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 [...]
Motortrend Magazine Picked Up Some of My Mercedes Benz Images!
Hi Friends, I recently did some photography for Mercedes Benz, shooting their SL550 launch event at Warner Bros Studios and the Hollywood Hills “hidden racetrack.” Some of my images were picked up by Mercedes Benz MB! online magazine, and I just found out that one of the Motortrend Magazine journalists who was there for the [...]
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 [...]
