Maria's A Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maria didn't want to put this up on the blog cause she thought it would be a little braggy but I said babe if you don't post it I will so here it is. Maria took 1st in the Sigma "Perfect World" contest http://www.sigmaphoto.com/contest/winners_perfectworld.asp. I thought that was very blog worthy news so there it is. Good Job Boo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's the winning Pic.

David and Eunice and son...

Eunice and David were so much fun! I am not sure they new what they were getting into when I asked them to leave the amazing views of the bridge and climb into the turits and kiss against the stinky dirty walls but I just love these images and I hope you do too!

Have a great time in Fiji we will see you in October!

tutt and maria

tracy and steve let us play!

just a bit about my peeps tracy and steve... we love you, we look forward to many years of shared mayhem! you are our friends and family now and forever!

the domestic goddess!

i'm baaaack!

hi there my friends! it has been such a long while and to be honest I missed the time to share and sum up my days. i remember when i was younger and i would stop writing for a few months ( ok years) and i would start with a re-cap of things happening, new crushes, drama and dreams... i am thinking why change up a good thing so here goes...

things happening well, looks like i will have the honor of opening a studio with my now new crush robyn kessler we are signing papers on monday for 1757 union street, san fransisco. man am i a ball of nerves right now! giddy with excitement and fear and anticipation of the amazing future headed our way!
really there is no drama thus far stay tuned as we have yet to start the demolition and rebuild!

and as for the dreams well I moved to this holy land of northern california 9 years ago to live and or work in San Fransisco and 9 years a wedding and two kids later here I am! dreams are a reality if you have the patience.

we have been crazy busy and out of town for destination family portraits, time spent with friends and the annual roth family reunion...life has been good to the mraseks!

keep reading we will have many images, and stories to share! including tutt's award winning apron design!

peace
m

were outta here!!!!

happenstance photography okay tutt and i are out of here baby! we are taking the kids to "carolina" my momma's farm in Oregon and then on to a family reunion to sit on a river eat some good food and enter to win the apron decorating contest! tutt's is hilarious!!!

I wish I could blog from there but then again ... i heart vacation.

see you on August 5th ish...

peace.

Paula and Alex ...it was hot but so beautiful!

on sunday Tutt and I spent the day in Calistoga at Hans Fahden winery which has amazing caves and gorgeous gardens!
Paula and Alex, what can I say Tutt and I had an amazing day with you in Calistoga! Yes it was HOT! but we truly enjoyed listening to the live Jazz and meeting your very cool and wonderful friends and family!

much respect,

maria

I am back!!!

HI everyone I have been really busy which is good for business and bad for blogging but I am back now and I have stuff to talk about!
first ... yesterday I had the pleasure of perusing the City and picking the brain of an amazing photographer out of Florida Lena Hyde. We found cool and interesting art stores such as
Paper Source and Flax Art Supply both of which we drooled over. We would stroll through thinking about different ways to use the amazing products. We then went to see amazing album craftsman Michael Chinn and drooled even more over his amazing albums and boxes..I think I might be making a big product announcement shortly! keep checking in!
So I tried to think of everything I could to keep Lena with me (and slowly suck the genius juice from her brain) so we then went to the home of lovely pet photographer Robyn Kessler, she lured us over with a meal and then made the HUGE mistake of asking for our help redecorating her basement...Lena and I took over and gave her a very long list of exactly what to do! I HAD A BALL! I love telling people what to do... I mean how to decorate!

Second...we here at Happenstance are off to Oregon next week! Going to te family reunion where we will sit by a river and then a camp fire! I cant wait. oh and did I mention we are having a contest on who can decorate the best apron? check back for the pictures!

third... I am coming home on the 5th of August only to leave for San Diego (YUMMY) on the 9th! I will be shooting some family portrait sessions down there for about a week. UMMMM...YEAH!

Okay so that is all for now, Lena told me I should Blog every day so I am going to do my best I promise!

take care every one!

much respect,
maria