Kraft Azalea Garden Engagement Photos | Jasmine & Jaime

To many Winter Park locals, Kraft Azalea Garden needs no introduction. This 5-plus-acre public garden is a hotspot of a location for engagement photos, attracting many with its lush green surroundings, stunning views of Lake Maitland, and its signature stone columns "The Exedra"(which you can see in the top photo).

So when I got the call from my childhood friend Jasmine that her & her fiance Jaime would be visiting Orlando and wanted to shoot their engagement photos with me, I had only one location in mind, and it turned out so much better than I imagined it would.

6 Do's And Don'ts Of Taking Grad Photos From A Professional Grad Portrait Photographer

If you're a university graduate or senior planning to have their grad photos taken professionally, here are some Do's and Don'ts that will help you(and your photographer) on the day of your shoot!

The 5 Best Locations on Campus for UCF Graduation Photos

Because there are so many, and every semester I definitely get asked where are the best spots to shoot on campus, I've compiled a short list of my favorite spots, if not THE best spots to shoot on campus for graduation photos.

Weird Tokyo: My Experience at Robot Restaurant in Shinjuku

While the name suggests you'll be seeing robots, make no doubt that that robots are just the bare minimum of things you'll see in this show.

Travis ~ A Summer Knight (7.28.17)

Although it's been a hot & stormy summer here in Orlando, it didn't stop Travis & I from scheduling an early-morning graduation portrait session, that consisted of all the essentials: a "cool" shot on top of the Pegasus across from CFE arena, popping champagne, and of course: matching your socks with your tassel.

Tokyo Dreamin'

The first 24 hours of this trip felt like a total dream. The smallest things filled me with intrigue and wonder.I must have looked really weird taking pictures of what may have seemed like ordinary day-to-day things to the common Japanese person.

Best of UCF Graduation Photos (My Favorite Shots Over the Years)

I've been shooting graduation photos for UCF Knights over the past three years, beginning with the lovely ElloSteph from YouTube(check her out if you haven't already)! That's a lot of time in the University of Central Florida's gorgeous reflection pond and a lot of dodging rogue champagne corks!

My State is Freaking Gorgeous (A P.S.A. to Experience Florida Nature)

Without a doubt, Florida is home to some of the best vast displays of Mother Nature. Growing up around it, you either fall in love with it or you begin to hate it.

Little Big Econ State Forest

When is the last time you took a stroll through your local state forest? Have you ever gone to a local state forest, at all?

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Oops!

Usually, you hear about photographers having to "hide" or take away some distractions, blemishes, acne, etc. to clean up a photo, but, what about having to add a missing gold letter to someone's graduation cap?