“Julia!!! Julia!!! JU—LIII– AAAA!!! Come here!  You HAVE to see this!”

That was my first response when I saw the email from Mike and Tim from MyHometown Magazine about shooting the cover-story about Jagger and Kristi.  “Wait.” she said.  ” THE Jagger and Kristi?”  Yep!  That’s them.  Morning DJ team on Magic 92.5!

MyHometown magazine was doing and article on couples working together and Jagger and Kristi were their first choice. (I’m sure they wanted the Schafer Photography team of Julia and Jason as the cover, but doing our own photo shoot would have been difficult— just kidding).  The idea of this shoot was even more exciting considering the New Year’s resolution that Julia made last year to “photograph someone famous”.  Needless to say, we were nervous and definitely excited about meeting these two.

The magazine needed a few shots of Jagger and Kristi at the studio so Julia met up with Mike from MyHometown one morning while they were on the air.  Jagger and Kristi are well known San Diego radio personalities. If you’ve listened to their show, you know that they are a relaxed couple who like to have fun. They really do care about each other deeply and it’s evident in the way they look and listen to each other.  They are a down-to-earth couple who are fun to hang out with and easy to talk to.  Despite their obvious success, they are very humble and simply enjoy what they do.

Later that week, we met them for a more casual family session that included their wonderful dog Bodie.  If you haven’t read the article, please go check out MyHometown’s February issue here.

As Julia and I know first hand, working with your spouse can be the most rewarding thing in the world.  We get to create something together.  There’s something wonderful about working together on a shared interest and common goal with the person that you love that is hard to describe.  And while it isn’t always easy and we don’t always agree, the respect we have for each other’s ideas and creativity helps us prevail.  In the MyHometown article, Jagger says that he and Kristi have fun on the radio and have fun when they are not on the radio. “What more can you ask than to have fun with the person you are with.”  Julia and I agree.

Thanks again to MyHometown Magazine for letting us be a part of this special issue.  And another special thank you to Jagger and Kristi for a fun time!

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Last night, Julia and I were guests of Fountain Media Group at the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce Dinner.  We’d like to give a big CONGRATULATIONS to Tim and Michael Minjares and Karen Smith for receiving the President’s Award.  Their leadership throughout the community of Chula Vista is evident by the amazing magazine that they produce for the Chula Vista community every month.  Julia and I are honored to contribute to the magazine with photographs for the business and resident spotlight sections.  My Hometown Chula Vista has community-relevant content with information on events in Chula Vista, as well as articles the issues we are all concerned about: family, parenting, personal health and fitness, and recognizable people in San Diego.  Many of the local businesses that we frequent have been spotlighted in the magazine such as Pride Martial Arts, Neisha’s Dance Academy, Pack and Bianes Vision Care, and of course… Schafer Photography (pg21).  If you don’t get the magazine, you can always check out the latest MyHometown issue online.

In addition to Mike and Marietta, Tim, and Karen, we were joined by John Pack and Beverly Bianes from Pack and Bianes Vision Care.  John and Beverly are also our optometrists, and we can’t say enough wonderful things about their entire office. (By the way, they’re celebrating 20 years in business in 2011 have some exciting deals coming this year, so if you are looking for some new glasses or just need a vision check, please go see them.)Please leave a comment here and help us in congratulating Mike, Tim, and Karen for their well-deserved award. It was an honor to be a part of this fun table and be there for this event.

We have been incredibly fortunate over the past year to do a number of photo shoots for MyHometown magazine in Chula Vista.  We get to meet the most amazing families and local businesses.  The Stohr family invited me into their home for a fun time of just playing in the backyard and shooting some photos.  If you missed the original article, check out the May My Hometown issue about the Stohr family here on page 23.

A few weeks ago we did another shoot for My Hometown Magazine.  They produce a wonderful magazine for the residents of OtayRanch and Eastlake communities.  We just love when they call on us to photograph one of the local families or businesses.  If you receive this publication, take a minute to email Mike and let him know what you think of the magazine. You may remember the Konkoly family and business highlight of Pack&Bianes Optometry.

Last month we visted Pride Martial Arts. We were able to spend some time with Lizbeth Ahn and Sean Berry. We could tell that they are both extremely passionate about family, teaching character traits, and their love of martial arts.  We were so impressed that we’ve taken our kids to several classes already. Here are a few collages of the photos we were able to get.

I had some fun editing these.