There’s so much more to photography than pressing the shutter button. The more you learn about photography the more you will discover how truly complicated it is. Professional photographers will invest a lot of time, money and other resources in order to learn their craft, their art. Granted, today’s cameras are pretty amazing. Even my […]
As a teacher I often hear, “I’m not worried. I’ll fix it in post.” Can you really fix it in post? It depends. If you’ve overexposed your shoot there’s not information to fix. If you’ve underexposed it, you do have more information but your quality will suffer when you attempt to “fix it”. What if […]
I’ve never lived IN Long Beach but lived near it since 1971. It’s gone through incredible transformation over those many decades – some good and some . . . . . not so good. In my opinion it’s on the upswing. Here’s some photos from Shoreline Village that I took. It’s a great day to […]
One of the reasons I LOVE photography. Take a look at these 40 photos from the past. The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” was coined by American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911. It’s a simple notion that applies to many aspects of our lives, but especially to historical photography. Sometimes, one […]
Received a wonderful invitation, a short time ago, from the amazingly talented Jeff Foster (Pixel Painter). The invitation was to assist in reviewing the Flashpoint 180 Mono Light, the Glow 47″ Grand Softbox, and the Glow 71″ Grand Softbox. Although I’m not done putting all three products through their paces (the 71″ softbox is a […]
These are not my words as I’m re-posting this from Two Blooms Photography, but they are my stance, my beliefs if you will. I don’t think it is the intention of Two Blooms Photography, nor mine, to point a figure at or chastise anyone. Rather, as professional photographers we have done a poor job of […]
For those of us who know the joy that comes from the love of a dog, I don’t need to say any more. For those of you who don’t know, you are missing out. Allow me to introduce Peanut. She is the proud owner of Dorothy and Darrell. Peanut was abandoned, found, nursed back to […]
If you know me, even a little bit, you know that I love photographing at Disneyland. I love Disneyland – period. Been going there since I was seven. Now my kids are hooked. This last time out I decided to take a few shots from areas that I don’t normally shoot. Everyone shots the front […]
As often as we can, our family heads out to the Coachella Valley, specifically Palm Desert, CA. It is quiet and relaxing. Here are a few shots from our latest trip. 18th Tee Desert Fall Country Club Bunker – 17th Desert Falls Country club Rainbow from the Sand – Desert Falls Country Club […]
It’s a risky move to attempt funny engagement photos. Even the most traditional of such images are already ridiculous. They’re often so serious and samey, and it’s hard to make something ridiculous funnier by amping up the ridiculousness quotient. The rules of parody, however, have not impeded many a betrothed couple from treating this photo […]