You're Beautiful!

Here is a very small glimpse of all of the beautiful babies, children, people and families I get to photograph on a daily basis. I have been a portrait photographer for over 20 years now and I get overwhelmed and feel so rewarded to be apart of such beauty.

Scotland 2009

Stephanie Adriana came back from St. Andrews Scotland with incredible stories and beautiful images. Stephanie is not only an incredible portrait-wedding photographer, she is also a very respected fine art photographer. You can find her work in galleries and homes all over the country. Please enjoy this short slide show of some of her captured images.

The Mission in Sepia

The Alleman family at the beautiful San Juan Capistrano Mission in sepia. The Mission lends itself perfectly for sepia photography because of all of the brick work, arches and the contrasty shadows. The Allemans did a great job coordinating the right colors and textures in their outfits for that perfect family portrait.

Margie enjoying the beach

Margie in Laguna Beach, California.

Montana Horses Photography Expedition

Here are some of the high-lights from our September 2009 Montana Horses photography expedition. Our adventures took us to Hollow Top Lake in Pony Montana, High school rodeo, a historic homestead ranch to photograph a family, the majestic Yellowstone National Park and the Mantle Horse Ranch. Our photography participants captured images of horses people and nature. The Mantle Ranch hosted our expedition and gave us countless opportunities to capture the perfect shot, What an adventure!

VISIT HERE TO SEE THE SLIDE SHOW

"The Michels in the forest

Even though the Michels live in Texas, I still get to see them once a year. What an incredible family!




family portrait photographty

Shot of the day

The shot of the day comes from Sarah E. Carter. Sarah is an incredible journalistic photographer in Indianapolis, Indiana. She specializes in portrait and wedding photography.



Please visit our web site or call toll free (866) 363-6900 to find out more about Sarah.

Photographer in the spot light

Anthony Wang



We are very proud to have a partnership with Anthony Wang. Not only is he very professional, he is also a very talented photographer. Any clients of Val Westover Photography can request Anthony Wang for their portrait session.
To find out more about Anthony Wang or to schedule an appointment with him just go to www.valwestoverphotography.com

Tustin, California

Anthony Wang Photography provides professional photographic services for weddings, family portraits, beach portraits, modeling, and special events.
Tony has been a photographer since 1991 and is well versed in a multitude of different styles, and can accommodate any situation.

September Montana Horses Photography Workshop

CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF THE DETAILS!

Photography Tip of the day

Take your subject out of the middle

I think we have all been trained to center everything we photograph; however centering everything can be boring.

Following the rules of thirds can make your image much more interesting. An easy way to do this is to divide your frame like a tic-tac-toe board and place your subject at any of the intersecting lines.

I think that you will be happy with your artistic results.

Montana Horses Photography Workshop

MONTANA HORSES PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP - August 6th-10th, 2009

For more details please visit Montana Horses or Call (406) 285-3541



Capturing true emotion…

We are passionate about giving participants in our workshops the tools and knowledge to become better photographers with a new ability to capture images that tell amazing stories and to come home with a new understanding of horses and an experience of a lifetime.



Montana Horses welcomes photographers and horse lovers for a three-day adventure-packed workshop in Three Forks, Montana.



Experience a real working horse ranch (Montana Horses is not a dude ranch) with more horses than you can count.



Capture images of horses running as a herd down mountains with dust hundreds of feet in the air and catch them running through water.



Create images of bucking horses, cowboys on bucking horses, round corral roping, riders racing through water, rodeo practice, hundreds of horses in a corral and learn horse 101 from the ranches owners, Kale and Renee Mantle.



Shoot over our shoulder as we photograph a portrait session of a real cowboy in front of his barn and a family with children.



Go on the ride of your life to Hollow top lake. This is a photo safari on horseback were you will ride through creeks, and experience untouched beauty. We will be going through the classic old Montana mountain mining town of “Pony” before the ride so be prepared to capture images of old abandoned buildings and barns. On our way back we just might stop for a spell at the small towns saloon.



Don’t put your camera down yet; we will be going to Yellow Stone Park to capture breathtaking images of rivers, canyons, landscape, animals and an outdoor portrait session of a family with children.



By the time you go home, we will have covered, lighting, composition, movement, horse behavior and herd mentality. You will have a new passion for photography and you will have once in a lifetime images that not only tell amazing stories, but also have captured true emotion.

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Val Westover Photography Receives 2009 Best of Laguna Niguel Award

U.S. Local Business Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement

WASHINGTON D.C., March 20, 2009 -- For the second consecutive year, Val Westover Photography has been selected for the 2009 Best of Laguna Niguel Award in the Photographers category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Nationwide, only 1 in 70 (1.4%) 2008 Award recipients qualified as 2009 Award Winners. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2009 USLBA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USLBA and data provided by third parties.

About U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA)

U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA) is a Washington D.C. based organization funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across America. The purpose of USLBA is to promote local business through public relations, marketing and advertising.

The USLBA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business entrepreneurs across America.

SOURCE: U.S. Local Business Association

CONTACT:
U.S. Local Business Association
Email: PublicRelations@USLocalBusinessAssociation.com
URL: http://www.USLocalBusinessAssociation.com

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Addison & Willa

Addison and Willa were married last Saturday at Scripps College in Claremont, California. This was a wedding that you would have wanted to be at! The people, the atmosphere, the band and the beautiful evening made for a night that I did not want to see come to an end. Willa and Addison's family made me feel like I was a part of their family, I'm pretty sure that I had as much fun and enjoyed the evening as much as thy did. This is going to be a tough wedding to top!
Thanks, Willa and Addison!

Megan & Jon's Engagement

Megan is my 2nd niece who will soon be married. I have been photographing her ever since she was a very little girl. She sure turned out to be such a beautiful woman, inside and out. Her fiance, Jon is one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. Stephanie Adriana and I photographed the two of them last sunday, down town San Juan Capistrano.
Thanks Megan and Jon for such a fun photo shoot!

Congratulations to Galen Morrisey, Nashville Tennessee

We are very proud to announce our partnership with Galen Morrisey.

Galen Morrisey - Nashville, Tennessee
Specializing in dramatic black & white headshots
She's about as casual and informal a person you would ever want to meet...

Galen is an incredibly affectionate person. She strives to bring that out in others in life and through her work as a photographer. She has love for all that was created with love. She loves horses and dogs and yoga.
She's known as the girl who absolutely adores Audrey Hepburn.
In her work as a photographer she has a gift of capturing that deep seeded emotion that lies beneath the surface. That is her personal endeavor in her work as a photographer. She strives for this so that she can share this with others through her art.
Her strong talent is black and white photojournalistic portraiture.
She's a Connecticut yankee with a California state of mind and a "free spirit." You may find her at a traffic light in her Jeep Wrangler with the top always down and the music always mellow as she ponders her next photo shoot.

We are just about to release our new web site and you will soon be able to see Galens beautiful work.

Thanks Galen for this very exciting partnership!