Hi Friends, A little over a year ago, I had the privilege of photographing five AMAZING home chefs and a professional caterer in some beautiful home kitchens near Palm Springs, California for Where Women Cook Magazine. (I think I’m still trying to shed the pounds I put on over the course of that 2-day shoot! It would Read more about Let’s Eat! New Photos in the Latest Where Women Cook Magazine[…]
Hi Friends, I recently completed a 6-month long project (about 5 days of photography over the course of the project) for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office for their 2015 Biennial Report. What an awesome project! It incorporates all the things I love about my job: interesting people, interesting locations, lighting challenges, and the opportunity Read more about Photographing the OC District Attorney’s 2015 Annual Report[…]
Hi Friends! Had a great time photographing the team at Hardesty, LLC. I’ve photographed them before, and they asked me back again this year to create business portraits of some of their new team members. In addition, this time they had the terrific idea to create an “after hours” lifestyle group portrait, and had everyone Read more about Great Idea for Cool Lifestyle Business Portraits[…]
I had a terrific opportunity this week to provide photography for UCLA alums attending the 2013 Orange County UCLA Nachos and Networking event at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse in Irvine, CA. Approximately 150 business professionals gathered to confab with other Bruins for a terrific evening of getting to know each other, and perhaps as importantly, to Read more about Portraits from the UCLA Nachos and Networking Orange County 2013 Event[…]
Hi Friends, I recently had the privilege of photographing the team at Machine Precision Components: a custom machine parts fabrication firm in Southern California. These guys will create anything as I understand it, but they specialize in manufacturing custom precision parts for aircraft – some you may have heard of: say, the Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning Read more about Location Corporate Photography – The Challenges and Rewards[…]
Hi Friends, Thanks for trusting me with your likeness this morning! For those who had your portrait made, you can download them from the gallery below by clicking on the thumbnail, then right-clicking (Mac folks, control-click) on the larger image, then save to your drive. (I thought this would be easier than individually emailing everyone Read more about BNI Diamond Club Business Portraits – Download ’em Here![…]
Hi Friends, I’ve been doing a fair amount of corporate portraiture of late. Some are photographs on a neutral gray background for compositing purposes, and many are environmental portraiture – showing the client in his or her work environment. Thought I’d share a few of my recent favorites here… There are lots more corporate / Read more about Recent Work: Corporate / Business Portraiture[…]
Hi Friends, Photographed several members of an LA-based legal practice yesterday. Their web folks needed a couple images right away, so I shot a few of my favorites off to them last evening. They used the following portrait of one of the principles in a composite for a promo push this afternoon: Great bunch of Read more about Corporate Portrait Session: LA Legal Group[…]
Hi Friends, Last summer, I spent a week with my good friend, Royce, and my invaluable assistant, Cat, doing location portrait work at the Mercedes Benz Classic Center in Irvine, CA to be used in their web and print marketing materials. Being witness to this team of automotive artisans engaged in their craft was fascinating! They Read more about Mercedes Benz Classic Center Images Published![…]
Get Closer to Your Subject “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 if it’s close and large, it must Read more about Get Your Wide Angle On: 4 Tips for Using Your Wide Angle Lens More Effectively[…]