The Young America’s Foundation hosted Sarah Palin in Santa Barbara, CA to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth. I was thrilled when I was hired to photograph her private tour of Rancho del Cielo, Ronald Reagan’s Ranch. There was an entourage of private security agents and highway patrol officers, but besides all...
After missing pictures of surfing legend Kelly Slater the night before, I was on a mission to do a much better job photographing Seth Rogan present the Outstanding Performance of the Year award to James Franco during the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. He was over an hour late arriving, but turns out you...
I started the second day of the film festival at Santa Barbara Middle School where the cast from the movie, Skateistan were doing a demo for the school kids. The film documents the first skateboarding school in the country of Afghanistan, where over half of the population is under the age of 18. Professional skateboarder...
What an amazing 10 day festival this Santa Barbara International Film Festival has become!!! It’s hard to miss the opening event, as the two trucks with spotlights help create instant excitement: This is what the red carpet entrance looks like on a ‘slow’ night! The line of people in the back have ‘general admission’ tickets. ...
For the 25th Anniversary of MAX Clothing stores, owners, Max Martinez and Scott Seale welcomed Diane von Furstenberg for an incredible fashion show at the Exdo Event Center in Denver, CO. The proceeds benefited the Children’s Hospital. Here’s a picture of Diana Reidy, one of the guests of honor, and a previous patient of Children’s...
If I haven’t written it lately on Facebook or the blog, then the year in review is a great place to say…. I LOVE photographing weddings!! It is an amazing feeling to photograph one of the most important days in a person’s life and provide them with those moments to cherish for the rest of...
A HUGE thank you to everyone who hired me (Jensen Sutta Photography) and helped to make it such a wonderful year!! Here are some highlights of the Event Photography, Portraiture, Non-Profit Events, Bar and Bat Mitzvah Photography and Children’s Photography from 2010! The year began with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. What could be...
Each year the Knot hosts an industry bash to thank supporters and generate interest in the Knot and the new baby side of things, Bump. The Space Gallery was a neat location to host the party and Debbie from Save the Date Events and StudioWed did a fantastic job with the planning and details! It...