Faith Cherisse Photography

new site!!

2011-05-26T15:59:00.001-07:00

I'm very happy to announce that this site has moved! The new and improved site is available and will have more activity. Please feel free to check it out and tell me what you think.

www.faithcherissephotography.net

FREE 90 MINUTE PHOTO SESSION GIVEAWAY!

2011-03-21T01:12:00.000-07:00

Here's a sneak peek of Matt & Shelby (their blog post coming soon)

In honor of my 8th Wedding Anniversary I would LOVE to giveaway one FREE 90 minute photo session! A $275.00 Value. You will get to spend an afternoon with me capturing you outdoors in natural light. Even though I LOVE to photograph weddings, engagements and High School Seniors I am breaking my own rules for one lucky winner to have the session of their choice at the location of their choice (see regulations for details). The contest will begin on March 21st (my anniversary) and will end at midnight on April 1st (this is no joke)!

Now for the details!

PRIZE:

FREE 90 minute photo session good for up to 4 people (no exceptions)
Disc of 5 High Resolution fully edited images (chosen by Faith Cherisse Photography)
private online gallery of images available for purchase

HOW TO ENTER:

Comment on this Blog post "Pick me, Love me, choose me"! (hint: it's from my favorite t.v show)! If you guess correctly, you don't get an extra entry, but you will get 1000 cool points!

For an EXTRA entry:

Share this blog post (copy & paste this link http://faithcherissephotography.blogspot.com/)) to Facebook and/or Twitter and come back to the comment section on the blog and say "Venti Soy White chocolate mocha with rasberry" (my favorite Starbucks drink)

Want MORE ways to enter?

"LIKE" Faith Cherisse Photography on Facebook and/or

Follow me on Twitter and say "I just entered Faith Cherisse Photography's FREE 90 minute photo session"!

REGULATIONS:

Prize cannot be sold, transferred, auctioned, traded,or redeemed for cash value.
photo session must take place by April 29th
location must be within 25 miles of zip code 90650
winner must sign a model release form and agree to be featured on Faith Cherisse Photography's Blog and social networking sites
winner will be selected at random by one of my 3 lovely children

Good luck! I can't wait to see how this unravels! I will throw in a Starbucks gift card for the winner (good for 1 drink) if more than 10 people enter on March 21st!

Norwalk, California-My "Dander"-This is why I LOVE Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T02:30:00.000-08:00

He's a kid who has always walked his own road, even if it made absolutely no sense to anyone.

Or if it was a road that walked him into a wall or a closet because he wasn't PAYING ATTENTION!

If you aren't paying attention you could miss him because his sense of humor is subtle and he doesn't demand the spotlight.  He is our "Dander"!  Alyssa gave him this nickname when she was only 15 months old.  A nickname that has carried over to his 16th birthday and will remain forever.   He is the reason why I LOVE Valentine's Day!  

Alexander,

Being born on Valentine's day doomed you to have a gentle heart and fierce loyalty.  When you were in preschool you promised to buy a house next door to me, so you'd never have to spend a day without me!   My heart melts with that promise and I've hung on to it everyday of my life.  Those days make me want to freeze time for all of eternity!  Thank you for being such a wonderful son and brother. The world is a better place with you in it.  Always remember to stay close to God in all things, looks are not the most important thing, which is related to another truth, looks can be deceiving, on the really big decisions, pause before you act. Look before you leap. Always follow your gut. I love you beyond words!  I'm so proud of you and I'm glad God poured buckets of Love on you the day you were born.  

xoxo,

Mom

Here are a couple of messages from Grandpa Tony & Grandma Mary:

my handsome danders! 16 OMG. I still remember the morning alexander was born on that rainy night as i drove you to the hospital. still brings tears of joy to my eyes and warms that special place in my heart for all of you. love you mija.~Grandpa Tony 

From the moment you came home your gentle, even spirit lit up our home.  Your smile and easy way of getting through everything with just a shrug and a knowing look.  And the moments when the devil hid behind the sparkle in your eyes........oh my! those days!  Your willingness to just be there has been a treasure to me from the first time I hugged you. ~Grandma Mary

I couldn't help but post all these pictures of my baby!  Enjoy.  

I Love you son!  Happy Valentine's Day!

Claremont California-Lyndsay

2011-02-09T08:51:00.000-08:00

This session was full of fun and personality! Lyndsay you are such a sweetheart and I had so much fun getting to know you and laughing with you.

These are a few of my favorites that show how much personality this girl has.

Hair & Makeup by Alma Vega of Escape Salon (Claremont, CA.)

Lyndsay, thank you for letting me into your life! I enjoyed spending the day with you and your Mom. Stay beautiful, keep up the good work in school and on the softball field!

xoxo

Riverside California-Riverside Mission Inn-Chris +Isabelle

2011-02-04T13:26:00.000-08:00

On January 20, 2011 I had the pleasure of attending Elizabeth Luna's wedding workshop. I was very happy to meet Elizabeth, since I have only known her through facebook and admired her photography skills for months. We "clicked" (no pun intended) instantly and talked like we had been friends for years! Thank you Elizabeth for sharing your knowledge, skills, and photography wisdom! I am so grateful to have met you!

