Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many
 as six impossible things before breakfast.

“There is no use trying” said Alice, “One can’t believe impossible things.”

“I dare say you haven’t had much practice” said the Queen. “When I was your 
age, I always did it for an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many
 as six impossible things before breakfast.”

-Lewis Carroll-

To my mother, to my aunt, to my grandmother, to all the women who have been mothers of sorts to me throughout my life; thanks for helping me always believe in the impossible.

Here's to Ruby, a recent soon-to-be-mother I had the honor of photographing- Her little June should be here soon and I can't wait to meet her!

The first wedding I ever shot : Summer 2005 : Film

Clients, enjoy the photos- sorry if you don't understand/care about the text :) I officially started shooting weddings in the summer of 2005. I was interning at a studio in Hollywood and met the person who would teach me almost everything I know about weddings today, Laura Grier. I was still in school, California State Long Beach, studying away to get my degree in Fine Art Photography, and was looking for a fun, creative way to make some money on the side of my other almost full time job at A&I Photographic....

I've been getting a lot of questions from people recently about how/when I started.... I can't tell you that it hit me one day that I was supposed to do this, or that I've always wanted to shoot weddings, or even that weddings are what I'll be shooting 10 years down the road. I can tell you this though, it was years of trial and error, experience, and about 5 photo jobs down the line.....To give you an idea of my timeline, I started shooting for Laura in 2005 and didn't start my own photo business until 2007. I 2nd shot for 3 years while still going to college for photography, worked at a pro-photo lab called A&I for 3+ years, interned at a some pro photographers-studios, and worked for the art department of a CondeNast Magazine all before deciding to do this full time.

The industry needs to start being honest. Businesses don't grow over night and photography is a learned skill. The most important thing about your work is the happiness of your clients. Let's all start focusing on our own work, shall we? In order to dive back into how I felt about weddings when I first started shooting I recently dug out a bunch of prints from the first wedding I ever photographed. I don't have many of the images because they were on film and the negatives were not mine to keep since I was 2nd shooting but I was able to snag a few prints for my portfolio at the time and I'm so glad I kept 'em.

I've learned a lot since then- pretty sure most of these were shot at around F8 but I don't think I did so bad?

The Maternal Lens

Shannon over at The Maternal Lens posted my answers to some questions and highlighted my work today! If you care what my answer to this questions was, go check it out- and bookmark their blog, they showcase some really great photographers and share lots of great photo info! Low Down Throw Down with Meg Perotti

Question: What is your greatest post processing tip that you are willing to share?

Thanks to Heather for that profile pic :)

I crack myself up!

Me and the crew for my new reality show, Meg's a Dork, coming to a dorky network near you. Wouldn't that be cool? My brides are so much cooler than me because they are actually ON reality shows. Thanks to Regis for capturing 8,324,384 images of me with these two men shooting over my shoulder documenting Dana and Scott's big day for a TLC wedding show. Maybe I'll finally make my debut! ;)

A little Ivy Cat to brighten my day.

Before I left I was a mess. Like, seriously, my calendar was peering at me from behind the corner of my monitor as if to say, "Are you kidding me? I am not coming out until at LEAST June." My laundry was piled high, the kitchen sink stacked with dishes from too many weeks ago, and lets not even start talking about the state of my TIVO! I was starting to envy my day-job friends- you know the ones who get to wake up, go to work, and then come home? Before I left, knowing myself all too well, I took some advice from my mom and scheduled a day off. Listen, I know some of you will look at me and laugh. Ehem! You were just in Costa Rica, missy! But guys, seriously, I was working. ;) If any of you have a hard time handling the insane schedule of your own business (Isn't is so masochistic that we are literally doing this to ourselves??? Terrible ;) ) try this  method and stick to it! Schedule a day off. Put a vacation notice into your boss. ;) Spend the day on your couch watching TV, turn the twitter off, do the dishes, and finish up that laundry!

I'm back in the saddle, my friends. Lots of shoots to edit and lots of blogs to share. For now, here is my favorite little girl, Ivy Cat from a few weeks back.This turned into a real study of expression. I wish I was witty enough to write expressions for these- can anyone think of anything funny? I mean, the last image needs something really really good.... you'll see what I mean.

This was a really good story she was trying to tell us.