With summer upon us and travel plans in the making, wouldn’t it be great if you had a few tricks in your bag for bringing home better digital memories of your trip? In our last post, we covered a few tips for better landscape photography. If you missed our first post on improving your landscape [...]
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Tips and Tricks for Better Landscape Photography (Part 1)
There’s just something about venturing out in nature with the challenge of capturing some of the amazing beauty of creation: waiting patiently for the perfect opportunity, all the while appreciating the moment-by-moment changes in the scenery as sun and clouds trek across the sky. Over the next couple posts, I’ll offer a few photography tips [...]
New Senior Portrait Magazine – Tom Penner: SHHS Class of 2012
Had a great time shooting with Tom Penner last week – on stage, at school, and on the street hockey ”rink”! Tom’s senior portrait magazine–featuring more than 30 images from our session–is now available for preview and purchase at the link below. Give it a look-see, and let me know what you think! __________________________________________________________ Senior [...]
Senior Portrait Hockey Shoot w/Behind the Scenes Lighting Setup
A few teaser images from a senior portrait shoot this week. Tom’s an avid street hockey player and a rabid Anaheim Ducks fan, so we wanted to capture some of that passion in his portrait session. It’s been a bit rainy here in SoCal this week, so we were fortunate to shoot between storms, and [...]
Brenda and Don’s Wedding Photography Magazine – Available Now
With This Ring…: With This Ring – Brenda and Don The wedding album of Brenda and Don Pittman. Hi Friends! I had the privilege of photographing Brenda and Don’s Orange County wedding earlier this month – a beautiful backyard ceremony… I’m pleased to announce that their wedding “album” is now available for preview and purchase in both [...]
New Camera? Overwhelmed? Start here…
Hi Friends, As a photography instructor, I frequently encounter folks who are simply overwhelmed by the options available on their digital cameras: exposure modes (full auto, program auto, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual); scene modes (nighttime portrait, sunny mountain ski slope, running man, cute cat playing piano for YouTube, etc.); ISO; flash modes…the list goes [...]
Engagement Portraits – Nina and Joe
Hi Friends, Following are a few of my favorite photos from Nina and Joe’s engagement portrait session last weekend. What a terrific shoot! Nina and Joe are avid hikers, and wanted their engagement portraits to reflect that passion. So, off we went to Chino Hills and Carbon Canyon Regional parks for some lovely location portraits! [...]
Tips for Using Your Wide Angle Lens More Effectively
Get Closer to Your Subject Robert Capa, renowned war photographer and photojournalist, said, “If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” Getting close to your subject, filling the frame with what you want your viewer to focus on, creates interest. We’re naturally drawn to whatever is closest in the frame: the assumption being that [...]
New Project – Steampunk Portraits!
This is Steampunk Think Jules Verne…Victorian England…Wild, Wild West (the 60′s TV show with Robert Conrad and Ross Martin, or the 90′s remake with Will Smith). It’s typically realized as a mixture of relatively conservative vintage fashion with elements of the mechanical. And I’m hooked on the look! And, apparently, I’m not the only one. [...]
Tips for Better Tabletop / Product Photography
Hi Friends, I have a pretty regular photography gig shooting for my wife’s creative rubber stamping blog: www.stampingpro.com. Through some experimentation, we’ve established an overall look and feel for the photography so that the sample images are pretty consistent from post to post: clean, white, high-key. What makes good tabletop / product photography? Have a [...]