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Sometimes I see something and I just need to pick up my camera and shoot it. I think my friends thought I was nuts when I did last night. But, I loved the repeating patterns and the way the contrast in the color appeared.
Thanks Greg for letting me have some fun with your food before everyone finished it off!
This seems to happen to me more often then not; I meet someone and end up having such a good time that it seems like we have known each other forever and a day! Elisabeth is one of those people. While it is true, I did meet her many years ago when she was only a few days old; but reality is, that we have not seen each other since. So we really didn’t “know” each other.
Each time I meet someone, particularly someone who is in High School, I always tell them the same thing: This is for you! Not your mom, not your dad; Today is all about you. I ask them what they like or don’t like, and encourage them to tell me that an idea that I have (no matter how wild and crazy) is either awesome or stupid. I stress on the stupid as I want them to know it is what they like, not me (or anyone else). I find it help them to relax and enjoy our time together that much more.
When Elisabeth’s mother found out that I was going to be in California, she asked me to shoot her Senior Portraits. We went back and forth on locations and finally decided on the pier in Huntington Beach. I had an idea what I wanted to do, but as it was going to be January, I did not know if the weather, or the water would cooperate with us. Thankfully both did! It was a warm sunny day and we could not have asked for better.
I have to tell you that even as I was editing these images, I had a huge smile on my face. Not just because of my work, but just remembering the fun that we all had that day. I hope that I will have the chance to do it again with all of them. Maybe Elisabeth’s wedding?? Just a thought 3D! 
And thanks to my assistant Sean who made my life that much easier that day!
I was in Southern California last week shooting a wonderful High School senior. We planned to head down to the ocean (with mother and brother in tow) and have some fun. I wanted to start under the pier as I knew the light would be fading fast. I looked around, soaked it all in (literally and figuratively), and made some changes to my camera settings and clicked.
It was a test shot, a starting point if you will. I knew that I probably have to change my settings but I had to start somewhere. But after I clicked the shutter, I was shocked. Not that I got it right (because I didn’t), at least not for portraits, but the angle, the way my eye moved through the frame was wonderful. The best image I have ever taken? No. But I really liked it isn so many ways.
Lesson learned? Sometimes a test shot can give you more then you expect. Look at your work and think about it before you delete it. You may surprise yourself.
Last weekend we had a few friends come to the house to have dinner and just hang out. Included in this group were some 14 year old girls who were clearly a bit bored with it all. At some point my wonderful wife asked “hey, do you want to try on some of my sari’s?” I am not sure what women, regardless of age, would say no to that; And as you might expect, they did not.
What I thought would be a mellow evening at home turned into a spur of the moment full fledge photo photo shoot. The white seamless come out, the lights, soft boxes and everything else. Trust be told, I am not sure who had more fun, the girls, my wife (who did not dress us), my daughter or us “boys”. A lot of laughs and fun was clearly had.
It is these kind of shoots that I love the most; No pressure, so set up. Think on your feet and do what you what with what you think will work best. Granted, they did not all turn out perfect, but a lot of cool stuff came out of it. And I learned more then a few things as well!!
I can’t wait to do it again!
Can you say: To Cool for School. The young lady face on the right is a bit too hot for me, but even with that, it is a neat image.
I call this “OMG!”
