Jefferson Todd's Blog

Marshmallow Wreath

2009-12-12T11:06:00.001-07:00

Marshmallow Wreath, originally uploaded by Jefferson Todd.

Check out the sweet marshmallow wreath on my front door.

Ashley + Jason's Album

2009-11-18T15:35:00.003-07:00

Ashley + Jason had a gorgeous wedding at the Westward Look Resort in Tucson. Their wedding was on a wonderful day: my due date (this is Heather, not JT, lol) on September 12th. I ended up delivering a day early, but it's still a special day in my book. Here is the album design showing all our favorite pictures from the wedding. Looks like they had a blast.

Tori + Dustin's Album Design

2009-11-16T10:27:00.004-07:00

Congratulations to Tori and Dustin on the recent marriage! We were so happy to be a part of it. Their gorgeous wedding took place at Stonebridge Manor in Mesa, AZ on Halloween! What a fun day! See the highlights of their big day here, in their album design.

Ashley and Jason's Wedding at Westward Look Resort in Tucson, AZ

2009-10-06T08:47:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure of photographing a local photographer's wedding. It's always a blast to work with another photographer because they're willing to let me do what I love to do, just be creative. Jason Swift is a wedding photographer based in Tucson, AZ.

Check out their slideshow.

Ashley's Dress was beautiful!

Ashley's bride's maids helping to get the dress all buttoned up.

The Rings

Ashley and Jason's first meeting. I always love this moment.

I couldn't help but to get a saguaro cactus in at least one photo.

Ashley looked stunning!

The desert labyrinth at Westward Look.

The entire bridal party.

Congratulations to the newly married couple!

2009-10-05T10:17:00.002-07:00

Here's one of the fabulous meals I had this summer at Ashley's house. Her dad threw everything into a boiling pot with tons of spices and then dropped in some wonderful crab legs and shrimp. In ten minutes it was ready to eat. Mmm...so tasty!

Jenni' Senior Portraits - Orange City, Iowa

2009-10-04T11:09:00.002-07:00

I was up in Iowa to visit family this summer and was able to take some senior photos for my cousins. Here are Jenni's photos from around Orange City and Alton, IA.

All can be view in our Online Store.

I'm an Uncle to Kara Caitlyn Garcia

2009-10-03T08:25:00.000-07:00

My niece Kara Caityln was born 9/11/09 @ 2:17am weighing in at 7lbs 6oz and 20.5 inches long. She is so beautiful and I'm super excited to be her uncle.

Enough Popcorn?

2009-10-02T16:00:00.005-07:00

I'm back to the blog. This summer has involved a lot of traveling including California, Iowa, Pittsburgh and Texas. You should hopefully see some posting of all of my summer excursions and shoots.

I was driving downtown by the arena and noticed this lady driving down the street with a cart full of popcorn. I don't believe I've ever seen that before and I thought all of you might like to see.

I'm an Uncle!

2009-09-17T21:11:00.002-07:00

I'm an Uncle!, originally uploaded by Jefferson Todd.

Introducing Kara Caitlyn Garcia! My sister gave birth to Kara last
Friday and I arrived in New Braunfels, TX on Monday to see my beautiful
new niece. You are guaranteed to see more photos.

A New Friend

2009-09-14T12:08:00.001-07:00

A New Friend, originally uploaded by Jefferson Todd.

Sent from my iPod

Jeff Newton Is Cool

2009-09-03T20:59:00.004-07:00

Ha! Jeff is going to get a kick out of this.

Jeff Newton is a friend of mine who also earns a living with photography. Unlike myself, he's just a "Cool Dude". I mean just look at his hair...

...see what I mean! How could anybody with hair like that not be cool?

Anyways...I just wanted to send a shout out to my friend who's done a wonderful job in his business. He works with so many amazing clients from Nike, Ritz Carlton, ESPN Magazine and most recently Men's Fitness. His recent magazine cover features Larry Fitzgerald from the AZ Cardinals.

Check out his latest stuff at http://www.jeffnewton.com/news-sept09.html

P.S. - Yours truly designed and created his website.

A Favorite

2009-08-04T08:18:00.001-07:00

A Favorite, originally uploaded by Jefferson Todd.

Here's a photo from the Louis M Martini wine cellar in Napa Valley.
They have some of the best Cabernet around. Definitely try and find a
bottle.

Sent from my iPod

Diamond Backs vs Pirates

2009-07-23T19:39:00.001-07:00

Diamond Backs vs Pirates, originally uploaded by Jefferson Todd.

I'm enjoying a D-Backs game tonight as they play the Pittsburgh Pirates. Its always nice to get out and watch a game.

Jefferson Todd
(sent from my BlackBerry)

Mighty Mud Mania - Scottsdale, AZ

2009-07-17T16:07:00.004-07:00

Today was the annual Mighty Mud Mania at Chaparral Park in Scottsdale, AZ. The entire event is about MUD and kids.
The main event was the obstacle course with a line over an hour long of kids waiting to race each other and get covered in mud.