People, please brace yourselves for pure perfection and beyond gorgeous.....ready? Here we go!

Hair & Makeup by- Vivian Tran of The all made up team

Thank you Chris & Isabelle for being so gorgeous! You are both so fun be around and your personalities exude confidence! Isabelle you are a going places girl!! I saw your new pictures and all I can say is "WOW"!!

2011-02-04T09:36:00.000-08:00

If your viewing my neglected blog, here's a HUGE Thank You, to you, from me!! In December my computer crashed, I was devastated!! I was balling like a big overgrown baby! My husband let me mope around and feel sorry for myself, because who else would feel sorry for me? Only me, right? Yes! It gave me time to reflect on where I would like to see myself for 2011 and what I was missing out on in the cyber world.

I learned to live without a desktop...I didn't die, like I told Abe I would. Turns out the computer crashing was a blessing in disguise. I went from a PC to an iMAC. I am in LOVE!!!!!!!

I mapped out a business plan.

I am grateful for many things in 2010:

like meeting Jasmine Star at Cypress College Photo Expo. She is amazing, beautiful and has a heart of gold! Diving into photography was a done deal after hearing her story. I'd rather see you fail at something you love than to succeed at something you hate." J*

Attending my 1st LA Smug Mug meetup "Clarity" by Jeff Jochum.

attending Tonya Joy's Workshop, where I got to meet some wonderful ladies and shoot some Fabulous people! See the workshop here

Being a second shooter with the beautiful Belinda Love. (pictures to come, once I retreive them from my hard drive).

Shooting with Victoria Le at Union Station. Hair & makeup by Sara Elizabeth

I'm so ready for 2011!! I know we're already in February, but so far so good!

I started off my year going to Elizabeth Luna's workshop! I had a blast and met some wonderful and talented ladies. (pictures to come in another post).

I got to go to my 1st OC Smug Mug meetup hosted by Hannsie Trainor. Cean Orrett was such a rock star and shared his skills and knowledge in Survival and Longevity In The Photography Industry. His Q & A was so informative.

I am so grateful for all the people I have met and where this business is going. I feel so blessed!

Please don't forget to "LIKE" me on Facebook Faith Cherisse Photography, to stay up to date on my latest work.

"Raising teens is like nailing jello to a tree"

2010-12-10T14:15:00.000-08:00

We had a fun session scheduled, for Alyssa's 17th Birthday! She spent the entire morning getting ready, curling her hair, perfect makeup, picked out her outfits the night before, etc...She went to school, came home and decided she had to re-do her already perfect hair-do, touch-up her already perfect makeup, take a second, third, fifteenth glance in the mirror before she approved of her outfit! All this while I was yelling, "Alyssa, hurry up before we lose light"..."okaaaaaaay Mother"!!!!! NO, not okaaaaaaaay! Time was ticking, in fact the ticks were louder than ever and Yup it happened, we left too late! As we were on the beautiful [insert sarcastic smile here] 405 freeway, sitting in the more than usual traffic we saw the perfect sunset along with the perfect light fading fast! I wanted to yell, scream and bang my head on the steering wheel. I felt 50lbs. of pressure sitting on my shoulders not only because this was a huge waste of time, but because this was my 1st mentoring session with Emilio! He was so understaning and said "We'll just make the best of this"! What a guy! He was so positive, so understanding and so ready to learn! Emilio sure did make the best of it! We knew that we coudn't shoot in the natural light available, so we "made the best of it" and scouted all of Seal Beach for future sessions. Since Alyssa was picture perfect, we used her to model what a perfect shot should look like. "Alyssa, stand here, Alyssa, sit on those stairs, Alyssa, go ask those people if we can take pictures in front of their truck", Alyssa, Alyssa, Alyssa!!!! "Moooommmm, stop making me feel bad"!! This makes me think of one of my favorite teen quotes "Raising teens is like nailing jello to a tree"!!!!!!! Those of you with teens know exactly what I'm talking about! This weekend we will re-take Alyssa's pictures, and make sure this Diva is ready to roll! I'm glad my EPIC FAIL was with my own offspring! I Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Here's one of Emilio's pictures, that he took! Not bad for his 1st time shooting in manual.

Photo by: EMILIO RAMOS PHOTOGRAPHY

Santa's Little Helper -- Baby Sophie

2010-12-03T10:30:00.000-08:00

Playing with babies is so much fun! Tutus, pearls, bling and hairbows included made it extra fun! This little DIVA was late a whole hour, but as you will see, she was worth the wait! Sophie's mom is entering her in a contest and asked if I could photograph this little cutie. How could I say no to such a little package of joy!

Meet 3 month old Baby Sophie! She's a living doll!

Sophie's mom picked out all her cute outfits and Christmas decor!

Santa Rocks!!

