New Phone!

So the other day I got a notice from Cingular informing me that I was eligible for an upgrade for my phone, which made me super excited! My old phone was on it's last leg- evidently it had been dropped one too many times. As you can imagine, the news from Cingular was exciting!

After doing a bunch of research, I went down to the store and got my new phone! It's the Cingular 3125, and it's sweet. It runs Windows Mobile 5.0, which means I've got my Outlook on there, as well as internet. Not your regular cell-phone internet though- much faster than that (as fast as a phone can be, anyway).

The cool thing is now I can keep my life straight- I don't have to carry around a phone and a PDA- I've got them together. And I didn't have to join the Blackberry craze. Ha!

I'm still in my trial period, however. So things might change, and I might end up getting a different phone altogether. One thing is for sure though, this windows moblie thing is AWESOME!

Marcus & Piper

So, a few weeks back I got the chance to shoot Marcu & Piper's wedding, righ here in beautiflul San Diego! It was such a special wedding, and I don't think the setting could have been more beautiful- under this big oak tree, overlooking the ocean...amazing!

Check out a slideshow of some of my favorite images!

Check it out!

Well, the new website is up! Kind of. I've been so busy shooting weddings lately, that I haven't had the time I wish I had to work on the website. So, instead of waiting another month for the new site to be completely done, I just decided to put up the new one, and keep working on refining it.

Check it out at JeffYoungren.com! There's a bunch of new stuff, and there's going to be more added in the next few weeks, in the way of media. One of the things I'm most excited about is the new Find an Event function. It used to be that you would see a list of all the events that I've shot while you were looking for a particular event. It was getting kind of confusing as the list was growing.

Now, you just type in the first or last name of either the bride or groom, and it searches our database and returns results based on what you searched for. Pretty slick, I think.

It's time...

My computer needs to be replaced. I know, sad day. The thing is a sweet computer, but with the work that I've been doing in Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, and now the new Lightroom software, my 2.0 gHz AMD Athlon chip just isn't cutting it any longer.

So what am I going to get, you may ask? I'm getting Intel's new Core2Duo chip- these things are amazing! It's a dual processor that is designed to be used with processor-intensive applications, like the entire Adobe suite.

I'm also designing this thing with Windows Vista in mind, so when the new OS comes out I'll be ready for it!

Once I'm done building this thing, I'll post everything about it. I'm so stoked!

The Flower Girl

A few weeks ago I got to spend the day with Marcus and Piper- they got married in Point Loma, right here in San Diego (finally, no traveling!) They got married under this beautiful oak tree- the setting was absolutely perfect. I'm just finishing up editing their pictures, and I'm so excited to show them off- there was so much emotion between these two, it was unreal. You can't look at these pictures without feeling it!

Anyways, I wanted to put up a picture or two of the cutest flower girl ever- Jennifer. She was adorable! And man, she had so much fun dressing up with the other girls and getting her hair done- so cute!

Don't worry, pictures of Marcus & Piper are coming tomorrow!

Mmmm...Beer...

It's October. And that can only mean one thing. Well, it could actually mean many things, but I'm talking about one thing, here. That's right. Octoberfest. Yahoo! Now, many of you know that I come from a German background, so I should really know what "Octoberfest" actually is. But I don't, and that's ok. For me, it's the month when a bunch of awesome breweries come out with a seasonal beer that hits the ol' tastebuds just right :)

Today a bunch of buddies of mine, and I went to the Karl Strauss brewery restauaunt, for some good eatin' and drinkin'. The Octoberfest brew this year is fantastic- not too light, either. Quite good. I'm still a sucker for Red Trolley, though...

I'm High Tech

Well, not really, but I like to pretend that I am :) I've just set up my very first wireless router, so now my house is officially a WiFi hotspot! I love it, no more cords or cables running all over the place, its just "internet in the air."

It's this cool little Linksys router that Best Buy had on sale- and I go the last one! In addition to the internet uplink, it's got 3 ports on the back for those old-fashioned computers that aren't set up for wireless.

I'm a happy camper. Now I can finally sit on the couch, watch a movie, AND play on the internet. All at the same time. Marvelous.

Gary & Court

Yesterday afternoon a good friend of mine, Courtney, got married! I got to go as a guest, which is always a fun change of pace. I did, however bring my camera to the ceremony! I couldn't resist! My wife made me promist to put the camera away following the ceremony, so she could have my attention during the reception!

The ceremony was in Dana Point, in a little spot overlooking the ocean- a breathtaking view. Courtney's dad officiated, and it was one of the most touching ceremonies that I've witnessed- it was so great! Beautiful reception, wonderful food, and amazing people, made for a great event!

Awwww Court...

Back, safe and sound

And we're back!

Botson was so great- I really had a wonderful time. It was, however, the longest Erin and I had been apart since we got married, and that was just wierd. I kind of didn't like being away from her :) That's a good thing, however. I am for sure going back, but next time, the wifey is coming with! Giddy up!

I brought along my new point-and-shoot Canon- let me tell you how hard it was for me not to bring my 50lbs of camera gear...this little thing is great :)

I thought I'd include a few pictures, just to prove I was there :)

Me at Fenway (I didn't get to go to a game- how sad huh?)


The Charles River, right next to my hotel :) Thats some kind of pirate ship in the foreground.



Ok, so this is Damian. He and some buddies tried to steal the Mayflower. That's right. The ship the pilgrims came over on. Marvelous, huh? Oh one more thing- he got arrested for trying :)

More pictures later, once I figure out how to work this camera thing. I'm not so good with cameras. Wait a minute....