photography Archive
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Part 4: Live Shoot | Workshops
Posted on March 17, 2011 | No CommentsEarlier this month, I taught the final workshop of our four-part series. It was a live portrait shoot with two wonderful models, Henry M. Chu... -
It’s All Coming Together
Posted on March 9, 2011 | No CommentsThis weekend, the fabric swatches will manifest as tablecloths and linens, the myriad glass containers will be gathered into perfect little vignettes, the splashes of... -
Inspiration | Big Square Box
Posted on March 7, 2011 | No CommentsIf you can shoot in a big square box, you can shoot anywhere. I told them from the beginning, the theme of today is going... -
WPPI 2011 | Las Vegas, Nevada
Posted on March 3, 2011 | 3 CommentsTens of thousands of photographers in Las Vegas? It must be WPPI, the annual Wedding & Portrait Photographers (International) convention. This was my first time at... -
Pre-Wedding Checklist | Photography Workflow
Posted on February 5, 2011 | 1 CommentI don’t think I will ever stop getting pre-wedding jitters or being anxious the day before a wedding. But it’s a good kind of nervousness... -
Kristina & Peter’s Sample Albums | Laguna Wedding Albums
Posted on February 2, 2011 | No CommentsI waited and waited, and it took several weeks– longer than usual, I was told– but one day after I received Connie & Tony’s guest... -
Part 2: Lighting & Composition | Workshops
Posted on January 31, 2011 | No CommentsI am halfway through teaching my workshop series for beginner photographers. Part 1 was titled Photography Foundations, and it was all about the technical side... -
Connie & Tony’s Guest Book | Wedding Books
Posted on January 29, 2011 | 4 CommentsAs much as I’ve embraced digital everything, there’s still something beautiful, almost magical, about seeing your work in print. The analog, the tangible. Being able... -
Canon 35mm/1.4 | Gingerbread Houses | Sausalito, California
Posted on January 19, 2011 | 2 CommentsIt was a gorgeous but brisk day when we headed north over the Golden Gate Bridge and into Sausalito. I had with me the brand... -
Photography Foundations | Workshops
Posted on January 1, 2011 | 2 CommentsHappy New Year! Last month, on a gray drizzly day, we had a wonderful little group of photographers gather for the first Photography Foundations workshop....