The last dive into the mud pool was the best part to watch. They would come up entirely covered in mud.
One tip: If you plan on diving into a mud pool, be sure you have ear plugs in.

Here's just half of the waiting line for the obstacle course.

There's nothing like a nice mud bath in the morning.

They also had a huge soap slide down one of the hill in the park.

I wish they allowed adults to participate. It would have been a blast to try.

More photos and prints available in
Online Gallery.

Grilled Sweet Potatos

2009-07-04T09:14:00.000-07:00

Who else loves grilled sweet potatoes?

They're my fav!

FotoCielo and Arigato Sushi

2009-07-03T13:03:00.000-07:00

One of my favorites cities is Santa Barbara. I don't know what it is, but I'm in love with the city. My stress escapes me when I arrive.

On my tour of Southern California I visited all my friends in Santa Barbara including the guys behind FotoCielo. They were having MokaDesign redesign their website so it was nice to talk through some of the ideas and proofs while I was there. I think that might be my only web design client that I've ever met with in person.

Ricky and Tim run the operation and Kiel is a photographers/office dude/nutrition expert.
(Tim, Kiel, Ricky, me)

They were super nice to take me out to my favorite sushi place, Sushi Arigato on State Street.

And I made a stop by David's place although he seemed to sneak away with a girl before I could get a picture so here is the view from his house.

Greg Bumatay

2009-07-03T09:00:00.000-07:00

While in California I dropped by to see my friend Greg Bumatay at Bumatay Studio. He's a great photographer and it's been way too long since I photographed with him.

His wife and him recently moved their office into a sweet condo in Fullerton. It's in such a cute community. Here he is in the showroom.

Catalina, CA - A Vacation

2009-07-02T16:47:00.003-07:00

It was time to get away from the heat in Arizona so my father, brother and best friend Troy headed out for a guys trip. We stayed at the small Coronado Inn on the island. It's the perfect location to walk down to the bay, downtown Coronado and the brewery.

The homes are all so quaint.

We headed down to Balboa Park and saw part of the Body Worlds exhibit. It's so crazy to see the human body in that form.

There was also this very interesting entertainment group on the pathway. They were a bit creepy. It sort of reminded me of the singing ghosts from the Haunted House in Disneyland.

My brother Darren

Troy

Me

My brother and dad

Oh yeah!

San Diego and the bay

MokaDesign Album Special for Photographers

2009-07-02T12:11:00.003-07:00

For those of you who are professional photographers, be sure to check out MokaDesign for album designing. If you signup for an account by tomorrow (Friday, July 3rd) then you'll save 15% off all orders placed in the month of July.

Account sign HERE.

And be sure to signup for the newsletter to receive future discounts and updates.

Espresso 101 at Liberty Market

2009-06-29T12:39:00.001-07:00

I was at Liberty Market a couple months ago when they held their first ever Espresso 101 class. It was a full class of 10 at the E61 espresso bar inside Liberty Market.

Joe and Teresa were busy teaching everyone about the art of making espresso drinks.

Jess Harter covered the story well on his blog.

Bethany + Casey Wedding - Brophy Chapel & Montelucia Resort Phoenix, AZ

2009-06-28T12:45:00.005-07:00

Bethany and Casey had such a fun wedding. I knew these families would be a blast to work with.
Be sure the check out their SLIDESHOW.

The ceremony was held at Brophy Chapel and the reception was at the new Montelucia Resort in Phoenix.

Bethany and Casey were so excited that this day was finally here.

Here are all of the girls, most of whom are sisters to Bethany, including Allison who's wedding I photographed previously.

Casey and all of his guys were looking sharp.

Patty & Patty at I Do, I Do Wedding Specialists were making sure everything went smoothly while Ray the DJ kept everyone busy on the dance floor.

Gilbert Water Tower Park

2009-06-28T12:16:00.003-07:00

I loved this new park located under the Gilbert water tower in downtown.

The water makes it super fun for the kids.

RC Car Track

2009-06-18T19:17:00.001-07:00

RC Car Track, originally uploaded by Jefferson Todd.

I'm with my friends Tim Halberg and Ricky Mia at a radio controlled car track in Santa Barbara. Its crazy how fast these big cars can go. And apparently one of the best tracks is in Phoenix which I had no clue about.

Jefferson Todd
(sent from my BlackBerry)

Salt River Kayaking

2009-05-30T20:45:00.001-07:00

Salt River Kayaking, originally uploaded by Jefferson Todd.

Today a couple of my friends and I heading to the Salt River with our kayaks. It was such a great day out.

Have any of you ever tried kayaking?

Jefferson Todd
(sent from my BlackBerry)

Diamondbacks Game

2009-05-29T19:02:00.001-07:00

Diamondbacks Game, originally uploaded by Jefferson Todd.

I'm hanging out at a Diamondbacks game tonight. It's been so long since I've been to a home game. Last week I was in Oakland for a game which Arizona was playing. Hopefully they will play better tonight.

Jefferson Todd
(sent from my BlackBerry)