Categories: San Diego
- Carlsbad Portraits, Nicolas and Ally
- Natalia and Raman – Balboa Park
- Coronado wedding photography – Edina and Matt
No “play by play” today…just photos. Thanks again Edina and Matt!
- La Jolla Shadows
Chris and I were getting set up for a family portrait session last night at the beach and he started doing some funky poses behind our diffuser panel just for laughs. I shot some silhouettes and noticed something pretty revealing. Even when you’re up high on the cliff you get two distinct shadows. One is [...]
- Gellin’ like magellan – color gels with small flash.
Chris and I managed to pull off another beach shoot without losing anything – almost. A roll of gaffer’s tape going MIA is not as bad as what the angry seas have swallowed up in our past endeavors. So, to appease the ocean Gods, I decided to post a setup shot, perhaps give you shooters [...]
- Miramar Air Show
A few weeks back, I was hired to do some editorial/lifestyle type photos for the Marine Corps, under direction of ad agency JWT. The young crew from JWT were a breeze to work with. Chris (aka James in work circles) was a perfect fit to join me on the job with his Marine Corps experience.
One [...]
- What’s goin’ on. San Diego portrait photography / studio stuff.
What’s goin on? Feels like a while since I posted. It feels good to say its “because I have been busy shooting”. Got some portrait sessions in this week as well as model Kelli Lessie (above), who did some head shots and helped me produce some stock. It was nice to get into the Carlsbad [...]
- Light Painting with A Flashlight
Here is a little trick you can try to get some interesting scenic photos in low light. All you need is your camera, a powerful flashlight, a tripod, and some patience.
For the shot above, I set my camera to manual mode and my aperture at f16 so I could get a slow shutter. I played [...]- Second Curtain Flash – People on Night Backgrounds
Shooting people against night sky backgrounds can yield some pretty strange results. The other night Chris and I did a wedding on the Hornblower out of San Diego and when the captain warned us of some upcoming fireworks, I decided to experiment with second curtain flash to try capture the happy couple with the city [...]
- Using a Diffuser Panel for Beach Portraits
Thanks for your visit! Just doing a quick photo setup post today. Lately I have been very persistent in trying to secure an assistant or second photographer for each and every gig. Having someone to be on the spot with equipment, hold reflectors and help “wrangle” your clients and entertain children is invaluable. That is [...]