We decided to use Sophie's Uncle Anthony's truck as a prop, and per Mom's request
I had to get the Chevy logo in the pic! I think it's adorable!

This smile made my week!

Thank you for trusting me to be your photographer and capturing memories of your most precious gift! Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas and I'm sure Sophie will win the contest! She has my vote :)

Thankful for my Family + some totally random shots

2010-11-25T01:47:00.000-08:00

This Thanksgiving I am grateful for so many things:

.....God and all of His glory
.....Abe, because of his Love, patience and understanding
.....Alyssa, because she dreams BIG...and I know she will follow her dreams
.....Alexander, because he is the most humble, loving kid I know
.....Ari, my pumpkin, because she can melt my heart just by smiling her toothy smile.
....Diesel & Bella (my dogs) because I can yell at them for lying on the couches, and in the same minute they will come and give me kisses and jump in excitement higher than a grasshopper when I say their names.

I am thankful for the gift of photography, because without my camera I wouldn't be able to capture life's wonderful moments. Here are some recent and RANDOM moments I want to share :)

Thank you for visiting and understanding how RANDOM my picture selection is.

In case your wondering why Alyssa is bleaching Alexander's hair, it's good news! Alexander made the Varsity Wrestling team at his school, and the initiation was they had to bleach their hair, get fro-hawks and closer to season dye one side of their hair purple!!! AY DIOS MIO!!! My handsome black haired boy looks a little ridiculous,but I think it's something great and I'm glad we have pictures for him to always remember. Alyssa may have found her calling of being a hairdresser, but we will have to see if the other 5,885 things she wants to do don't work out. Arianna is eating Christmas lights because, well...she's Arianna! Sometimes there's no real reason why they do what they do.

I wish you all a very blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving!

xoxo,
Faith Cherisse

Let them eat cake- Part 2

2010-11-20T23:11:00.000-08:00

This is part two from the inspired "Marie Antoinette" shoot that took place at Tonya Joy's "let them eat cake" workshop. As you can see Mallory and Cody are the epitome of beautiful people and I was so intrigued with all their beauty.

Mallory, you are a striking beauty!

See what I mean by beautiful? They don't even have to smile to show off all their beauty!

Mallory was such a natural in front of the camera.

I love how in Love you two are! That look Cody is giving Mallory, just melts my heart!

GORGEOUS!

Cupcakes made by Kristina Kendig- Catering & Creative Extraordinaire.

Hair and makeup by Katrina Kirk

This is one of my favorites! I love the expression on both Mallory & Cody!

Thank you again to Tonya Joy for a wonderful day! I love the way you made everybody feel so comfortable as soon as we walked in the door. Instead of a handshake, I got a hug :) The details were amazing, and your hospitality was more than I could have asked for!

The Crowder Family & lots of Kelsey!

2010-10-22T09:00:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday Oct. 16,2010 I had the pleasure of attending Tonya Joy's 3rd Workshop! Tonya is an amazing photographer, teacher & friend. She opened her heart and home to do what she loves! I am forever grateful for the new friends I made, the gorgeous people I got to photograph and the information I walked away with was invaluable! Tonya hired a dream team for everything from models, food, hair & make-up. The Crowder family couldn't have been more good looking and were a dream to photograph! Kelsey worked that camera like nobody's business! I had too many favorites to display, so bear with me and enjoy!

Isn't this the sweetest little girl! agh...she's adorable!

So the children never forget how small and precious they once were :)

Tonya put together this beautiful outfit & jewerly.

Fierce!

I couldn't stop focusing on Kelsey. She had a crowd that saw her beauty from a mile away, and kept commenting on beautiful she is!

Hari and make-up by Vivian Tran of ALL MADE UP TEAM.

Mr. Crowder couldn't have been happier about this part of the photo shoot!

Thank you for God for allowing me to do what I love and meeting such wonderful people along the way!

Tonya Joy Workshop "Let them eat cake" Sneak peek!

2010-10-20T13:20:00.000-07:00

Here's a little sneak peek of last Saturday's shoot at Tonya Joy's 3rd workshop "Let them eat cake"! I have a ton of pictures to edit and another amazingly stunning couple to show off! I couldn't wait to share with you all the beauty and as Tyra Banks would say Fierceness from these gorgeous people!

Kelsey you are gorgeous!

If you want to see more gorgeous photos please watch for future posts! Lots of eye candy coming to the blog!

xoxo,

Cherisse

My 1st blog post EVER + Holiday Mini-sessions

2010-10-19T13:25:00.000-07:00

"The journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step".

My first of many blog posts will start today!! Here is my 1st step! I am both excited and nervous about opening up and sharing more of me with all of you. Some of you are following me because you share my passion of love, life, family, photography, OR because I MADE YOU!! If I made you, I'm glad you took my threat serious, if your following because I'm me I hope my family doesn't scare you away :)

As a way to say thank you, I have created a Holiday Special! Holiday Mini-Sessions will be in full effect starting November 7-20th! Please book your session today!