed along all of my general editing to my super fabulous editor, Sarah, but I really wanted to start doing some special editing for our portraits and large print pieces. So I decided to pick up a Wacom tablet that acts like a digital paint brush in Photoshop. It's been amazing!

It's definitely help excited me when it comes to editing images and it has allowed me to be creative in new areas.

So, how many of you wonderful photographers have realized the wonders of tablets?

Hog Riding Dog

I believe this was the first time that I have seen a dog riding on the back of a motorcycle. The goggles are a great touch!

Have you guys seen anything like this before?

MokaSites and MokaDesign Coming Soon!

We've been busy at work and I thought it was finally time to let you all know why I moved to Texas!

I've been busy launching another company called MokaDesign.



We'll be doing two types of design work:

Custom Flash Websites: MokaSites
We will be designing custom websites for photographers, florists, coordinators, other wedding professionals and more! We will also have a number of customizable styles available for those do-it-yourself people.

Photography Album Design: MokaDesign
We will create digital flush mount designs for wedding albums, engagement guestbooks, and portrait sessions.

Be sure to SIGN UP for Email Updates so you'll know when we're ready for orders!

Fourth of July on Coronado

I spent the 4th of July on Coronado island in California with my dad and brother. There is a huge parade each year on the island that we were able to enjoy.



This cute dog was sitting by us.


With a base being on the island there was a large presence of military in the parade.


Including the girl scouts with their Operation Thin Mint car.


In the San Diego bay there was a ship with a huge flag on it


The sunset was beautiful


Then the fireworks began with the San Diego skyline behind.



I hope you all had a wonderful and safe Independence Day! What a great country we have!

The Santa Barbara Crew

I've been in California since last weekend to shoot some engagement session photos for upcoming weddings. During the week I headed north to Santa Barbara, which is one of my favorite places to visit. I have a great group of friends whom are all wonderful photographers as well.

We all went out to lunch one day while I was visiting. It seems as though the out of town guy is the one that brings them all together for events.

(Ricky Mia, myself, Cheryl and Tim Halberg, Brett Bollman, David Jay, Katie and Chris Humphreys)


Later on that night I headed out for some wonderful sushi at Arigato on State Street. It's my favorite sushi restaurant ever!

While I was walking to dinner I noticed the smoke coming up from north Santa Barbara county. It helped create a beautiful sunset. But it also helped create a nice power outage during dinner.

Veronica + Stephen Wedding Album

I (Heather) am not there with JT on the wedding days so it's always fun for me to see the photos when I start designing the album, and with this wedding, I loved how much fun all the guys had. Check out the rest of Veronica + Stephen's wedding album design from the link below.

Check out the slideshow here ---> Veronica + Stephen Wedding Album

Gayle + Pat's Wedding Album

Here's the album design for Gayle + Pat's wedding from May. Their lovely wedding took place at the Royal Palms Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. It was absolutely gorgeous.

Check out the slideshow here ---> Gayle + Pat's Wedding Album

My Brother is Driving! Watch Out!

My brother just got his permit and helped my dad drive to San Diego to meet up with me on Coronado Island for the 4th of July.

My mother took this photo of my brother after he got the permit.


It's odd to think he's now driving but I'm sure that it feels that way for anyone who finally passes that stage. Hopefully he'll turn into a nice safe driver.

Leaving Santa Barbara Today

Leaving Santa Barbara Today, originally uploaded by Jefferson Todd.

I've been up in Santa Barbara for the last two days which has been a wonderful break from the ordinary. Right now I'm having breakfast at Finestra Cafe and then I'll head back to San Diego with stops in Hollywood and Laguna.

Jefferson Todd
(sent from my BlackBerry)

Studio Diner

My friend Regis and I were really hungry one night so we searched around for a 24 hour diner in the San Diego area. I remembered watching Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on the Food Network and they featured Studio Diner so we did some searching in Google Maps and headed out at 12:30am.



The food was perfect for a late night. I had the Monte Carlo sandwich because it sounded so interesting. It was a ham and cheese sandwich, battered and fried. It looked like battered fish when it arrived but it was so tasty! ;-)